The Stigma of Mental Health: Ethical Challenges and Legal Hurdles for Primary Patient Care

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Date & Location

Saturday, June 26, 2021, 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM, Online, Doha, Qatar

Overview

Qatar is developing substantial capacity in terms of its scientific research and clinical practice. In recent years, a number of new hospitals have opened with world class facilities. Despite these developments, Qatar lags behind in mental health care. Unlike other areas, the psychiatry department has not been provided with new facilities to cope with the increased capacity it needs. That is not to say that progress has not been made. Community care launched six years ago with a referral-based centre offering a home-like environment, integrated services have launched in a few primary health centres, a forensic psychiatry community has been launched and a community team for people with intellectual disabilities is being formed. There have been five annual community care conferences. Notwithstanding the great progress made, it remains the case that mental health care is predominantly not dealt with at the primary care level in Qatar. At the same time, the Mental Health Law 16/2016 dealing with hospital admission and treatment has yet to be implemented. Underlying these challenges is the stigma that continues to be associated with mental health conditions in the country. This stigma stifles progress. At this time of transition, Qatar must undertake a multifaceted approach to the problems. First, it must continue to tackle the stigma and encourage greater awareness of mental health. Second, leaders must provide the necessary comprehensive investment needed for greater hospital admission capacity as well as primary care. The implementation of the Mental Health Law must be preceded by appropriate guidance and training given to clinicians in the health sector. That training ought to ensure that patients are predominantly dealt with in the primary care setting before hospital admission is considered. The appropriate facilities should be available for clinicians to undertake that role effectively. The guidance developed in conjunction with the law, ought to be updated frequently to ensure that it keeps apace with ethical knowledge and scientific advancements. Finally, important discussions are needed about ethical conflicts that arise and how to deal with them.

Target Audience

Specialties - Allied Health Professionals, Dentists, Nurses, Pharmacists, Physicians

Objectives

1- Discuss the pressing issues concerning mental health practice in Qatar relating to hospital admissions and primary care
2- Explore ethical challenges associated with professional ethics and Islamic values
3- Explore the legal framework and implementing guidance arising from the Mental Health Law 16/2016

Registration

Free of Charge

The registration closes ONE day before the activity. You will receive a UNIQUE link to join the webinar on the day of the presentation.

Accreditation

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar is accredited as a provider of Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) by the Department of Healthcare Professions (DHP) of the Ministry of Public Health.

This activity is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Category 1) as defined by Ministry of Public Health's Department of Healthcare Professions-Accreditation Section and is approved for a maximum of 2.75 hours.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar and Hamad Bin Khalifa University.

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure of Relationships/Content Validity

It is the policy of Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar to adhere to Ministry of Public Health's Department of Healthcare Professions (DHP) and Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Criteria, Policies, and Standards for Commercial Support and content validation in order to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored programs. All faculty participating in sponsored programs are expected to disclose relevant financial relationships pertaining to their contribution to the activity, and any discussions of off-label or investigational uses of approved commercial products or devices, or of any products or devices not yet approved in the United States and elsewhere. WCM-Q CME/CPD activities are intended to be evidence-based and free of commercial bias.

Scientific Planning Committee: Thurayya Arayssi, MD, Deema Al-Sheikhly, MRes, MEPH, Khalid Elzamzamy, MD, Suhaila Ghuloum, MD, Constantina Dalassou, DDS, Nelly Khalil, MPH, Maria Paiva, PharmD, Barry Solaiman, PhD, Bruce Macrae, MSc, Bushra Elhusein, MD Mohamed Hassan, MD, Lolwa Kamal, MD, Sami Ouanes, MD

Have no relevant financial relationship to disclose

Will not be discussing any unlabeled/unapproved use of drugs or products

Course directors: Thurayya Arayssi, MD , Barry Solaiman, PhD

Have no relevant financial relationship to disclose

Will not be discussing any unlabeled/unapproved use of drugs or products

Course Faculty/Facilitators: Thurayya Arayssi, MD, Barry Solaiman, PhD, Suhaila Ghuloum, MD, Khalid Elzamzamy, MD, Bushra Elhusein, MD, Lolwa Kamal, MBBS, Mohamed Hassan, MD, Sami Ouanes, MD

Administrative Contact: Ameena Abdul Rahim, Msc

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Will not be discussing any unlabeled/unapproved use of drugs or products

The scientific planning committee has reviewed all disclosed financial relationships of speakers, moderators, facilitators and/or authors in advance of this CPD activity and has implemented procedures to manage any potential or real conflicts of interest.