Friday 26th May 2023

7.30

Registration opens

8.00-8.30

Wellbeing activity at Sheraton hotel  (not online)
Rooms: Salwa 1 & 2

8.30-9.00

Plenary 1

Room: Al Majlis

Mental health in vulnerable populations within prison, challenges and rights, an international perspective

Speaker:  Prof.Andrew Forrester, Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Department of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neursciences, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, UK

Chair - Dr. Shuja Reagu

9.00-9.30

Plenary 2

Room: Al Majlis

Advances in treatment of mood disorders

SpeakerProf. Roger McIntyre, Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology at the University of Toronto and Head of the Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology, Canada

Chair - Dr Maryam Siddiqui

9.30-10.00

Refreshments break

9.45-9.50

Wellbeing activity: 5-minute mindfulness (not online)
Speaker: Nour Jabbour – Ministry of Public Health

Rooms: Salwa 1 & 2

Session 1

Stream 1
Rooms: Salwa 1 & 2

Protection and support of health and care workers mental health

Stream 2
Room: Al Majlis

Old age psychiatry in the GCC, challenges and opportunities

Stream 3
Room: Al Rayyan

Criminal Responsibility and Mental Disorder – Mental Health disposal Pathways in Canada: Balancing Risk and Care

Chair:

Mr. Iain Tulley 
National Mental Health Lead, CEO Mental Health Service

Dr. Zerak Al-Salihy
Senior consultant old age psychiatrist, HMC and assistant professor WCMC

Dr. Shuja Reagu
Senior Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director for Hospital Services, HMC

10.00- 11.30

Oral presentation

Our duty of care - the WISH report

Speaker: 
Dr Hanan Abdul Rahim
College of Health Sciences, Qatar University

There is always a way to go if you look for it

Speaker:
Dr. Mani Chandran Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, Geriatrics Department, HMC

Advances in the management of Depression

Speaker : Dr. Rana Emam - Specialist Psychiatrist, HMC

Expert panel discussion

Speakers:
Dr. Ben Underwood - Assistant professor in applied and translational old age psychiatry

Dr. Hamad Al-Sinawi - Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman

Dr. Tariq Qassim - Consultant Psychiatrist, Al Amal Hospital, Dubai, UAE

Dr. Mani Chandran - Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, Geriatrics Department, HMC

Ms. Zandile Le Fleming Hodgson - Clinical Nurse Specialist in Psychiatry, HMC

(Moderator)

Dr. Zerak Al-Salihy - Senior Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist

Managing risk after mental health disposal: collaborative working between health and criminal justice system 

Speaker: 
Professor Andrew ForresterChair, Quality Network for Prison Mental Health Services, Royal College of Psychiatrists

WHO guidelines for mental health and wellbeing at work

Speaker: 
Dr. Aiysha Malik - Mental Health Expert, World Health Organization

Mental health disposal pathways in Canada and USA, balancing risk and care

Speaker: 
Professor AG Ahmed University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Health care professional mental health and wellbeing &WHO: Policy implications and application of WHO tools

Speaker: 
Dr Meredith Fendt-Newlin
Technical Officer and Mental Health Focal point, WHO

Employee interventions in Qatar

Speaker: 
Mr. Iain Tulley

Mental health disposal pathways in Qatar: challenges and opportunities

Speaker: 
Dr. Ahmad Hassan Abouelghit - Consultant Psychiatrist, HMC

 Panel discussion, Q&A

Panel discussion, Q&A

Panel discussion, Q&A

11.30-13.00

Prayer time / Lunch break

12.15-13.00

Wellbeing activity  (not online)

Rooms: Salwa 1 & 2

13.00-13.30

Plenary 3

Room: Al Majlis

Psychological preparation of health care professionals to work with trauma during conflict – Ukraine example

Speaker: Dr. Lisa de Rijk, Lead Associate for Trauma and Conflict, Implemental UK

13.30-14.00

Plenary 4

Room: Al Majlis

New approaches to improving clinical psychiatric care in England and Qatar

Speaker: Prof. Ben Underwood, University of Cambridge, UK

Chair - Dr Raafat Samir Almishriky

Session 2

Stream 1
Rooms: Salwa 1 & 2

Improving access to services through the use of telepsychiatry

Stream 2
Room: Al Majlis

Post-pandemic mental health challenges for children, young people, and healthcare services

Stream 3
Room: Al Rayyan

Advances in addiction psychiatry

Chair:

Ms. Shahanaz Ahmed

Healthcare Services Manager, HMC

Dr. Yasser Khan

Senior Consultant Psychiatrist and Medical Lead for CAMHS, HMC

Dr. Wesam Smidi

A/Executive Director of Clinical and Services Development, HMC

14.00-14.25

Oral presentation

Improving access to services - virtual mental health services

Speaker: 
Dr. Ovais Wadoo - Senior Consultant, Director of Psychiatry Fellowship Program, HMC        

Referral trends, Triage management and Consultation Clinic 

Speaker:
Dr. Mohamed Adil Khoodoruth - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Clinical Fellow CAMHS, HMC

Innovative adaptation of contingency management principles to inpatient SUD treatment and future directions

Speaker: 
Dr. Mugtaba Sulaiman Osman - Consultant Psychiatrist, Umm Salal Treatment and Rehabilitation Center, HMC

14.25-14.50

Oral presentation

Reducing stigma - National Mental Health Helpline

Speakers:
Dr. Yousaf Iqbal - Consultant Psychiatrist HMC

Dr. Raed Amro - Assistant Executive Director, Mental Health Service, HMC

 Mental health in schools - national agenda and a local example

Speakers:
Ms. Katja Warwick-Smith -Assistant Executive Director, Mental Health Service

Mr. Terry Senior - Principal, Hamilton International School, Qatar

Directed care unit- challenges and successes

Speaker:
Dr. Nirvana Chandrappa - Senior Consultant Psychiatrist and Medical lead, Umm Salal Rehab and treatment center, HMC 

14.50-15.15

Oral presentation

Impact of early intervention - virtual women’s mental health service

Speaker:
Dr. Sazgar Hamad, Consultant Psychiatrist HMC

Advances in allied health interventions: Overcoming barriers with Telehealth

Speakers:
Mr. Abdullah Amro - Speech Therapy specialist, HMC

Ms. Sruthi Mathew - Clinical Psychologist, HMC

Personalized Precision Medicine in Substance Use Disorder (SUD)

Speakers:
Dr. Rehan Siddiquee - Acting CMO and Director of Psychiatry, Naufar 

Ms. Annette Dale-Perera - CEO of Naufar

15.15-15.30

Panel discussion, Q&A

Panel discussion, Q&A

Panel discussion, Q&A

15.30-16.00

Refreshments break

15.40-15.55

Wellbeing activity: 10-minute stretching for wellbeing 
Speaker: Nour Jabbour – Ministry of Public Health

Rooms: Salwa 1 & 2

Session 3

Stream 1
Rooms: Salwa 1 & 2

Wellbeing for working life

Stream 2
Room: Al Majlis

Physical Wellbeing in mental health

Stream 3
Rooms: Al Rayyan

Safeguarding: Protecting the vulnerable

Chair:

Mr. Yassin El Torki

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, HMC

Dr. Ehsane Gad

Senior Consultant psychiatrist and Co-head of Female Psychiatry, HMC

Dr. Lolwa Kamal

Associate Consultant Child and And Adolescent Psychiatrist, HMC

16.00-16.20

Oral presentation

Prioritizing the mental health and wellbeing of the airline industry

Speaker:
Dr. Yusra Mushtaq - Clinical Psychology Lead, Qatar Airways


Ms. Sheryl Henriques - Qatar Airways

Diabetes and mental health patients

Speaker:
Dr. Mohammad Bashir - Senior Consultant, HMC

Protecting the vulnerable children

Speaker: 
Ms. Jawahara AlThani - Head of Safeguarding and Wellbeing at Qatar Foundation Schools

16.20-16.40

Oral presentation

Cultural context of mental health and empowerment

Speaker:
HH Dr. AlSayyida Basma Al Said - Mental Health Specialist

Prevention and control of infection in a psychiatric unit

Speaker:
Prof Walid Al-Wali - Senior Consultant Medical Microbiologist, HMC

ARABIC LANGUAGE SESSION


Protecting the vulnerable adults

Speakers: 
Ms. Bashayr Al-Rashid - Acting Executive Director of Corporate Social Service, HMC

Ms. Alreem Alyafei - Social Worker Coordinator, HMC

16.40-17.00

Oral presentation

Supporting health care staff wellbeing when working with trauma

Speaker: 
Dr. Lisa de Rijk - Lead Associate for Trauma and Conflict, Implemental UK

Mortality in Qatari individuals with mental illness- a retrospective cohort study

Speaker: 
Dr. Lien Abou Hashem - Medical Resident, HMC

Cancer in deceased Qatari individuals with mental illness: a retrospective cohort study

Speaker: 
Dr. Omer Dulaimy - Medical Resident, HMC

Cardiovascular disease in deceased Qatari individuals with mental illness: a retrospective cohort study

Speaker: 
Dr. Omer Bakri Mahgoub - Medical Resident, HMC

Protecting vulnerable older adults

Speaker:  
Dr. Zerak Al-Salihy - Senior consultant old age psychiatrist, HMC

17.00-17.15

Panel discussion, Q&A

Panel discussion, Q&A

Panel discussion, Q&A

17.15-18.00

Poster presentations

Review of posters with poster presenters

End of day