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Friday 7 March 2025

Congress News Brief


A full day of symposia, workshops, oral and poster sessions are scheduled today.


To view the today's program, click here!

To view the entire Congress program, click here!

Last evening delegates enjoyed the

IAWMH Congress Gala Dinner,

proudly supported by El Camino Health.


They were enthralled by the colors, sounds, sights and fragrances of an Indian Fair blending with the edgy vibe of a night out in Bengaluru city. They experienced an evening of traditional Indian board games, henna and bangle stalls, scrumptious banquet dinner and of course music and dance.


So the question this morning is, "Did you have a good time? Or a great time?"


Barcelona, here we come in March 2027!







Donna Stewart Award for Excellence in Women’s Mental Health 

Prof. Jane Fisher will be presented with the 1st Prof. Donna Stewart Award for Excellence in Women's Mental Health. Both women exemplify and have dedicated their professional careers to ensuring quality gender based care while also training the next generation of women's mental health professionals.


Prof. Fisher will present her named award lecture on Consideration of Gender: Essential for Effective Prevention, Practice and Policy in Women's Mental Health. She is Director of Global and Women’s Health and Head and co-director of the Planetary Health Division, School of Public Health, and Preventive Medicine at Monash University, Australia.

Donna E. Stewart, CM, MD, FRCPC was the second President of IAWMH serving from 2004-2008. She is

University Professor, Chair of Women’s Health, University Health Network and University of Toronto

Senior Scientist, Toronto General Research Institute

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Don't miss these keynote speakers and plenary sessions today, Friday 7 March!

9:00am - 9:30am

Prof Donna Stewart Award Lecture

Consideration of Gender: Essential for Effective Prevention, Practice and Policy in Women's Mental Health

Prof. Jane Fisher, Australia

9:30am - 10:00am

Surfeit of Caregiving and Mismatch of Gender Role Expectations: Women’s Mental Health at the Cusp of Social Change

Prof Vindhya Undurti, India

10:00am - 11:00am

Panel - Mothers, wives, daughters - women and caregiving in mental illness

Moderator -  Dr Jayant Mahadevan, India

Panelists - Prof Norman Sartorius, Switzerland

Ms Kavya Murthy, India

Ms Vibha Sachdev, India

11:00am - 11:20am

Presidential Address -

Towards a Women Friendly Mental Health Care System

 Prof Prabha S. Chandra, India

11:20am - 12:05pm

IAWMH General Assembly

Open to both Members & Non-Members

2:00pm - 2:30pm

From Struggle to Strength:

Navigating Women's Mental Health in the Arab States

Prof Gihan ElNahas, Egypt

3:00pm - 3:30pm

Sex and Estrogens; Relevant for Pharmacotherapy (Virtual Talk) 

Prof Iris Sommer, Netherlands


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