Psychiatric Federations

CONGRESS COMMITTEE

CONGRESS

PRESIDENTS

Prof. Prasad Rao Gundugurti

President, Asian Federation of Psychiatrists - AFPA

Prof. Gautam Saha

Immediate Past President, SAARC Psychiatric Federation - SPF

Prof. Afzal Javed

Immediate Past President, World Psychiatric Association - WPA

Prof. Medhat Elsabbahy

President, Local Organizing Committee

Prof. Shehan Williams

President, SAARC Psychiatric Federation - SPF

Dr. Samer Makhoul

Congress Co-Chair, Consultant Psychiatrist, CEO Reem Neuroscience Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Nahida Nayaz

Congress Co-Chair, Consultant Psychiatrist, CMO SEHA Mental Health and Well-Being Services, Abu Dhabi, UAE

CONGRESS

CHIEF ADVISORS

Prof. Norman Sartorius

Switzerland

Prof. Naotaka Shinfuku

Japan

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

  • Prof. Gautam Saha
  • Prof. Medhat Elsabbahy
  • Prof. Gundugurti Prasad Rao
  • Prof. Sheehan Williams
  • Prof. Dr. Saroj Prasad Ojha
  • Prof. Dr. Dhana Ratna Shakya
  • Prof. Tamer Metwaly, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Prof. Abdul Naser Arida, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Prof. Eman Al Houti, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Prof. Dr. Hisham Ramy, Cairo, Egypt
  • Prof. Waqar Azeem, Qatar
  • Prof. Nasar Sayeed Khan, Pakistan
  • Prof. Golam Rabbani, Bangladesh
  • Prof. E Mohandas, India
  • Prof. Amrit Pattamjoshi, India
  • Prof. Aleeem Siddiqui, India
  • Prof. Samudra Kattarochi, Srilanka
  • Prof. Ranjan Bhattacharjee, India
  • Prof. Rene Semmaniga, Philippines
  • Prof. Ghulam Rasool, Pakistan
  • Prof. Vinay Lakra, Australia
  • Prof. Akiyama Tsuyoshi, Japan
  • Prof. Malcolm Hopwood, Australia
  • Prof. Bong Buenaventra, Philippines
  • Prof. Takahiro Kato, Japan
  • Prof. Yongyud Wongpironsarn, Thailand
  • Prof. Nor Zuraida Zainal, Malaysia
  • Prof. I Saratchandra, India
  • Prof. Swetha Reddy Sannareddy, India
  • Prof. Kareem Abdel Aziz, UAE
  • Prof. Syed Javaid, UAE
  • Prof. Leena Amiri, UAE
  • Prof. Joseph El-Khoury, Lebanon
  • Prof. Mona Alrakhawy, Egypt

ADVISORY BOARD

  • Prof. Ahmed Okasha, M.D., UAE
  • Prof. Nahida Nayaz, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Prof. Afaf Hamed Khalil, UAE
  • Prof. Alzain Abbas Omara, M.D., UAE
  • Prof. Veronica Carey, USA
  • Prof. Pichet Udomratn, Thailand
  • Prof. Shigenobu Kanba, Japan
  • Prof. Nova Riyanti Yusuf, Indonesia
  • Prof. Ng Roger, Hong Kong
  • Prof. Rene M. Samaniego, Philippines
  • Prof. Samudra Kathriarachchi, Sri Lanka

KEY FEATURES

  • State of the art lectures
  • Keynote presentations by renowned speakers
  • Poster presentations
  • World class exhibits
  • Interactive sessions
  • Case discussions
  • Hands-on workshops
  • Platform for global networking connecting scientific community

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

  • Prof. Gundugurti Prasad Rao, India
  • Prof. Samer Makhoul, UAE
  • Prof. Lakshmi Kanth Rathi, India
  • Prof. Roger Man Kin NG, Hong Kong SAR, China
  • Prof. Thomas Schulze, Germany
  • Prof. Michel Botbol, France
  • Prof. Paul Summergrad, USA
  • Prof. Ghulam Rasool, Pakistan
  • Prof. Khalid Mufti, Pakistan
  • Prof. Ali Mufti, Pakistan
  • Prof. Tarek Okasha, Egypt
  • Prof. Ahsan Nazeer, Qatar
  • Prof. Lakshmi Vijaykumar, India
  • Prof. Alaa Haweel, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Prof. Mohamed Gamal Mousa, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Prof. Mufeed M.S. Raouf, Dubai, UAE
  • Prof. Talaat Matar, RAK, UAE
  • Prof. Nawfel Ayad, UAE
  • Prof. Nael Mostafa, UAE
  • Prof. Ahmed Al Uzair , UAE
  • Prof. Mrugesh Vaishnav, India
  • Prof. Shiv Gautham, India
  • Prof. Mohan Issac, Australia
  • Prof. Muhammad Iqbal Afridi, Pakistan
  • Prof. Imtiaz Dogar, Pakistan
  • Prof. Ali Burhan, Pakistan
  • Prof. Mohamed Khaled, KSA
  • Prof. Nor Zuraida Zainal, Malaysia
  • Prof. Adrian James, UK
  • Prof. Oleg Alekseevich Skugarevsky, Belarus
  • Prof. Rajesh Nagpal, India
  • Prof. Anees Ali, Dubai, UAE
  • Prof. Mysore S. Renuka Prasad, Canada
  • Prof. Bernardo Ng, USA
  • Prof. Thelma Sánchez-Villanueva, Mexico
  • Prof. Venugopal Jhanwar, India
  • Prof. Saul Levin, USA
  • Prof. Gisèle Apter, France
  • Prof. Rajiv Tandon, USA
  • Prof. Alka Subhramanyam, India
  • Prof. Sarvada Tiwari, India
  • Prof. Sandeep Grover, India
  • Prof. Winston Shen, Taiwan
  • Prof. BRIG Aziz Islam, Bangladesh
  • Prof. Bong Buenventura, Philippines
  • Prof. Sheehan Williams, Srilanka
  • Prof. Nova Riyanthi Yousof, Indonesia
  • Prof. Samia Abul Abdullah Alkhoori, UAE
  • Prof. Yongyud Wongpiromsan, Thailand
  • Prof. Diah Utah, Indonesia
  • Prof. Chawanun C, Thailand
  • Prof. Andi Jayalangakara Tanra, Indonesia
  • Prof. NaomiMcDonald, Australia
  • Prof. Samudra katriachi, Srilanka
  • Prof. Shigenbo Kanba, Japan
  • Prof. Abdul Majeed, India
  • Prof. T Padma Sudhakar, India
  • Prof. Pramod Kumar, India
  • Prof. Roop Sidhana, India
  • Prof. T S Satyanarayana Rao, India
  • Prof. Nirmal Lamichene, Nepal
  • Prof. Saroj Prasad Ojha, Nepal
  • Prof. Neena Rai, Nepal
  • Prof. Sudershan Pradhan, Nepal
  • Prof. Indla Ramasubba Reddy, India
  • Prof. Assad Nizami, Pakistan
  • Prof. Imran Ijaz Haider, Pakistan
  • Prof. O P Singh, India
  • Prof. Jayanta Das, India
  • Prof. Sayuri Perira, Srilanka
  • Prof. MS Reddy, India
  • Prof. Amine Larnaout, Tunisia
  • Prof. Mahdi Saed Abumadini, Saudi Arabia
  • Prof. Aida Sylla
  • Prof. Juliet Nakku
  • Prof. Pichet Udomratn, Thailand
  • Prof. Yong Chon Park, Korea
  • Prof. Allister Bush, New Zealand
  • Prof. Chawanun C, Thailand
  • Prof. Kamonporn Wannarit, Thailand
  • Prof. Naresh Vadlamani, India
  • Prof. P Kishen, India
  • Prof. Minhaz Naseerabadi, India
  • Prof. Thirunavukarasu Manickam, India
  • Prof. Majid Abidi, Pakistan
  • Prof. Wajid Ali Akhunzada, Pakistan
  • Prof. Mohamed A. Alnor, Sudan

TARGET AUDIENCE

This activity is designed to meet the needs of:

  • Psychiatrists
  • Psychologists
  • Neurologists
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Physical Therapists
  • Speech Therapists
  • Social Workers
  • Counsellors
  • General Practitioners
  • Family Physicians
  • Residents & Fellows
  • Pharmacists
  • Clinical Nurses
  • Geriatrics physicians
  • Aged care Providers
  • Researchers
  • Policy Makers, Government, Academia & Other Mental Health Professionals

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES

  • Review the latest evidence and best practices for the management and treatment of different issues related to psychosocial rehabilitation.
  • Describe fundamentals of quality improvement strategies for mental health disorders.
  • Evaluate and diagnose a selected group of common mental illness using the most updated evidence-based tools and apply it appropriately to fit regional special needs.
  • Review practical real-life cases and pitfalls in various sub-specialties.
  • Examine solutions to real-world clinical problems through case-based learning sessions
  • Review current treatment guidelines and how to utilize them in clinical practice.
  • Provide insight into patient needs and experiences and improve clinical practice.
  • Apply new knowledge in the diagnostic and therapeutic modalities presented in selected topics
  • Formulate an appropriate approach that is suitable for local experiences in some of the controversial issues in adults and old aged with mental health disorders
  • Perform hands-on workshops given by world-leading experts and tutors in psychosocial rehabilitation and Mental Health Disorders.
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