The Department of Mental Health Nursing, KAHER, INS, Belagavi had organized panel discussion on the theme ““Together for Health: Stand with Science”. in the view of World Health Day which was held on 13.04.2026 in the seminar hall,KAHER, INS, Belagavi. A formal introductory remark was given by Dr. Manjunath Sogalad, HOD, Department of Nursing Foundation, KAHER, INS, Belagavi. Prof.Dr. Gururaj. Udapi, was a moderator welcomed the audience, introduced the panelists and topics and explained the rules and regulations of the panel discussion.

The subtopics selected and assigned to panelist for panel discussion were: 

SL NO	PANELIST	NAME OF THE PANELIST	SUBTOPICS
1	Panelist I	Mr. Alec, UG student	Mental Health & Wellbeing of Nurses
2	Panelist II	Ms. Sadiya, UG student	Global Health Challenges & Nursing Responses
3	Panelist III	Mrs. Sushma Patil, Asst.Prof	Strengthening Nursing Research Culture
4	Panelist IV	Mr. Sangangouda. S, Asst.Prof	EBP in Nursing
5	Panelist V	Ms. Rubina, PG student	Integrating Research into Clinical Practice
6	Panelist VI	Ms. Saishewari, PG student	Technology & Innovation in Nursing Practice

 

Organized Plan for Panel Discussion

Panel Composition

1. Moderator- 1

2. Panelists- 6

3. Timekeeper-1

Flow of Panel Discussion

SECTION	TIME
1. Welcome the audience 2. Introduce the theme and the panelists 3. Briefly explain the rules and objectives of the event	5 minutes
Round 1: Individual presentation on subthemes by the panelists	18 minutes
Round 2: Question based discussion	18 minutes
Audience interaction	10 minutes
Key takeaway notes by Moderator	10 minutes
Total	1 hour

Prof.Dr. Gururaj. Udapi, moderator summarized on key points:

 Importance of Mental Health

 Role of research & EBP

 Need for clinical application

 Future with technology

 Highlight integration of all topics

Mrs. Ripika Guntu, Junior Tutor, proposed the vote of thanks. The beneficiaries included undergraduate (UG) students, postgraduate (PG) students, and staff members, with a total of 105 beneficiaries.