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SUMMARY:Experts by Personal and Professional Experience: A Novel Anti-Stig
 ma Intervention Targeting Healthcare Professionals and Students - Dr Ahmed
  Hankir\, King's College London
DTSTART:20210610T113000Z
DTEND:20210610T123000Z
UID:TALK159856@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:87079
DESCRIPTION:*Abstract:* Mental health problems are over-represented in hea
 lthcare workers\, including doctors and psychiatrists. The coronavirus pan
 demic has exacerbated this. However\, stigma and a culture of shame are ma
 jor barriers to mental healthcare services and consequently many healthcar
 e workers with mental health problems continue to suffer in silence despit
 e the availability of effective treatment the consequences of which can be
  tragic and fatal. In this talk we discuss the unique role that Experts by
  Personal and Professional Experience (EPPE) or ‘Wounded Healers’ can 
 play at reducing mental health related stigma\, breaking down the barriers
  to mental healthcare services and ‘harmonizing’ relations between men
 tal healthcare providers and receivers.\n\n*Biography:* Dr Ahmed Hankir is
  Academic Clinical Fellow in General Adult Psychiatry at the Institute of 
 Psychiatry\, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London\, Seni
 or Research Fellow at the Centre for Mental Health Research in association
  with Cambridge University and Public Education and Engagement Lead for th
 e World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Mental Health\, Disab
 ilities and Human Rights at the Institute for Mental Health at the Univers
 ity of Nottingham. Dr Hankir’s research interests include global and Mus
 lim mental health and pioneering and evaluating innovative programmes that
  challenge mental health related stigma and Islamophobia. Dr Hankir is co-
 editor of three textbooks on psychiatry and faith with senior members of t
 he American Psychiatric Association. Dr Hankir is the recipient of numerou
 s prestigious awards notably the Royal College of Psychiatrists Foundation
  Doctor of the Year Award\, the Royal College of Psychiatrists Core Psychi
 atric Trainee of the Year Award and twice a Finalist for the Royal College
  of Psychiatrists Psychiatric Communicator of the Year Award.
LOCATION: Webinar  (via Zoom online)
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