Upcoming events
International Practitioner Health Summit 2024: The Wounded Healer
Rachel will speak at the International Practitioner Health Summit 2024 on how the impact of the last 4 years continues to affect frontline staff across the NHS.
Good Grief Masterclass with Kathryn Mannix: How to support people towards the end of life
Good Grief’s new Grief Academy features 7 x 75min Live Masterclass Sessions with world leading experts. Dr Kathryn Mannix + Dr Rachel Clarke’s session is entitled: How to support people towards the end of life. This will be a profound conversation between two leading lights in palliative and end of life care. They will discuss their experiences of providing care at the end of life, what people fear most (and how to help them feel less afraid), advance care planning and anticipatory grief.
Worshipful Society of Apothecaries: The John Locke Lecture 2024
Rachel’s 2024 John Locke Lecture at the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries will be on the topic of: “Speaking uncomfortable truths to the world: a critical role for a medical writer.” The lecture will be followed by drinks and an optional dinner in the Apothecaries Hall.
Henley Lit Fest: Interview with Michael Rosen
From We’re Going on a Bear Hunt to The Boris Letters, as poet, broadcaster, Children’s Laureate and author of over 200 books Michael Rosen has been cheering us up for over 50 years. Over the same time he has grieved the loss of a child, lived with debilitating chronic illness and faced death itself when seriously unwell in hospital. In spite of this he has survived, and has even learned to find joy in life in the aftermath of tragedy.
On paperback publication day for Getting Better: Life lessons on going under, getting over it, and getting through it Michael joins us in Henley to talk to Dr Rachel Clarke, author of Breathtaking and Your Life in My Hands. One of our greatest writers shares stories, moving and laugh-out loud funny moments as he investigates the road to recovery, whatever we’ve been through.
Arvon Masterclass: Creating Compelling Non-Fiction from Your Work Life
Fire fighters, nurses, cleaners, brain surgeons, fighter pilots, teachers, carers . . . Over the past ten years there has been a huge appetite for non-fiction books capturing the unique experiences of peoples’ work lives. Join Dr Rachel Clarke for this inspiring Masterclass in which she will share with you some of the tools to create a compelling narrative from your professional experience.
Green Templeton College Oxford: The Ann McPherson Memorial Lecture 2023
The Ann McPherson Memorial Lectures celebrate the late Dr Ann McPherson, former Green Templeton College Fellow. Previous speakers include Philip Pullman and Dame Clare Gerada. Rachel will speak on: “Clinicians As Advocates: Is speaking out a core duty of a doctor?”