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10 October Webinar: World Mental Health Day 2018
On Wednesday, 10 October 2018, join the webinar in celebration of "World Mental Health Day" an special event to to launch the Pan American Journal of Public Health’s thematic issue on mental health and the Regional Hub of the Mental Health Innovation Network (MHIN-LAC).
World Mental Health Day (WMHD) aims to raise awareness of mental health globally and mobilize efforts to support mental health. The theme this year is “Young people and mental health in a changing world.”
- DATE: Wednesday, 10 October 2018
- TIME: 10:30 am - 12:00 am EDT (check here the time in your zone)
- RECORDINGS:
- – English: http://bit.ly/2C9RglO
- – Spanish: http://bit.ly/2yatd3e
- REGISTER AT: http://eepurl.com/dI9H9X
Agenda
- 10:30 am - Welcome, introduction to this year’s theme, and the importance of mental health research in the Americas - Anselm Hennis, Director of the Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, (PAHO/WHO)
- 10:45 am - The importance of pulbishing scientific evidence. Pan American Journal of Public Health - Damián Vázquez, Executive Editor of the Pan American Journal of Public Health (PAHO/WHO)
- 11:00 am - Presentation of articles from thematic issue by authors
- 1) Analysis of Governance in the Implementation of the Chilean Community Mental Health Model. Alberto Minoletti
- 2) Direct medical costs of suicide attempts by patients in Colombia’s Antioquia Mental Hospital.- Natalia Trujillo
- 2) Primary care consultation liaison and the rate of psychiatric hospitalizations: a countrywide study in Chile .- Rafael Sepúlveda
- 11:15 am - Launch of Regional Hub of the Mental Health Innovation Network (MHIN-LAC)
- Presentation of promotional video by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Presentation of the MHIN Hub for Latin America and the Caribbean
Matias Irarrazaval, Director of Mental Health Department, Ministry of Health, Chile
- 11:45 am - Questions and Answers - Moderator: Claudina Cayetano, Regional Advisor on Mental Health (PAHO/WHO)
Note: Due to a technical problem, the session didn´t include the presentation of the MHIN for Latin America and the Caribbean. It will be presented in a future date.
Time Correspondence
- 7:30 - Los Angeles
- 09:30 - Mexico City, San Salvador, Tegucigalpa
- 09:30 - Bogotá, Lima, Quito, Kingston
- 10:30 - Bridgetown, La Paz, Sto. Domingo
- 11:30 - Brasilia, Buenos Aires, Stgo de Chile
For other cities, you can calculate the time in the following link.