Please find the presentations below for all the wonderful speakers who made Oevaru a reality
Kenotes
DAY 1
Keynote 1 - Changing Currents in Youth Mental Health
Prof. Patrick McGorry
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Prof G. Gururaj
Click here for presentationKeynote 3 - The centrality of connection in mental health care provision: insights from the emerging field of Islamic psychology
Dr. Shaystah Dean
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DAY 2
Keynote 1 - Looking forward, Making Decisions for Mental Health
Dr. Seetha Subbiah
Click here for presentationKeynote 2 - Reflections on Anxiety, Defence and Vicarious Trauma in Mental Health Organisational Structures
Juana Katzer
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Concurrent Sessions Presentations
DAY 1
1a. Implementing WHO’s mhGAP-based training in the Maldives and monitoring its outcome
Dr. Abdulla Nazim, Mental Health Awareness Foundation
Click here for presentation1b.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
Click here for presentation2a. Balancing progress and well-being: Assessing impacts on mental well-being from development initiatives in the Maldives
Dr. Mizna Mohamed, Small Island Geographic Society
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Fathimath Sofiya Rasheed, National Centre for Mental Health
Click here for presentation3a. Invited speaker- Are there new advances in psychopharmacology psychiatry and why do we need newer treatments?
Dr Amer Siddiqui (Psychiatrist, Malaysia)
Click here for presentation3b.Mental health services for children in the Maldives - A child rights perspective
Fathimath Nabaha Naseer, Children’s Ombudsperson’s Office
Click here for presentation4a.Invited speaker- Neuropsychiatric manifestations of neurological conditions
Dr Ahmed Rasheed (IGMH)
Click here for presentation4b.Invited speaker- Regulating mental health care in the Maldives
Uza. Aishath Mohamed
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DAY 2
1a.Auntie Aisha Answers: A Way Forward For Islamically-Based Comprehensive Life Skills Education
Aisha Hussain Rasheed
Click here for presentation1b.Factors contributing to stress among mothers of children with autism spectrum disorders in Maldives
Yuna Siraj & Fathimath Shaheeda, Villa College
Click here for presentation2a.Do we have the right words in Dhivehi language to use when communicating about mental health?Azeeza Afeef, Maldives National UniversityClick here for presentation2b. Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Interventions during Covid-19 in the Maldives
Afaa Mohamed & Mariyam Ifshan Ahmed, Maldivian Red Crescent
Click here for presentation3a. The relationship between online psychological support and psychological wellbeing: A random survery in Maldives and New Zealand
Dr. Afiya Ali, National Centre for Mental Health
Click here for presentation3b. Bullying in Schools: Anti Bullying Policy and Effective Interventions
Dr. Aishath Nasheeda, Mariyam Malsha Muneer, Villa College
Click here for presentation4a. Invited speaker- Implementing Mental Health Policy in Maldives: Challenges and way forward
Aminath Shahuza, Mental Health Department
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Aminath Ula Ahmed, Mental Health Support Group
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Creating Futures & Oevaru Overlap Session
Expanding community mental health services in WHO South East Asia Region (WHO Maldives)
Dr. Mushfique Mahmud
Click here for presentationResonance from the Indian Ocean (Maldives)
Dr. Shanooha Mansoor & Dr. Arif Mohamed, Maldives
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