EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION

EPA 201826th

EUROPEAN CONGRESS

OF PSYCHIATRY

Abstract Submission & Travel Grants Deadline

26 September 2017

EPA Research Prizes Deadline23 October 2017

ECP Scholarship Programme Deadline

23 November 2017

Early Registration Deadline10 January 2018

Nice, France3-6 March 2018

www.epa-congress.org#EPA2018

MENTAL HEALTHINTEGRATEINNOVATE

INDIVIDUALISE

Dear Colleagues,

The 26th Congress of the European Psychiatric Association (EPA), the largest international association representing psychiatrists in Europe, will take place 3-6 March 2018 at the prestigious Nice Acropolis Convention Centre located in the city of Nice, the dynamic, cosmopolitan, unofficial capital of the Côte d’Azur.

The theme of the Congress will be “Mental Health - Integrate, Innovate, Individualise”.

Integrate emphasises the need to include mental health in both health and social policies; promote the integration of different approaches to mental health care and research; integrate research and mental health services focusing on different life epochs.

Innovate emphasises the importance of identifying priorities for mental health care and research; disseminating and promoting translation into standard practices of new successful prevention and intervention programmes; developing e-mental health programmes to improve service delivery and communication with users, and overcome spatial and linguistic barriers.

Individualise emphasises the current view of mental health care and research as person-centred by matching therapeutic interventions with individual’s characteristics, values and preferences.

A special focus of the Congress will be the integration of new technologies and research findings into person-centred approaches to prevention, care and training, at a time in which difficult challenges, such as displacement, war, terrorism and economic constraints, require new answers.

The Congress will bring together expert clinicians, researchers and leaders of stakeholder organisations in the field of mental health, offering an outstanding set of Plenary and State of the Art Lectures, Educational Courses, Symposia, Workshops, informal meetings with experts and sessions designed by and for early career psychiatrists.

We are confident that, like every year, the Congress will represent for all participants an unforgettable personal and professional experience, and we look forward to welcoming you to Nice.

Silvana Galderisi Philippe Courtet EPA President Chair of the Local Organising Committee

Abstract Submission & Travel Grants Deadline26 September 2017

EPA Research Prizes Deadline23 October 2017

ECP Scholarship Programme Deadline 23 November 2017

Early Registration Deadline10 January 2018