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CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY

Dr. Shoba Srinath, Professor and Head: (i) Parenting. Annual function of Bengaluru Sankethi Mahila Samaja Trust (Regd), National College Grounds, Basavangudi, Bangalore, 5 January 2013. Target group: Parents (ii) Issues related to children of commercial sex workers. NIMHANS, Bangalore, 27 December 2012. Target group: Counsellors from Samraksha (NGO) (iii) Depression in the young. Mental Health Week programme, Humanity Health Organization, Masina Hospital, Byculla, Mumbai, 7 October 2012. Target group: General public.

Dr. Satish Chandra Girimaji, Professor: (i) Brain development and its disorders. Program in biology for students, JNCASR, Bangalore, 30 November 2012. Target group: Students (ii) New horizons in developmental disorders. Michael Mathias memorial lecture, Bangalore, 1 September 2012. Target group: Parents and special educators

Dr. Shekar P Seshadri, Professor: (i) Managing emotions in individuals with alternate sexuality. Software professionals, Infosys, Bangalore, 5 July 2012 (ii) New agenda for education. Infosys, Bangalore, 9 December 2012.

Dr. K John Vijay Sagar, Associate Professor: (i) Life skills and emotional problems. School Mental Health Programme, Sree Rama Vidyalaya, Bangalore, 6 April 2013. Target group: Teachers.

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Dr. Manoj Kumar Sharma, Associate Professor: (i) Problematic cyber use among youth: An Indian perspective. Workshop on guiding youth Information and communication, FOLD NGO, R.C. College of Commerce, Bangalore,18 November 12. Target group: Youth (ii) Information on drug misuse. Mahila Seva Samaj School, Basavanagudi Bangalore, 26 June 2012. Target group: Students.

Dr. Veena Satyanarayana, Assistant Professor: (i) Dheerga Kaalada Daampathya, (Long-lasting Marriages). Release of Daampathya Gita by Dr. Sumatheendra Nadig, Bangalore, Karnataka, 16 February 2013. Target group: General Public.

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Dr. Gautham M S, Assistant Professor: Prevention of stroke. Occupational Health Training, Department of Factories, Boilers

and Industries, Government of Karnataka, BEML, Bangalore, 16 March 2013. Target group: Industry personnel.

HUMAN GENETICS

Dr. Rajalakshmi Gope, Professor and Head: (i) Genetic changes in human intracranial tumours. Cluster Seminar on Biology to New Biology: The Paradigm Shift, School of Biological Sciences, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, Kerala, 10-12 April 2012. Target group: Post graduate students and Ph.D. students (ii) Human Genome Project (HGP); Ethical, Legal and Social Issues (ELSI)—Eugenics, Euthenics, Euphenics. CNE workshop on genetics, incorporating genetic perspective into quality nursing practice, T John College of Nursing, Bangalore, 4 October 2012. Target group: Nursing students from various Nursing Colleges in Bangalore.

Dr. Chetan GK, Additional Professor: Biomarker in Cancer. Biotechnology Forum, Oxford College, Bangalore, June 2012.Target group: B.Sc and M.Sc students.

NEUROANAESTHESIA

Dr. GS Umamaheswara Rao, Sr. Professor: Panel discussion on critical care at critical times. First FM Zone National Leadership Summit, Microland Limited, Bangalore, 13-14 April 2012. Target group: Software professionals.

NEUROLOGY

Dr. SR Chandra, Professor and Head: Mind and the brain.USHUS public discussion, Vivek Auditorium, Nagercoil, Chennai, 21 July 2012. Target group: Educated public.

Dr. Sanjib Sinha, Additional Professor: Epilepsy. YES-BEEP, Mysore, 28 August 2012. Target group: School science teachers.

Dr. Girish Baburao Kulkarni, Associate Professor: Stroke. World Stroke Day, Bangalore,29 October 2012. Target group: BSc nursing students.

Dr. Madhu N, Assistant Professor: Semiology of seizures. NIMHANS, Bangalore, 5 November 2012. Target group: Interns.

NEUROMICROBIOLOGY

Dr. Shripad A Patil, Professor: (i) Brain and bacteria with special emphasis on M.tuberculosis. Society of Neurochemists

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of India, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 14 April 2012. Target group: Students (ii) Cryptococcal CNS infection-A common presentation in immunocompromised individuals. Current perspectives of Fungi in Health Care and Environment (KAVAASTHA) and 39th Annual Meeting of Mycological of India, Bangalore University, Bangalore, 13-14 March 2013. Target group: Students.

Dr. Veena Kumari HB, Additional Professor: Hand hygiene and practice. Global Hand Washing Day, Bangalore, 15 October 2013. Target group: General Public.

NEUROPATHOLOGY

Dr. SK Shankar, Emeritus Professor: (i) Inaugural address. 4th National Hands-on Workshop on Diagnosis of Hirschsprung’s Disease and Allied Disorders, St.Johns Medical College, Bangalore, 1 March 2013. Target group: Medical professionals (ii) Beyond death—Contributing to the living. Bombay Neurosciences Association, 10th Annual Conference Neuroscientists, Little Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point, Mumbai, 21 April 2012 (iii) Exhibition on Epilepsy and Employment. Indian Epilepsy Association, Bangalore Chapter, Victoria Hospital Compound, Bangalore, 15-17 November 2012. Target group:Public (iv) Dead teach the living: Let us keep an open mind. Public awareness programme, Nightingales Elders Enrichment Centre, Malleswaram, Bangalore, 22 February 2013. Target group: General public and caregivers (v) Dead teach the living: Let us keep an open mind. CME, Karnataka State Super Specialists Association and Rajiv Gandhi Health Sciences, University PMSSY-SSH, Victoria Hospital, Bangalore, 23 March 2013. Target group: Medical professionals.

Dr. Anita Mahadevan, Additional Professor and Dr. SK Shankar, Emeritus Professor: Beyond death: Can we contribute to the living- A gift of hope. Public awareness programme, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Hebbal, 16 January 2013 and 30 January 2013. Target group: School students

NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Dr. Bindu M. Kutty, Professor and Head: Role of women in nation building. Women’s Day celebration, Yelahanka, 8 March 2013. Target group: College students.

Dr. TN Sathyaprabha, Additional Professor: Brain and its function. SfN Outreach programme, JSS School, Bangalore, October 2012 and BNM School, Bangalore, December 2012. Target group: 10, 11 and 12 standard students.

Dr. BS Shankaranarayana Rao, Additional Professor: (i) The ever changing brain: New challenges in treating neurological and psychiatric disorders. Popular Interactive lecture series in Biology, Bangalore University, Bangalore, 27-28 March 2013. Target group: Students, faculty and scientists (ii) The ever changing brain: Neural plasticity and recovery of functions in neurological and psychiatric disorders. Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India, 4 January 2013. Target group:Students, faculty and scientists (iii) Novel research approaches to unravel the brain plasticity and repair mechanisms: New challenges in treating neurological and psychiatric disorders. Fourth National Research Seminar, Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, Kolar, India, 8-9 March 2013. Target group: Medical students and faculty (iv) The ever changing brain: A tool to treat neurological and psychiatric disorders. Revenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha, India, 17 December 2012. Target group: Students, postdocs, teachers and faculty (v) Neural plasticity and treating brain disorders. Science outreach program: Direct Contact lecture Series and Programme in Biology for Students, CNR Rao Hall of Science and Education Technology Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India, 30 November 2012. Target group: Students, faculty and teachers (vi) Brain plasticity and recovery of functions in neurological and psychiatric disorders. DST-Inspire Internship Science Camp Interactive lecture programme, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India, 24-28 September 2012. Target group: Students, faculty and teachers (vii) The ever changing brain: Neural plasticity and recovery of brain functions. National Symposium on Science for Shaping the Future of India, Indian Science Congress - Bangalore Chapter, Visveswarapuram College of Science, Bengaluru, 30-31 August 2012. Target group: Students, teachers, scientists and faculty.

NEUROVIROLOGY

Dr. SN Madhusudana, Professor and Head: Rabies prevention. World Rabies Day 2012, Bangalore, 27 September 2012. Target group: Schoolchildren.

NURSING

Dr. Sailaxmi Gandhi, Assistant Professor: (i) Psychological factors affecting sports performance: Stress, anxiety,tension and aggression and motivation—Theories and dynamics of motivation in sports. Workshop on Physical Education, Bharatiar University, Coimbatore, 20-21 September 2012. Target group: B.P Ed., M.P Ed Students and their faculty (ii) Preparation for board examination. Examination Preparation

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camp for SSLC students, Hombegowda School, Wilson Garden, Bangalore, 30 November 2012. Target group: SSLC students (iii) Stress management and preparation for board examination. Examination Preparation camp for SSLC students, ICDS, Sumangali Seva Ashrama, Bangalore, 31 January 2013. Target group: SSLC students.

PSYCHIATRY

Dr. Sanjeev Jain, Professor and Head: Mad genes and mad people: Untangling the links. CNR Rao Hall of Science Annual Lectures, Bangalore, 30 November 2012. Target group: School children.

Dr. CR Chandrashekar, Sr. Professor: (i) Psychological problems, Nayak’s Hearing Care Clinic, Bangalore, 15 April 2012. Target Group: General public (ii) Divorce: Causes and remedies, Sri Krishna Academy, 10 June 2012. Target Group: General public (iii) How to understand one’s mind, Science Forum, Basavanagar, 20 July 2012. Target Group: General public (iv) Mental health and mental disorder. Mental Health Authority, Dharwad, 11 August 2012. Target Group: General public (v) Mental health: Need for counselling. Skill Sharing Group, Indiranagar, Bangalore, 21 August 2012. Target Group: General public (vi) Health, stress and employed women. KSOU, 04 September 2012. Target Group: Teachers and public (vii) Mental health and mental disorders. Mental Health Authority, Chikkaballapuram, 23 September 2012. Target Group: General public (viii) Mind and mental health. Abalashrama, DVG Road, Bangalore, 28 September 2012. Target Group: Inmates of Abalashram and public (ix) Marital life. Sundaraprakashana, Bangalore, 03 November 2012. Target Group: Public (x) Mental well-being. Brahmana Seva Ashram, Bangalore, 11 November 2012. Target Group: General public (xi) Need for counseling. Anantha Counseling Centre, Bangalore, 10 February 2013 (xii) Contributions of Dr. Anupama Niranjana to Kannada medical literature. Kannada Pustaka Pradhikara, Bangalore, 19 March 2013.

Dr. SK Chaturvedi, Professor: Good health adds life to years.XXVI Annual Scientific Conference of Rama Krishna Mission, Kolkata, West Bengal, 21 July 2012. Target group: Medical professionals and general public.

Dr. Pratima Murthy, Professor: Addiction among women. International Women’s Day, Senate Hall, Bangalore, 8 March 2013. Target group: Women employees.

Dr. Prabha S Chandra, Professor: Psychological support in

sexual assault. Continuing Education Programme of Karnataka Judicial Academy, Bangalore, 9 February 2013. Target group: District Judges.

Dr. Srikala Bharath, Professor: (i) Geriatrics and health – A concept and possibility. Meeting of the Tranquil Senior Citizens Forum, Bangalore, 14 May 2012. Target group: Senior citizens (ii) Emotional and sexual development of adolescents with disabilities. Parents Meet, Spastic Society of Karnataka, Bangalore, 12 July 2012. Target group: Parents of adolescents with special needs.

Dr. Suresh BM, Additional Professor: (i) Forensic Psychiarty. Karnataka Judicial Academy, Bangalore, (a) 13 March 2012 (b) 7 April 2012. Target group: Bangalore Judges (ii) Family issue, counselling and therapy. VII Refresher Course, Karnataka Judicial Academy, Bangalore, 26 July 2012. Target group: District Judges, Family, Labour Court and Industrial Tribunals (iii) Psychological support to Prosecutrix. Continuing Education Programme for District Judges, Karnataka Judicial Academy, Bangalore, (a) 5 February 2013 (b) 13 February 2013 (c) 20 February 2013 (d) 28 February 2013. Target group: District Judges.

Dr. PT Sivakumar, Additional Professor: (i) Mental health care in elderly. Annual get-together of retired employees of Revenue Department, Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, 26 August 2012. Target group: Senior Citizens (ii) Cognitive problems in elderly. Annual get-together of retired employees of Revenue Department, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, 16 February 2013. Target group: Senior citizens.

Dr Santosh Loganathan, Associate Professor: (i) Dementia. World Alzheimer’s Day Commemoration, Shri. BM Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Bijapur, 29 September 2012. Target group: Medical students, interns, faculty of medical college (ii) Cognitive problems among elderly. World Alzheimer’s Day Commemoration, Shri. B M Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Bijapur, 29 September 2012. Target group: Senior Citizens (iii) Improving cognition in severe mental illness. Weekly lecture to families of AMEND, Bangalore, 17 December 2012. Target group: Family members of clients with severe mental illness.

PSYCHIATRIC SOCIAL WORK

Dr. R Dhanasekarapandian, Additional Professor: Violence against women. Indian Social Institute, Benson Town, Bangalore, 14 March 2013. Target group: Community women volunteers.

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PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Dr. Chittaranjan Andrade, Professor: (i) Publishing real world research: Processes, challenges and best practices. LOGOS Symposium on Read World Studies in Psychiatry: Experience to Evidence, Bangalore, 8 April 2012 (ii) Neuroplasticity as an antidepressant mechanism. All-India PG (Psychiatry), CME, Bangalore, 27 April 2012 (iii) Drug compliance in psychiatry. First Annual National Conference 2012, Sunshine Wellness Centre, Bombay, 3 June 2012 (iv) Two-day workshop on Research Methodology. Government Medical College, Trivandrum, 12-13 July 2012 (v) Blonanserin. (a)VS Medical College, Ahmedabad, 15 July 2012 (b) Mangalore Psychiatric Society, Mangalore, 7 February 2013 (vi) Newer strategies in the management to schizophrenia. CME, Poona Psychiatrists’ Association, Pune,15 July 2012 (vii) Advances in Psychopharmacology. Spandana Hospital, Bangalore, 17 July 2012 (viii) Schizophrenia: Exploring newer avenues. Delhi Psychiatric Society, Delhi, 21 July 2012 (ix) New trends in antipsychotics. Indian Psychiatric Society, Lucknow, 22 July 2012 (x) Pharmacological management of schizophrenia: An update on newer antipsychotics. Indian Psychiatric Society, Aurangabad, 25 July 2012 (xi) New research in antipsychotic drug therapy. SMS Medical College, Jaipur, 26 July 2012 (xii) New treatment options for schizophrenia. Hyderabad Psychiatric Society, Hyderabad, 1 August 2012 (xiii) Psychopharmacology. CME, Mental Health Institute, SCB Medical College Hospital, Cuttack, 3 August 2012 (xiv) Challenges in psychiatry and the way ahead. CME, Indian Psychiatric Society, Calcutta, West Bengal, 4 August 2012 (xv) Recent advances in the management of schizophrenia. RINPAS, Ranchi, 5 August 2012 (xvi) Latest developments in the treatment of schizophrenia. Indian Psychiatric Society, Bihar, 8 August 2012 (xvii) Advances in the psychopharmacology of psychosis. CME, LTM College and Hospital, Mumbai, 12 August 2012 (xviii) Recent advances in the treatment of schizophrenia and Novel antipsychotics. Indian Psychiatric Society, Madurai, 25 August 2012 (xix) Newer antipsychotics. CME, Vidarbha Psychiatric Society, Nagpur, 2 September 2012 (xx) Review of basics in biostatistics. Advanced Health Research Methodology Course, St. John’s Research Institute, Bangalore, 04 September 2012 (xxi) Psychopharmacology in live randrenal disease. Maharashtra Postgraduate Training Program, Mahabaleshwar, Pune, 9 September 2012 (xxii) Newer antidepressants: A paradigm shift. Visakha Psychiatric Society, Vishakhapatnam. 1 November 2012 (xxiii) Depression.

Delhi Psychiatric Society, New Delhi, 3 November 2012 (xxiv) Recent advances in the management of depression. Vidarbha Psychiatric Society, Nagpur, 4 November 2012 (xxv) Newer treatments in depressive disorders. CME. Poona Psychiatric Association, Pune, 24 November 2012 (xxvi) Agomelatine. Indian Psychiatric Society, (a) Kolhapur, 28 November 2012 (b) Nasik,14 December 2012 (xxvii) Workshop on research methodology. CME. Indian Psychiatric Society, West Zone, Nagpur, 2 December 2012 (xxviii) Memantine. Lundbeck Research Institute, Hyderabad, 8 December 2012 (xxix) Recent trends in the management of depression. Guntur Psychiatric Society, Guntur, 13 December 2012 (xxx) Agomelatine: A new antidepressant. Indian Psychiatric Society, Aurangabad, 15 December 2012 (xxxi) Advances in antidepressant therapy. Venad Psychiatrists Guild, Trivandrum, 21 December 2012 (xxxii) Treatment of depression: newer perspectives. Ernakulam Psychiatric Society, Cochin, 22 December 2012 (xxxiii) Drug compliance in psychiatry. CME. Indian Psychiatric Society, West Bengal and Indian Association of Private Psychiatrists, West Bengal, 19 January 2013 (xxxiv) Possible pharmacological interventions in Alzheimer’s disease. CME. Lundbeck Institute, (a) Madras, 24 January 2013 (b) Delhi, 3 February 2013 (xxxv) Looking beyond cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s disease. CME. Lundbeck Institute, Bangalore, 25 January 2013 (xxxvi) The role of pharmacological interventions in managing everyday challenges in Alzheimer’s disease. CME. Lundbeck Institute, (a) Hyderabad, 26 January 2013(b) Mumbai, 2 February 2013 (xxxvii) Role of pharmacologicl interventions in managing behavioural disturbances in Alzheimer’s disease. CME, Lundbeck Institute, Calcutta, 27 January 2013 (xxxviii) CYP enzyme system and practical drug interactions in psychiatry. Workshop. DYPatil Medical College and Hospital, Bombay, 2 February 2013 (xxxix) Placebo and its mechanisms in medicine. CME, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Trichur,10-13 January 2013 and 23 February 2013.

SPEECH PATHOLOGY

Dr. BK Yamini, Assistant Professor: Voice changes with age in both men and women (a) Communication impairments following stroke (b) It is the brain that speaks (c) Speech, language and communication (d) Aphasia—Myths and facts, Yogakshema. Health Fair for the Senior Citizens, Rotary Bangalore Cantonment and Rotary Bangalore Southwest, HN Kalakshetra, Jayanagar, Bangalore, 2-3 February 2013. Target group: General public.