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WCAP 2011

Preliminary Timetable 

Programme is subject to change.

TIME

PROGRAMME - SATURDAY, 30TH JULY and SUNDAY, 31ST JULY 2011

08:00 - 17:00

Precongress Teaching and Training Fellowship within 3rd World Congress of Asian Psychiatry
Asian Young Psychiatrists' Associaion (AYPA)
Mental Health Research Institute - Parkville Melbourne

Prof. Sundram, Australia CHAIR
Resource Lectures: Prof Russell D'Souza, Australia
                                     Prof. M.P. Deva, Malaysia
                                     Prof. M. Keshavan, USA
                                     Prof. Norman Sartorius, Geneva
                                     Prof. Dinesh Bhugra, UK
                                     Prof. Rajiv Tandon, USA
 


 

TIME

PROGRAMME - SUNDAY, 31 JULY 2011

17:00-18:15

OPENING CEREMONY

Welcome Address
Professor Russell D’Souza,
Australia, President WCAP 2011 Congress

Presidential Address
Professor Naotaka Shinfuku,
Japan, President of Asian Federation of Psychiatric Associations

Address
Professor M. Parameshvara Deva,
Malaysia, Founder of Asian Federation of Psychiatric Associations

Opening Address / Guest-of-Honor
The Hon Mary Woolridge MP, Minister for Community Services, Mental Health and Women's  Affairs, Victoria,
Australia

Report
Professor Matcheri Keshavan,
USA, Editor in Chief AFPA’s Asian Journal of Psychiatry
Professor Dinesh Bhugra, UK, Vice President WCAP 2011 Congress

Word of Thanks
Professor Dinesh Arya,
Australia, President of Indo Australasian Psychiatry Association

Guests representing collaborating organizations:
Professor Pedro Ruiz,
President Elect, World Psychiatric Association
Professor Sue Bailey, President, Royal College of Psychiatrists of UK
Professor John Oldham, President, American Psychiatric Association
Professor Brenda Happell, Australian College of Mental Health Nurses
Dr. Mukesh Haikerwal, Chair, Australian Asian Medical Federation

18:15-18:45

INAUGURATION OF AFPA - ASIAN YOUNG PSYCHIATRISTS ASSOCIATION

18:45-19:30

INAUGURAL KEYNOTE ORATION
Wisdom: Cultural and Neurobiology Perspectives
Professor Dilip Jeste,
President Elect, American Psychiatric Association
Estelle and Edgar Levi Chair in Aging
Director, Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging
Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry & Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, USA

19:30-21:00

Culture Programme and Welcome Cocktails

   

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PROGRAMME - MONDAY, 01 AUGUST 2011

08:30-10:00

 

Room 105 & 106

Plenary Lectures

PL01: Medical leadership in the 21st century
Dinesh Bhugra, UK
Chair: Jagmohan Gilhotra, Australia

PL02: Female genital mutilation: successful social change exemplified by Israeli Bedouin and Ethiopian Jews
R. H. Belmaker, Israel
Chair: E. Mohandas, India

10:00-10:30

 

COFFEE BREAK / VISIT TO THE EXHIBITION / POSTER SESSION

10:30-12:00


Room 101

Symposia / Special Sessions

S27: Evidenced-based Meditation and Yoga
Speakers. Fahri Saatcioglu, Norway; B. N. Gangandhar, India; Jun Soo Kwon, Korea and Daya Somasundara, Australia
Chair: Fahri Saatcioglu, Norway and Daya Somasundaram, Sri Lanka


Room 103

S01: Current status of Early Psychosis Program in Asian Countries
Chair: Jun Soo Kwon, Korea


Room 104

S02: Cognitive Aging and Dementia in Asian Elders
Chairs: Russell D’Souza, Australia and Ki Woong Kim, Korea


Room 105 & 106

S03: Lowered omega-3 in depression: from epidemiological studies to treatment
Chair: Michael Maes, Thailand and Gordon Parker, Australia


Room 109

S05: Nurses’ Symposia
Chair:  Brenda Happell, Australia


Room 102

Free Papers

FP01: Social Psychiatry
Chair: M. Thirunavukarasu, India and Shailesh Kumar, New Zealand

12:00-13:30



Room 105 & 106


LUNCH SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM – Management of Bipolar Disorders
Speakers: Lakshmi Yatham, Canada; Trevor Young, Canada and Arun Ravindran, Canada
Chair: Thambu Maniam, Malaysia

13:40-15:10




Room 105 & 106

Plenary Lectures

PL03: Asian and World psychiatry: challenges and opportunities
Norman Sartorius, Switzerland
Chair: Saji Damodaran, Australia

IS01: Mental health and longevity: a 70 year study (Discovery of the Positive Emotions)
George Valliant, USA
Chair: Raju Lakshmana, Australia

14:30-18:00


Room 102

4th International Conference of the Asian Bipolar Network
Chairs: K. Y-Mak, Hong Kong and Pichet Udomratn, Thailand

15:10-15:40

 

COFFEE BREAK / VISIT TO THE EXHIBITION / POSTER SESSION

15:40-17:10


Room 103

Symposia / Special Sessions

S06: Genetics, Genomics, and Pharmacogenomics of Schizophrenia
Chair: Masatoshi Takeda, Japan


Room 104

S07: Utilizing Mass Media for Mental Health Awareness and Early Intervention
Chairs: Avdesh Sharma, India and Sujatha Sharma, India


Room 105 & 106

S08: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Up-to-date Findings
Chairs: Mark Bellgrove, Australia and Bungnyun Kim, Korea


Room 109

S09: The East Japanese Disaster March 11, 2011
Speakers: Tsuyoshi Akiyama Japan, and Yoshiharu Kim, Japan


Room 101

Free Papers

FP02: Schizophrenia and prevention
Chair: Mujeeb Shaib, USA and Jun Soo Kwon, Korea

17:10-18:40





Room 105 & 106

Invited Speakers Session

PL04: Changing views on Co-morbidity
Rutger Jan Van der Gaag, Netherlands
Chair: Solomon Rataemane, South Africa

IS02: Seeking Asylum in Australia – mental health of refugees
Louise Newman, Australia
Chair: Carlyle Perera, Australia

IS04: New Directions and Challenges in the Development of Practice Guidelines
Chair: M.Thirunavukarasu, India

         

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PROGRAMME - TUESDAY, 02 AUGUST 2011

08:30-10:00




Room 105 & 106

Plenary Lectures

PL06: Early intervention and youth mental health: 21st century paradigms for Asian psychiatry
Patrick Mc Gorry, Australia
Chair: Frank Varghese, Australia

PL05: Neurobiological models of schizophrenia: Current concepts and future directions
Matcheri Keshavan, USA
Chair: Suresh Sundram, Australia

10:00-10:30

 

COFFEE BREAK / VISIT TO THE EXHIBITION / POSTER SESSION

10:30-12:00


Room 101

Symposia

S21: Improving Mental Health in Low Income Countries - Practical Issues
Chairs: M P Deva, Malaysia and E. Mohandas, India

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Room 103

S10: Psychiatry, religion and spirituality symposium
Chairs: George Valliant, USA and Russell D’Souza, Australia


Room 104

S11: Biology and Clinical Application of mECT and Rtms
Chair: Daniel O’Conner, Australia

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Room 105 & 106

S12: Major depression is an inflammatory disorder
Chair: Michael Maes, Thailand and Michael Berk, Australia

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Room 109

S13: Suicide: Biology, culture and media
Chairs: Mohan Isaac, Australia and Neeraj Gill, Australia


Room 102

Free Papers

FP03: Depression, Mood Disorder and Meditation
Chairs: Paul Fitzgerald, Australia and Ziad Kronfol, Qatar

12:00-13:15

 

LUNCH BREAK

13:30-15:00




Room 105 & 106

Plenary Lectures

PL07: Depression and Dementia Diagnosis: A Clinical Update
Pedro Ruiz, USA
Chair: M. Parameshvara Deva, Malaysia

PL08: Borderline Personality Disorder: New Findings and Current Controversies
John Oldham, USA  
Chair: Russell D’Souza, Australia

15:00-15:30

 

COFFEE BREAK / VISIT TO THE EXHIBITION / POSTER SESSION

15:30-17:00


Room 101

 

Workshops

Asia Pacific Eco Bioethics network of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics Symposium
Chair: Paul Komesaross, Australia and Russell D’Souza, Australia


Room 103

Elsevier sponsored workshop for Authors and Reviewers
Chair: Matcheri Keshavan, USA and Lisa Colson, Netherlands


Room 104

Symposia

S14: Neurodevelopmental trajectoty in child psychiatric disorders
Chair: Valsamma Eapen, Australia


Room 105 & 106

S15: Molecular Pathology of Tauopathy and FrontoTemporal Lobar Degeneration
Chair: Masatoshi Takeda, Japan


Room 109

S16: Adherence in schizophrenia and role for novel LAIs: Special emphasis on Olanzapine Pamoate
Chairs: Raju Lakshmana, Australia and Dinesh Arya, Australia

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Room 102

Free Papers

FP04: Child, Adolescent, Intervention and Education
Chair: A. Cussen, Australia and Harischandra Gambheera, Sri Lanka

17:00-18:30







Room 105 & 106

Invited Speakers Session

IS11: Translational Psychiatry; Translating Disaster Psychiatry Research into Practice
Beverley Raphael, Australia
Chair: Sadanand Rajkumar, Australia

IS: Reward Systems and Decision Making in Adolescence
Uma Rao, USA
Chair: Raymond Tint Way, Australia

IS10: Development of psychotherapy training for trainee psychiatrists in Hong Kong
Roger MK Ng, Hong Kong
Chair: Shailija Chetarvedi, Australia


Room 101

Meet the
Experts

Professor Keshavan, Harvard University, USA
Professor Dinesh Bhugra, King’s College, UK
Professor Masatoshi Takeda, Japan

Evening

 

CONGRESS BANQUET

   

TIME

 

PROGRAMME - WEDNESDAY, 03 AUGUST 2011

08:30-10:00




Room 105 & 106

Plenary Lectures

PL09: Translational research in bipolar disorder
Lakshmi Yatham, Canada
Chair: Kyooseob Ha, Korea

PL10: The Neurobiology of Child Abuse and Neglect: Treatment Implications
Charles Nemeroff, USA
Chair: Suresh Sundram, Australia

10:00-10:30

 

COFFEE BREAK / VISIT TO THE EXHIBITION / POSTER SESSION

   10:30-12:00


Room 103

Symposia

S18: Dementia care: issues and challenges in low and middle income countries
Chairs: Samudra Kathriarachchi, Sri Lanka; E. Mohandas, India; and Ravi Bhat, Australia

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Room 104

S19: WPA Disaster Psychiatry Section & Asian Disaster Network Symposium
Chairs: Russell D’Souza, Australia and
Raymond Tint Way, Australia


Room 105 & 106

S20: WPA section - recent advances in transcultural psychiatry
Chairs: John de Figueiredo, USA and Ron Wintrob, USA


Room 101

Workshop

Empowering Adolescents Using Life Skills Education
Chairs: Valsamma Eapen, Australia


Room 109

Workshop on rTMS The Indian Clinical Experience
Sunil Mittal, India


Room 102

Free Paper

FP05: Culture and Mental Health
Chairs: Eng-Seong Tan, Australia and Albert Maramis, Indonesia

12:00-13:15


Room 105 & 106

Schizophrenia Update Symposium
Chairs: Suresh Sundram, Australia and Rajiv Tandon, USA
Speakers: Russell D’Souza, Australia and Rajiv Tandon, USA

13:30-15:00



Room 105 &106

Plenary Lectures

PL11: The neuropathology of HIV dementia
Ian Everall, Australia
Chair: Ravi Bhat, Australia

PL12: Defining Schizophrenia: From Kraepelin to ICD-11 and DSM-5
Rajiv Tandon, USA
Chair: Subbha Singh, Australia

15:00-15:30

 

COFFEE BREAK / VISIT TO THE EXHIBITION / POSTER SESSION

14:00-17:00


Room 102

Workshop

The Art of Breathing – Yoga, powerful breathing exercises and Meditation
Fahri Saatcioglu, Norway

15:30-17:00


Room 103

Symposia

S22: Meditation as medication
Chairs: Avdesh Sharma, India and M. S. Reddy, India

 

Room 104

S23: Empathy: - Contemporary Perspectives
Chairs: E. Mohan Das, India and Anu Kant Mital, India

 

Room 105 & 106

S24: Lifestyle, Self-Help & complementary medicines in mood disorders
Chairs: Jerome Sarris, Australia and Felice N Jacka, Australia


Room 109

S25: ASEAN Psychiatry: Current Status and Future
Chairs: Ee Lian Lee, Singapore and Cheng Lee, Singapore and Pichet Udomratn, Thailand


Room 101

Free Paper

FP06: Suicide and Mood
Chairs: Saxby Pridmore, Australia and Neeraj Gill, Australia

17:00-18:30




Room 105 & 106

Invited Speakers Session 1

IS07: Mental Health Delivery System, a cross-cultural perspective
Edmond Pi, USA
Chair: Gang Wang, China

IS08: Culture and Psychiatry: an Indian perspective
Ajit Avasthi, India
Chair: Ashis Vikas, Australia

IS06: Enhancing plasticity of the ageing brain
Perminder Sachdev, Australia
Chair: Naveen Chandra, Australia





Room 109

Invited Speakers Session 2

IS03: Understanding Brain Connectivity in Autism: Implications for early intervention
Valsamma Eapen, Australia
Chair: Prasad Rao, India

IS12: The new era of mental health promotion in Taiwan: A practice of neuroscience in the general public
Hai-Gwo Hwu, Taiwan
Chair: Cheng Lee, Singapore

A Disabling way of healing oneself in psychosocial exclusion: the self-exclusion syndrome
Jean Furtos, France
Chair: Rajesh Nagpal, India

       

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PROGRAMME - THURSDAY, 04 AUGUST 2011

08:30-10:00




Room 105 & 106

Plenary Lectures

PL13: Role of HPA Axis and Cytokines in Suicide: A Postmortem Brain Study
Ghansyam Pandey, USA
Chair: Pichet Udomratn, Thailand

PL14: How to cope with age‐related cognitive impairment (MIC and SCI)
Masatoshi Takeda, Japan
Chair: Raymond Tint Way, Australia

10:00-10:30

 

COFFEE BREAK / VISIT TO THE EXHIBITION / POSTER SESSION

10:30-12:00


Room 103

Symposia

S26: South Asian Association for the Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Symposium: A unique community mental health service for South Asia
Chairs:  E. Mohandas, India and H. Gambheera, Sri Lanka

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Room 104

S28: Clinical Presentation and Treatment of Depression in Asia
Chairs: Jin Pyo Hong, Korea and Si Tian Mei, China


Room 109

S29: Trauma and Children: cutting edge in biological and psychological research
Chair: Brett McDermott, Australia and Bungnyun Kim, Korea


Room 105 & 106

S30: Spirituality and Health – a General Practice Perspective
Chair: John Broderick, Australia


Room 101

Workshop

Art of Breathing - Yogic Breathing Exercises for Health and Wellness
Fahri Saatcioglu, Norway


Room 102

Free Papers

FP07: Psychotherapy, Mood and Mental Health
Chair: M. S Reddy, India and Kyaw Win, Myanmmar

12:00-13:00

 

CLOSING CEREMONY

13:00-17:00

 

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