Sohail Akhtar
Waikato District Health Board, New Zealand
Biography
Sohail Akhtar has completed his Medical degree from the University of the Punjab, Pakistan. He has completed the Psychiatric Training and was then a Diplomat in Mental Health from College of Psychiatrists of South Africa. He has worked as a Senior Medical Superintendent at Polokwane/Mankweng Hospital Complex and Thabamoopo Psychiatric Hospital in South Africa. He has also completed Post Graduate Diploma in Public Management from Regenesys School of Public Management, South Africa. He has worked as a Senior Medical Officer in Psychiatry in New Zealand, completed his Post Graduate Diploma in Addiction and Co-Existing Disorders from University of Otago New Zealand. He also completed Masters in Addiction from University of Otago. He is the Senior Medical Officer in Community Alcohol and Drug Service of Waikato District Health Board, Hamilton, New Zealand. He is a Member of RANZCP vocational CPD program and Member of National Association of Opioid Treatment Providers, New Zealand and contributed in drafting the National Guidelines of Opioid Substitution Treatment.
Abstract
Abstract : Patient dropout from opioid substitution treatment