BOARD OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK Prof' Hamid Ghodse Dr' Afzal Javed

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BOARD OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRSRoyal College of
Psychiatrists, UKProf. Hamid GhodseDr. Afzal
Javed
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BOARD OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

• The Board of International Affairs (BIA) was
  established in 2001 and its first meeting was
  held on 3rd December.
• The Board is currently chaired by Professor
  Hamid Ghodse.

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BOARD OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

• To map, co-ordinate, encourage and focus on
  current College international activities as a
  basis for appropriate expansion in the future.
• To support the international work of College
  members and mental health professionals.

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BOARD OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

• The Board of International Affairs (BIA)
  established special groups of overseas
  psychiatrists working in different parts of the
  world.

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INTERNATIONAL GROUPS OF THE COLLEGE

• One of the first undertakings of the Board was to
  set up College international groups in areas
  which had large numbers of College Members and
  Fellows, such as South Asia and Africa.
• In 2002 and 2003 Council endorsed the
  establishment of the Pan-African and South Asian
  International Groups which brought the number of
  International Groups to four, all of them active
  at the College annual meetings as well as
  regional meetings including sessions at the APA
  and WPA meetings.

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INTERNATIONAL DIVISIONS OF THE COLLEGE

• In April 2004 the Privy Council of the UK
  Government approved several amendments to the
  College Bye-laws. The amendment to Section XXIVB
  of the Bye-law stipulates that
• There may be such International Divisions, in
  areas outside the United Kingdom and outside
  Ireland, so constituted and with such
  organisation as may from time to time be
  prescribed by the Regulations, for the purpose of
  providing for discussion and exchange of
  information locally.

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INTERNATIONAL DIVISIONS OF THE COLLEGE

• Following this amendment the Board of
  International Affairs, in consultation with the
  Colleges overseas Members, drew up the
  Regulations for International Divisions which
  were approved by Council in June 2004.

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INTERNATIONAL DIVISIONS OF THE COLLEGE

• According to the Regulations, the geographical
  boundaries of International Divisions shall be
  largely, though not exclusively, based on the WHO
  regions.
• African
• European
• Middle Eastern
• Pan-American
• South Asian
• Western Pacific
• and each shall have an Executive Committee
  comprising an elected Chair, a Secretary and a
  Financial Officer.

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INTERNATIONAL DIVISIONS OF THE COLLEGE

• Objectives of the Divisions

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INTERNATIONAL DIVISIONS OF THE COLLEGE

• To map, co-ordinate, encourage and focus on
  current College international activities as a
  basis for appropriate expansion in the future, in
  particular.
• To provide administrative support to and
  represent International Divisions in College
  Council.
• To support the international work of College
  members and officers.

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INTERNATIONAL DIVISIONS OF THE COLLEGE

• To raise awareness of international psychiatry
  including, in particular
• The awareness of international issues in mental
  health policy, care, treatment, rehabilitation,
  promotion and prevention
• The awareness of the impact of globalisation
  especially in relation to the education, practice
  and employment of psychiatrists

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INTERNATIONAL DIVISIONS OF THE COLLEGE

• To advise the College on international affairs,
  in particular
• To highlight, review, encourage and determine
  approaches to developments of international
  significance which are pertinent to psychiatric
  training, clinical practice, service planning,
  policy and research
• To support trainees and clinicians through
  collaboration in the development and
  implementation of curricula, conduct of
  examinations and CPD activities

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INTERNATIONAL DIVISIONS OF THE COLLEGE

• To advise the College on international affairs,
  in particular
• To support the formulation of policy on relevant
  issues
• To facilitate international research
  collaboration
• To support College Members working in other
  countries

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INTERNATIONAL DIVISIONS OF THE COLLEGE

• To advise the College on international affairs,
  in particular
• To assist and facilitate international
  activities in the College, other Royal Colleges
  and national and international associations and
  organisations (e.g. British Council, EU, UEMS,
  WPA and WHO) through liaison and collaboration
  with a distinct focus on improving relationships
  with overseas member and non-member psychiatrists

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INTERNATIONAL DIVISIONS OF THE COLLEGE

• Functioning of the Divisions

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INTERNATIONAL DIVISIONS OF THE COLLEGE

• To support the international work of College
• To support College members and fellows in their
  professional work
• To map, co-ordinate, encourage and focus on
  current College international activities as a
  basis for appropriate expansion in the future, in
  particular

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INTERNATIONAL SESSIONS AT ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE
COLLEGE

• International sessions at College annual meetings
  are one of the standing items on the Boards
  agenda.
• Organised by College Overseas Groups
  (International Divisions from this year) and
  chaired by their respective chairpersons, they
  are always very successful and well attended

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INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION

• WORLD PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION
• UNION OF EUROPEAN MEDICAL SPECIALISTS
• AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION
• SOUTH ASIAN FORUM ON MENTAL HEALTH
• OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATESHIP

• An amendment to Section VII of the College
  Bye-laws and Regulations stipulates that
• Any two Members of the College may nominate for
  registration as an International Associate a
  qualified medical practitioner who is working
  outside the United Kingdom or Ireland in
  psychiatry (or its part-time equivalent). The
  Court of Electors shall consider all such
  applications annually.

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INTERNATIONAL PSYCHIATRY BULLETIN

• International Psychiatry,
• the bulletin of the Board of International
  Affairs has been established eighteen months ago

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INTERNATIONAL PSYCHIATRY BULLETIN

• To provide information on developments in
  psychiatry within the Royal College and at the
  Regional International levels that will benefit
  the mental health of the population, which
  Members of the College serve.
• To provide a profile of psychiatric practice
  around the world, advances and problems in
  relation to education, training, research and
  policies in different countries and a means of
  communication and networking for Members and
  organisations with similar interests and mandates
  as the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

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SENIOR VOLUNTEERS PROGRAMME

• It seems the College can provide a vital link
  between those members in the UK who would be
  willing to offer help and those overseas members
  who need it.
• The idea for the project is that, the resources
  available in the UK can readily be utilised in
  low income countries where there is a great need
  for help in relation to curriculum development,
  teaching, examining, service development,
  clinical governance, administration, specific
  research, research training, etc.

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SPECIAL GROUP FOR RELIEF WORK IN DISASTER

• The College with active help from BIA has
  established a special group looking at Tsunami
  relief work for
• Co-ordination of activities
• Planning training programmes
• Helping local professionals in service provision

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SUB-COMMITTEE ON IRAQ

• The Board recognises the need to undertake action
  to help Iraqi colleagues, both in Iraq and in the
  UK, with their efforts to re-establish and
  develop mental health services in Iraq and to
  develop psychiatric training. There are several
  groups currently operating in the UK in this
  field and the Board believes the Colleges role
  should be to facilitate and perhaps co-ordinate
  their activities.

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CHINA TASK FORCE

• Director of International Affairs has been
  invited to join, on behalf of the College, the
  China Task Force set up by the Department of
  Health. The Task Force has met three times to
  date and established the following points
• Over the past two years the DoH / UKTI has
  hosted eight visits from China
• The Chinese delegates were particularly
  interested in 3 key areas (1) model of primary
  care, (2) building programmes financed via
  PPP/PFI and (3) medical education and training
  programmes of the Royal Colleges.
• China has been recognised within Government as
  being very important and a joint Anglo / Chinese
  task force led by the respective Deputy Prime
  Ministers had been created to develop
  partnerships in five priority sectors of which
  healthcare was one.

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FUTURE

• Opportunity to learn from other countries
  experiences of cultural differences, a variety of
  treatment approaches and so on.
• The BIA is hoping to become involved not just
  with the English speaking Commonwealth countries,
  but increasingly with the countries in the
  European Economic Area, Latin America and
  elsewhere, to advocate actively equality of
  mental health worldwide.
• To achieve this, the support of all College
  Members and fellows is vital.

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FUTURE

• Continuing contribution to international
  education and training
• Development of relationships with the people
  likely to become leaders of the discipline in
  different countries
• To achieve this, the support of all College
  Members and fellows is vital.

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