The conference will explore the field of Culture and Global Mental Health and will be led by two extremely accomplished Senior Academic Clinicians: Professor Nusrat Husain & Professor Imran Chaudhry, who are world leading experts in Global Mental Health at The University of Manchester (UK).
Conference Themes:
Day One - Suicide and self-harm prevention
Day Two - Women’s mental health
Keynote speaker - Professor Louis Appleby - Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Manchester and Director of the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness
Special Guest Plenary Talk - Professor Kwame McKenzie, Medical Director of Underserved Populations at CAMH. Co-Director of the Division of Equity Gender and Population in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Canada
Some of the Confirmed speakers:
Professor Jeanne Miranda, Department of psychiatry and Bio-behavioral Sciences, UCLA, USA,
Professor Cindy-Lee Dennis, Women’s college research institute, University of Toronto, Canada,
Dr Nasim Chaudhry, Consultant psychiatrist and Senior lecturer, University of Manchester, UK,
Dr Jane Morrell, Associate Professor in Health Research, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, UK.
Professor Linda McGowan, Professor of Applied Health Research, School of Healthcare, University of Leeds
Professor Fareed Minhas, Head of Institute of Psychiatry, Rawalpindi General Hospital, WHO Collaborating Centre Professor of Psychiatry, Pakistan.
Professor Mowadat Hussain Rana, Chief Editor, Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric Society, Secretary General, EMDR Asia, Patron, EMDR Pakistan
Professor Unaiza Niaz - Visiting Professor University of Health Sciences, Lahore Pakistan
Dr Melanie Cooper – Director of Postgraduate Research, Midwifery Senior Lecturer
Professor Farooq Naeem – Associate Professor. Department of Psychiatry, Queen's University
Ms Ann Mcreath - Head of Health & Wellbeing Implementation (UK & International) Five Areas Ltd
Dr Rachel Upthegrove – Institute of Clinical Sciences, Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Birmingham
Professor Meryam Schouler-Ocak - Chair of the Section of Cultural Psychiatry of the EPA, Assistant Professor in the Psychiatric University Clinic of Charité
Dr Waquas Waheed - Reader in Psychiatry and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Centre for Primary care, University of Manchester
For enquires please email us on: cimhconference@gmail.com.
