Conferences

In 2017 Berlin will warmly welcome the world of psychiatry and psychotherapy: the WPA XVII WORLD CONGRESS OF PSYCHIATRY (WCP 2017) will be held from 8 – 12 October 2017 and jointly hosted by the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) and the German Association for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (DGPPN). Under the overall theme “Psychiatry of the 21st Century: Context, Controversies and Commitment” renowned experts from all over the world will present and discuss current issues in science and care.

International networking
This outstanding international scientific event offers an ideal opportunity to take stock of the state of psychiatry and to share the vision and future directions of exciting developments in the field and to meet national and international professionals.

Varied scientific programme
One of the core components of the WCP 2017 is the educational programme, which focuses on subject-specific and interdisciplinary contents and practical skills.
Furthermore the scientific programme will contain numerous Joint Sessions with all three stakeholder groups – psychiatrists and other health professionals; service users; and family carers – and thus present the full range of perspectives.

Presidential Symposia
We are proud to announce some of the confirmed speakers for the Presidential Symposia:
 Alassane Dicko (MLI)
 Peter Falkai (GER)
 Wolfgang Fleischhacker (AU)
 Stephan Heckers (USA)
 Gerhard Heinze (MEX)
 Shigenobu Kanba (JPN)
 Nikolai Kornetov (RUS)
 John Krystal (USA)
 Cathy Lloyd (UK)
 Patrick McGorry (AUS)
 Paul Summergrad (USA)
 Julio Torales (PRY)

Educational Programme
The educational programme will consider scientific and procedure-related knowledge that contributes to the maintenance and further development of psychiatric-psychotherapeutic skills. Among many others the following topics will be addressed:

 Psychotherapy
 Pharmacotherapy
 Addictive disorders
 Forensic psychiatry

Young Psychiatrists Programme
The following speakers have agreed to give exciting insights into their sphere of knowledge and into personal and professional aspects of their career path:
 Laurence J. Kirmayer (CAN)
 Norman Sartorius (CH)
 Fritz Hohagen (GER)
 Graham Thornicroft (UK)
 Katharina Domschke (GER)
 Michael Davidson (ISR)
 Maria Oquendo (USA)

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