On 14 October 2021, from 10:00 to 12:30 CET, the Recover-E consortium organises an online webinar on the pioneering role of peer workers and on the importance of promoting the human rights of people in mental health care. The EPA is…
Discover our new online course “Focus on Suicidal Behaviours”, opening on 10 September 2021 and led by Emilie Olié & Jorge López-Castromán! Through the lenses of some of the world’s leading experts in the field of suicidology, you will learn…
Launched in 2017, the EBC-led Value of Treatment (VOT) for Brain Disorders in Europe is a health economics & outcomes research project addressing the burden of brain disorders. A first analysis of 9 neurological and mental disorders was conducted and…
In 2021, the EPA joined an Expert group with the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), DGPPN (Germany) and OGPP (Austria) to advise on the ways in which the Slovak Psychiatric Association can support the implementation of the Ministry’s proposed improvements to…
On the occasion of the 2021 European Public Health Week, the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) join forces with the Europe Region World Physiotherapy to launch a statement on the importance of healthcare professionals’ collaboration to optimize mental and physical health care. Particularly in…
The EPA Board met virtually on 11 May 2021 to hold elections for five EPA Office Bearers’ positions. We are proud to announce the election of Geert Dom as President Elect, Andrea Fiorillo as Treasurer, and Martina Rojnic as Secretary for Sections, as well as…
Something exciting happened last week: we filmed the last videos of our next EPA Online Course: “Focus on Suicidal Behaviours” led by Prof. Emilie Olié and Prof. Jorge López-Castromán. Coming in the Summer 2021, we will soon share more information…
The EPA is proud to announce the opening of applications for its 2021 Summer School! Held for the first time in a virtual format, it will address the topic of “Research in psychiatry”. The 10th edition of the Summer School will be organised online on 23 and 24…
The EPA is pleased to announce that Prof. Peter Falkai is the new EPA president, as of 12 April 2021 and for a mandate of 2 years. Prof. Falkai has been working in the field of psychiatry for 30 years. He…
The EPA is pleased to welcome its new members to the EPA Board: Livia De Picker – Belgium Lars Lien – Norway Jerzy Samochowiec – Poland Umberto Volpe – Italy Urs Würsch – Switzerland The duration of their mandate is 4 years,…