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SRMC
hosts 28th national conference of clinical psychologists
Chennai: Psychology is a field that is increasingly
gaining recognition in India in the recent past. In an effort
to educate and inform the fraternity on the recent developments
in this field, the 28th National Annual Conference of Clinical
Psychologists (NACIACP) was held last month at Sri Ramachandra
Medical College (SRMC) in Chennai.
Organised by the Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists,
the programme was inaugurated by Qudsia Gandhi, MD, Women’s
Welfare, Government of Tamilnadu. The theme of the event was,
‘Clinical psychology for effective living.
‘‘This
conference hopes to educate, challenge and share the current
practical knowledge in this field. This way every physician
would be able to give a treatment that would enable all their
patients to cope, develop and live more effectively,’’
opined Dr V S P Bhasyam, organising chairman, NACIACP. The
entire conference stressed on the fact that clinical psychologists
should be able to understand the importance of their profession.
‘‘It is living harmoniously with the fellow-men,
determining his way of life, work, stability and security.
Effective living is not a mere absence of illness, but coping
effectively with a variety of emotional and social demands
in day to day life and a sense of satisfaction, contentment
and bio-psychosocial well being,’’ said Prof S Balakrishnan,
organising secretary, NACIACP.
The conference included presentations on scientific research
work from various fields of clinical psychology. Some of the
subjects that were dealt with included neuro psychology, health
psychology, child and adolescent psychology, mental health,
alcoholism and drug abuse, students’ problem, family
and marital problems and psychotherapy.
Psychotherapy educated the fraternity specifically on topics
such as the cognitive behaviour therapy, bio feed back, counselling
for various problems like premarital and marital counselling,
student counselling and the current life threatening problem
of Aids.
In all a total of 80 research papers were presented and discussed
during the conference. These papers touched upon various aspects
like diagnosis, exploring effective therapeutic methods and
possible effective methods or rehabilitation.
‘‘This
conference gains importance at a time when there is an increase
in incidence of vascular diseases depression and other psychological
disturbance in the society. It is well known that basic mental
status and psychological disturbances play a considerable
role in initiating certain and perpetuating diseases. I am
sure that the deliberations in the conference will yield ample
information regarding the incidence of various psychological
conditions which play a significant role in the initiation
and perpetuation of diseases and various ways and means to
intervene them in the beginning stage by appropriate and effective
interventional procedures,’’ asserted Dr S Thanikachalam,
dean of Faculties, SRMC.
The symposium also highlighted the psychosocial problems of
old age. The psychologists were made aware of problems faced
by elderly people and the means to solve their problems and
needs.
One of the most spirit filled and innovative programs was
‘Ancient Indian Wisdom in psychotherapy.’ The speakers
explained in detail how the Indian ancient wisdom could be
beneficially used in psychotherapy and to promote mental health.
Seminar on updates in occupational
health practices
Bangalore: The Indian Society of Health Administrators
(ISHA) is organising a four-day national seminar on ‘Updates
in Occupational Health Practices in Indian Industry’
from March 20, 2002 at Bangalore.
“It
is well recognised that appropriate organisational and industrial
atmosphere is essential for organisational excellence and
productivity. To achieve this, health and development of the
workers is essential. This national seminar will focus on
the critical factors contributing to promotion of occupational
health in Indian industries so as to create a culture of productivity
in the 21st century,” said Dr Ashok Sahni, seminar co-ordinator
and professor and hon. executive director, ISHA.
The seminar will outline issues like health needs of the industrial
workers in India, safety in Indian industries, cost-effectiveness
of occupational health services, health expenditure as an
investment for workers’ productivity, welfare measures
for health promotion, legislation for effective health protection
of industrial workers, occupational health practice in India,
present status and future directions towards effective occupational
health services for employees in the public, private, and
unorganised sectors and management of occupational health
services. The seminar is open for professionals, researchers
and administrators concerned with industrial and occupational
health; medical officers in industry, personnel managers,
welfare officers, safety managers and inspectors of factories.
For details contact: Seminar co-ordinator,
Vishranti Nilayam,
CSI Women’s House,
18, Infantry Road,
Behind Income Tax Department Building,
Bangalore 560 001 Tel: 080-2864136
Indo Italian workshop on advanced infertility mgmt held
Mumbai:
The 3rd Indo Italian Workshop on Advanced Infertility Management
was held recently at Lilavati Hospital. The workshop was held
during 1-3 Feb. 2002.
The national faculty comprised more than 60 experts from various
hospitals in Mumbai and other cities. The International faculty
was led by one of the leading infertility specialists in the
world, Dr Olaf Naether from Hamburg. He discussed various
new treatment protocols for the stimulation of ovaries, including
GnRh antagonists. Dr Hrishikesh Pai, consultant at the assisted
reproduction centre, Lilavati Hospital, said that the workshop
demonstrated the latest ART techniques, which are being done
to improve pregnancy rates, such as Intracytoplasmic sperm
injection (ICSI), Blastocyst culture and Laser hatching.
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