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Scientific Programme
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Plenary Sessions
State of the Art Sessions
Debates
Symposia Sessions
Plenary Sessions
State of the Art Sessions
Debates
Symposia Sessions
Ask the Experts
Ask the Experts sessions allow participants to meet in a small group with outstanding researchers and clinicians. The format is designed to facilitate informal discussions, allowing participants to present their questions and gain new perspectives. Sessions take place at round tables and are limited to 7 participants with advanced sign-up required. Sessions last 90 minutes with 5 experts per session and two groups of participants (45 minutes for each group).
Registration for the sessions will take place directly at the registration desk on-site.
Please note the sessions will take place within the Exhibition area at HungExpo.
ASK THE EXPERTS 1
Sunday 7 April
(10:00-11:30)
- Risks and benefits of long-term antipsychotic treatment
Istvan Bitter – Hungary - Prescription opioid addiction
Arnt Schellekens – The Netherlands - Online addictions
Sophia Achab – Switzerland - Risks and benefits of discontinuation of long-term pharmacotherapy
Mark Horowitz – UK - Future of information technology in psychiatry
Umberto Volpe – Italy
ASK THE EXPERTS 2
Monday 8 April
(10:00-11:30)
- Challenges in the transition of psychiatric care from adolescence to adulthood; self-injury behavior in children and adolescents
Judit Balazs – Hungary - Mental health and physical activity
Joseph Firth – UK - Unmet needs in the management of schizophrenia; shared decision in the psychiatric treatment
Silvana Galderisi – Italy - Comorbidity of mental disorders with substance abuse
Frances Levin – USA - Suicide prevention : new oportunities & new threats
Philippe Courtet – France
ASK THE EXPERTS 3
Tuesday 9 April
(10:00-11:30)
- Prevention of transition to psychosis
Celso Arango – Spain - Climate change and mental health
Andreas Heinz – Germany - Neurostimulation in the management of mental disorders
Frank Padberg – Germany - Development of European treatment guidelines
Peter Falkai – Germany - Neuroinflammation in the pathophysiology of mental disorders
Livia De Picker – Belgium
Session descriptions
The EPA 2024 Scientific Programme will cover the latest developments in psychiatry through State of the Art Sessions, live moderation, discussions, and more.
EPA Courses
The European Congress of Psychiatry serves the educational mission of the EPA by providing high-quality EPA Courses, covering all aspects of psychiatry. Fees are charged separately for the courses. Each EPA Course is composed of two 90-minute sessions.
State of the Art Sessions
The State-of-the-Art sessions have a strong clinical focus, providing a complete update on significant aspects of current clinical treatments in European psychiatry. The State-of-the-Art sessions are delivered by top European or worldwide experts and last 45 minutes.
Plenary Sessions
The Plenary lectures are mainly theoretical and research-oriented, with a strong scientific focus. These lectures are delivered by leading psychiatrists, scientists and other mental health professionals invited by the Scientific Programme Committee. They cover the major topics of the Congress theme.
Pro & Con Debates
Prominent speakers will present their work and participate in engaging discussions on controversial issues. A chairperson moderates the debate and the following discussion, while two speakers (proponent /opponent) offer and challenge opinions on “hot topics” for 30 minutes each. Participants may also be asked to interact by voting at the beginning and/or end of the session.
Symposia Sessions
These 90-minute sessions, selected by the Scientific Programme Committee, focus on specific topics in psychiatry, representing several points of view. Each symposium includes four presentations by international speakers and offers an opportunity for discussion at the end.
Workshops
The Workshops are devoted to a specific topic and bring together experts in this field for an intensive discussion. These are 90-minute working sessions, with 30 minutes devoted to discussion and interactivity.
Early Career Psychiatrists Programme
The EPA invites recent graduates to follow its specialist programme, which is tailored to the needs and interests of early career psychiatrists. The ECP Programme is composed of a Networking Evening and a special track of sessions throughout the Congress.
Ask the Expert Sessions
Ask the Experts sessions allow participants to meet in a small group with outstanding researchers and clinicians. The format is designed to facilitate informal discussions, allowing participants to present their questions and gain new perspectives. Sessions take place at round tables and are limited to a certain number of participants with advanced sign-up required.
EPA Forum
The EPA Forums brings together EPA Council of National Psychiatric Association (NPA) members and individual EPA members, along with other European organisations, stakeholders and policy makers, to present and discuss matters of European importance in the field of Mental Health and Mental Health Care.
Sponsored Sessions
Satellite Symposia are organised by pharmaceutical companies in consultation with the Scientific Programme Committee. These sessions are fully integrated into the Congress, but are sessions entirely designed, produced and driven by the pharmaceutical industries by an unrestricted educational grant.