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EPA Office Bearers Election Results

EPA Office Bearers 2019

The EPA Board came together on 16 May in Brussels to hold elections for five EPA Office Bearer positions. We are proud to announce the election of Peter Falkai as President Elect and Andrea Fiorillo as Secretary for Sections, as…

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Message from EPA President Philip Gorwood

EPA President Philip Gorwood 2019

Training and sharing for optimal mental health care in Europe 30 April 2019 – On the heels of the EPA’s most attended congress in history that gathered over 4,300 participants from 102 countries in Warsaw, I am honoured to have entered my mandate as EPA…

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Welcome to the new EPA President, Prof. Philip Gorwood

EPA President Philip Gorwood 2019

The EPA is pleased to announce that Prof. Philip Gorwood has taken on his new role as EPA President, as of 7 April 2019, for a mandate of 2 years. Prof. Gorwood is Professor of Psychiatry at Sainte-Anne Hospital and Head of…

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EPA Board Elections: welcome to the new members!

The EPA is pleased to welcome the newly elected EPA Board members: Andrea Fiorillo – Italy Cécile Hanon – France Diego Palao Vidal – Spain Meryam Schouler-Ocak – Germany Agata Szulc – Poland Jan Wise – United Kingdom Their mandate…

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New NPAs Steering Committee

The EPA is pleased to welcome the new Steering Committee of the EPA Council of NPAs, composed of: Chair: Simavi Vahip, Turkey Vice-chair: Jerzy Samochowiec, Poland Secretary: Bernardo Carpiniello, Italy Find out more about the Committee’s role

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Bulgaria Reform Report: The EPA advises for mental health services

In 2018, the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) was invited to appoint an official team to visit and review mental health services in Bulgaria and advise the Ministry of Health regarding recommendations for a reform in mental health services. For the…

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Board Elections at EPA 2019 Warsaw – Apply now!

The next European Psychiatric Association Board will be elected during the General Assembly on Sunday, 7 April 2019 in Warsaw. The EPA Board is vested with the broadest powers to act on behalf of the EPA and to perform any…

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EPA kicks-off the project “European Brain Research Area”

The EPA is pleased to announce the launch of the EBRA-project – short for the European Brain Research Area which is led by the European Brain Council (EBC). As a member of the EBC, the EPA joined this consortium in order to optimise the…

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EPA supports world mental health day

The EPA is marking this year’s World Mental Health Day by emphasising the topic proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO), “Young people and mental health in a changing world”. On this day, EPA President Prof. Silvana Galderisi underlines the…

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The EPA launches new membership categories

The EPA is pleased to announce that two new membership categories have been created in order to expand EPA benefits and involvement opportunities within the global mental health community. Professionals working in and around the psychiatric field, including psychologists, neurologists, psychiatric…

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