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Cambridge International Mental Health Conference - Cambridge University medical student VLOG #08

2017-09-30 · Vlog or day in the life · Ali, Paul · recording, 5:14 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Medicine and his doctor years · mode: Demonstration and walkthrough

Ali vlogs the three-day 2017 Cambridge International Mental Health Conference at Clare College, where he, Paul and Jake present their paper on an exercise for preventing relapse in bipolar disorder; the description says they won second prize.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Day one: drinks reception and dinner in the Great Hall of Clare College

  • ★★★ Ali and his fellow students attend and present at the three-day Cambridge International Mental Health Conference, which opens with a drinks reception and dinner in the Great Hall of Clare College. — 00:00:00 · Paul

00:00:50 — Day two: free lunch buffet, the conference photo and talks on Islamophobia and on saccades

  • ★ Ali says that everything at the Cambridge International Mental Health Conference, including the all-you-can-eat lunch buffet at Clare College, was completely free of charge for him and his fellow student presenters. — 00:01:35
  • ★★ Ali found the conference talks interesting, among them one on Islamophobia and British Muslims' attitudes to the armed forces, and one on saccades and cognitive deficits in children that he says flew over most of their heads. — 00:02:19

00:02:48 — Day three: rehearsal and the presentation on bipolar disorder relapse

  • ★★ Paul says the point of the students' paper is to work out whether the Karts (as heard) exercise for bipolar disorder is useful in reducing the risk of relapse. — 00:03:33 · Bipolar disorder

00:04:08 — The prize for the most amusing presentation, the invitation to Poland, sign-off

  • ★★ Ali and his fellow students are invited to give their conference presentation in Poland, and will see if they can find funding to fly there for Christmas 2017. (hedged) — 00:04:08

In the description and comments

  • ★★★ Ali writes that he and his fellow students had a great time over the three days of the Cambridge International Mental Health Conference and won second prize for their presentation. — video description
  • ★★ Ali writes that the conference organisers dubbed the students' talk "the most amusing presentation of the day", which he calls high praise. — video description

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Mentioned

Central: Bipolar disorder · Cambridge International Mental Health Conference · Paul

Also: Clare College · Poland

Only in the description or credits: University of Cambridge

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