WPA-TPS and DTPPP Joint Conference February 8-10-2013
“Sharing experiences in transcultural settings and practices throughout Europe in the field of health and mental health”
Over the past 25 years, several approaches and experiences for the reception and care of migrants and refugees have developed in Europe. Whether it be for physical, mental and social care, it would be very fruitful to compare our respective practices in the field of clinical research and training of healthcare professionals.
The goal is essentially to learn best practices in terms of care from each other, to avoid stigma and cultural assignment of patients.
Workshops and Symposia
This meeting will be used to introduce new ideas and / or important concepts and discuss in order to explain particularly good examples of the practice in the area or to demonstrate and to present new empirical data.
Main language: English. Satellite symposia in German, French, Dutch and Spanish are desired and planned.
The WPA Section on Transcultural Psychiatry (WPA-TPS) has succeeded in joining Northern and Southern Europe by holding a joint conference with the DTPPP. The conference title is “Sharing experiences in transcultural settings and practices throughout Europe in the field of health and mental health” and will be held on 9-10 February 2013 in Hamm, Germany. The main language for the conference is English.
Over the past 25 years, several approaches and experiences for the reception and care of migrants and refugees have developed in Europe. Whether it be for physical, mental and social care, it would be very fruitful to compare our respective practices in the field of clinical research and training of healthcare professionals. The goal is essentially to learn best practices in terms of care from each other, to avoid stigma and cultural stereotyping of patients.
The Section will organize two symposia and a plenary session. One of the symposiums will be on “Sharing practices between Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Austria” and the other symposium is on “Sharing practices in transcultural psychiatry in France and Spain”. Ron Wintrob, Honorary Member of the WPA-TPS, will be giving a paper in the Plenary Session.
