Aga Khan University: First National Seminar on Suicide Prevention

First National Seminar on Suicide Prevention Suicide: Hidden Realities in Pakistan

September 30, 2009

Aga Khan University’s Department of Continuing Professional Education and Suicide Prevention and Research Interest Group (SPRInG) in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA is organising the first national seminar on suicide prevention – Suicide: Hidden Realities in Pakistan on Wednesday, September 30, 2009.

Time and Venue
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
AKU Auditorium, Karachi, Pakistan

Topics

• Epidemiology of Suicide and Deliberate Self Harm
• Suicidal Behaviour in Children and Adolescents
• Suicidal Behaviour in Women
• Socio-Cultural and Religious Aspects
• Medico-Legal Issues
• Management of Suicidal Behaviour
• Panel Discussion

Workshop
Seminar will be followed by a workshop on Suicide Risk: Identification and Management

Time: 2:00 – 5:00 p.m
Venue: Conference Room, Department of Emergency Medicine, AKU Karachi Pakistan

Who should attend?
Health care providers, medical and nursing students, social workers, teachers, media persons and general public

Registration

For seminar:	Rs 200
For workshop	Rs 300
For seminar and workshop:	Rs 400

For more details, please contact:
Aga Khan University, Hospital Karachi, Pakistan

Source: AKU

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