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$Since its launch in early 2021, WPA’s Education Portal has played a critical role in WPA\\\'s education and communications programmes. The portal delivers a platform to share the wealth of knowledge across WPA, its members and the wider mental health community. It provides a connection between trainers and trainees, enables the transfer of knowledge and skills and is accessible to any learner across the globe with an internet connection.$

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May 25, 2022

WPA’s Education Portal continues to evolve

Par WPA Education Coordinator, President and Secretary Education

Over the past 18 months the portal has evolved considerably: new resources continue to be developed and added on a range of topics interactive elements…

World Mental Health Day – 10th October 2022

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May 23, 2022

World Mental Health Day – 10th October 2022

World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Supports the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH)\'s World Mental Health day 2022

Par WPA

As we come to the end of the Mental Health Awareness month, WPA would like to promote awareness of this year’s World Mental Health Day.…

Three new Comorbidity modules are now live on WPA’s Education Portal. Developed by the WPA Action Plan Working Group on Comorbidity, the new modules cover depression and cancer, depression and diabetes and depression and cardiovascular diseases. The new modules were completed in January 2022.

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May 04, 2022

New Comorbidity Modules now live on WPA’s Education Portal

Par WPA Education Coordinator

The WPA Action Plan Working Group on Comorbidity, led by Prof. N. Sartorius, started its activity in January 2021. The focus of the group is…

WPA Collaborating Centres Group offer Psychiatric Trainees a Fellowship to Attend 22nd WCP Congress

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May 03, 2022

WPA Collaborating Centres Group offer Psychiatric Trainees a Fellowship to Attend 22nd WCP Congress

World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Collaborating Centres (CC) Group announce a fellowship (Travel Award) for psychiatric trainees to attend the 22nd WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP) in Bangkok.

Par Kam Bhui

The WPA CC Group have announced a fellowship (Travel Award) for psychiatric trainees to attend the 22nd WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP) in Bangkok,…

WPA launch their “Meet the Leaders” interview series

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Apr 25, 2022

WPA launch their “Meet the Leaders” interview series

World Psychiatric Association (WPA) launch their “Meet the Leaders” interview film series which will be available to view on their website, YouTube and social media channels

Par WPA

World Psychiatric Association (WPA) is excited to share with you our “Meet the Leaders” interview film series which is a series of interviews of the…

In response to the war, and due to the grave concerns about the wellbeing of the Ukrainian people, particularly psychiatric patients and psychiatric staff, the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Advisory Committee on Response to Emergencies (ACRE) set up a sub-committee, chaired by Prof. Danuta Wasserman (WPA President Elect), to plan and implement support in collaboration with the Ukrainian and other Member Associations.

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Apr 22, 2022

WPA ACRE Sub-Committee created online resource centre to support Ukrainians experiencing trauma

WPA ACRE Sub-Committee on Humanitarian Actions in Ukraine, chaired by Prof. Danuta Wasserman, launch an educational trauma resource centre and call for Donations

Par Prof. Danuta Wasserman and Prof. Roger Ng

As psychiatrists and mental health professionals, we know it is not only the physical effects of the war in Ukraine that are detrimental for the…