Sectorial Activities - Scientific Sections Section on Education in Psychiatry Chair of section: Dr Linda Gask, Reader in Community Psychiatry, University of Manchester School of Primary Care, University of Manchester, Rusholme Health Centre, Walmer Street, Manchester M14 5NP United Kingdom Phone: 44 (0)161 256 3015 X220 Fax: 44 (0) 161 256 1070 Email: Linda.Gask@man.ac.uk Co-Chair: Professor Amelia Musacchio, Buenos Aires Argentina Email: amemus@fibertel.com.ar Secretary: Dr David Baron, Philadelphia, PA. USA Email: dbaron@temple.edu Our major interests are: Undergraduate education in psychiatry Postgraduate education of psychiatrists Public understanding and involvement in mental health issues Education in primary and general medical care settings We are also keen to collaborate with other sections in order to work on projects related to the educational implications of any aspect of psychiatric practice. We aim to increase our activity and profile over the coming year. This page will be updated from time to time with further information. New members are very welcome: Please e-mail: Denise.Mukadam@man.ac.uk and enclose your curriculum vitae. Recent events: 2002 X11 WPA Congress Yokohama: Workshop: Psychiatry and primary care: practical approaches to Education and Collaboration (Dr Gask, Professor David Goldberg, Dr David Baron, Professor S Murthy) Symposium: Mental Health Education for the Primary Care Physician (Professor Pedro Ruiz, Dr Gask, Professor Rodolfo Fahrer) 2003 WPA International Thematic Conference : ‘Diagnosis in Psychiatry’ • Diagnosis and treatment of Adult ADHD in Primary Care (Dr Baron and Professor Fahrer) 2003 WPA Regional Meeting and WPA International Congress, Caracas, Venezuela: Alliances for mental Health • Diagnosis and treatment of Adult ADHD in Primary Care (Dr Baron) 2003 V World Congress on Depression, Mendoza • Section sponsored symposium on ‘Depression and Psychosomatics’ chaired by Professor Musacchio 2003 X International Congress of Psychiatry Buenos Aires (Professor Musacchio) • Section sponsored Workshop on ‘Dual Diagnosis’ • Section sponsored Symposium on Dilemma and present challenges of addictions’ World Congress of Psychiatry Hamburg, August 1999 International Simposium "New Challenges in Education" Dr Musacchio, Dr Gask, Dr Moussaoui, Dr Bomba, Dr Furedi, Dr. Monchablon, Dr D Agnone. (It was prepared before our nominations) Regional Simposium WPA and Argentine Congress of Psychiatry. AAP Simposium of the Section: "New Problems in the Teaching of Psychiatry" Dr Montenegro, Dr. Musacchio, Dr D Agnone Workshop Section "Prevention in Drugabuse" Dr Lancellotti, Dr D Agnone, Dr Amat Dr Fernandez Labriola. October 20-23 1999 XII Latinamerican Congress of FLAPIA Lecture Section: "Integrative views in the Third Millennium" Dr. D Agnone November 11-13 1999 Argentine Congress of Psychiatry, I International Congress of Mental Health. APSA Simposio of the Section "Experiences in the Transmission of Knowledge in Psychiatry" Dr Musacchio, Dr Melamedoff, Dr Luraguiz, Dr Sassola March 30th-April 2nd. 2000, Mar del Plata Jubilee Congress WPA Simposio about Education Workshop Dr Musacchio "Medical Students: initial training in Mental Health" June 26-30 2000, Paris I Congress of Social Psychiatry of the Mercosur Workshop of the Section: "Education in Psychiatry. Regional Differences and Similitudes" Professors of Psychiatry of Uruguay, Argentina Brasil, Francia, España" October 17-19 2000, Montevideo I Annual Simposio of the Chapter of Psychosocial Medicine of APSA Workshop of the Section "Interdiscipline, the Psychoanalytic listening in Psychiatry" October 2000 Congress of Psychiatry AAP Simposio of the Section "Education in Psychiatry" Dr. Silvia Olarte and others. October 20-23, 2000 Symposium in common with the Section of Urban Mental Health, Dr Caracci, Dr Olarte. New York 2000 Symposium for the Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association Dr Musacchio, Dr Gask, Dr. Ruiz,Dr Goldberg Dr Baron, Dr Fahrer May 2000, New Orleans