SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
14th November 2026
Registration
INAUGURAL FUNCTION
CHIEF GUEST
DR. T. S. SATHYANARAYANA RAO
PRESIDENT
INDIAN PSYCHIATRIC SOCIETY
KEYNOTE ADDRESS I
AI WITHOUT THE HYPE OR PANIC
A pragmatic approach to what actually works for medical education and research
Dr. Jennifer Benjamin
Co Director Faculty College Director for Technology CRIS (Center for Research Innovation and Scholarship in Health Professions Education), USA
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS II
PRECISION PSYCHIATRY
An introduction to machine learning and computational methods in precision psychiatry
Dr. Rajeev Krishnadas
Asst Prof in Psychosis Studies, Dept of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge & Hon Consultant Psychiatrist CPFT NHS Foundation Trust, UK
SCIENTIFIC SESSION I
AI GUIDED PRECISION TREATMENT OF CLOZAPINE RESISTANCE
Integrating Phenotypes, Genomics and Treatment Response
Dr. Naveen Thomas
Consultant Psychiatrist, Clinical Services Director, Mental Health and Wellbeing Division, Greater Melbourne Area, Australia
Chairperson: Dr Rajesh Gopalakrishnan
Senior professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, CMC, Vellore
Lunch
SCIENTIFIC SESSION II
TELE-PSYCHIATRY IN INDIA
Current Interventions, Tele-MANAS, and Future Trajectories
Dr. Naveen Kumar C.
Professor of Psychiatry,
NIMHANS, Bengaluru
Chairperson: Dr. P. Shivaji Rao
District Psychiatrist, District Mental health programme,Govt headquarters hospital, Gudiyatam, Vellore
SCIENTIFIC SESSION III
DEMONSTRATION OF AI TECHNOLOGY
RELATED TO DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF DEPRESSION
Dr. Parathasarathy
Associate Professor,
Department of Community Medicine,
K.A.P. Viswanatham Government Medical College, Trichy, Tamil Nadu
Chairperson: Chairperson: Dr. S Zubaida Sultana
Consultant Psychiatrist, Vellore & CBT therapist
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SCIENTIFIC SESSION IV
ETHICS, LEGAL AND SAFETY ISSUES IN AI USE
Dr. Hannah Thomas
Scientist,
BMIU, Christian Medical College Vellore
Chairperson: Dr Joe Varghese
Professor and Head, Biochemistry,CMC, Vellore
PANEL DISCUSSION
DATA, DIGNITY AND THE DIGITAL RECORD - DPDP ACT
What is the way forward?
MODERATOR
DR. STEPHEN AMARJEET JIWANMALL
Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, CMC Vellore
PANEL
DR. DARPAN KAUR
Professor of Psychiatry, MGM Medical College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai
DR. NAVEEN KUMAR C.
Professor of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bengaluru
DR. BENNY PAUL WILSON
Professor of Geriatrics & Deputy Director (IT), CMC Vellore
MS. DIVYA
Legal Manager, CMC Vellore
Vote of thanks
Dr. Stephen A. Jiwanmall
Organising Secretary