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. 2008 Oct;11(Suppl 2):S125.

Advocacy Workshop

PMCID: PMC9201430

22 October 2008, Wednesday

Maples Room, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi-110003

Faculty      M M Mehndiratta (India), Mohammad Wasay (Pakistan), Johnny Lokin (Philippines), Apoorva Pauranik (India), Lakshmi Narsimhan (India), Michael F Finkel (USA), Mamta B. Singh (India), T. Ramachandran (USA), Tissa Wijeratne (Sri Lanka)

Advocacy Managers      Melissa Larson (Program Manager, Advocacy Development American Academy of Neurology Professional Association) Amy Kaloides (Manager Advocacy, American Academy of Neurology, USA)

Inauguration :

1400-1405      Inauguration by Dr. Michael Finkel

Chairpersons:      Michael Finkel (USA), Mohammad Wasay (Pakistan)

1405-1415      Opening Remarks (Michael Finkel and M.M.Mehndiratta)

1415-1430      Faculty Introductions (ALL)

1430-1500      Basic principles for Action Planning

Chairpersons:      Johnny Lokin (Philippines), Apoorva Pauranik (India)

1500-1540      Action Planning, Tapping the Resource, and Advocacy Experience:

1500-1505      Action Plan Example M.M Mehndiratta

1505-1510      Action Plan Example M. Wasay

1510-1515      Action Plan Example Cabral-Lim

1515-1520      Action Plan Example Michael Finkel

1520-1525      Action Plan Example Lakshmi Narsimhan

1525-1530      Action Plan Example Mamta Bhushan Singh

1530-1535      Action Plan Example Johnny Lokin

1535-1540      Action Plan Example Apoorva Pauranik

1540-1545      Action Plan Example Tissa Wijeratne

1545-1610      Topic Identification Breakout sessions

1610-1620      Break

Chairpersons:      Cabral-Lim (Philippines), Lakshmi Narsimhan (India)

1620-1720      Communications and Media Plenary

1720-1800      Media and Communication Breakout sessions

Chairpersons:      Melissa Larson (USA), T. Ramachandran (USA)

1800-1845      Legislative Training

1845-2000      Finalizing and Presenting the Action Plan

2000 onwards      Dinner


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