Message from Ex‐President IPS, on IPS Taskforce

The Indian Psychiatric Society in 2017, constituted a Task Force on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues. The Task Force, now partially re-constituted, continues its work to endorse the stance of the Society that Homosexuality should not be considered a mental illness, much less a crime.

Letter No: Notice/EGB-1/ 07/07/2019

Notice for Extra-Ordinary General Body Meeting

Under the constitutional provision of Part II Article XX Section 35 and Part III Article IX Section 32, on the requisition of the Executive Council, in its meeting held at JW Marriott Sahar Mumbai on 8th June 2019, the Extra-Ordinary General Body Meeting of the Indian Psychiatric Society is being convened on 9th August 2019, Friday from 5:30 p.m. at Sri Rajendra Auditorium, JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Sri Shivarathreeshwara Nagar, Mysore - 570015.

Agenda:
1. AMENDMENT TO MEMORANDUM, RULES & BYE-LAWS.

We look forward to your presence and participation in this meeting.

Dr. Vinay Kumar
Hon General Secretary
Indian Psychiatric Society

Dear member/fellow,
Complaints against doctors are on the rise. Psychiatrists are no exception. All complaints have the potential to be escalated formally if they are not resolved at an early stage. Irrespective of their outcome, patient complaints can be a source of considerable personal and professional distress.
The Legal subcommittee of the Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS) has been tasked with setting up a support system for members and fellows of the IPS to deal with these issues. In order to do this, it is crucial to have a baseline view the nature and types of commonly encountered patient complaints, and how these are usually resolved. This can help the IPS to develop resources to identify areas of good practice & potential risk factors, as well as support members to pre-empt such complaints, as well as manage them efficiently.
This survey is a scoping exercise to identify common complaints faced by psychiatrists and how they are currently addressed/ resolved. We would be grateful if you could complete the questionnaire below and provide information about complaints that you may have encountered (in your or other colleagues' practice) in the last 3 years. We may also wish to contact you for more details, if same is not sufficient in the completed form. All information provided in this form will be kept confidential. If you wish to remain anonymous, kindly select the appropriate option.
In order to complete the survey, kindly fill out the following form and press submit. The form takes around 5 minutes or less to complete. Kindly complete the survey within the next two weeks (10th July to 30th of July).

Click here to complete the survey!

Thanking you in anticipation of your participation,
Yours sincerely,
Dr. BN Raveesh
Dr. SB Math
Dr. Venu Duddu

PRESS RELEASE

The Indian Psychiatric Society condemns the series of incidents of violence against doctors in different parts of country. We are deeply pained by all the acts of violence and vandalism; but the recent chain of events at Kolkata has shaken the sense of security and safety of the entire medical profession. Doctors cannot work under threats. Violence against them, under any circumstance is condemnable and unacceptable and should be dealt with punishment that is suitably harsh.

The Indian Psychiatric Society strongly condemns the brutal attack on serving doctors in Kolkata and demands immediate action against the perpetrators of the violence. It is high time to think of a "Central Medical Security Force'' to safeguard the hospitals and personnel working there.

The Indian Psychiatric Society strongly supports the steps taken by Indian Medical Association and expresses solidarity with all medical professionals under the IMA's umbrella.

Dr.Vinay Kumar  (Hon. General Secretary)
Indian Psychiatric Society

Dr. Mrugesh Vaishnav  (President)
Indian Psychiatric Society

IPS website updates

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