Collaborative Inter-Organizational Symposia

Collaborative Inter-Organizational Symposia

At the 20th WPA Congress a series of sessions have been developed during which we discuss collaboration between organizations. Each of the Collaborative Inter-organizational Symposia will be chaired by a representative from WPA and from the collaborating organization. In each of them there will be two speakers to four speakers.

1. In collaboration with Fountain House | Working with persons with serious mental illness in the Community

Chairs:
Afzal Javed, UK
Ralph Aquila, USA

Speakers:
Ralph Aquila, USA
Nikolay Neznanov, Russia
Wander Reitsma, USA
Venu Gopal, India

2. In collaboration with The World Medical Association | Mental health of health workers and their families

Chair:
Vinay Lakra, Australia
Michel Botbol, France

Speakers:
Paul Summergrad, USA
George Kostjuk, Russia
Miguel Jorge, Brazil

3. In collaboration with The International Federation for Psychotherapy | Culture, community care, and psychotherapy

Chairs:
Driss Moussaoui, Morocco
Cesar Alfonso, USA

Speaker: 
Rashid Bennegadi, France
Anna Vasillieva, Russia

4. In collaboration with WONCA | Implications of the UN decisions on universal health coverage for psychiatry

Chair:
Helen Herrman, Australia

Speakers:
Garth Manning, UK
Gabriel Ivbijaro, UK

5. In collaboration with The European College of Neuropsychopharmacology | The classification of psychoactive substances: the need for a common language

Chairs:
Florence Thibaut, France
Siegfried Kasper, Austria

Speakers:
Joseph Zohar, Israel
Kostas Fountoulakis, Greece

6. In collaboration with The Asian Federation of Psychiatric Association | Challenges and achievements of psychiatry in Asia

Chairs:
Malcolm Hopwood, Australia
Armen Soghoyan, Armenia

Speakers:
Gundugurti Prasad Rao, India
Nur Zuraida Zanal, Malaysia
Rene Samaniego, The Philippines

8. In collaboration with The International College of Neuropsychopharmacology | The future of psychopharmacotherapy

Chairs:
Siegfried Kasper, Austria
Kostas N Fountoulakis, Greece

Speakers:
Pierre Blier, Canada
E Mohandas, India
Seon-Cheol Park, Korea

9. In collaboration with The International Association for Women's Mental Health | Migration and women

Chairs:
Florence Thibaut, France
Josyan Jodi- Scaff, Lebanon

Speaker:
Marianne Kastrup, Denmark
Meryam Schouler-Ocak, Germany
Silvia Gaviria, Colombia

10. In collaboration with The Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists | Urban mental health

Chair:
Yong Chong Park

Speakers:
David Goldberg, UK 
Mian-Yoon Chong, Taiwan
Pamela Collins, USA

11: In collaboration with The World Association of Social Psychiatry | The future tasks of social psychiatry

Chairs:
Roy Abraham Khallivayalil, India
Rashid Bennegadi, France

Speakers:
Eliot Sorel, USA
Vincenzo Di Nicola, Canada

12. In collaboration with The World Federation for Mental Health | Promoting mental health: the role of psychiatrists

Chairs:
Ingrid Daniels, South Africa
Helen Herrman, Australia

Speakers:
Nasser Loza, Egypt
Gabriel Ivbijaro, UK

13. In collaboration The World Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation | Rehabilitation Psychiatry Future perspectives is allowing a variety of contributions

Chairs:
Pichet Udomratn,  Thailand
Alberto Ferguson, Colombia

Speakers:
Johannes Wancata, Austria
Medhat Elsabbahy, UAE
Tae-Yeon Hwang, Korea

14. In collaboration with The World Association for Infant Mental Health | Who is the patient: the complex interplay between parental and infant/toddler psychopathology

Chairs:
Miri Keren, Israel
Paul Campbell, Australia

Speakers:
Gisele Apter, France
Campbell Paul, Australia
Miri Keren, Israel

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