Strasbourg and Brussels, 20 October 2023 The European Psychiatric Association (EPA) notes with utmost concern, the shocking events of the morning of Saturday 7 October 2023, and the ensuing violence and turmoil affecting very many people. The EPA is a…
The EPA and the European Institute of Women’s Health (EIWH) organised a joint Webinar on “The Interplay of Gender and Mental Health: A Global Health Issue“. During the Webinar that took place on 12 September from 10:00 to 11:30 CEST,…
The EPA Board met in Brussels on 27 April 2023 to hold elections for five EPA Office Bearers’ positions. We are proud to announce the election of Andrea Fiorillo as President Elect, Martina Rojnic Kuzman as Treasurer, and Jerzy Samochowiec as Secretary for Sections, as well…
The EPA is pleased to announce that Professor Geert Dom is the new EPA President, as of 26 March 2023 and for a mandate of 2 years. Geert Dom is Professor of psychiatry at the University of Antwerp and Medical…
The EPA is pleased to welcome the newly elected EPA Board members: Philippe COURTET, France Andrea FIORILLO, Italy Cécile HANON, France Pavel MOHR, Czech Republic Jerzy SAMOCHOWIEC, Poland Meryam SCHOULER-OCAK, Germany Their mandate will run for 4 years, from 26…
The next European Psychiatric Association Board will be elected during the General Assembly on Sunday, 26 March 2023. The EPA Board is vested with the broadest powers to act on behalf of the EPA and to perform any actions and…
A warm thank you to the 74 mental health professionals who joined us online on Wednesday 7 September, for the EPA Webinar which addressed the complex and captivating topic of ethical questions in psychiatric practice. Jointly organised by the Committee…
Since 2020, the EPA is part of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) network of Eligible healthcare professionals’ organisations. In 2022, the EPA was accepted to take part in the EMA Healthcare Professionals’ Working Party (HCPWP) for the mandate 2022-2025. The HCPWP…
In the frame of the actions undertaken by the EPA in light of the ongoing war in Ukraine, three “Help for Helpers” Webinars were organised in April 2022. With the aim of providing a psychological first aid to volunteers and…
The Women’s Mental Health Section of the European Psychiatric Association invites all psychiatrists and psychiatric trainees across Europe to the second webinar series of CPD/CME events. The presentation will address the urgent and topical issue of providing psychiatric care to…