Two lecturers of Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy (CTUMP) participated in the publication of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) (July-August, 2018)
Two lecturers of CTUMP include Dr. NGUYEN Tan Dat – Public Health Faculty and Dr. TRAN Thien Thang – Department of Psychiatry, Medicine Faculty appeared in the magazine edition in July – August/2018, volume 49, issue 4 of JAACAP.
The
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) established in
1953, is a non-profit professional association in the United States
dedicated to facilitating psychiatric care for children and adolescents, is headquartered
in Washington, the U.S. The Academy's official mission is to promote the healthy
development of children, adolescents, and families through research, training,
prevention, comprehensive diagnosis and treatment and to meet the professional
needs of child and adolescent psychiatrists throughout their careers. Since
1962, the AACAP has published its monthly journal, Journal of the American
Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP).
Prof. Kathleen Myers from University of
Washington collaborated with Dr. Dat
and
Dr. Thang in the framework of a partnership established since 2014 between Can
Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy (CTUMP) and the University of Washington
(UW) to conduct a study on the psychiatry of children and adolescent in the
Mekong Delta, Viet Nam;
held a workshop on autism spectrum disorder from global epidemiology and
evidence-based interventions. They interviewed 9 children aged from 2 to 13
year – old to hone appropriate diagnosis and intervention. At the same time,
the families of affected children also showed openness, trust and great needs
to be supported in matters of caring and raising children. The study showed
that there is no difference in family’s concerns from countries with different economic
level. The larger burdens in future of autism spectrum disorders of children to
families and communities underscored the importance of building professional
skills for both psychiatrists and pediatricians.