Videoconference based ‘Continuing Skill Development’ (vCSD) Program
This is a collaborative program between community psychiatry NIMHANs and DMHP, Government of Karnataka with aims is to provide continuing education to already working healthcare professionals in National Mental Health Program.
Community Psychiatry is multidisciplinary academic team consists of psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, psychiatric social work, and clinical psychologists.
Team is been conducting Videoconference based Continuing Skill Development (vCSD) Programs for about one hour for respective disciplines for the DMHP staffs of Karnataka once monthly or fortnightly in hub and spoke model of Telemedicine. Hub is at Tele Medicine Centre, NIMHANS and spokes are participating from all districts of Karnataka.
Discipline | Coordinator |
DMHP Social Work | Dr Aravdindraj E Associate Professor of Psychiatric Social Work |
DMHP Psychologists | Dr Aruna Kapanee Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology |
DMHP Nursing staff | Dr G Radhakrishnan Assistant Professor of Nursing |