Visit to USA

The American Society of Addiction Medicine invited senior consultant and head, Department of Neuropsychiatry & Deaddiction, Dr Nikhil Patel as guest speaker for their annual conference held in Washington, DC, from April 14 to 17.Dr Patel spoke about Integration of Indian Culture, Yoga & Meditation in Addiction Management during the international symposium on April 15. His 30 minute talk was followed by a Q/A session. The three other speakers at the international symposium were from Brazil, Finland, and Holland.During his fortnights stay in USA, Dr Patel also addressed several gatherings on subjects like holistic health, stress management, and spirituality and mental health. Dr Patel also had an action-packed five day visit to Bogota, Columbia, where his radio and TV interviews, press conferences, and lectures in a medical college, hospital and university were well received.

Special appointments

Consultant neuropsychiatrist Dr Nikhil Patel has been appointed as an examiner for the MD/Diploma (Psychiatry) exam conducted by S N Medical College, Jodhpur, for the academic year 2001-12. Dr Patel has also been nominated convenor of a special committee on Spirituality & Mental Health, formed by the Indian Association of Private Psychiatry (IAPP) for the year 2011-12.

CME - Headache management

A CME on Headache Management was organised at the Radha Mohan Mehrotra Global Hospital Trauma Centre, Abu Road on July 26, 2009. Chaired by Dr Nikhil Patel, neuropsychiatrist at Global Hospital, Mount Abu, the programme boasted other well known speakers like Dr Kiran Bala, additional professor & head - Neurology, IHBAS, New Delhi; Dr Praveen Surana, consultant neurologist, Jodhpur and Dr Avdesh Sharma, neuropsychiatrist from New Delhi. Topics deliberated included the management of migraine and non-migraine headaches. The CME was sponsored by Johnson & Johnson.