ABOUT C-FAR
HOW TO REGISTER
Following options are available 1. Submit the registration form online at www.deaddiction.co 2. Call 9633100011 or 9995221659 3. Institutions may just inform us the total no. of participants by phone or email. Our e-mail id is
[email protected]
Center for Addiction Recovery (C-FAR) provides the most comprehensive de-addiction care in Kerala. Our multidisciplinary team includes Physicians, Psychiatrist, Gastroenterologists, Addiction Counselors, Neurologist and Psychologists who can attend to the diverse needs of patients with addictions. Our Addiction Counselors are extensively trained in the latest, scientific, internationally followed interventions like Motivational Interviewing, Coping Skills Training, etc. The Center is based in St. Thomas Multispeciality Hospital, a healthcare project of Archdiocese of Changanacherry.
WORKSHOP ON
CLINICAL ISSUES IN ALCOHOLISM
Registration fee is Rs 100. Payment need to be made at the venue only. Last date for registration is 1st October.
Our website (www.deaddiction.co) features lots of information on addictions in both Malayalam and English
Inauguration Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan (Hon. Minister of Revenue & Vigilance)
Center for Addiction Recovery (C-FAR) St. Thomas Hospital, Chethipuzha Kurisummoodu PO, Changanacherry PIN 686104 Kottayam Dt. Ph: 04812 721797 Fax: 04812 721584 De-addiction Helpline: 96331 00011 E-mail:
[email protected] www.deaddiction.co www.facebook.com/deaddiction
In the presence of His Excellency Mar George Kocherry (Appostholic Nuncio to Zimbabwe)
St. Thomas Hospital Changanacherry Tuesday, 11th October 2011 9 AM – 4 PM
ORGANISERS
1. Center for Addiction Recovery (C-FAR), St. Thomas Multi-specialty Hospital, Changanacherry 2. Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS), Kerala State Branch 3. St. Thomas College of Nursing, Changanacherry
SCHEDULE SESSION I – BASIC ISSUES An introduction to alcoholism – Dr. Roy Abraham Kallivayalil (Professor & Head, Dept. of Psychiatry, Pushapagiri Institute of Medical Sciences; National President-Elect, IPS) Psychiatric aspects of alcoholism – Dr. Varghese Punnoose (Additional Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, Kottayam Medical College; Secretary, IPS Kerala State Branch) Assessment of patients with alcohol-related problems – Dr. Samir Kumar Praharaj (Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal)
WHO CAN ATTEND?
• Trainees in Psychiatry, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Psychiatric Nursing, etc. • Professionals and volunteers working in deaddiction field
SESSION II – PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS Addiction Counseling: an overview – Dr. Shahul Ameen (Psychiatrist, C-FAR) Family assessment and family interventions in alcoholism – Dr. John Johnson (Professor & Head, Dept. of Social Work, Marian College Kuttikkanam; Former Consultant Psychiatric Social Worker, NIMHANS, Bangalore) Therapeutic community – Fr. Thomas Kochelechamkalam (Director, Archdiocesan Temperance Movement for Awareness and Treatment of Addicts; National President, Federation of Indian NGOs for Drug Abuse Prevention)
SESSION III – MEDICAL ASPECTS VENUE
Auditorium, St. Thomas College of Nursing, St. Thomas Hospital Campus, Chethipuzha, Changanacherry
Physical complications of alcoholism – Dr. Praveen Thomas (Neurologist & Algologist, St. Thomas Hospital Chethipuzha) Pharmacotherapy of alcohol dependence – Dr. Kaushik Goswami (Senior Resident, NIMHANS, Bangalore)
The venue will feature an exhibition on alcoholism, and the workshop will be followed by screening of Days of Wine and Roses, a movie about alcoholism
