OCD CLINIC

SILVER JUBILEE SYMPOSIUM, 2022

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It is our pleasure to invite you to the Silver Jubilee Symposium organised by the Speciality OCD Clinic at the National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences (NIMHANS) on OCD & related disorders at the Convention Centre, NIMHANS on 11-13^th November, 2022. This years’ symposium commemorating the silver jubilee of the OCD Clinic (est. 1997), is an academic extravaganza with talks by leading experts on various aspects of obsessive compulsive and related disorders.

(PS:The Credit hours will be provided only to those candidates who register before 31st October 2022)

Dr. Y.C. Janardhan Reddy

Head, Dept of Psychiatry
& OCD Clinic,
Organizing Chairperson

Dr Jaisoorya TS

Additional Professor,
OCD Clinic & Dept of Psychiatry
Organising Secretary

Dr Shyam Sundar A

Professor,
OCD Clinic & Dept of Psychiatry
Treasurer

Patron

Prof. Pratima Murthy,

Director, NIMHANS, Bangalore

Advisory Committee

Dr. Sumant Khanna,

Consultant Psychiatrist, New Delhi

Prof. Shoba Srinath,

Former Head, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry & Dean (Behavioral Sciences)

Prof. BS Shankarnarayana Rao,

Registrar & Head, Department of Neurophysiology

Convenors of Committees

Prof. Dhanasekhara Pandian

Prof. G. Venkatasubramanian

Prof. Paulomi Sudhir

Prof. M. Manjula

Dr. Janardhanan C. Narayanaswamy

Dr. Nitin Anand

Dr. Ajay Kumar

Dr. Anish Cherian

Dr. Himani  Kashyap

Dr. Srinivas Balachander

Dr. Sreeraj V S

Dr. Lavanya Sharma

Dr. Karthik Sheshachala

Dr. Navya Spurthi Thatikonda

Dr Lokesh Shekhawat

Confirmed Speakers & Tentative Topics

• ‘Genetics of OCD – Recent Advances’
  • Dr Biju Viswanath, Additional Professor of Psychiatry, NIMHANS

• ‘Obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders in the context of ICD-11, RDoC, and Big Data’
  • Dr Dan Stein, Head, Dept of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa

• ‘Internet-based CBT for OCD’ (virtual)
  • Dr David Mataix-Cols, Professor, Dept of Clinical NeuroSciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm Sweden

• ‘OCD in pre-school children’
  • Dr Eesha Sharma, Assistant Professor, Dept of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NIMHANS

• ‘Attaining and maintaining wellness in OCD’
  • Dr Helen Blair Simpson, Interim Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University.  Interim Director, New York State Psychiatric Institute. Interim Psychiatrist-in-Chief, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Director of the Center for OCD and Related Disorders, New York State Psychiatric Institute/ Columbia University, New York, USA

• ‘Neurocognitive deficits and the scope of cognitive retraining in OCD’
  • Dr Himani Kashyap, Additional Professor, Dept of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS

• ‘The Concept of Recovery in OCD’
  • Dr Jaisoorya TS, Additional Professor, Dept of Psychiatry, and Consultant, OCD Clinic, NIMHANS

• ‘Treatment Resistance in OCD: Have we made any progress?’
  • Dr Janardhan Reddy YC, Professor, Dept of Psychiatry and Head of OCD Clinic, NIMHANS

• ‘Non-invasive brain stimulation: recent developments’
  • Dr Janardhanan C Narayanaswamy, Consultant Psychiatrist, Goulburn Valley Health, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia (Formerly Consultant OCD Clinic, NIMHANS)

• ‘Body Dysmorphic Disorder – Identifying and treating a hidden problem’ (virtual)
  • Dr Katharine Phillips, Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behaviour, Alpert Medical School (Brown University), New York, USA

• ‘OCD & COVID-19’
  • Dr Lavanya Sharma, SR/PDF (Wellcome Trust-DBT India Alliance Funded Project), OCD Clinic, NIMHANS

• ‘ENIGMA – OCD international collaboration: insights into understanding of the brain correlates of OCD’
  • Dr Odile Van Den Heuvel, Professor of neuropsychiatry, Department of anatomy and neurosciences and psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC/VUmc, Netherlands

• ‘ The multifaceted OCD phenotype: insights from the Brazilian OCD consortium’
  • Dr Roseli Shavitt, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Brazil.

• ‘DBS vs. ablative surgeries in OCD’
  • Dr Shyam Sundar A, Professor of Psychiatry, and Consultant, OCD Clinic, NIMHANS

• ‘Inpatient treatment for OCD’
  • Dr Srinivas Balachander, Clinician Scientist/Assistant Professor, ADBS, Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS

• ‘Is OCD a disorder of habit?’
  • Dr Valerie Voon, Professor of Neuropsychiatry & Honorary Consultant, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom

(Karnataka Medical Council has awarded “One – Hour” of Accreditation for “One-Day” of  workshop and “Four – Hours” of Accreditation for “Two- Days” of the symposium. Rehabilitation Council of India has also approved CRE Status. Hence, delegates are requested to ensure that your professional information details are correct at the time of registration. The Credit hours will be provided only to those candidates who register before 30th October 2022)

Pre-conference Workshops: Psychosocial Interventions for OCD

1. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in OCD: Practical Aspects – Dr Nitin Anand, Additional Professor (Clinical Psychology), NIMHANS

(There are no further slots remaining for this workshop)

This workshop will focus on developing skills in carrying out a cognitive-behavioral assessment, formulating a model for obsessive-compulsive behaviors, application of exposure and response prevention, addressing irrational thoughts, and beliefs, relapse prevention strategies, and maintenance of therapeutic gains attained with CBT for obsessive-compulsive disorder.

2. Mindfulness- Based Intervention for OCD – Dr Ajay Kumar, Associate Professor (Clinical Psychology), NIMHANS

(There are no further slots remaining for this workshop)

Mindfulness involves intentionally bringing one’s attention to the internal and external experiences occurring in the present moment, and is often taught through a variety of meditation exercises and behavioral skills. The aim of the workshop is to provide more of a practical understanding of mindfulness-based interventions and skills to therapists who would like to develop a clinical practice and apply mindfulness in the management of patients with obsessive compulsive disorder.

3. Family Intervention for OCD – Dr Anish Cherian, Associate Professor (PSW), NIMHANS

(There are no further slots remaining for this workshop)

This workshop will focus on addressing the involvement of family in therapy, including psychoeducation,  reducing accommodative behavior, expressed emotions and dealing with the burden of caring for a person with OCD.

(Pre-conference workshops are restricted to 40 participants/workshop. After completing registration, the delegates may opt for a single workshop.  It is free for registered delegates/students, on first come first served basis)

Poster Presentations

The conference welcomes poster presentations related to original research on OCD and related disorders from registered delegates. We have now extended the deadline for abstract submission to 15th October 2022. 

Instructions for Abstract Submission

The organizing committee of the OCD Symposium 2022 invites submissions for poster presentations.

General Instructions

• Only scientific studies, or case series related to OCD and related disorders will be considered.
• The presenter/primary author should be a registered delegate.
• Multiple submissions by the same author are permitted. However, at least one author must be available at the poster session to present the content and respond to questions.
• Please enter the name of the presenting author, designation and contact information. Names and Email addresses of all co-authors also to be given.
• Please ensure all e-mail addresses are correctly entered.
• All abstracts must be submitted in English.
• The abstract must include 3-5 keywords.
• All submissions shall be made online only, using the link provided on the poster submission section

Abstract text to be limited to 300 words, structured under the following headings:

• Background – Indicate the purpose of the study or hypothesis that was tested
• Materials and Methods – Include the setting, study design, the subjects and the type of statistical analysis
• Results – Present as clearly as possible the outcome of the study and statistical significance as appropriate. In this regard only scientific papers with valid results will be considered.
• Conclusion – Briefly discuss the data and emphasize the significance of the results

Timelines and processes

• Last Date for Submission of Abstract For Posters is now 15th October, 2022.
• All abstracts will be reviewed for consideration of inclusion by the scientific committee. The decision of the committee in this regard will be final and binding.
• Acceptance of your poster proposal and further details on the format for poster presentation will be informed by 25th October 2022.

Poster Awards

Following the poster sessions, a jury will evaluate the posters and select 3 posters for awards to be given away at the concluding event of the symposium. The best 3 posters will be awarded cash prizes of Rs 20,000. Rs 15000 & Rs 10,000 respectively.

Expressions on OCD

Express your thoughts, emotions, intuitions, and desires on OCD through any medium – painting, poem, photography, short films (7 minutes), cartoon/comics. Best Entries will be a part of the exhibition on OCD in the Heritage Museum, NIMHANS in November 2022.

Click here for detailed instructions and the submission page

The competition is open from September 1st to October 15th, 2022. For any queries, write to us at ocdcreations2022@gmail.com