Psychiatry - 2020

July 10-12 (2020)- TANPSYCON 2020

We, Department of Psychiatry of Sri ManakulaVinayagar Medical College and Hospital along with the organizing committee of TANPSYCON, conducted the 35th Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society- Tamil Nadu Chapter “TANPSYCON 2020” held in Puducherry. It was conducted as two days program with venue being Ocean Spray, Pondicherry. On day 1, sessions were presentations competing for Prof.Dr.M.Peter Fernandez Award for Psychiatrists, lecture on “Sexual Violence in Adults” by Dr.T.V.Asokan, Prof and Head, Sri Muthukumaran Medical College and Research Institute and last presentation by Dr. Adarsh Tripathi, Additional Prof, King George’s medical institute, on “Non-Pharmacological Management of Common Sexual Dysfunctions”. Following this Inaugural Ceremony was conducted for the event. On day 2, sessions were oration by Dr.V.Jayanthini, Professor and Head of Psychiatry at Chettinad Medical college, speech on “Applications of Virtual Reality-Artificial Intelligence in Psychiatry” by Dr.SureshKumar.M, Consultant Psychiatrist, Psymed hospital and presentation on “Technology and Mental Well Being: Impact on Generation Z” by Dr.Jayanth Mahadevan, Assistant Prof, NIMHANS. The sessions were concluded with prize distribution for various competitions conducted in TANPSYCON. This one of a kind and novel virtual Annual Conference of TANPSYCON claimed highly appreciative comments from the participants. The efforts taken in organization were very fruitful overall.