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6th International Zero Suicide Summit Agenda
Master of Ceremonies: Lauren Zakalik, MSJ

Arrival Day - October 12

Location: The Apurva Kempinski Bali

Attendance is optional; RSVP required

5:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Welcome Reception and Award Dinner

Location: The Ocean Lawn at The Apurva Kempinski Bali

Jan Mokkenstorm Zero Suicide International® Visionary Award Presentation

Summit Day 1 - October 13
 

Location: Candi Ballroom @ The Apurva Kempinski Bali

8:00 am - 8:30 am

Registration

Welcome with Coffee and Tea

8:30 am - 8:45 am

Opening Ceremony

  • Sandersan Onie, PhD (Indonesia)

8:45 am - 9:00 am

Summit Opening Remarks and Welcome to Bali

  • dr. Imran Pambudi, MPH (Indonesia)

  • Greysia Polii (Indonesia)

9:00 am - 9:45 am

Progress Towards Our Vision: Updates Since Liverpool

  • Brian Ahmedani, PhD, LMSW (USA)

  • Joslyn Westphal, MPH (USA)

9:45 am - 10:30 am

Suicide Prevention in Indonesia (Panel)

Moderator: Sandersan Onie, PhD (Indonesia)

  • dr. Jiemi Ardian Sp.KJ (Indonesia)

  • Dr. dr. Hervita Diatri Sp.KJ (Indonesia)

  • Prof. Dr. dr. Cokorda Bagus Jaya Lesmana Sp.KJ (Indonesia)

10:30 am - 10:45 am

Morning Tea​

10:45 am - 11:30 pm

Regional Collaboration in Suicide Prevention: The Zero Suicide International Asia Alliance (Panel)

Moderator: John Zervos, JD (USA)

  • Hon. Gilda Gayle Abonal-Gomez, PhD, RPsy (Philippines)

  • Ravivarma Rao Panirselvam, MBBS (Malaysia)

  • Pomawati Thapa, MBBS, MS (Nepal)

  • Mathuros Tipayamongkholgul, PhD (Thailand)

  • Dasho Dechen Wangmo, MPH (Bhutan)

11:30 pm - 12:30 pm

Transforming Prevention through Lived Experience

Moderator: Shayni Geffen, MS (South Africa)

  • Adrián Pérez Ara (Venezuela / Switzerland)

  • Tiwa Ayeni (Nigeria / UK)

12:30 pm - 1:45 pm

Lunch

Location: Pala Restaurant @ The Apurva Kempinski Bali

1:45 pm - 2:30 pm

Trans-Tasman Zero Suicide Healthcare Alliance: Cross-Community, Cross-Nations Leadership in Suicide Prevention (TZSHA)

  • Deborah Howe, MHA, MPH (Australia)

  • Leigh Murray (New Zealand)

  • Sue Murray, OAM (Australia)

  • Sandy Terry (Australia)

  • Alan Woodward, PhD (Australia)

2:30 pm - 3:15 pm

Building a Zero Suicide Collaboration Through Health System and Payer Partnership: Lessons from MI Mind

  • William Beecroft, MD, (USA)

  • Cathrine Frank, MD (USA)

  • Heather Omdal, MPH (USA)

3:15 pm - 3:30 pm

Afternoon Tea

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Community and Healthcare Training Around the World

  • Abdullah Al Harun (Bangladesh)

  • Claire Iveson, DClinPsy (UK)

  • Joleen Shaw (UK)

4:30 pm - 4:45 pm

Reflections on Day 1

  • Sandersan Onie, PhD (Indonesia)

Summit Day 2 - October 14

Location: Candi Ballroom @ The Apurva Kempinski Bali

8:30 am - 9:00 am

Registration

Welcome with Coffee and Tea

9:00 am - 9:15 am

Welcome Back and Overview of Day 2

  • Sandersan Onie, PhD (Indonesia)

9:15 am - 10:00 am

Inspiring National Change: Accelerating Innovation of Zero Suicide Approaches in Healthcare Settings

​Moderator: Lauren Zakalik, MSJ (USA)

  • Brian Ahmedani, PhD, LMSW (USA)

  • Julie Goldstein Grumet, PhD (USA)

  • Tony Pisani, PhD (USA)

  • Becky Stoll, LCSW (USA)

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Poster Session and Morning Tea

Multiple Presenters

11:00 am - 11:30 am

Optimizing Electronic Health Records for Suicide Prevention

  • Brandn Green, PhD (USA)

  • Virna Little, PsyD, LCSW (USA)

  • Carole Stipelman, MD, MPH (USA)

11:30 am - 12:15 pm

Zero Suicide Adaptations with Art and Music

  • M. Imran Khan, PhD (Pakistan)

  • Rabi Shakya (Nepal)

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch

Location: Pala Restaurant @ The Apurva Kempinski Bali

1:30 pm - 2:45 pm

Global Suicide Prevention Initiatives

Moderator: Richard McKeon, PhD, MPH (USA)

  • Ruth O’Connell, MA (Thailand)

  • Kedar Marahatta, MD (Nepal)

  • Jo Robinson, AM., BSc, MSc, PhD (Australia)

  • Aastha Sethi, MS (India)

2:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Afternoon Tea

3:00 pm - 3:45 pm

A Vision for the Future: Expanding Global Alliances

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Moderator: Brian Ahmedani, PhD, LMSW (USA)

  • Ammar Albanna, MD, FRCPC (United Arab Emirates)

  • Prof. dr. Renske Gilissen PhD (Netherlands)

  • Onesmus Kalama Mlewa, MPH (Kenya)

  • Nelson Martínez Rodríguez, MD (Dominican Republic)​

3:45 pm - 4:00 pm

Final Reflections and Summit Close

Brian Ahmedani, PhD, LMSW (USA)

Sandersan Onie, PhD (Indonesia)


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