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European Psychiatric Association: Education Initiatives and Programs

Learn about EPA's efforts to improve mental health care through education, research, and practice in Europe. Explore committees, summer schools, grants, and collaborations. Stay updated on EPA's educational courses, webcasts, and opportunities for young psychiatrists.

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European Psychiatric Association: Education Initiatives and Programs

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  1. European Psychiatric AssociationCécile HanonEPA BoardChair of the Committee of EducationFormer member of Early Career Psychiatrists CommitteeMember of Committee on Ethical IssuesAmit MalikEarly Career Psychiatrists CommitteeFormer member of Committe of Education UEMS Psychiatry Section Oct 2014

  2. Scientific Society, created in 1983 • Represent 77 000 psychiatrists from 81 countries • Since 2012, it became a federation, of 36 NPA’s • Improve education, research and practice of psychiatry in Europe • European Psychiatry Journal (IF 3,285)

  3. AustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia-Herz.CroatiaCzech Rep.DenmarkFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIrelandIsraelItalyLatvia 2014 36 NPA’s Lithuania MaltaNetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwitzerlandTurkey UkraineUK

  4. Organisation & Activités Early Career Psychiatrists Committee Ethics Committee (Commitee Chair) Education Committee EPA Individual Members & National Psychiatric Associations (NPAs) Section Committee European Congress ofPsychiatry European Psychiatry Journal Ambassador Committee Guidance Committee

  5. EPA Board 2014

  6. Collaboration with UEMS • Mutual invitation to internal meetings • Marc Hermans/Andrew Brittlebank (Board and CoE) • Cécile Hanon/Silvana Galderisi (Section of psychiatry meetings) • Sue Bailey (CAP Section) • Invitation to the 1st EPA “Forum” • Improving mental health & mental health care across Europe • New session of the EPA annual congress • Council of NPA’s, EPA individual members, stakeholders, policy maker in the field of mental health • Vienna 2014, march 28th • Try-out course on psychotherapy for Eastern Europe ? • Joint project with UEMS/EFPT/EPA (ECPC, Section Psychotherapy and Education)

  7. Academia Educational Courses • 3 to 6h courses, small groups • EACCME accrediation (UEMS) • During the annual congress, 15 sessions • “Itinerant CME”, during national congress of members NPA’s, approx 15/years • e-learning & MOOCs: ongoing process • Webcasts on European Psychiatry Network: www.europsychiatric.com EPA Committee of Education

  8. Summer School 2014 • Comorbidity between mental and physical disorders • Strasbourg, Conseil de l’Europe • 4 days, 25 students < 40 • Plenary, small groups, case study, role play… • Silva R, Sabic E, Nettis M A, Hmain S, Dalani M, Yapici-Eser H, Terzi D, Casanova Dias M, Gondek T M. • 4th EPA Academia Summer School in Strasbourg. From the stork’s nest: Young psychiatrists spread their wings and fly. • European Psychiatry, 2014, 29:6, free communication

  9. Application opening  decembre 2014 5th Comorbiditybetween mental& physicaldisorders 10-13 July 2015 Strasbourg, France European Psychiatric Association www.europsy.net #EPASummerSchool

  10. The Early Career Psychiatric Committe (ECPC) • Created in 2005, by a handful of ex-EFPTiens… • 2014: Martina Rojnic Kuzman, Alexander Nawka, Nikolina Jovanovic, Amit Malik, Olivier Andlauer • Participation/representativeness at all EPA Committees • ECPC Programme • During the annual congress • “Conversations”, Court debates, Symposia (EFPT), Training workshops, Happy hour track… • Lounge, “networking evening” • 4 « Task forces » • Professional developpment (Gaining experience Programme) • Research (mPivas Project, Sleep STudy) • Publications (How to succeed in Psychiatry) • Meetings & Associations (EFPT, WPA, UEMS, national conf of Mental Health, YPN…)

  11. Gaining Experience Programme • In the continuity with the well established EFPT Exchange Programme • Promote professional exchange of knowledge and intercultural experience • Short observership placements in various psychiatric institutions across Europe, 2 to 4 weeks • YP < 40 and/or 5 years after passing the specialist exam from any European country (WHO definition of Europe) • Pilot phase 2014-2015 • Placements in Switzerland (Zurich), Israel (Petah Tikva) UK (Norwich) and Germany (Munich) • 4 EPA Grants of 625 €

  12. mPIVAS ProjectmHealth psychoeducational intervention versus antipsychotic-induced side effects • 5 countries, 6 partnerships • European Psychiatric Association (EPA) – France • University Hospital Center Zagreb - Croatia (Coordinator) • Croatian Psychiatric Association – Croatia • University of Zurich, Division of Psychiatry Research - Switzerland • Charles University in Prague (Department of Psychiatry, First Faculty Medicine) - Czech Republic • Westphalian Wilhelms University Muenster – Germany • Objectives • 1. Improve the management of antipsychotic induced side effetcts • 2. Training in psychoeducation • Symposium lors du congrès de Munich, CFP Nantes etc… • webcast: www.europsy.net/early-career/mpivas/ • 3. Developpemnt of a smartphone app – Psylog- for the patients (6 langages)

  13. LEARN & BE INFORMED Keep informed about the latest scientific research and treatments NETWORK Integrate the network of European practitioners and researchers in Psychiatry CONTRIBUTE Get involved in the association and take an active part in the development of Psychiatry in the whole of Europe ADVANCE Accelerate your career and professional development INFLUENCE Have a voice and a role in shaping the future of the profession www.europsy.net/join-us/ Annual Membership : 100 €

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