Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the scientific committee, it gives us immense pleasure to invite you to the
“5th International Child and Adult Behavioral Health Conference” to be held on
12-14 January, 2017 at Jumeirah Etihad Towers Hotel in Abu Dhabi under the patronage of H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Bin Mabarak Al-Nahayan Minister of Culture & Knowledge Development.
The 4th International Child and Family Behavioral Health Conference was marked as one of the most successful and productive events in the region in 2015 with participation from world renowned psychiatric institutions including the American Academy for child and adolescent psychiatry, University of Chicago and the Maudsley institute of London.
The theme for the conference in 2017 will be mental illness from childhood to adulthood with equal distribution of lectures and workshops between child, adolescent and adult activities.
A comprehensive three day conference has been prepared through a combined collective effort by the members of the scientific committee, who furthermore have secured participation of world class scientists, renowned teaching faculty, thought leaders, academics, health practitioners, and stakeholders in a wide range of fields and disciplines to encourage exchange of knowledge, experience and best practices in the arena of child and adult behavioral health.
The conference presents high-level scientific content with major updates and state of the art lectures in the treatment and management of children and adults with mental and behavioral health disorders. Furthermore, to accommodate the comprehensive scientific program, two parallel symposia, provoking key note lectures, and a variety of workshops will run simultaneously for each sub-specialty.
The program features various psychiatric disorders including ADHD, Eating Disorders, Autism, Psychotic Disorders, Depression, Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Developmental Disorders, Addiction Disorders and the many other critical topics that affect Children and Adults. In addition, there will be many workshops to train professionals who work with children in clinical practice, at schools, hospitals, special-needs centers and other settings were services are provided to children. There would be workshops to train examiners for the Arab Board, workshops to prepare candidates who will be taking the Arab Board's in general psychiatry and this year, we will be offering a full day of intensive research training for junior psychiatrists and senior residents who are interested in pursuing a career in academic research.
We will continue to offer one full track of new research in both English and Arabic.
We bring you a neutral interface with the industry in order to present the latest available therapeutics and technology that will help you provide the best possible care for your patients.
The program will allow ample opportunities for participants to connect with each other and discuss various behavioral health disorders across the region.
We look forward to welcoming you in the magnificent city of Abu Dhabi in this unique educational experience in January 2017.
This is an opportunity not to be missed!
