ADVISORS
Dr. Olinda Timms DA, PGDMLE, PGDB
Member, Advisory Board, CHET
Medical Ethicist
Dr Olinda Timms is an Anesthesiologist and alumnus of Christian Medical College, Vellore. She has worked as Consultant Anesthesiologist at private and mission hospitals in Bangalore since 1987. Her interest in the field of Medical Ethics led to post graduate Diplomas in Medical Law and Ethics from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore and in Bioethics from the Indian Council of Medical Research. She serves as Advisor of Bio-Medical ethics at IIACD's Centre for Health Ecologies and Technology and is Chairperson of the Institution Ethics Committee of St Martha’s Hospital, Bangalore and Member of Institutional Review Board of Bangalore Baptist Hospital. She is an Adjunct Professor in the Division of Health and Humanities at St Johns Research Institute, Bangalore. Dr. Timms has been teaching and writing on Medical Ethics. Her publications include a book on Biomedical Ethics for undergraduate medical students and several newspapers and magazine articles. She also developed the curriculum on Medical Ethics for the IGNOU Bachelor of science course in Allied Health Sciences and is an Adjunct Faculty at CMC Vellore for Research Ethics.
Dr. Parvez Imam
Member, Advisory Board, CHET
Mental Health Professional and Filmmaker
Dr. Parvez Imam worked in Psychiatry at the Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP), Ranchi and Institute of Human Behavior & Allied Sciences, Delhi. His experiences during this time led him to move towards film-making. He had hoped to spread information about the people suffering with mental illnesses and generate awareness on mental illnesses in India. He began with script writing and working on short films for the science program, The Turning Point. Later he diversified and worked on a variety of film projects and subjects. Ever since he has produced many films about Disabilities, Mental Health, and other related issues for WHO-SEARO, Public Health Foundation of India, the Leprosy Mission and other organizations.
Dr. Imam is currently based in Switzerland and works as a visual artist and filmmaker.