CCAMH Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conference

Posted on: Thu 24-03-2016

1st Child & Adolescent Mental Health Conference & 4th CCAMH Workshops, Public Lectures & Symposia in Celebration of the Day of the African Child in Nigeria

Date: Tuesday 14th June to Thursday 16th June 2016

Venue: University College Hospital, Ibadan

Theme: "Child Mental Health For Nation Building"

Subtheme:

Abstracts relating to the following subthemes are welcome as well as other related themes:

* Strengthening Families & Community to Nurture Healthy Infants, Children & Adolescents

* Psychosocial Interventions For Children, Families & Communities

* Culture, Child Rearing & Mental Health

* Provision of Mental Health Sciences in School Settings

* Mental Health & Vulnerable Children

* Policy, National Growth & Child & Adolescent Mental Health

* Child Mental Health & The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

* Gender Issues & Mental Health

Who is this Conference For ?

* Multi-disciplinary: Profesionals working with children in education, Health, Juvenile Justice, Non-governmental Organisations & Sectors

* Members of the Press

* Parents & caregivers

* Policy Makers

* Children & Adolescemts

Keynote Speaker:

Chiara Servili, MD, MPH, PhD.

Focal Point For Child & Adolescent Mental Health, WHO Geneva Switzerland; Advising & Supporting governemnts & Civil Society organisation on Promoting child mental health & addressing the mental health needs of young people, with a focus on low resource settings.

Plenary Speakers & Workshop Facilitators:

Cornelius Ani, MSc, MRCP, MD, Fellow, Higher Education Academy(UK)

Child & Adolesent Psychiatrist, Paediatrician & Leading Research & Trainer on Psychologyical Interventions in Child & Adolescent Mental Health

Olayinka A. Egbokhare Ph.D. Communication & Language Arts

Leading Researcher in Message Development, advocacy, behaviour change, communication, gender studeies & Mass Media effects;

Naoufel Gaddour MD,

President,African Association for Child Adolescent Mental Health(AACAMAH)

Associate Professor in Child Psychiatry, Monastir University, Tunisia;

Ezer Kang Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology (APA Accredited)

Associate Professor of Psychology, Howard Unicersity, Washington,DC USA

Afolabi Lesi MBBS, MSc.(Mother & Child Health )FWACP(Paed), FRCP.

Professor of Paediatric Neurology & Leading Research in Child Development

Oluwayemi Cecilia Ogun MBBS, MSc, FWACP(Psychiatry), MNIM.

Pioneer Director of First Multidisciplinary Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service Centre in Nigeria; President, Assocation for Child & Adolescent Psychiatry & Allied Professions in Nigeria(ACAPAN)

Olapeju Simoya, MD, MPH, BDS, FAAFP

Associate Professor of Family Medicine & Epidemiology, The Commonwealth Medical College, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA;

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The Scientific Committee invites you to submit abstracts for oral, poster, workshop & symposia Presentations

Submission Guidelines

Abstracts Should be no longer than 300 words & should be in the following forma;

Title, Authors & Institutions/Organization, Introduction, Method, Results, Conclusions, Support(if Any). All Abstracts should be sent not later than April 30th 2016 in body or as an attachment to the following email address: [email protected]

Authors will be notified of decisions on their abstract no later than May 14th, 2016

Authors should indicate their preferred mode of presentation along with the abstract, but please note that the final decision rests with the Scienfic Committee.

CPD Units to be earned

Registration Details

Send email to:

[email protected] or

Call+2348109854936, +2347054406528 for registration cost and other information

Early Registration rate end May 14, 2016,

Registration early and get the lowest rates.

Conference Convener: Olayinka O. Omigbodun

Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, University of Ibadan & University College Hospital Ibadan; Director, Centre for Child & Adolescent Mental Health (CCAMH), University of Ibadan: Pas President International Assocation of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry & Allied Professions(IACAPAP)

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