Tuesday 6 September 2016

Award for 'Telepsychiatry: A Novel Approach for Mental Health Care Delivery'

By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh 06th September:- Dr Savita Malhotra, former Dean and Professor and Head of Department of Psychiatry at PGI, has been conferred the prestigious Dr V N Bagadia Oration by the Seth G S Medical College and KEM Hospital Mumbai. DR Malhotra delivered the Oration titled” Telepsychiatry: A Novel Approach for Mental Health Care Delivery" in Mumbai. Telepsychiatry has been her flagship project and has now been fully supported by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt of India for deployment for service delivery, where high quality mental health care can be provided to people in remote areas, thus saving them the need to travel to centers like PGI.
Dr Savita Malhotra retired from PGI on 31 Jan 2016 after 42 yrs of service and has now joined Fortis Hospital in Mohali.



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