Iranian Diaspora Association in Psychiatry (IDAP)
RCPsych., 4 Dec 2015
Why a Diaspora Group?
Up to 7 million Iranians live outside Iran, mostly recent immigrants and representing highly educated, wealthy and successful communities.
We believe that the Iranian Diasporas are a most valuable resource for both the host country and Iran, which requires to be better utilised
In UK? 70 registered at RCPsych. Perhaps 150+ Iranian psychiatrists?
IDAP timeline
Dr Abbasian visited a number of medical institutions in Iran 2014-15
IDAP set up in early 2015 inaugural elections September 2015
Elections and AGM, Sept 2015
Chair – Dr. Abbas Mohammadinasab Deputy Chair – Dr. Cyrus Abbasian Secretary – Dr. Hamid Rahmanian
Who we are...
Psychiatrists of Iranian heritage and cultural connections
promote the development of psychiatry both in Iran and UK
Memberships
1. 30 Members with 5 Honorary Members, 2. All Iranian psychiatrists including psychiatric trainees, 3. Medical students interested in psychiatry4. Psychiatrists from the regions with culturo-linguist
similarities; including Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan,
5. Peter Hughes, Hashim Reza, Prof K. Ashkan
IDAP
Logo - tenth century Persian physician Avicenna; who famously described treatment of clinical lycanthropy and ‘love sickness’. Motto - poem by thirteen century Persian poet Rumi, loosely translated to ‘no health without mental health’.
Aims and objectives
In Irani. To establish links with relevant psychiatric institutions. ii. Collaboration with these institutions in term of research,
education, in advisory capacity, long distance learning/supervision, etc.
iii. Establish links with governmental and NGOs for disaster relief; e.g. with Red Cross/Crescent and the Ministry of Health.
iv. Members training and teaching on how to manage disasters. Training for PTSD.
Aims and objectives
In UKi. Mentorship for Iranian Psychiatrists.ii. Establish links with allied mental health professionals and allied
medical disciplines (neurology, neurosurgery, and neuroscientists)
iii. Encourage other Iranian medical disciplines to establish Diaspora committees.
iv. Undertake works with charitiesv. Bring Iranian psychiatrists over for periods of observation,
training or service provision
So far... in Tehran
32nd Annual Congress of the Iranian Psychiatric Association in Tehran▪ Professor Norman Sartorius ▪ Professor Helen Herrman, the President Elect of WPA▪ Professor Khalid Mufti, Regional Representative of WPA Zone 15▪ Dr Afzal Javed, the Secretary for Sections of WPA
Meeting with policy makers of an NGO setting up a first Schizophrenia Day Centre focusing on the recovery approach.
Met with Dr. Velayati, former Foreign Minister and the President of the Center for Strategic Research
Individually provided advice on ▪ development of Older Adult services ▪ using tools for the diagnosis of autism at the University of Tehran.
32nd Annual Congress Iranian Psychiatric Association
Iran Oct. 2015
Lectures on ‘Community Psychiatry’ Workshops on ‘Family Therapy’ and Alcohol Roozbeh Hospital (University of Tehran) Imam Hospital, to advice on their inpatient
psychosomatic facility
Yazd University
Sites...
Future... Active on Google Group 4 meetings per year
Plan to return to Iran twice in 2016 Yazd International Conference, planned for
2016 Arrange symposiums at Annual Psych
Conference, Tehran for 2016
Bring Iranian psych. trainees over to UK??
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