2018 IAPA Annual Event Program

39^th Indo-American Psychiatric Association

Scientific Program

Date: Sunday, May 6^th 2018

Time: 11:30 AM – 4:15 PM

Venue: New York Hilton, 1335 Avenue of the America, New York

Schedule

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Poster Session

12: 30 PM – 12:35 PM: Welcome and Introduction of outstanding Academician, Dilipkumar Patel, M.D., President, IAPA

12:35 PM – 1: 20 PM: Outstanding Academician Lecture/Presentation: “The Clinician Educator Experience – Challenges and Rewards” Rameshwari Tumuluru, M.D

1:20 PM to 1:30 PM: Q & A with Dr. Tumuluru

1:30 PM to 1:40 PM: Announcement of Poster Presentation Awards (1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd)

1: 40 PM – 1:50 PM: Tea/Coffee Break

2:00 PM – 4:10 PM:  Theme Presentation: “Societal Challenges –Current and Future Psychiatric Prospective”

2:00 PM – 2:20 PM: Introduction of Speakers and presentation: “Societal challenges Related to Legalization of Marijuana”: Dilipkumar Patel, M.D.

2:20 PM – 2:40 PM: “Opioid Crisis – The Physicians’ Role”: George Mathews, M.D.

2:40 PM – 3:00 PM: “Gun Violence: A Societal Challenge? The Florida School Tragedy”: Bhagirathy Sahasranaman, M.D.

3:00 PM – 3:20 PM: “Preventing Gun Violence in Children”: Nina Agrawal, M.D.

3:20 PM – 3:40 PM: “The South Asian Challenge”: Vasudev Makhija, M.D.

3:40 PM – 4:10 PM: Panel discussion and Questions to Speakers. Panelist joining to Speakers. Rama Rao Gogineni, M.D.

4:10 PM: Vote of thanks and information about evening Banquet Dinner, Meena Ramani, M.D., President-Elect, IAPA

4:15 PM: Adjourn

Banquet/Award Dinner and business meeting at Utsav Restaurant:

7 PM onwards. Address: 1185 Avenue of America (between 48^th and 49^th Street and east of 5^th avenue) New York # 212 575 2525