Hybrid Seminar on “CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH”

Hybrid Seminar on

“CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH”

Lecture 1: “Investing in mental health for global wellbeing”

Speaker: DNP & Meritorious Prof. Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Afridi, _T.I.

   HEC Distinguished National Professor, ORIC

   JSMU (Jinnah Sindh Medical University), Kar.

Education: MBBS, MCPS, FCPS Psych, FACP, DFAPA (USA), FRCP (Ireland), DEBM

(Den.), FRCP (Edin), FRCP (London)

Fellowships: International Distinguished Fellow American Psychiatric Association,

FPSIM, Fellow of Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine FRCPL (Royal College of Physicians, London), FRSM (Royal Society of Medicine), London.

Courses, Trainings & international Participation: Participated in national and international courses (146) & conferences held globally.

Lecture 2: “Youth mental health: challenges in recognition and intervention”

Speaker: Dr. Syed Irfan Ali

   Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

   Ireland

Dr. Irfan Ali Syed is a consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, at Ireland with over thirty years of experience. He is dually trained with memberships in neuropsychiatry MRCPI  from Ireland and MRC Psych from the UK. After many years of working as an adult psychiatrist, he obtained specialist training (CCST) in Paediatric psychiatry in 2012 and has since practiced as a specialist in this area. He has worked both in Europe and North America and is passionate about working with the most vulnerable segment of society i.e., children. Dr. Syed's special interests include Autism and neurodevelopment disorders and transcultural psychiatry.

INTRODUCTION:

The Sindh Innovation, Research, and Education Network (SIREN) working under the auspices of the Government of Sindh and the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), is organizing a hybrid seminar on “Contemporary Global Mental Health”. The primary purpose of studying contemporary global mental health is to promote mental health, well-being, and treatment access for populations worldwide, emphasizing equity and human rights. This seminar aims to address disparities in care between resource-rich and resource-poor countries, focusing on the needs of communities at highest risk. It also seeks to understand the interplay of social, environmental, and biological factors that influence an individual's mental health.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE:

DATE: June 12^th, 2025      

DAY: Thursday 

TIME: 10.00 AM to 11.30 AM

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: June 10^th, 2025

FEE: Free (Mandatory)

FOR REGISTRATION USE THE GIVEN LINK:

https://forms.gle/vb5fa67djz4NFwvp6

VENUE:

Lecture Hall A, Latif Ebrahim Jamal National Science Information Center (LEJNSIC), International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi-75270, Pakistan.

CONTACT PERSON:

Prof. Nadeem Ahmed Khan

Manager, SIREN

Email: [email protected]

Tel.: 021-111-222-292 Ext: 267