Greetings from the
Indian chapter of the International Neuropsychiatry
Association. INA-India is an organization
connected to promoting the discipline
of neuropsychiatry in India.
Neuropsychiatry is
one of the fastest growing and most exciting
specialty areas in medicine. It is a meeting
place for the brain and mind, and consequently
for neurologists, psychiatrists, psychologists,
basic scientists, social scientists and
neuroscientists from varied backgrounds
of training and interest.
INA - India has been established to promote
understanding and education at this interface,
to foster collegiality between the diverse
disciplines of interest, to provide opportunities
for continuing medical education and skills
development and to develop a national grouping
of experts.
By
joining this dynamic grouping you
will become a part of a large and
growing international community and
cement national and international
links.
We look forward to welcoming you to
this exciting interface.
Memberships will be offered in two categories:
full membership is for qualified neurologists
and psychiatrists with a recognised postgraduate
degree in their respective specialty. Medical
practitioners with a PhD and a background
of work in these specialty areas will be
considered for full memberships. Psychologists,
physical therapists, occupational therapists,
speech therapists, social workers, basic
and social scientists and other neurological
and mental health professionals with a PhD
will also be considered for full membership.
In exceptional cases where the candidate
has demonstrable academic abilities, stature
and contributions, candidature for full
membership may be considered by the membership
committee. All
other candidates for membership, including
those in training, may apply to be Associate
Members.
Please use the membership application
form and enclose copies of your degree certificate(s)
and Curriculum Vitae.
10%
off to the Fellowship & Certificate
Courses organised by Neurosciences
India Group.
You
will be part of a dynamic international
group of academics and practitioners
interested in Neuropsychiatry- the
fastest growing specialty in the fields
of neurosciences and mental health
You
can take an active part in the development
of your national chapter (INA-India),
in the organisation of national meetings
of INA-India annually and in representing
INA-India at the International Neuropsychiatry
Congress.
You
will receive free copies of Brain
and Mind Matters, the international
newsletter of INA printed and delivered
specially for you as a member of the
national chapter
You
will receive an exclusive, specially
designed and attractive certificate
of inaugural life membership
Prof. M Gavlria
recieving the award
The
neurosciences as a discipline have
flourished in India for over 6 decades,
with India being one of the first
countries in the Asian region to introduce
formal higher specialty training in
neurology and psychiatry. However,
the interface between these specialties
has been traditionally neglected,
with neurologists and psychiatrists
having little opportunity for academic
dialogue with one another. This void
in Indian training and the emergence
of Neuropsychiatry as a specialty
in India coincided with the organization
of the First INA-India Symposium in
Chennai, south India, in January 2004.
Hosted by the K Gopalakrishna
Department
of Neurology, Voluntary Health Services
Medical Centre, the symposium was received
enthusiastically by neurologists and psychiatrists
in India, with about 200 registrants attending
this first meeting. The symposium began
with a public oration, the 17th K Gopalakrishna
Endowment Lecture, delivered by Moises Gaviria,
President of INA, entitled "Mind, Brain
and Music". Using examples from western
classical music, Prof. Gaviria regaled the
audience of over 300 people including many
lay intelligentsia, about the neuropsychiatry
of music. This lecture generated considerable
interest and awareness about neuropsychiatry,
with over 20 press reports appearing in
the national media.Indeed, the photograph
of Prof. Moises Gaviria receiving the award
(reproduced here) made it to the national
page of some of India's most prestigious
broadsheets such as "The Hindu".
The symposium that followed was interesting
and engaging, with significant audience
participation over 2 days. Perminder Sachdev
(Australia), Constantin Soldatos (Greece),
Anthony David (UK) and ES Krishnamoorthy
(India) comprised the international faculty,
and were complimented by local stalwarts
Prof.
Krishnamoorthy Srinivas & Prof. AV Srinivasan
(Neurologists); Prof. Sharada Menon, Prof.
Ponnudurai and Prof. Nambi (Psychiatrists).
A range of topics in neuropsychiatry epilepsy:
movement disorders, sleep, depression and
schizophrenia were addressed in this symposium,
providing neurologists and
psychiatrists with an excellent platform
to engage in academic debate. It was decided
during this meeting to form an Indian chapter
of INA (INA-India) and to hold the 2nd INA-India
meeting in Chennai, in November 2005.
Prof. E.S.
Krishnamoorthy, Secretary General
INA-INDIA &
Prof. SP Thyagarajan, Vice-Chancellor,
Madras University
with the recipients of Honarary
membership :
Prof. Sarada Menon, Prof. Krishnamoorthy
Srinivas and
Prof. Dinesh Bhugra.
The
second symposium of the Indian Chapter
of the International Neuropsychiatry
Association (INA-India) took place
in Chennai in November 2005. Jointly
organised by Neurosciences India Group
(Group) and the International Neuropsychiatry
Association, the program was hosted
by the K Gopalakrishna Department
of Neurology at Voluntary Health Services
Hospital (VHS). The second INA-India
Symposium featured a galaxy of experts
from around the world who served as
facultyeminent psychiatrists, neurologists,
neuroscientists and psychologists
attended and shared their expertise
with Indian consultants, clinician-scientists
and students.
The program kicked off with a new
milestone mark being achieved: Prof.
Perminder Sachdev, President, International
Neuropsychiatry Association gave the
inaugural INA-India lecture via teleconference
from Sydney. In his lecture he enumerated
on the varied brain stimulation procedures
that existed today and their role
in the treatment of neuropsychiatric
disorders. Special
attention
was paid to the vagal nerve stimulation
procedure, which is gaining popularity stimulation
procedure, which is gaining popularity as
a treatment for depression and epilepsy.
A Q&A session via-satellite link followed.
Over two days the Symposium addressed the
gamut of issues in neuropsychiatry including
the bedside examination, ECT, Imaging, Neurobiology,
Mental Health of Women’s ( together
with the IPS Task force), Depression &
Common Mental Disorders and culture specific
issues and dementia.
Prof. Dinesh Bhugra delivered the K. Gopalakrishna
Lecture on cross cultural issues in mental
during the course of the Symposium.
The Second INA India Symposium concluded
with the convocation of the Indian Chapter
of the International Neuropsychiatry Association
(INA-India). This was a colorful and dignified
ceremony with those on the Dias attired
in purple gowns (with golden ribbons) and
the recipients in black gowns (with purple
ribbons). Three distinguished psychiatry
and neuroscience professionals nominated
by a quorum of the international Executive
council of INA, Prof. Sarada Menon, Prof.
Krishnamoorthy Srinivas and Prof. Dinesh
Bhugra received certificates of honorary
membership from the vice-chancellor of the
University of Madras, Prof.SP Thyagarajan.
Delivering the convocation address Prof.
SP Thiyagarajan an eminent bioscience professional
in his own right, highlighted the importance
of HIV as an interdisciplinary area for
those interested in neuropsychiatry both
clinical care and research.
Over 100 multidisciplinary professionals
from around India: neurologists, psychiatrists,
neuroscientists, psychologists and social
scientists received certificates of inaugural
membership from Prof. SP Thiyagarajan and
took the INA-India pledge dedicating themselves
to the Indian Neuropsychiatry movement.
The
3rd INA INDIA Symposium was organised
to coincide with the Annual Conference
of the Indian Psychiatric Society
in Chennai in January 2007. The eminent
internationally acclaimed neuroscientist
Prof. V.S.Ramachandran, the President
of the
International Neuropsychiatry Association
Prof. Perminder Sachdev and a rising star
in the Neuropsychiatry firmament Dr. Murali
Doraiswamy enthralled the audience with
a series of lectures on various aspects
of neuropsychiatry, from mirror neurons
to brain stimulation. A galaxy of leading
psychiatrists and neurologists attended
the half day program and took enthusiastic
part in the deliberations.
Prof. M Gavlria
recieving the award 
Prof. E.S.
Krishnamoorthy, Secretary General
INA-INDIA &
