The 26th European Congress of Psychiatry invites recent graduates to its specialist programme tailored to the needs of the Early Career Psychiatrist.
The EECP Programme offers the following benefits:
- Reduced Fees: Early Career Psychiatrists pay a reduced rate for the EPA congress.
- Early Career Psychiatrists' Networking Area: Providing a central and integral part of the programme serving as a central meeting point for networking and recruitment.
- Scholarship Programme: The scholarship programme for Early Career Psychiatrists and trainees will provide special grants (travel assistance, hotel accommodation for 4 nights, complimentary congress registration, complimentary registration for 1 EPA Course, invitation to attend the Congress opening ceremony, invitation to the EECP Luncheon, 1 year free EPA membership).
Hear from a ECPC Member about the importance of this programme. Read more here.
Early Career Psychiatrists' Programme which includes:
- Conversations Sessions: These sessions provide Early Career Psychiatrists with the opportunity to hear leading figures of European psychiatry in an informal and relaxed atmosphere.
- Court Debates
- Training Workshops
- Symposia
Workshops
| Workshop Title | Lecture Title | Speaker |
Psychotherapy for Patients with Eating Disorders: What works? | Psychotherapy for patients with Eating Disorders: What works? | Janet Treasure, UK |
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Perinatal psychiatry for beginners | Key clinical challenges in perinatal psychiatry | Louise Howard, UK |
| Pharmacotherapy in pregnancy and postnatal period | Tamas Kurimay, Hungary
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Sexual Psychotherapy | Sexual Therapy in 21st century | Goran Arbanas, Croatia |
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Prevention of mental health disorders | The art of prevention | Norman Sartorius, Switzerland |
| Effective prevention programmes in childhood | Kristian Wahlbeck,
Finland |
| Prevention of suicide and self-harm behaviour | Merete Nordentoft,
Denmark
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| Prevention of substance misuse | Geert Dom, Belgium
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Debates
Debate Title | Lecture Title | Speaker |
Choose your career wisely: Academia and/or Clinical practice? | Academia and Clinical practice: it is possible to be successful in both | Silvana Galderisi, Italy
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| You need to focus to be successful: choose academia or clinical practice | Robin Murray, UK
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Panels
Panel Title
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How can psychiatry contribute to the promotion of human rights of people with mental health problems? | Peter McGovern,
WHO Switzerland |
| Andreas Heinz,
Germany |
| Miia Männikkö,
Finland |
| Hilkka Kärkkäinen,
Finland
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Symposia
Symposium Title | Lecture Title | Speaker |
European Psychiatric Trainees' Research Projects: Key findings | Involuntary treatment in psychiatry: Is there enough training for psychiatric trainees to deal with every day challenges? | Katharina Schonegger,
Austria |
| How is EFPT bridging the gap between clinical practice and research among psychiatry trainees | Iryna Frankova,
Ukraine |
| E-psychiatry in France | Audrey Fontaine, France |
| How can young psychiatrists keep pace with the new psychoactive substances - findings from the EFPT pan-European survey | Diego Quattrone, UK
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How to organise acute psychiatric care? | Acute Interventions in Psychosis | Patrick McGorry,
Australia |
| Rapid crisis response team (ERIC) in France | Laure Zeltner, France
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| Patient Controlled Hospital Admissions | Christoffer Torgaard Thomsen, Denmark |
| Integrated or functional model of care? | Domenico Giacco, UK
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Internet, smart phones and mental health apps - what is their role in Psychiatry? | Patient Interest, Engagement, and Innovation in Smartphones for Psychiatry | John Torous, US
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| Using video-calls to combat loneliness in old age | Sonam Zamir, UK
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| Patients views and experiences of being in contact with a volunteer using a smartphone | Mariana Pinto Da Costa,
Portugal |
| The role of social media in building resilience among psychiatrists | Greg Lydall, UK
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