National seminar organised
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 26 2016:
A two-day National seminar on "Depression- A Holistic Perspective and Occupational Health Hazards" organised by College of Nursing, RIMS was held on November 25 and November 26 .
The two day seminar which was inaugurated by RIMS Director Ch Arun Kumar Singh was also attended by Prof H Jamuna Devi, Principal, College of Nursing, RIMS, Prof M Amuba Singh, Medical Superintendent, RIMS, Prof Ak Joy Singh, Dean (Academic), RIMS, officials and faculty of College of Nursing, RIMS.
The seminar was organised to sensitize the general public and nursing fraternity in particular on how to show affection, love and care to depressed patients and to highlight and focus on the occupational health hazards experienced by the nursing community during delivering their service.
Radha Saini of UICC, Geneva spoke on "Depression : Its impact in medical and nursing professionals, youth, chronic patients, defence personnel, elderly, caregivers and students" .
While Prof RK Lenin Singh, Department of Psychiatry, RIMS spoke on "Neurobiology of depression and management of depression" and Manju Singh, Lecturer, College of Nursing, AIIMS, New Delhi spoke on "Depression and post traumatic stress disorder relation" .