8th Annual Indian Global Psychiatric

Initiative Conference

The Indian Global Psychiatric Initiative invite you to the 8th Annual Conference September 23-24, 2017, supported by The University of Florida Department of Psychiatry, the Indo-American Psychiatric Association (Florida Chapter), NAMI Florida, and FL Medicaid Drug Therapy Management Program. 

Conference Registration 

Don't wait, register today! Save $25 by pre registering for the meeting. Your $125 registration fee includes:

• Banquet Dinner Ticket - Friday 
• Continental Breakfast and Lunch - Saturday & Sunday 
• 10 hours of CME Credits 

Click HERE to Register!

Continuing Medical Education Credits 

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the Georgia Psychiatric Physicians Association and Indian Global Psychiatric Initiative. The Georgia Psychiatric Physicians Association is accredited by the Medical Association of Georgia to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Georgia Psychiatric Physicians Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Schedule-At-A-Glance

Friday, September 22

6:30PM - 9:30PM  Group Dinner - Location: Saffron Indian Cuisne (7724 West Sand Lake Rd., Orlando, FL 32819)

Saturday, September 23 

8:00am-9:00am  Registration & Continental Breakfast 
9:00am-12:30am Educational Session
12:30pm-1:30pm Lunch
1:30pm-5:15pm Educational Program

Sunday, Septmeber 24

8:00am-9:00am  Registration & Continental Breakfast 
9:00am-1:00pm  Educational Session 
1:00pm-2:00pm Lunch 

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Conference Faculty

JS Bamrah, MBBS, FRCPsych 
Reader, University of Manchester 
National Chairman, British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin 
Stigma of Mental Illness: A Global Challenge

Rohan Ganguli, MD
Professor 
Medical Director 
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center 
Addressing Metabolic Problems in Psychiatric Practice 

Raju Lakshmana, MBBS, MD 
Senior Lecturer
Univeristy of Melbourne  
A Stitch in Times Saves Nine - Focus on Perinatal Psychiatry 

Meera Narasimhan, MD 
Professor and Chairman
Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Global Mental Health: Innovative Solutions

Anand Pandurangi, MBBS, MD
Professor
Medical Director & Chairman, Inpatient Psychiatry
Director, Schizophrenia and ECT Programs
Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonhealth University
rTMS in Psychiatry: Today and Tomorrow  

Prasad Rao, MD
Director of Bipolar Division 
Asha Hospital, Hyderabad 
Immediate Past President, Indian Psychiatric Society 
Treatment of Bipolar Depression- Circa 2017

Arun Ravindran, MBBS, PhD, FRCPC, FRCPsych
Professor
Director of Global Mental Health Affairs and the Office of Fellowship Training
University of Toronto  
Treatment of Comorbid Anxiety in Bipolar Disorder 

Anad Ramakrishna, BSc, MBBS, DPM, MMedSc, MSc, FRCPsych
RCPsych Council member & Chair, Trent Division
President, British Indian Psychiatric Association
International Distinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Asociation
Secretary General, IGPI
Technology and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry 

MS Reddy, MD
Director of Schizophrenia and Psychopharmacology Division 
Asha Hospital, Hyderabad
President, Indian Association of Private Psychaitry 
Treatment of Bipolar Mania - Circa 2017

Jamie Smolen, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry 
University of Floriday College of Medicine 
Medication-assisted Treatment in Substance Use Disorders   

Uma Suryadevara, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
University of Florida College of Medicine
Aging Populations and End of Life Issues  

Rajiv Tandon, MD 
Chief, Psychiatry Service  
North Florida South Georgia Veterans Health System 
Professor, UF Department of Psychiatry
College of Medicine
Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder - Circa 2017  

Joseph Thornton, MD Associate Chief of Staff for Mental Health  North Florida South Georgia Veterans Health System  Adjunct Assistant Professor, Psychiatry University of Florida College of Medicine Veterans' Suicide in the USA: The Zero Suicide Initative

Mohandas Warrier, MBBS, MD
Chief Consultant in Psychological Medicine
Sun Medical and Research Centre, Kerala
Paul Broca Revisited: Why does Neuroanatomy Matter 

Lakshmi Yatham, MBBS, FRCPC, MRCPsych (UK) Professor of Psychiatry Associate Head of Research and International Affairs, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia Maintenance Treatment of Bipolar Disorder

Hotel Accommodations
B Resort & Spa 
1905 Hotel Plaza Blvd
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
407-828-2828