Conference
Report on the 13th Malaysian Conference on Psychological Medicine and the 1st National Conference on Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Date: 15 August 2007
The 13th Malaysian Conference on Psychological Medicine and the 1st National Conference on Child & Adolescent Psychiatry was held from the 7th to the 9th of June, 2007 at the Parkroyal Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. Pre-conference workshops were held on Thursday, the 7th of June, 2007 and the conference proper lasted for 2 days from 8th to 9th June 2007. The main theme for the Malaysian Conference on Psychological Medicine was �Sharing the Care of Mental Illness�. This was also the first time a Child & Adolescent Psychiatry conference was held in conjunction with the main conference, and the theme was �Young children at risk � The Malaysian Scene�. The conference was an opportunity for the participants to bring forth new ideas and engage in discussions about the latest views on how to improve the psychiatric services in Malaysia, focusing on general psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry. The conference was officially opened by the Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development, Malaysia, the Honourable, Dato� Faizah Mohd Tahir. In attendance for the Opening Ceremony was also the Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Women & Family development, Dato� Hajah Shamsiah Abdul Rahman. Together with the President and Organizing Chairman, Prof Hussain and Co-Chairperson, Assoc Prof Zasmani, the Chief Guest also launched the Malaysian Psychiatric Association E-Journal. This year�s conference was attended by approximately 350 participants who participated in the numerous Plenary, Symposia, Concurrent Sessions and Lunch & Dinner Symposiums that were held. Among the invited speakers included, Dr. Paul Robertson, Dr. Andrew Wake, Prof Tim Lambert, Dr. Phil Lee and Dr. Bernardo L. Conde. The conference came to a close on 9th June, 2007 with awards for best free paper being given away. Overall the conference was a great success and a first in many areas for Psychiatry in Malaysia. Dr. Philip George
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