Thank you for attending EPA 2023

25 – 28 March 2023

Programme

Scientific programme

EPA leadership and congress organisers are working together to build an exciting congress programme with an adapted format mindful of the current context.

To view the preliminary programme topics, speakers, and session chairs, please click on the relevant links below.

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Posters

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Preliminary programme

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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 in the Hall Passy B.

ASK THE EXPERTS 1

Sunday 26 March
 (10:00-11:30)

  • Use of psychedelic drugs in clinical psychiatry
    Dr. Michael Bogenschutz – USA
  • Complex post-traumatic stress disorder
    Dr. Andreas Maercker – Switzerland
  • Non-pharmacological treatments for dementia
    Prof. Peter Paul de Deyn – Belgium/Netherlands
  • How to assess early psychoses
    Prof. Andrea Raballo – Italy
  • Early intervention in psychosis- past, present and future
    Prof. Nandini Chakraborty – UK
ASK THE EXPERTS 2

Monday 27 March
 (10:00-11:30)

  • Ethical issues in clinical practice
    Prof. Silvana Galderisi – Italy
  • How to implement preventive strategies in clinical settings
    Prof. Julianne Holt-Lunstad – USA
  • From evidence to implementation or digital mental health in routine care, do’s and don’ts
    Prof. Heleen Riper – Netherlands
ASK THE EXPERTS 3

Tuesday 28 March
 (10:00-11:30)

  • Supporting recovery from and with severe mental illness
    Prof. Mike Slade – United Kingdom
  • Reslience among adolescents and young persons
    Prof. Patricia Conrod – Canada
  • Addiction and psychiatric comorbidity in young people: treatment considerations
    Prof. Vincent Hendriks -Netherlands
  • Costs and drawbacks of ESM in clinical practice
    Prof. Inez Myin-Germeys – Belgium
  • How to evaluate costs of psychotherapy
    Prof. Paul McCrone – United Kingdom

Session descriptions

The EPA 2023 scientific programme will cover the latest developments in psychiatry, through state-of-art presentations, 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 lectures have a strong clinical focus, providing a complete update on significant aspects of current clinical treatments in European psychiatry. The State-of-the-Art lectures 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

Debates offer a lively and fruitful discussion 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.

Thank you for submitting your research

Late-breaking abstract submissions closed on 25 November 2022

Authors were invited to submit abstracts, classified by topics. There is a limitation concerning the number of submissions per individual. Submitted abstracts are being reviewed by the Scientific Programme Committee and scheduled as Oral Communications Sessions, e-Poster Presentations, or e-Poster Viewing.

Oral Communications Sessions

Those abstracts scoring the highest will be allotted an Oral Communication session. The author will have the opportunity to present their research in a dedicated session during the Congress.

All accepted abstracts whose authors attended the Congress are published in the European Psychiatry Digital Abstract Supplement during and following the Congress.

e-Poster Presentations
Authors of abstracts allotted to the second-highest category of scoring are invited to present their research findings or important ongoing research during an e-Poster Presentation, where they have around 3 minutes to present their e-Posters displayed on a digital screen.

All accepted abstracts whose authors attended the Congress are published in the European Psychiatry Digital Abstract Supplement during and following the Congress.

e-Poster Viewing
All authors of accepted abstracts will be able to view their poster on the congress website, app and on the digital screens onsite. The e-Posters are accessible to all delegates throughout the Congress for individual viewing.

All accepted abstracts whose authors attended the Congress are published in the European Psychiatry Digital Abstract Supplement during and following the Congress.

Important Dates

Late Registration:  Now Closed

Regular Registration:  Now Closed

Early Bird Registration:  Closed

Abstract Submissions:  Closed

Late-breaking Abstract Submissions: Closed

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