Mental Health Sciences

Dr Amjad Hussain

Consultant Psychiatrist

Personal Details

Full Name: Amjad Hussain

Date of Birth: 12/12/1990

Work Address: ADK Hospital Male’ Maldives.

Email : ad7k17@r.postjobfree.com

Mobile Number : +923*********

Skype ID : ad7k17@r.postjobfree.com

Medical Council Registration

Academic Qualifications

PGD – Hospital Management (2024)

Institute of Health and Management Sciences Islamabad, Pakistan

Fellowship (FCPS) Psychiatry - (September 2021)

College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

MBBS -(January - 2014)

Liaqat University of medical and health sciences Jamshoro Pakistan Name Registration Number

Maldives Medical and Dental Council TMR 6059

Pakistan Medical Commission (www.pmdc.gov.pk)

2014 onwards

64879-S

Fellowship number/ College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan(www.cpsp.edu.pk)

PSY-21-29241

Pakistan Medical Commission Faculty Registration number 106758/64879-S/M Professional Memberships:

Pakistan Psychiatric Society (life time member)- P231, October 2021 onwards

Current position:

Consultant Psychiatrist (30/11/2023 to date)

ADK Hospital Male’ Maldives.

Role & Responsibilities:

* Effectively treating patients with different substance use disorders i.e., Alcohol, Opium, Nicotine, Cocaine etc. and wide range of conditions Primarily or secondary to use of different Psychoactive Substances.

* Assessment, evaluation and treatment of wide range of Psychiatric disorders including Schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders, Major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, Personality disorders and all other types of Psychiatric Disorders. Utilize well- rounded approach to treat the whole person, through medications, active listening, and recommending talk-centered counseling programs.

*Performing OPD and indoor patient services.

Past Working Experience:

Assistant Professor - Psychiatry (10th October 2021 to 29-11-2023) Gambat Medical College and Gambat Institute of Medical Sciences Sindh, Pakistan. Role & Responsibilities:

Teaching:

*Teaching Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences to undergraduate and Postgraduate students of MBBS, MLT, DPT, Basic Sciences and Other Specialties.

* Facilitating discussions, conversations and academic activities for medical students of college.

* Conducting Assessments, evaluation and examinations for medical undergraduate and postgraduates during ward rounds and hospital postings. Clinical Responsibilities:

*Performing OPD duties on regular basis where I assess, evaluate and treatment patients independently and in team work, being a mental Health practitioner, I always prioritize team work and liaison to other health workers when needed for benefit of patients.

*Admission of Psychiatric patients to indoor Psychiatric unit from OPD, Emergency and other units when needed in different psychiatric disorders i.e., Suicidal, Homicidal, Psychotropics Treatment Resistant cases, patients with side effects secondary to different psychotropics use, Catatonia, and variety of other cases where admission is indicated, this whole procedure then followed by immediate assessment, evaluation, Informational care to primary caregivers and management as per criteria with liaison to other consultants of ward, staff, social workers and Consultants from other specialties as per need and betterment of patient.

Registrar Child Psychiatry unit 01/02/2020 to 31/01/2021 Khairpur Medical College Sindh Pakistan

Role & Responsibilities:

- Gained Significant experience in evaluation, assessment, investigation of different Psychiatric Disorders in child and adolescence I.e. Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, Intellectual Developmental Disorders, Anxiety Spectrum Disorders, Depressive Disorders, PTSD, Behavioral Problems, Psychotic Disorders, Differentiating Psychiatric Disorders in Children from different types of organic brain conditions through clinical assessment, investigations and liaison to other specialties in a Tertiary Care Health Facility.

- Documented and updated patient information, including listings of medications prescribed and the most recent diagnosis and physician order for patients.

- Conducted psychopharmacology evaluations and assessments and prescribed, necessary medications.

- Direct patient care, supervision of psychiatric residents and teaching to residents and medical students

Registrar Addiction Medicine unit 01/02/2021 to 30/09/2021 Khairpur Medical College Sindh Pakistan

Role & Responsibilities:

- Gained significant experience in assessment, evaluation and management of patients with different substance use disorders i.e. Alcohol, Amphetamines, Opium Derivatives, Cocaine, Cannabis, Nicotine and other Drug dependencies, Rehabilitation,

- Assisted clients to achieve supportive goals that would enhance the life.

- Established a smoking cessation group for clients that needed help with quitting cigarettes.

- Dual diagnosis group counseling in a clinic setting.

- Provision of consultation and addiction recovery services including intake assessments, individual and group intervention, treatment planning, and discharge planning.

- Required to provide other addiction recovery services as assigned while maintaining the confidentiality.

- Educated, amended and adjusted required documentation, i.e. Progress notes, group notes, psychosocial assessments, service plans, etc. Teaching and Medical Education Experience

* Certified in Educational Planning and Evaluation from CPSP Pakistan/2022.

* Certified in Assessment of Competence from CPSP Pakistan/2023.

* Certified in Supervisory Skills from CPSP Pakistan/2023.

* Certified in Research Methodology and Biostatics. / CPSP 2023.

* Certified in Addiction care and Treatment ICGP Ireland 2023. Publications:

1. Long Term Impact of COVID-19 Infection on Sleep and Mental Health. (PJMHS Vol. 16, No. 04, APR 2022, P -102).

2. Association of Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Somatization. (PJMHS Vol. 16, No. 04, APR 2022, P - 337)

3. Frequency Of Depression in Care givers of Patients with Epilepsy. (PJMHS Vol. 16, No. 04, APR 2022, P- 1107)

4. Frequency Of Depression in Care givers of Drug Addict Patients. (PJMHS Vol. 16, No. 04, APR 2022, P- 1149)

5. Frequency of Dementia in Patients with Amyotrophic lateral Sclerosis. (PJMHS Vol. 16, No. 06, June 2022-, P - 359)

6. Frequency of Neurological Disorders Misdiagnosed as Conversion Disorder in our Local Population. (PJMHS Vol. 16, No. 09, SEP 2022-, P – 775. 7. Frequency of Depression in Pregnant Patients Presenting to Antenatal Clinic. A Cross-Sectional Study. (PJMHS Vol. 16, No. 11, NOV 2022-, P – 333. Research interests:

Area of severe psychopathology and substance use in adolescents.

- Sleep Disorders

- Psychiatric disorders secondary to Neurological Disorders.

- Psychiatric disorders in Female patients after delivery. Conferences and Presentations:

- World mental health day at Gambat institute of medical sciences 2023.

- World suicide prevention day at Gambat institute of medical sciences 2023.

- Guest speaker at Peoples university of medical and health sciences Nawabshah 2023.

- Speaker at Khairpur medical college on world mental health day 2022

- World Brain Day awareness presentation at Gambat institute of medical sciences 2022.

- Moderator and speaker in international psychiatric conference at Peshawar on Autism spectrum disorders 2022.

- World schizophrenia day awareness program at Gambat institute of medical sciences 2022.

- World mental health day at Gambat institute of medical sciences 2021. Languages:

English, Urdu, Sindhi, Balochi, Saraiki, Punjabi, Hindi. References:

References shall be given as per requirements.

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