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Seventh Annual International Convention of IMHO Saturday, May 1st, 2010
 

Friday, April 30th ---------------- ----------------   7:00 PM Welcome Dinner   7:00-9:00 PM CME Activities – Room 1   1. Disaster Psychiatry: What Clinicians Should Know – Dr. Frederick J. Stoddard Jr 2. Brain Abnormalities in Autism Spectrum Disorders – Dr. Nagalingam Rajakumar 3. Segment elevation myocardial infarction {Code SEMI]– Dr. Ganesh Raveendran 4. Necrotizing Enterocolitis - Inflammation of infant intestine and probiotic therapy– Dr. Nanda Nanthakumar   07:00-9:00 PM Youth Forum – Room 2   1. How to get into medical school 2. How to gain admittance to residency programs 3. How and when to start charity work 4. What issues are affecting youth in Sri Lanka today   07:00-09:00 PM Women’s Forum – Room 3   1. Mental Health needs of women in Sri Lanka 2. Microcredit and livelihood support through empowering women 3. Development of women health professionals 4. Social support in amputee rehabilitation   09:00 – 10:30 PM Breakout Session with Dr. S. Sivayokan, Psychiatrist at the Jaffna Teaching Hospital   09:00 – 10:30 PM Breakout Session with Dr. M. Ganesan, Psychiatrist, National Institute of Mental Health (Sri Lanka   Saturady, May 1st ---------------- -----------------   07:45 AM Morning Registration Opens   08:30 AM “Welcome & Introduction”   Mr. Greg Buie, IMHO Programs Coordinator (USA)   08:45 AM  “Mental Health Issues Facing Northern Sri Lanka and What We Can Do: Part I”   Dr. S. Sivayokan, Psychiatrist at the Mental Health Unit, Jaffna Teaching Hospital (Sri Lanka)   09:10 AM  “e-Health: Telehealth, Telerehab, and Harnessing Technology for Development of Health Services”   Ms. Evelyn Cherow, Director of Global Partners United (USA)   09:35 AM “Report on MIOT Projects in Sri Lanka & Moving Forward”   MIOT Board of Directors (United Kingdom)   09:55 AM AM Discussion and Q&A   10:25 AM Coffee Break Mr. Greg Buie, IMHO Programs Coordinator (USA)   10:55 AM “Serving the Mental Health Needs of Resettled Persons: Part I”   Dr. M. Ganesan, Consultant Psychiatrist, National Institute of Mental Health (Sri Lanka)   11:20 AM “IMHO Women’s Forum Appeal: Support for IDP Women & Children in Jaffna”   Dr. Sujanthy Rajaram, IMHO Board of Directors & Women’s Forum (USA)   11:45 PM “NGO Speaker—Title TBD”   12:45 PM  Lunch   02:00 – 04:00 PM Breakout Session   02:00 – 04:00 PM Breakout Session   04:00 PM Evening Registration Opens   05:00 PM Evening Welcome   Dr. Nanda Nanthakumar, IMHO Board of Directors (USA)   05:10 PM “Title TBD” Chief Guest,   05:35 PM “Rehabilitation for War Amputees in Mannar: Prostheses, Physiotherapy, and More”   Dr. S. Sooriakumaran, Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine & Clinical Director, Queen Mary’s Hospital (United Kingdom)   06:10 PM “Mental Health Issues Facing Northern Sri Lanka and What We Can Do: Part II”   Dr. S. Sivayokan, Psychiatrist at the Mental Health Unit, Jaffna Teaching Hospital (Sri Lanka)   06:30 PM “Update on IMHO Efforts & Progress: 2009-2010”   Dr. Rajam Theventhiran, IMHO Treasurer (USA)   06:50 PM “Moving Forward: IMHO in 2010 and Beyond”   Dr. S. Raguraj, IMHO President (USA)   07:05 PM “Serving the Mental Health Needs of Resettled Persons: Part II” Dr. M. Ganesan, Consultant Psychiatrist, National Institute of Mental Health (Sri Lanka)   07:25 PM Annual Boston Saree Auction Mr. Greg Buie, IMHO Programs Coordinator (USA)   08:10 PM Vote of Thanks Mr. Greg Buie, IMHO Programs Coordinator (USA)   08:15 PM Dinner Mr. Greg Buie, IMHO Programs Coordinator (USA)