{"id":24516,"date":"2014-11-25T14:03:49","date_gmt":"2014-11-25T14:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=24516"},"modified":"2015-10-07T10:42:13","modified_gmt":"2015-10-07T10:42:13","slug":"doctor-talks-about-the-realities-of-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/culture\/doctor-talks-about-the-realities-of-war","title":{"rendered":"Doctor talks about the realities of war"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The hidden legacy of war can be seen at a talk in Penarth next week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24594\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Culture_Wk8_AfghanMain_TC1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24594\" alt=\"Dr. Neil Kitchiner will shed light on the realities of war at a talk in Penarth\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Culture_Wk8_AfghanMain_TC1.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"316\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr Neil Kitchiner will shed light on the realities of war at a talk in Penarth.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mental health expert, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhrnc.org\/NeilKitchiner.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Dr Neil Kitchiner<\/a>, will discuss his experiences as an Army Reservist during a talk and Q&amp;A session at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.penarthpavilion.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Penarth Pier Pavilion<\/a>. Drawing on his service in Afghanistan, Kitchiner will utilise his own diary notes, photographs and videos to offer an insight into the conflicts that are leaving a lasting impression on our servicemen and women.<\/p>\n<p>Fundraising and sponsorship manager, Alice Turner, explained, \u201cThe Pavilion takes a keen interest in supporting veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Neil has seen first-hand what people have to deal with during conflict so offers an informed and empathetic\u00a0approach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Journey to Afghanistan and Back<\/em> takes place on 30 November.<\/p>\n<p><em><sub>Listening Post: The Journey to Afghanistan and Back<\/sub><\/em><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-24516-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/wav\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Afghanistan-251114.wav?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Afghanistan-251114.wav\">http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Afghanistan-251114.wav<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<p><sub><sup><strong>Main photo:<\/strong>\u00a0Neil Kitchener \/\/\u00a0<\/sup><sup><strong>Side photo:\u00a0<\/strong>Staff Sgt Brett Miller, US Army \/\/\u00a0<strong>Splash photo: <\/strong>Ben Salter<\/sup><\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Penarth Pier hosts a talk by the mental health expert Neil Kitchiner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[1498,4174,4176,4172,2395,223,4173,4175],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.9 - 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