October 10 was World Mental Health Day. On the occasion, Shield Foundation organised a workshop titled Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders on October 11. The workshop was targeted at community health workers and a total of 77 workers attended the workshop. The workshop was addressed by three speakers. Given here are their profiles:
Dr. Nilesh Shah is the Head of Department, Department of Psychiatry at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and Hospital in Sion. He delivered a talk on ‘Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders.’ It was an orienting talk that focused on the disease, the causes, the symptoms, disease management and preventive measures if any. His session lasted an hour.
Meenakshi Shiledar is a psychologist at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and Hospital. She addressed the workshop attendees on ‘Care-giving for Patients Suffering from Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders.’ Her session too was one hour long.
Ms. Arote is a lecturer at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Nursing College. She delivered a talk on ‘Basic Health Care and Nursing Care Tips for Care Givers.’ Her session lasted 45 minutes.
The vote of thanks was delivered by head organiser Swati Ingole who is Managing Secretary of Shield Foundation and Treasurer of Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India.
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