National Consultative Meet on Youth and Adolescent Health

The National Consultative Meet was held in Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi on 1^st Feb, 2014 and was attended by close to 200 delegates and experts from the fields of nutrition, reproductive health, administration, education, media, psychology, nursing and social work. The meeting deliberated in the light of presentations made by the members, based on literature reviewed, and developed a consensus for the topics covered. The program schedule is given below with participants and speakers:

 

EMERGING ISSUES IN YOUTH AND ADOLESCENTS:

A NATIONAL CONSULTATIVE MEET

Venue: 3^rd Floor Lecture Theater, Department of Community Medicine, MAMC, New Delhi

Saturday 1 Feb 2014 (TENTATIVE PROGRAM)
9.00-10.00am	Registration
10.00-11.00am	Inauguration
10.00-10.05 10.05-10.10   10.10-10.15 10.15-10.20 10.20-10.25 10.25-10.55 10.55.11.00	Welcome address                  Dr. Jugal Kishore, Prof & Secretary General IAAH Introduction to IAAH             Dr. Prema Bali, President IAAH, Former                                                       Professor Community Medicine AIIMS Address by Guest of Honor  Dr. Deepak K Tempe, Dean MAMC Address by Special Guest     Dr. Mahesh Verma, Director Principal, MAIDS, New Delhi Address by Special Invitee   Dr. JK Das, Director NIHFW, New Delhi Address by Chief Guest        Mr. Amod Kanth, Gen Sec PRAYAS JAC SOCIETY Vote of thanks:                      Prof. Surrinder H Singh Vice President IAAH
11.00-11.15	Tea Break
11.15am-1.00pm	Scientific Session “Road Map Formulation for Youth & Adolescent Health”
Chairs         Topic & Speakers 11.15-1.10	Dr. Suneela Garg, Director Professor Community Medicine MAMC, New Delhi Dr. Vasanthi Krishnan, National Coordinator (NHCRSC), IEC Div NACO and Vice President IAAH   Need for Skill development for adolescents Mr. Sharda Prasad IAS ( Retd)  Advisor to Government of Arunachal Pradesh.   Mental health problems in adolescents and youth Dr. Rajesh K Sagar, Professor Psychiatry AIIMS; Secretary Central  Mental Health Authority, MoHFW, Government of India   Social and sexual health issues among adolescents  Dr. Prema Bali, President IAAH, Former Professor Community Medicine AIIMS   Evidence based interventions to address Adolescent Oral Health Dr. Vikrant Mohanti, Head Community Dentistry and Tobacco cessation Clinic, MAIDS, New Delhi
1.10-2.00PM	Lunch
2.00-3.30PM	National Consultative Group Work
Group 1 Chair   Rapporteur	Reproductive Health & HIV/AIDS, Gender and Sexuality (Lecture Theater 3rd Floor) Dr. Harish Pemde, Professor Pediatrics, LHMC    Dr. Manisha Gohel, Assist Prof Com Med, PSMC, Karamsad, Dr. Vasanthi Krishnan, National Coordinator (NHCRSC), IEC Div NACO Dr. Nandini Sharma, Dir Professor Com Med MAMC, New Delhi Dr. JG Prasuna, Prof Com Med LHMC Dr. JP Kapoor, Director School Health, Govt of NCT Delhi Dr. Sonia Trikha, Practicing Gynecologist worked in Unicef and WHO Dr. Ashok Kumar, Training in-charge, MCD Dr. Vidya Surwade Assoc Prof, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, U. P. Dr. Manju Toppo, Associate Professor Com Med GMC Bhopal Ms. Shah Mittal, Bhopal, Unicef Dr. Pragya Sharma, Assoc Prof Com Med MAMC Dr. Ragini Sahay, Associate Professor, NOIDA Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, Assistant Professor, Com Med LLRM Medical College Meerut Dr. Anjana Verma, MAMC Dr. Pallavi Boro, MAMC
Group 2   Chairs   Rapporteur	Employment and Skill development  (Conference Room)   Mr. S Krishnan IAS (Retd) Former Secretary to Government of India   Dr. Niti Pall, CMO HCL   Dr. Saudan Singh, Dir Prof & HOD Com Med VMMC Safdarjung Hosp Mr. RK Mandal, Principal, Bangalore MR. Satish Bali, Senior Architect, New Delhi Ms. KG Santhya, Population Council Dr. Amod Kumar Prof. HOD Community Health, St Stephan Hospital Dr. OP Kansal, Advisor-Injection Safety, BD Medical, Gurgaon, Haryana Dr. Madan Gopal, Health Insurance Min. of Labour Ms. Vinita Srivastava, Associate Professor Engineering College, Ghaziabad Ms. Monika Sharma, Teacher, School Gautam Nagar, New Delhi Dr. OP Rajoura, Associate Professor Com Med UCMS New Delhi Dr.Tapas Kumar Roy Associate Professor Com Med LHMC New Delhi Dr. Ashish Mittal, CEO, OHMCS Dr. Jitender Meena,  MAMC New Delhi Dr. Anshul Shukla, MAMC New Delhi Mr. Jivika Mittal, Journalist Drug Today
Group 3   Chairs   Rapporteur	Adverse Effects of Substance Use, tobacco and Mental Health (Seminar Room) Dr. RC Jiloha, Director Professor & Head GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi Dr. DR Gaur, Professor & Head Community Medicine MAMC Agroha Haryana   Dr. Paras Agarwal, MAMC,   Dr. Rajesh Sagar, Professor Psychiatry AIIMS and Member Secretary Central  Mental Health Authority, MoHFW, Government of India Dr. Rahul Bansal, Prof & Head Com Med Subharthi Medical College, Meerut, UP Dr. Dinesh Kataria, Professor Psychiatry, LHMC New Delhi Ms. Nirmala Singh Vice Principal Nursing College, RML Hospital Dr. OP Jhirwal, Associate Prof. Psychiatry IBHAS, Delhi Dr. Junaid, Professor Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi Dr. Vikrant Mohanti, Assistant Professor MAIDS, New Delhi   Ms. Savita Verma, Senior Freelance Journalist Dr. Arun Kumar, SHKM Govt Medical College, Nalhar Mewat, Haryana Dr. Aisha Parveen, Assistant Professor Jamia Hamdard, Delhi Dr. Amrinder, Star Dental India  Dr. Drishti, MAMC, New Delhi Dr. Neha Gupta, SRF, Com Med MAMC, New Delhi
Group 4 Chairs     Rapporteur	Nutrition and Life Style Disorders (Senior Resident Room) Dr. D Bachani, Dir Prof & Head LHMC, Dy Commissioner NCD, MOFHW Dr. Brahm Prakash, Chief Medical Director Northern Railways   Dr. T Anand, MAMC, New Delhi Dr. Sangeeta Yadav, Dir Professor Pediatrics MAMC, New Delhi Dr. Eram Rao, Associate Professor, Food and Nutrition, Delhi University Ms. Nishu Chaudhry USAID Consultant (Media Planning) IEC Division, MoHFW  Dr.  Manish Goel, Associate Professor, LHMC, New Delhi Dr. Om Lata, Assistant Professor Physiology, AIIMS, Jodhpur Ms. Usha Kumar, Regional Director Education, Govt of NCT Delhi Dr. Meeta Jain, Assistant Professor, Com Med LHMC New Delhi Ms. Seema Rani , Assistant Professor Nursing College Jamia Hamdard Dr. Sadia Nikhat, Assistant Professor Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi Ms. Swati Sharma, Scientist (TIFAC) Dept.of Science and Technology, Govt.of India Dr. Tapas Nair, MAMC, New Delhi

3:30 -4.15 PM   5.00 PM	Presentation by the groups 10 minutes each   Valedictory Function
5.15PM onward	High Tea