EHS-Maudsley International Mental Health Conference-2023
"Transforming Mental Health Care"
Feb 17-18, 2023
| Day One- Feb 17, 2023 | |||||
| Start | End | Duration | Topics | Presenters | Location |
| 8:00 | 9:00 | 1 hr | Reception | Main Hall | |
| 9:00 | 9:05 | 5 min | UAE national anthem | ||
| 9:05 | 9:15 | 10 min | Welcome note | HE Dr. Yousif AlSerkal, Director General, EHS | |
| 9:15 | 9:30 | 15 min | Opening remarks | HE. Dr. Hussien Al Rand, Assistant Undersecretary-Public Health Sector-MOHAP | |
| 9:30 | 10:15 | 45 min | Keynote Use of digital information for epidemiological studies examining risks factors and outcomes for childhood neurodevelopmental and mental health disorders |
Dr Johnny Downs, Senior Clinical Lecturer, Kings College London, Centre for Translational Informatics | |
| 10:15 | 10:30 | 15 min | Coffee Break | ||
| 10:30 | 12:15 | 1hr 45 min | Session One Health promotion and stigma reduction Chair Dr. Mohamed Abdel Maksoud, Consultant Psychiatrist, Chief Medical Officer, Maudsley Health, Al Amal Hospital, EHS |
Main Hall | |
| 10:30 | 11:15 | 45 min | Keynote: Addressing the World's Crisis of Despair: How Creative Policy will Lead to a Better World |
Prof Rimal Bera, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, Irvine | |
| 11:15 | 11:35 | 20 min | Fighting stigma and promoting rehabilitation | Dr Mohammed Al Jneibi, Consultant in psychiatry, National Rehabilitation Center, UAE | |
| 11:35 | 11:55 | 20 min | A non-inferiority RCT of massed vs standard prolonged exposure therapy | Prof David Forbes, Clinical Psychologist, Director of Phoenix Australia, Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, University of Melbourne-Australia | |
| 11:55 | 12:15 | 20 min | Stigma as a barrier to intervening early in psychosis | Dr Kate Hardy, Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford Medicine, USA | |
| 12:15 | 14:00 | 1hr 45 min | Prayer and lunch | ||
| 1400 | 16:30 | 2hr 30 min | Session Two Innovation in Mental Health Services Chair Dr. Tareq Qassem, Consultant Psychiatrist, Maudsley Health, Al Amal Hospital, EHS |
Main Hall | |
| 14:00 | 14:20 | 20 min | Perinatal Psychiatry | Dr Gertrude Seneviratne, Consultant Adult\Perinatal Psychiatrist, Clinical Director South London & Maudsley NHS Registrar | |
| 14:20 | 14:40 | 20 min | Best practice in mental health in child and adolescent psychiatry | Dr Ahmed Alwazeer, Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Maudsley Health AD | |
| 14:40 | 15:00 | 20 min | Autism and neurodevelopmental assessment | Dr Ola Ahmed, Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, Maudsley Health Abu Dhabi | |
| 15:00 | 15:15 | 15 min | Coffee Break | ||
| 15:15 | 15:40 | 25 min | Evidence-Based intervention for autism - PACT | Dr Mary Claxton, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, Maudsley Health AD | |
| 15:40 | 16:00 | 20 min | MetaHealth – The world’s first Healthcare Metaverse Platform | Dr Mehnaz Zafar Ali, Consultant Psychiatrist, Al Amal Hospital, Emirates Health Services | |
| 16:00 | 16:25 | 25 min | Panel | ||
| 16:25 | 16:30 | 5 min | Wrap up and closure | ||
Workshops
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Workshop A (Part 1) | Workshop B (Part 1) | |||
| 14:00 | 16:30 | 2hr 30 min | Foundations of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for psychosis (Dr. Kate Hardy) |
Assessment and treatment of PTSD for primary care practitioners (Prof David Forbes) |
Breakout Rooms A&B |