This event is part of ACAMH India’s FREE webinar series that aims to enhance learning of child and adolescent mental health. We have planned this event to enable practical insights in the area of Paediatric Psychopharmacology for trainee and practising psychiatrists. The content will be primarily practice focused with additional research evidence relevant to clinical practice.
Our guest speakers are Dr. Eesha Sharma, Assistant Professor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bangalore, will talk on ‘Basic Principles of Paediatric Psychopharmacology’. Dr. Soumitra Shankar Datta, Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, Department of Palliative Care and Psycho-oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Kolkata, will talk on ‘Management of Psychosis in children and adolescents’
Booking
Sign up to this free event at this link or on the Book Now button at the top of the screen and complete the form that follows. You’ll then receive an email confirmation and a link to the webinar, plus we’ll send you a calendar reminder nearer the time. ACAMH Members attending will be eligible for an electronic CPD certificate. Non-members can opt to receive an electronic CPD certificate for just £5, simply select this option at point of booking.
Learning objectives
- Basic principles of Psychopharmacological management in children and adolescents
- Initiation and maintenance of antipsychotic medication in children and adolescents diagnosed with Psychosis
- Cochrane systematic reviews on management of psychosis in children and adolescents
Who should attend
Trainees of Psychiatry (MD/DNB), trainees of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Fellowship/DM), practising Psychiatrists and Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists, together with CAMHS and mental health professionals.
About the speakers
Dr. Eesha Sharma works as an Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NIMHANS. She completed her MD(Psychiatry), Post-doctoral Fellowship in Obsessive Compulisve Disorder, and PhD at NIMHANS. Her areas of interest include Psychopathology, Psychotherapeutic Processes, Psychopharmacology, Biological Psychiatry, Outcome assessments, Health systems, and Psychiatric Epidemiology.
Dr. Soumitra S Datta is a consultant child psychiatrist currently working in the field of pediatric liaison psychiatry in Tata Medical Center, Kolkata. His research interests are psycho-oncology, decision making, attachment, and social aspects of medicine. Soumitra holds an honorary research appointment with the Institute of Clinical Trials & Methodology of the University College London. He trained in psychiatry in Christian Medical College Vellore and also in the United Kingdom. He worked as a consultant child psychiatrist at the Maudsley Hospital and Kings College Hospital, London prior to his current post in India. He has been a lead reviewer for Cochrane Collaboration and his recent Cochrane review on Psychological interventions for adolescents with psychosis was a featured review of the Cochrane Collaboration in 2020.