10th WORLD CONGRESS OF WOMEN'S MENTAL HEALTH
5-8 MARCH 2025
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES (NIMHANS) CONVENTION CENTRE, BENGALURU, INDIA
PRE CONFERENCE WORKSHOP 8
Let's talk about Sex! : A skills based workshop to aid interview, assessment and brief interventions for female
sexual dysfunctions
Half Day workshop- Forenoon (9am to 12pm)
Facilitators
Dr. Sandip Deshpande
Consultant Psychiatrist
Medical Lead, Allo Health
India
Bio
Dr. Sandip Deshpande is a psychiatrist and sexual and relationship therapist. He is currently attached to a few hospitals at Bangalore, India in addition to independent/private practice. He has over 10 years experience in the specialty. He did his post-graduation in Psychiatry (MD) with a Gold medal in 2003. Following a one year research post at NIMHANS, Bangalore, he worked in the United Kingdom for over eight years. He has led the Self-Harm and Suicide prevention Team and the psycho-sexual medicine service in the capacity of a Consultant in Leeds, UK
Dr. N Vyjayanthi Venkataramu
Assistant Professor
MS Ramaiah Medical College,
India
Bio
Dr. Vyjayanthi Venkataramu is Assistant Professor in Department of Psychiatry, Ramaiah Medical College. She has MD(Psychiatry) from NIMHANS, Bangalore and a Fellow in Psychosexual Medicine from JSSAHER. Her areas of interest include sexual Medicine – with a special focus on Female Sexual Dysfunctions, psycho oncology and cultural psychiatry.
Dr. Darshan H.B
MBBS,MS(OBG),FMAS
Sexual health expert
India
Bio
Dr.Darshan believes that health is not just a state of physical, mental and social wellbeing but also sexual wellbeing. He is passionate about addressing the untouched and marginalized topics of sexual dysfunctions. With his background qualification of Gynecology and vast experience, he is an expert in treating vaginismus and other female sexual dysfunctions.
Maximum Participants- 50
Goals & Learning Outcomes:
We hope to achieve the following through lectures, skills based, interactive small group teaching sessions filled with a lot of fun! Learning resources will also be provided for delegates.
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This workshop aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of Human Sexuality with emphasis on Female Sexual Dysfunctions
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Delegates will learn the art of sexual history taking and effective communication with patients about this sensitive topic You will enhance your understanding of common Sexual Dysfunctions and how to diagnose them in a busy OPD clinic
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We aim to help attendees to be able to carry away clinical skills and fill up more tools in their toolkit to help patients with sexual health issues.