1. Educación

The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)
Department of Non-communicable Diseases and Mental Health
In collaboration with
The Department of Global Health
School of Public Health and Health Services
George Washington University
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY - 2014
Mental Health, New Challenges in the Americas
Friday, October 10, 2014 / 10:00 am – 12.00 m.
PAHO Headquarters, Room B
PROGRAM
10.00 -10.20 am
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Francisco Becerra
Assistant Director, PAHO
James Tielsch
Chairman, Department of Global Health- School
of Public Health, GWU
Anselm Hennis
Director, Department of Non-communicable
Diseases and Mental Health, PAHO
Introduction: Francesca Colombo, Organisation
for Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD)
Presenter: Eliot Sorel, School of Medicine &
School of Public Health, GWU
Founder Conflict Management Section WPA
Jorge Rodriguez
Unit Chief, Mental Health and Substance Use,
PAHO
Greg Farber, Director of Technology
Development, Manager the Brain Initiative, NIMH
10.20 - 10.30 am
Introduction
10.30 -10.50 am
Making Mental Health Count for Individuals and
Populations Health
10.50- 11.05 am
The Strategy and Plan of Action on Mental
Health for the Americas
11.05- 11.20 am
The Brain Initiative: the development of tools
and the future of mental health research
11.20- 11.35 am
Mental Health Policy and Advocacy
11.35 - 11.55 am
Comments and Discussion
Laurie Flynn, Former Executive Director, National
Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
Conveners: Jorge Rodriguez and Eliot Sorel
11.55 – 12.00 am
Conclusions
Anselm Hennis
12.00 pm
Refreshments
co-sponsor
La Organización Panamericana de la Salud/Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS/OMS)
El Departamento de Enfermedades no Transmisibles y Salud Mental (NMH)
en colaboración con
“The Department of Global Health, School of Public Health and Health Services
George Washington University”
Día Mundial de la Salud Mental 2014
Salud Mental, Nuevos Desafíos en las Américas
Viernes, 10 de octubre del 2014
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Sede de la OPS, Sala B
PROGRAMA
10.00 -10.20 am
Bienvenida
Francisco Becerra, Subdirector, OPS
James Tielsch, Presidente, Departamento de
“Global Health- School of Public Health”, GWU
10.20 - 10.30 am
Introducción
Anselm Hennis, Director, Departamento de
Enfermedades no Transmisibles y Salud Mental,
OPS
10.30 -10.50 am
Haciendo que la Salud Mental cuente para la
Introducción: Francisca Colombo, Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Presenta: Eliot Sorel, “School of Medicine & School
of Public Health,” GWU
“Founder Conflict Management Section WPA”
Jorge Rodriguez, Jefe de Unidad, Salud Mental y
Uso de Sustancias, OPS
salud de los individuos y de las poblaciones
10.50- 11.05 am
Estrategia y Plan de acción sobre Salud Mental
para las Américas
11.05- 11.20 am
La Iniciativa del cerebro: el desarrollo de
herramientas y el futuro de la investigación en
Greg Farber, Director, “Technology Development,
Manager the Brain Initiative,” NIMH
salud mental
11.20- 11.35 am
Políticas y abogacía en salud mental
Laurie Flynn, Ex Director Ejecutivo, Alianza
11.35 - 11.55 am
Comentarios y Discusión
Nacional de Enfermedades Mentales (NAMI)
Jorge Rodriguez y Eliot Sorel
11.55 – 12.00 am
Conclusiones
Anselm Hennis
12.00 pm
Refrigerio
co-auspiciador