Imphal, Nov. 26: A Two days National Seminar on “Depression – A ‘Holistic Perspective & Occupational Health Hazards” was held from 25-26 November, 2016. The programme was organized by College of Nursing, RIMS in collaboration with ICMR. It was inaugurated by Prof. Ch. Arun Kumar Singh, Director, RIMS. Prof. H. Jamuna Devi, Principal, College of Nursing, RIMS, Prof. M. Amuba Singh, Medical Superintendent, RIMS Hospital, Prof. Ak. Joy Singh, Dean (Academic) RIMS, RIMS Officials & Faculty of College of Nursing attended the programme.
More than 200 delegates were registered for the said seminar. An international speaker, Ms Radha Saini, Fellow UICC Geneva & Independent Researcher, Patiala, Punjab delivered a speech on “Depression : Its Impact in Medical and Nursing Professionals, Youth, Chronic Patients, Defence Personal, Elderly, Caregivers and Students”.
Prof. R.K Lenin Singh, Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, RIMS delivered a speech on “Neurobiology of depression and management of depression” and Ms. Manju Singh, Lecturer, College of Nursing, AIIMS, New Delhi delivered a speech on “Depression & Post Traumatic Stress disorder relation”.
The seminar was organized to sensitize the general public and nursing fraternity in particular on the love, affection and care to be shown to depressed patient and to highlight and focus on the occupational health hazards experience by the Nursing Community during their service.