MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) has tripled its budget this year to combat the rising cases of tuberculosis (TB) among Filipinos.

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said for this year, the budget for the National TB Control Program was raised to P680 million from the previous allocation of P240 million.

"This unparalleled amount of investments for TB control will be used to intensify action and make swifter strides in our fight against tuberculosis," Duque said during the observance of the World TB Day held in Marikina City last Friday.

Records of the World Health Organization (WHO) showed that the world is facing the highest number of multi-drug resistant (MDR) forms of TB in history and in the Western Pacific Region.

The Philippines, next to China, registered the highest prevalence rate of MDR-TB cases at four percent of all new smear positive MDR-TB patients.

Childhood Illnesses Where Paediatrics Meets Child Mental Health, Meeting, Swansea, Wales

This meeting will look at the management of various childhood conditions (ADHD, ASD, Anorexia and neonatal abstinence) in which physical illness and mental health overlap. Speakers outline the various common paediatric conditions that overlap with child psychiatric disorders, examine the current understanding of the scientific basis of paediatric disorders such as ADHD and childhood depression and to supply an update on the outcomes of conditions such as ADHD and Autistic Spectrum disorder.

Tuesday 22 April 2008
Venue: Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Landore, SA1 2FA, Wales.

Registration Details:
Fellow: £60
Associate: £60
Trainee - Fellow: £45
Student Members: £35
Non-Fellow Consultants / GP: £150
Trainee/Nurse/AHP: £85
Student: £45

Meeting ref: PD-E10-5

CPD: 5 credits

9.30 am
Registration, tea and coffee
Chair: Professor Gareth Morgan

9.55 am
Welcome note
Professor Gareth Morgan, Consultant Paediatric Immunology, The Medical School, University of Wales, Swansea

10.00 am
ADHD - diagnosis and management -a practical approach
Dr Alison Kemp, Consultant Community Paediatrician, Academic Department of Child Health, School of Medicine, Cardiff University

10.30 am
Aetiology of ADHD and predictors of outcome
Professor Anita Thapar, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Department of Psychological Medicine, School of Medicine, Cardiff University

11.00 am
Coffee break

11.20 am
Childhood depression: diagnosis and management
Dr Rob Potter Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Swansea NHS Trust

11.50 am
Gene-environment interplay and childhood depression
Dr Frances Rice, Research Psychologist, Department of Psychological Medicine, School of Medicine, Cardiff University

12.20 pm
Neonatal abstinence and maternal substance misuse
Dr Neil Aiton, Consultant Neonatologist, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton

12.50 pm
Lunch Chair: Dr Mike Shooter, Past president RCPsych and Consultant Child Psychiatrist

1.45 pm
Epilepsy and child psychiatry
Dr Mike Prendergast, Consultant Child Psychiatrist, Birmingham Children's Hospital

2.15 pm
Psychiatric management of Anorexia Nervosa in children & adolescents
Professor Simon Gowers, Professor of Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Liverpool

2.45 pm
The role of the Paediatrician in the medical management of anorexia
Dr Mark Dalzell, Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Alder Hey, Liverpool

3.15 pm
Tea and break

3.35 pm
Current research topics in autism
Professor Gillian Baird, Consultant Paediatrician, Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust London

4.05 pm
Completion of evaluation forms

4.10 pm
Development of Multi-Agency Referral Pathways for Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Developmental Coordination Disorder and Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Dr Carolyn Samuel, Consultant Community Paediatrician, Swansea NHS Trust

4.40 pm
Close of meeting

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