Schedule

Our team will be ready to assist with your registration, provide conference materials, and answer any queries.

Join us for a grounding morning session focused on mindful movement. This facilitated session will guide you through gentle stretches and mindfulness practices designed to help you center yourself, reduce stress, and set a positive tone for the day ahead. No special equipment needed—just bring yourself and an open mind.

Bonga Chiliza, Michelle P Durham

Title: Did political liberation cause identity crises in Southern Africa? Moderator: Bonga Chiliza Speaker: Dr. Mbongiseni Buthelezi, Chief Executive Officer of the Nelson Mandela Foundation and a former Associate Professor of Anthropology and Development Studies at the University of Johannesburg.

Moderator: Saeeda Paruk 10:30 Before the Breakdown: Unmasking Functional Trauma among African Diaspora - Zawadi Kimari 10:50 From Brain to Belonging: Why Psychiatrists Must Engage with the Intersectoral Global Action Plan on Neurological Disorders to Address Transgenerational Trauma in Africa - Mary Bitta 11:10 Exploring the link between Mind-Body Medicine and depression, anxiety, and stress among trauma patients and providers in Cameroon: preliminary results from a mixed-methods pilot study - Fanny Nadia Diisak Delon 11:30 Workplace bullying and mental health of medical interns in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa - Aakifah Issak

Moderator: Siki Gwanya-Mdletye 13:00 Addressing Intergenerational Trauma in Malawi: Unintended Benefits of the Mental Health Literacy e-Curriculum (MHLeC) Project - Sandra Jumbe 13:20 Assessment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and its association with quality of life among trauma patients in Cameroon - Odette Dzemo Kibu 13:40 Exploratory Investigation of Transgenerational Transmission Trauma Among Biafra War Survivors and Offspring in Ibadan, Nigeria - Titilope Odunaiya 14:00 A participatory arts-based study exploring meaning-making of schizophrenia amongst coloured people in Cape Town - Mohhadiah Rafique 14:20 Lifetime Trauma Exposure and Serious Mental Health Conditions in a Multi-Country Case-Control Study in Africa - Engida Gebiso

Title: Community Interventions and Historical Impacts of Trauma Moderator: Nokulunga Shabalala Panelists: Gugu Gigaba, Elizabeth Mbatha Muli, Briana Woods-Jaeger

Bonga Chiliza, Michelle P Durham

NOTE: Shuttles will depart from the Radisson Blu Hotel at 5:30pm.