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Q1 2023
Dear Friends,
Welcome to the first edition of our World Psychiatric Association's (WPA) eNewsletter – WPA Review in 2023 and on behalf of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), we hope you had a healthy and productive start to 2023. Unfortunately, the world was shaken by another tragedy with the deeply saddening news of the earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria in February. Thousands of people lost their lives and many more were injured or left homeless in this terrible disaster. In these difficult times, our thoughts are with the victims and on behalf of WPA, we wish to express our deepest sympathy to all the victims and share the pain of their loved ones. WPA also offered to support all activities that aim to provide assistance to those who are experiencing mental health crises and to support our fellow professionals from the Psychiatric Association of Turkey who continue to look after their patients under these dramatic circumstances.
As always in life, we find the best way to move forward and WPA has been working hard to in its efforts to promote mental health wellbeing with the support from our committed members around the world. We have listed some of these worthwhile activities below in our first quarterly newsletter of 2023.
From WPA's side, we are now in full preparation mode for our 23rd WPA World Congress (WPA WCP23) which takes place in Vienna. From collating nominations for the 2023 WPA elections (which will announced during the WPA General Assembly in Vienna), organising a varied scientific programme and coordinating the WPA 2023 Jean Delay award, there is a lot to do!
The WPA has once again announced fellowships (Travel Awards) for Trainee Psychiatrists and Medical Students to attend the WPA WCP23. There are two separate prestigious awards, one for all trainees in psychiatry and one for all medical students. More information on this can be found here.
Our day-to-day work continues and WPA has also been busy this past quarter with a number of projects. Our Action Plan 2020-2023 Working Groups have continued to meet and work together to fulfil their terms of reference. I am pleased to see the progress they have been making and the activities they have and are organising.
Online activities continue to be an important focus for us with a list of ongoing and completed projects, such as:
- We continue to use our website and social channels to communicate and promote our activities, resources and work.
- WPA Scientific Sections have been updating their web pages to ensure their Section's information is up-to-date and engaging. You can view the pages here. We have also designed a new, easy-to-use form so that Section Officer can update the information on their pages in a couple of clicks.
- The WPA Educational Portal team have added a number or new modules to the platform. During 2022, WPA has been uploading a series of learning modules and webinars coving a variety of subjects including: McMaster University’s Psychotherapy Training e-Resources, New education modules in the Medical Students and Psychiatry series, to name a few. For the full list of latest additions, visit the Portal itself to view the wealth of resources that are available to you.
- WPA, the Global Mental Health Academy, and the National Institute of Psychiatry Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz, Mexico collaborated on the Spanish version of the ICD-11 Diagnostic Requirements for Mental, Behavioural or Neurodevelopmental Disorders which took place at the end of March.
- The “WPA e-Journal Club” published its second edition and we are now working on the next one. Past copies of the WPA eJournal can be read here.
As my triennium draws to an end, I am now more than ever motivated and inspired by the commitment and hard work I see from my fellow professionals and I look forward with enthusiasm and confidence, convinced that we will be able to transform new challenges into opportunities and fulfil the WPA’s triennium’s goals. Thank you all for the ongoing support.
Best wishes,
Afzal
Prof. Afzal Javed
WPA President
Scroll down to read ALL the latest WPA news or use the links below to jump straight to items that interest you most. Please note that the links may not work on some mobile phone or tablet devices.
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Update on the 2020-2023 Action Plan
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The WPA Working Group on Medical Students have released a second video on the topic of "Stigma". The Working Group members wanted to understand how stigma might impact not only the lives of psychiatric patients, but also the lives of mental health professionals, furthermore, the lives of those who are currently studying medicine and are about to decide what area of medicine to choose. Read more here.
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The WPA Working Group on Medical Students also held a competition for medical students to write essays on relevant psychiatric topics that they organised during the 2022 WPA World Congress in Bangkok. An eBook has been produced that includes the 16 winning essays from this competition among others. Read more here.
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Reminders from the Secretariat's Office
During the 23rd WPA World Congress in September 2023, the General Assembly will take place where Membership Societies will vote for the open Executive Committee and Zonal Representative roles for the next triennium. Only Membership Societies who are up to date with subscription fees for 2021, 2022 and 2023 will be eligible to vote.
We would also like to ask the Member Societies to ensure we have their latest contact information. Please email us here if there any changes to your details.
Thank you for your continued support.
Your Secretariat Team
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We look forward to meeting with you at the 23rd WCP
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Learn more about next year's 23rd WPA World Congress of Psychiatry in Vienna here.
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Updates from WPA Components
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Updates from WPA Member Societies
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The Psychiatric Association of Turkey briefly describes its activities following their country's tragic earthquake so far, both in the affected area and country wide. Read more here.
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The Pakistan Psychiatric Society presents its newly elected cabinet for 2023/2024. Read more here.
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The Brazilian Association of Psychiatry outlines its the various scientific events it has organised or been involved with over the past couple of years. Read more here.
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The Royal College of Psychiatrists explain their successful partnership with UK-based charity, Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), to look at ways of rounding out psychiatric training at the Bethlehem Psychiatric Hospital, the sole mental health facility in the West Bank. Read more here.
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The World Federation for Psychotherapy elects a new Board of Directors in Casablanca at the 23rd World Congress of Psychotherapy. Read more here.
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The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) provides an update on their activities including their upcoming RANZCP Congress 2023 in Perth. Read more here.
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Updates from WPA Scientific Sections
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The WPA Section of Old Age Psychiatry have provided two updates, including:
- Newsletter of the Section of Old Age Psychiatry: October 2021 – December 2022 - read more here.
- A summary of the recent documentation they have produced in collaboration with Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Read more here.
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The WPA Section of Conflict Management & Conflict Resolution summarises their successful DC Medical Schools Deans' Forum that took place in January this year. Read more here.
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The WPA Section of Evolutionary Psychiatry provides an update on their recent activities. Read more here.
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The WPA Section on Psychiatry in Developing Countries outlines the success of the International Symposium on Child Psychiatry in Lahore, Pakistan. Read more here.
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The World Association for Dynamic Psychiatry has provided two reports including:
- The Aims and objectives of the World Association for Dynamic Psychiatry - Dynamic Psychiatry an Integrative Theoretical and Practical Treatment Concept. Read more here.
- WPA Co-sponsored meeting 20th World Congress of the World Association for Dynamic Psychiatry which will take place in Marrakech, Morocco on the 16th-20th April 2024. Read more here.
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The WPA Zonal Representative for Zone 16, Prof. Pichet Udomratn, has provided a report detailing the WPA Regional Congress that will be held in Zone 16 in 2023. Read more here.
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Upcoming WPA Educational Activities
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Please check our Upcoming WPA Educational Activities regularly so you do not miss out. You can view all activities here.
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Dr. Lakshmi Vijayakumar reports on the news from The National Suicide Prevention Strategy of India. Read the full story here.
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Prof. Jair de Jesus Mari offers news from Brazil - The transformation of a traditional psychiatric hospital into a humanised and therapeutic space. Read the full story here.
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WPA Center for Research and Training in Kenya discusses how Family TV Media has teamed with David Ndetei to provide a weekly Promotion of Mental Health in Kenya and Beyond. Read the full story here.
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Upcoming WPA World, Thematic, Regional and Co-Sponsored Congresses
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Take advantage of a wealth of opportunities to learn from the latest research data, the best experts in all fields of mental health, high-quality scientific content, and relevant peer-to-peer networking at the WPA World, Thematic, Regional and Co-Sponsored Congresses. Learn more here.
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