THURSDAY, 31ST MARCH 2016 (PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS)
* Program is tentative and is subject to change.
Pre - Conference Workshop 1
National Drug Substitution Therapy
1.30 pm Registration
2.00pm Workshop starts
Chairperson
PROF. DR. PHILIP GEORGE (International Medical University, Malaysia)
PROF. DR. GREG WHELAN (Australia)
Pre - Conference Workshop 2
Managing Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias
1.30 pm Registration
2.00pm Workshop starts
ASSOC. PROF. TAN MAW PIN (Malaysia)
Pre - Conference Workshop 3
Psychological Support of Carers (Family & Caregivers)
1.30 pm Registration
2.00pm Workshop starts
chairperson:
DATO' DR. ANDREW MOHARAJ -(Malaysian Mental Health Association)
MDM MALA DAVI (Malaysian Mental health Association)
PROF. NATHAN VYTIALINGAM (Perdana University)
DR. ZUBAIDAH JAMIL (Universiti Putra Malaysia)
Pre - Conference Workshop 4
Evidence Based Herbaceutical and Neutracitical Intervention for the Dementias
1.30 pm Registration
2.00pm Workshop starts
Chairperson
DR. SIVANESWARAN POOBALASINGAM
End of workshop and tea break
Conference Registration
FRIDAY, 1ST APRIL 2016
Registration
The Medical Model of managing addictions - evidence that it works!
Prof. Dr. Greg Whelan (Australia)
Relationships and Mental Health
Dr. Christopher Cheok (Singapore)
Keynote Address & Opening Ceremony
Improving mental health for women and girls in adversity
Prof Dr. Helen Herrman (President Elect, World Psychiatric Association)
OPENING CEREMONY
Press Conference / Tea break / Exhibition and Posters Viewing
Symposium 1 (chaired by Assoc.Prof. Tan Maw Pin)
The Medical & Mental Health Link
The Temperature of Cognitions in Depression
Dr Prem Kumar Chandrasekaran
Stroke as cause or effect of Depression?
Dr. Lim Poh Hin (Malaysia)
Medical Conditions Masquerading as Mental Illness
Dr. Wong Teck Wee (Malaysia)
(Chaired by Dr. Bharathi Vengadasalam)
FREE PAPER SESSION 1
Lunch Symposium
(Chaired by Dr. Gurdeep Singh)
FREE PAPER SESSION 2
Workshop 1 (Chaired by Ms Joyce Leong)
Elder abuse and Neglect
Dato' Paramasivam (Malaysia)
Ms. Ranuga Devy (Malaysia)
Dr. Bharathi Vengadasalam (Malaysia)
Evening Coffee Beak, Exhibition & Posters Viewing
SATURDAY, 2ND APRIL 2016
Well Mind – An Integrative Approach
Prof. Avni Sali ( National Institute of Integrative Medicine, Australia)
Recovery in Mental Health
Dr. Peter Norrie (Australia)
Promoting Mental Health at the Workplace for Better Productivity
Y. Bhg. Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye, Chairman, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (Malaysia)
Press Conference / Morning Coffee Beak / Exhibition & Posters Viewing
Symposium 2 (Chaired by Mr Chandra Kannan)
Diabetes Mellitus. Dental Health & Mental Health Issues
Dr. Joseph Anthony Abdullah (Malaysia)
Dr. Eubulus Timothy (South Africa)
Workshop 2
TCM & Holistic Medicine
Mind Body Intervention for Anxiety & Depression
Dr Sivaneswaran Poobalasingam (Malaysia)
Mr Manoj Thakur (Singapore)
Lunch Symposium
Forum 1 (Chaired by Dr. Zubaidah Jamil)
Psychological Aspects in Disaster Relief
Dato' Dr Andrew Mohanraj (Malaysia)
Mr Thillainathan Krishnan (Malaysia)
Ms Claudio Moroni (Singapore)
Workshop 3 (Chaired by Ms Joyce Leong)
Multidisciplinary Approach to Mental Health Health in the Community (Nursing & Rehabilitation)
Mr. Keith Thomas Smith (Australia)
Ms. Kerry Ann Crawford (Australia)
Ms. Suchada Sakornsatian (Thailand)
Dr. Karen Morgan (Malaysia)
Prof. Dr. Khatijah Lim Abdullah (Malaysia)
Closing Ceremony
Evening Coffee Break