Seminar on "Substance Use Prevention Among Youth" on Dated: 8-12-2022 at National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad-Pakistan

ISSUP Pakistan Chapter organized a Seminar on " Seminar on Substance Use Prevention Among Youth". By Following the theme "Addressing Drug Challenges in Health and Humanitarian Crises" in Collaboration with TABA NUST SDG Student Hub NUST at National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad-Pakistan.

The purpose of this seminar is to address the increasingly concerning issue of drug use among Youth by raising awareness and guiding those affected where to get help from. on Thursday, 8th December 2022 at NIT Seminar Hall, NUST H12 campus .

Presenters/Guest Speakers from various departments and having Highly professional background and huge experience in the field were invited and They shared much valued knowledge about Substance use Prevention.

This event particularly designed to address Youth and Academia.

Mr. Bashir Ahmad Naz President ISSUP Pakistan Chapter President grace the event as Chief guest and paid vote of Thanks to all. He also sponsored refreshments for the all Participants and Guests.

Certificates for participation who attend this Seminar were awarded to the Participants.

Shields as Token of Appreciation were also presented to the Guest Speakers.

GUEST SPEAKERS and TOPICS

 

TOPIC: INTRODUCTION OF ISSUP AND ISSUP PAKISTAN CHAPTER

Saima Asghar

Social worker

Director 

ISSUP-Pakistan

General Secretary 

M A Jinnah Foundation (Regd)

Executive Director

New Life Rehab Centre

(For SUD Prevention, Treatment & Rehabilitation)

 

TOPIC: DON’T BE DUPED-TOBACCO IS FATAL FOR ALL PARTICULARLY YOUTH

Mr. Shahzad Alam Khan

National Professional Officer/WHO

Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs),

Tobacco Control and Mental Health, World Health Organisation/WHO.

He has been working in the World Health Organization as National Professional Officer Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs), Tobacco Control and Mental Health. He has a progressive experience of over 25 years with a particular focus on policy development for the prevention and control of NCDs, promotion of mental health and well being and on curbing tobacco use particularly among youth.

 

TOPIC: MENTAL HEALTH AND DRUG ADDICTION IN YOUTH

Dr Syed Azhar Ali Kazmi

Consultant Psychiatrist

MBBS, FCPS Psychiatry

Head of department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences Poonch Medical College/ CMH Rawalakot Azad Kashmir.

Fellow (Psychiatry)College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan.

Internationally certified addiction professional.

National Trainer of Universal Treatment Curriculum.

Provincial Secretary (AJK) Pakistan Psychiatric Society.

Areas of Research

Psychosexual disorders, Prevalence of SUD, Pharmacological interventions in Schizophrenia, Comorbid Obesity among depressive illness patients, Alexithymia.

 

TOPIC: DRUG ADDICTION AND SUBSTANCE USE IN YOUTH)

Dr Usama Bin Zubair

Consultant Psychiatrist

MBBS, FCPS (Psychiatry, GOLD MEDALIST), MRCPsych (UK), Member American Academy of addiction Psychiatry (USA), Advanced training in Liasion psychiatry and Psychiatric intensive care (Ireland)

Consultant psychiatrist and psychotherapist

Certified DBT therapist

Foundation University School of Health Sciences

Premium diagnostic centre Sadar Rawalpindi

Over 80 publications in national and international journals

Pioneer psychiatrist in establishing services for emotion focused therapies for adolescents and students

(Drug addiction, self harm, emotional problems)

Pioneer in twin cities for introducing latest treatment in mental health

Transcranial magnetic stimulation

First machine in twin cities and second in Pakistan

Regularly contributing for differenting literary journals as well

 

TOPIC : SUBSTANCE USE AMONG YOUTH IS EMERGING PROBLEM AND NEED EARLIER INTERVENTION FOR PREVENTION

Dr Shahnawaz M K Dal

M.B.B.S, D.P.M

Consultant Senior Psychiatrist

Epilepsy Mini-Fellowship

In collaboration with john Hopkins’s University U.S.A & Agha Khan University Karachi

Consultant Senior Psychiatrist Peoples Medical University Hospital Nawabshah/Shaheed Benazirabad

Specially Trained for Drug addiction Treatment & Rehabilitation by Federal

Ministry of Narcotics Pakistan, W.H.O & U.N.O.D.C

ICAP –I (International Certified Addiction Professional)

Coordinator for Sindh and master trainer for Mental Health GAP program for WHO Pakistan

Master trainer TreatNet Program for UNODC

Chairman M K Hospital Hyderabad Pakistan

 

TOPIC: BUILDING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AMONG YOUTH

Muhammad Shafique

M.phill Clinical Psychology, Post Graduate Diploma in Addiction Science (PGDAS) Malaysia. Member ISSUP Global and member of the Australian & New Zealand Mental Health Associations

President/Clinical Psychologist

Subhan Medical Centre Trust Islamabad

Director ISSUP Pakistan Chapter

International Certified for Addiction Professional (ICAP-1)

At least 03 Publications in International Journals

Firstly Worked on Relapse Coping Skills among Adolescents who are with Substance Use Disorder

Presented Research Paper at ISSUP International Conference at Abu Dhabi.

Audience/Participants: Students, Faculty and administration National University of Sciences & Technology, Islamabad-Pakistan