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WPA celebrates successful Thematic Congress on Dementia in Ohrid, North Macedonia

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Aug 06, 2019

WPA celebrates successful Thematic Congress on Dementia in Ohrid, North Macedonia

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Last week, partnering with member society The Macedonian Psychiatric Association, the WPA hosted its Thematic Congress for 2019 on Dementia in Ohrid, North Macedonia. The…

RSPH publishes new Public Mental Health report

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Aug 06, 2019

RSPH publishes new Public Mental Health report

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On 10 May 2019, the Royal Society of Public Health launched its new report: ‘Public Mental Health: Evidence, practice and commissioning’ at the Faculty of…

PreVAil final summary report now available

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Aug 06, 2019

PreVAil final summary report now available

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After a decade of support, funding PreVAiL (Preventing Violence Across the Lifespan) - an international research collaboration of over 60 researchers and partners from Canada,…

Prof Vlado Jukić Professor Vlado Jukić, longtime director of the University psychiatric Hospital Vrapče, a giant of Croatian psychiatry, passed away on March 3, 2019 Professor Vlado Jukić was born on June 23, 1951, in Posušje, where he finished elementary and high school. He graduated University of Zagreb School of Medicine in 1976. During his lifetime, he achieved the highest professional and scientific accomplishments, and held a number of highest positions. He was the recipient of numerous awards and acknowledgments. As a person of exceptionally broad views and interests, completely dedicated to his profession, he influenced not only the position and the place of modern Croatian psychiatry, but also with his work indebted the wider society.

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Aug 06, 2019

Obituary

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He was a tireless fighter for the rights of individuals with mental disorders, initiator of the idea of proclamation of the Day of the Rights…

$WPA, in partnership with our valued member society, the Russian Psychiatric Association invites you to save-the-date for WPA’s Regional Congress in Saint Petersburg, Russia 5-7 May 2020. Whether you are a psychiatrist or other mental health professional, policy maker or service user, this is an event you won’t want to miss! Join experts from Eastern Europe and around the world to discuss a variety of topics from biological research to new rehabilitation programs and community psychiatry. These issues and more will be considered through the lens of the new reforms adopted throughout Eastern Europe over the last 5 years. Hosted in one of the most culturally beautiful cities in the world, attendees will not only have the opportunity to meet and network with global leaders in psychiatry, they will also get to experience the beginning of St Petersburg’s famed \"White Nights\". SAVE THE DATE now and begin preparing your abstract on a relevant topic of your choice. Submission dates will be announced soon.$

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Aug 04, 2019

Save-the-Date: WPA Regional Congress in St Petersburg, Russia

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WPA has joined with other global public and environmental health organisations in backing the Interaction Council’s Manifesto to Secure a Healthy Planet for All. The Council (a group of former heads of government and world leaders) and its endorsing partners – including the WPA – is now working to identify next steps in delivering on the ambitions outlined in the Manifesto which was launched 31 July 2019 at a high level event in London.

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Aug 01, 2019

WPA Endorses Manifesto to Secure a Healthy Planet for All

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The Manifesto calls for emergency action to urgently stabilise the risks from runaway climate change. With a vision \" To Secure a Healthy Planet now…