Specialty Practi-Med: Mental Health is an innovative continuing medical education program organized by Harvard Medical School Dubai Center Institute for Postgraduate Education and Research and Dubai Healthcare City. This program is designed to review state-of-the-art information for Healthcare Professionals on the diagnosis and management of Mental Health disorders with a focus on anxiety and depression. Through didactic lectures, case discussions and interactive sessions, participants will have the opportunity to learn from distinguished faculty and have personal interaction with leaders in Mental Health.

For all inquiries please contact info-hmsdc@hms.harvard.edu.

Timothy J. Petersen, PhD
Associate Director, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Division of Postgraduate Education
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Sheikh Saoud Abdulla Al Mulla
Consultant & Psychiatry Department Head, Rashid Hospital
Department of Health & Medical Services, Dubai, UAE

David Nutt, MD
Professor of Psychiatry, Director of Psychopharmacology Unit, University of Bristol, UK

George I. Papakostas, MD
Director of Treatment Resistant Depression Studies, Depression Clinical and Research Program,
Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Ellie G. Karam, MD
Professor and Department Head of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology,
Balamand University School of Medicine, St. George University Medical Center

Melanie Schlatter, PhD
Consultant Health Psychologist for the Human Relations Institute, Dubai, UAE

Valsamma Eapen, PhD, FRCPsych
Professor of Child Psychiatry, UAE University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Hany Shafey, MB ChB
Clinical Associate Professor (Adj), Department of Psychiatry, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Psychiatric Consultant, Dhahran Health Center, Saudi Aramco Oil Company

Azfar Malik, MD, MBA, FAPA
CEO and Chief Medical Officer, Center Pointe Hospital, Charles, MO

This CME program is designed for:
  • Primary care physicians
  • Pediatricians
  • Psychiatrists
  • Psychologists
  • Counselors
  • Social workers
  • Other mental health professionals
  • Medical students
  • Nurses

Note: Registration fees for the upcoming Specialty Practi-Med: Mental Health on November 8 - 9, 2007 are USD $410 (AED 1500). Click here to register online.