Cabinet
PPS
2021-22

President
Prof. Dr. Imtiaz Ahmad Dogar

President Elect
Prof. Dr. Ghulam Rasool

Past President
Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Afridi

General Secretary
Dr. Zain Ullah Khan Kakar

Past General Secretary
Dr. Mukhtar-ul-Haq Azeemi

Vice President
Prof. Dr. Asad Tamizuddin Nizami

Vice President
Prof. Dr. Bashir Ahmad

Information Secretary
Dr. Ali Ahsan Mufti

Treasurer
Dr. Mujeeb Ullah Khan Doutani

Chapter Chief Punjab
Prof. Dr. Ali Madih Hashmi

Chapter Chief Sindh
Dr. Moti Ram Bhatia

Chapter Chief KPK
Dr. Imran Khan

Chapter Chief Balochistan
Dr. Ramesh Chand

Chapter Chief Federal
Dr. Asif Kamal

Chapter Chief AJK
Dr. Syed Azhar Ali Kazmi

Chapter Chief Gilgit/Baltistan
Dr. Shahida Batool

Executive Committee Member
Prof. Dr. Ayesha Rashid

Executive Committee Member
Prof. Dr. Sohail Ahmad

Executive Committee Member
Dr. Nadeem Ahmad Bajwa

Executive Committee Member
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Naim Siddiqui

Executive Committee Member
Prof. Dr. Naeem Ullah Laghari

Executive Committee Member
Prof. Dr. Sumira Qambar Bokhari
Tasks/Strategy for PPS Cabinet 2020-2021
o Vision, Mission & Anthem
o PPS Vision, Mission & Anthem
o PPS owned property for its Head office
o Gantt chart/Agenda for months and years
o Calendar to display WHO, WFMH and International Awareness Days i.e. WMHD, Suicide Prevention day etc.
o Membership drive
o Overseas groups
o Wings for Overseas, Associate members, Clinical Psychologists, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Psychiatric nurses, Caregivers, Self-help groups, Media, Judiciary, Medical students and Volunteers
o Yearly awards for best performance among junior and senior Psychiatrists and other Mental Health Professionals (Research/publication, CME/CPD, Public Awareness/Media, Innovative work etc.
o Ethical relationship with pharmaceutical sector.
o Psychiatric services in all districts of the country and Availability of medicines
o Focal person in each zone/district
o Various task groups
o PsychologicalFirst Aid (Look, Listen, Link, Live) at major hospitals/ A & E/ Schools/Colleges, Corporate Sector etc.
o Community Psychiatry
o Development of Subspecialties
o Tele-psychiatry for the remote areas and for Pakistanis living abroad with less resources e.g., Dubai, Afghanistan etc.
o Consensus on nomenclatures related to mental health professions in Urdu and other local languages
o Radio, TV and social media programs in different languages
o Updated Website
o Special groups for various diseases with task to translate common disorders in Urdu
o Helpline (SOPs, Disease Manuals, Brochures, social media, audio and video developments for common issue e.g. sleep hygiene, tobacco cessation, health lifestyle, Balanced diet, mental health network etc.)
o Liaison with local bodies (PMC, HEC and CPSP) and international (RCPsych, WPA, MFAI)
o Categorize and standardize Psychiatry departments as Class I to III
o Responsibility of recognizing departments to facilitate new/unrecognized departments for recognition
o Helping juniors in Research and Training with exposure to international setups and conferences
o Developing local Guidelines
o Books & Assessment Tools
o Medical College status for Psychiatry & Behavioural Sciences
o Groups Ethical, Research, CME/CPD
o Training of Lady Health Workers
o Developing new teaching & training methods and training slots in UK, Ireland etc.
o Question Banks for BCQs.
o Situation analysis
o National Survey
o Disease Registry
o Research dissertations availability on website
o Identification of areas for research in prevention, treatment and rehabilitation
o Research themes important for the country for dissertation with funding
o Subspecialties involving Epidemiologists and Statisticians
o Letter to Bureau of Statistics for inducting questions on mental health related morbidity and disabilities.
o Developing JPPS impact factor
o Chapter in books at middle school level
o Research bank.
o National Mental Health Policy
o Implementation of Mental Health Acts (MHA)
o Translation of MHA in local languages
o Liaison with Judiciary, Home Departments, Bureaucrats, Police, Media etc.
o Promotion of Positive Mental Health
o Induction of mental health components/Psychiatric facilities in proposed federal model hospitals and all districts; and in the non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
o Implementation of laws related to Tobacco & Benzodiazepines, and OTC drugs availability.
o Liaison with International Organizations (WHO, WPA, RCPsych, APA, EPA, Brain Trust UK, RSM, WFMH etc.)
o Collaborations with International organizations for Conferences & meetings.
o Organizing Mental health courses & workshops in all districts of Pakistan
o Arrange events such as 24th PPS National Conference & 1st PPS National Guidelines.