7:15 AM
Arrival at Male' Jetty for departure
7:30am - 8:15am
Travel to Villa Nautica
8:15am - 8:45am
Registration
(Outside Dinasha Hall)
9:00am - 9:45am
Opening Ceremony
Moderator- Aishath Yooliya Haleem
9:45am - 10:15am
Tea Break
10:15m - 11:00am
Keynote 1- Changing Currents in Youth Mental Health
Prof. Patrick McGorry
Moderator- Dr Farzana Firdous
11:00am - 11:45am
Keynote 2- Mental Health Services in Maldives: Need for integrated approaches and strategic investments
Prof G. Gururaj
Moderator- Athifa Ibrahim
11:45pm - 12:45pm
Lunch Break
12:45pm - 1:15pm
Poster Presentations
(outside Dhinasha Hall)
(click HERE for full list of posters being presented at Oevaru)
1:15pm - 2:00pm
Keynote 3- The centrality of connection in mental health care provision: insights from the emerging field of Islamic psychology
Dr. Shaystah Dean
Moderator- Dr. Aishath Shanoora
Concurrent Sessions:
2:05pm - 2:20pm
1. Implementing WHO’s mhGAP-based training in the Maldives and monitoring its outcome
Dr. Abdulla Nazim, Mental Health Awareness Foundation
Venue- Dhinasha Hall
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2. Strengthening Mental Health Services in Island Communities: The Impact of IBAMA's Multi-Sectoral Approach
Aishath Saaha Sabah & Fathimath Liusha Nasheed, Ministry of Gender, Family & Social Services
Venue- Burunu Hall
Moderator: Fathimath Rishtha Abdul Majeed
2:25pm - 2:40pm
1. Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy for Depression and Anxiety in the Maldives
Fathimath Sofiya Rasheed, National Centre for Mental Health
Venue- Dhinasha Hall
Moderator: Aishath Yooliya Haleem
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2. Balancing progress and well-being: Assessing impacts on mental well-being from development initiatives in the Maldives
Dr. Mizna Mohamed, Small Island Geographic Society
Venue- Burunu Hall
Moderator: Fathimath Rishtha Abdul Majeed
2:45pm - 3:00pm
1. Invited speaker- Are there new advances in psychopharmacology psychiatry and why do we need newer treatments?
Dr Amer Siddiqui (Psychiatrist, Malaysia)
Venue- Dhinasha Hall
Moderator: Aishath Yooliya Haleem
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2. Mental health services for children in the Maldives - A child rights perspective
Fathimath Nabaha Naseer, Children’s Ombudsperson’s Office
Venue- Burunu Hall
Moderator: Fathimath Rishtha Abdul Majeed
3:05pm -3:20pm
Invited speaker- Neuropsychiatric manifestations of neurological conditions
Dr Ahmed Rasheed (IGMH)
Venue- Dhinasha Hall
Moderator: Aishath Yooliya Haleem
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Invited speaker- Regulating mental health care in the Maldives
Uza. Aishath Mohamed
Venue- Burunu Hall
Moderator: Fathimath Rishtha Abdul Majeed
3:30pm - 4:30pm
PANEL DISCUSSION- Are we doing enough to save our young people from drugs?
Panelists:
Dr. Amer Siddiq (International Expert),
Shahula Ahmed (UNICEF),
Abdulla Faseeh (NDA),
Ali Adyb (Journey, NGO)
& Dr. Arif Mohamed (NCMH)
Moderator- Dr. Abdul Malik
4:30pm -5:00pm
Evening Tea
5:00pm -5:45pm
Return travel to Male'