SEMINAR CONDUCTED BY UK PROFESSIONALS IN PUNE FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Mukul Madhav Foundation and its CSR partner Finolex Industries Limited organised a 4 day certified program in Mental Illness Treatment at Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning, Pune. This program was offered in conjunction with UK based charitable organisation, Concern for Mental Health and World Psychiatric Association (WPA). Concern for Mental Health works toward improvement in mental health services and offered this training in Mental Illness Treatment using the World Health Organisation Mental Health Gap protocols. The WPA is an association of national psychiatric societies aimed to increase knowledge and skills necessary for work in the field of mental health and the care for the mentally ill. Its member societies are presently 135, spanning 117 different countries and representing more than 200,000 psychiatrists. This seminar was aimed at improving teaching skills in integration of mental health into primary health care in India. The goal of this course was to educate General Practitioner Doctors and mental health professionals in becoming more proficient in recognizing and treating psychiatric illnesses. The program received an overwhelming response and benefitted 95 individuals from various sectors of mental health. The course was delivered by Dr. Ghazala Afzal, Dr. Shirin Pezeshgi, Dr. Cosmos Hallstrom and Dr. Gordana Milavic who are specialists in the field of psychiatry. Mukul Madhav Foundation & Finolex Industries Limited would like to thank the participants and the team from UK and look forward to a long term association with Concern for Mental Health & WPA.
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 07:54:20 +0000
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