World Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 23(3), С. 459 - 460
Опубликована: Сен. 16, 2024
Язык: Английский
World Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 24(1), С. 151 - 152
Опубликована: Янв. 15, 2025
The WPA Collaborating Centres compose a network of nine sites, located in eight different countries (Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Kenya, Qatar, South Africa and UK), which aim to strengthen psychiatric practice their respective regions through building capacity for mental health at all levels1, support strategic policies local global initiatives the arenas education, research, policy practice2. have specific commitment improve undergraduate postgraduate education psychiatry, including training range subspecialties provision additional diplomas, masters, doctoral degrees. A major focus is process detection, diagnostic formulation, development individualized treatment plans3, 4. Considering biological, social psychological dimensions should be considered as continuously evolving process, where advances scientific clinical levels make educational updates essential care professionals, trainees medical students5. Furthermore, evidence available debated, clear guidance recommendations are accumulating whilst not always being implemented. Therefore, significant effort needed update curricula materials, ensure that they reach areas globe, implementation best practice, taking account resources, cultural political contexts. These among main objectives Centres. supporting current Action Plan, with on prevention public health. Almost 75% general population risk developing condition over life course, making targeted preventive strategies, activities screening campaigns highly worldwide, focusing particularly children, adolescents parents. At same time, great attention must devoted understanding role determinants health, poverty, pollution, war, bullying, well lifestyle behaviors6. Plan promotion healthy lifestyles protect promote people living severe disorders. Thus, materials diet, quitting smoking, physical exercise, regular sleep hygiene7. will translated into several languages disseminated worldwide Member Societies website, hosts number short videos providing advice research evidence. also own dedicated commitments. For example, UK Centre, partnership Royal College Psychiatrists, has launched new Public Mental Health Leadership course. Chandigarh Centre India "Chandigarh Charter Health" occasion its Diamond Jubilee International Conference Health, hosted website. Some actively collaborating Committee Education Scientific Publications international papers documents, such guideline antipsychotic prescriptions middle- low-income countries. by implementing variety actions8-10. In fact, working dissemination focused ICD-11 related Clinical Descriptions Diagnostic Requirements; management comorbidities disorders; adolescent All these conducted collaboration other components Association11-14. suite mission. Just give few examples, investigating school-based psychosocial poor Qatar provided services Afghani refugees, children families from Gaza Ukraine, establishing appropriate child, women's services. Egypt worked Ministry provide women border between Rafah Gaza. partnering various national organizations. particular, constantly contact institutions networks active field World Organization, Psychiatric Genetics Consortium, Enhancing Neuroimaging Genetic Meta-analysis Surveys. Scholarship opportunities been early career psychiatrists researchers attend regional meetings trainee student prize competitions. participate setting competition format, selecting winners, certificates. President usually presents awards relevant or meetings. strongly involved community engagement advocacy very leadership participating Opportunities links more interdisciplinary work across built last triennium, we believe this can further help growth near future.
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World Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 23(1), С. 169 - 171
Опубликована: Янв. 12, 2024
Язык: Английский
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World Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 22(2), С. 345 - 345
Опубликована: Май 9, 2023
When the 145 WPA Member Societies will meet in Vienna, Austria September/October 2023 for 23rd World Congress of Psychiatry, they also convene General Assembly, taking place every three years. This Association's highest decision-making body, vote on a multitude motions brought to floor and meant govern Association next triennium. Reflecting what has been achieved prior years, Assembly decide future overall course plan action. A large part this be dedicated work Scientific Sections. I was elected Secretary Sections by 2017 Berlin two terms, 2017-2020 2020-2023 triennia. These triennia have seen consolidation activities Sections: proven true their calling, that is, being scientific backbone1-8. In addition this, over past six made variety logistic technical efforts improve streamline communication various with each other bodies. helped spur high number intersectional activities, such as symposia at congresses, research projects, publications. The major thematic conferences: "Psychological Trauma: Global Burden Mental Physical Health", held virtually December 2020, "New Horizons Psychiatric Practice: Creative Ideas Innovative Interventions", Malta November 2022. conferences introduced truly novel concept, were not only honing specific topic, but making aspect theme itself. Requiring submitted least foster an interdisciplinary spirit benefiting individual whole. Special issues trauma9 stress10, published collaboration British Journal Psychiatry family journals, another testament collaborative spirit. is palpable among well 100 members WPA's Section Early Career Psychiatrists. Over triennia, leadership able organize numerous symposia, formal informal gatherings standalone all globe, recently established Exchange Program signature project11. Furthermore, our recommendation, Executive Committee bolstered its commitment early career investigators low- middle-income countries introducing Education, Science, Publication, Research Initiative (ESPRI), aimed jumpstarting projects those countries12, 13. Finally, triennium uptick direct involvement, awarded principal investigator status European Union Horizon grants: PSY-PGx Consortium, focusing implementation pharmacogenetics psychiatry (www.psy-pgx.org/PSY-PGx), Psych-STRATA network, identification biological clinical markers predicting resistance pharmacological treatment approaches. For combined, receiving more than 300,000 US$ five which used conceptualize implement framework education dissemination consortia. jointly coordinated several whose remit involved falls. summary, last backbone WPA. They served mediators multiplicators educational mission taken it corners world14, 15. Having vetted effective contribution Action Plan having put measures increase global diversity, can now count fortified veritable motor innovation psychiatric research, care years come.
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World Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 22(2), С. 345 - 346
Опубликована: Май 9, 2023
It seems now an appropriate time to reflect on all that the WPA has achieved regarding scientific meetings during triennium 2020-2023. Although COVID-19 pandemic disrupted organization of medical conferences across entire world1, strived together and advanced in terms holding high-quality meetings. We are pride these accomplishments, we could have not them without strong commitment meeting organizers2, 3. Also, profoundly grateful for contributions made by Executive Committee quickly reviewing approving proposed meetings, Standing Scientific Meetings continuous, consistent excellent support. As is mindful increases risk developing mental health problems, relapse existing disorders poor health, addition impacting work services, it continues promote increasing understanding public among professionals public, including collaboration with patient family organizations4. Sixteen working groups been established address six priorities Action Plan 2020-20235. Among current priorities, getting particular attention5-8. The geared up align its areas. programme full swing. exciting yet challenging time, but continued do our utmost mission Association contribute achievements success2, 9-11. Since 2021, delivered a state-of-the-art platform events, consisting both in-person virtual meet needs global psychiatric community provide cutting-edge information recent advances psychiatry. This allowed Member Societies network, continue build bonds each other, create new opportunities collaboration. While world opening travel restrictions gradually lifted around globe, successfully held following since World Congress Psychiatry Bangkok, Thailand, August 3-6, 2022: 19th Epidemiology Public Health Section "Learning from Diversity Across World: Implications Psychiatric Epidemiology", Marrakech, Morocco, October 12-14, 2022; Thematic "Treatment Management Mental Disorders Post-Pandemic Era", Tbilisi, Georgia, 14-16, Intersectional "New Horizons Practice: Creative Ideas Innovative Interventions", Malta, November 10-12, Regional "African 21st Century: Achievements Future Perspectives", Hammamet, Tunisia, December 8-10, "Mental New Karachi, Pakistan, March 3-5, 2023; "Building Awareness – Bridging Treatment Gap", Kolkata, India, April "Innovations Psychosocial Rehabilitation", Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 5-7, Practice XXI Century", Yerevan, Armenia, June 2023. 2023 Psychiatry, "Psychiatry: Current Knowledge Perspectives Action", will be Vienna, Austria, September 28 1, outstanding colleagues helped us immense-ly construct program this congress, which available review website. Thousands get witness best research field Worldwide active participation congress make successful, gratifying memorable event. Warmest welcome Austria! calling consider organizing or next 2023-2026. All relevant documents can download directly website (https://www.wpanet.org/contact-forms). Please feel free touch me contact Secretariat at [email protected] additional information, how plan proceed Congress. look back challenges, especially related pandemic, state overcome unprecedented difficulties. For sure, adjust enfold whatever future normalcy/normality facing "post-pandemic" era. trust unique hold together, re-energized re-engaged coming years. confident that, embracing opportunities, taking action, closely international collaborations, shall move forward maintaining momentum into beyond, continuing define shape
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World Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 23(1), С. 168 - 169
Опубликована: Янв. 12, 2024
Язык: Английский
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World Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 23(1), С. 171 - 172
Опубликована: Янв. 12, 2024
Язык: Английский
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World Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 23(2), С. 303 - 304
Опубликована: Май 10, 2024
The last decade has borne witness to WPA's steadfast and unwavering commitment advancing psychiatry in every corner of the world. Demonstrating a great deal professional resilience, all bodies WPA have delivered on this promise despite an ever more challenging global political landscape, natural disasters, massive refugee crises, COVID-19 pandemic, economic downturns. previous Action Plans triennia 2017-20201 2020-20232, 3, as well current one (2023-2026)4, 5, skillfully effectively addressed these challenges by developing programs geared towards people living adversity, suffering from long-standing illnesses psychosocial disabilities; closely working with lived experience their caregivers; emphasizing sustainable developments prerequisite for total health; supporting psychiatrists roles policy makers, service providers, trainers supporters health care workers; finally, implementing evidence-based therapies, prevention, adoption healthy lifestyles. Over past six years, implemented measures swiftly communicate its various tailor initiatives both demands opportunities 21st century. Guided principles diversity, equity inclusion, created resources further activities early career psychiatrists, focusing colleagues low- middle-income countries6. activities, which are enriched active participation patients caregivers, also supported large publicly funded grants, boosting educational scientific mission association7, 8. It is against backdrop that I am planning build continue core Actions Plans, i.e., consolidating integral indispensable part medicine serving most vulnerable around globe. While triennial may differ at level specific programs, firmly believe that, distressing world, must develop promote set goals. Looking back my work during decade, would posit three goals emerged: a) mental parity imaginable areas levels; b) championing human rights moral foundation our discipline; c) building strong lasting community-based psychiatric care. can formulate many goals, aims capture essence what considers paramount mission: advance over Mental been buzzword years9, 10. However, it than that. constant reminder field fight needs patients, families colleagues, institutions globe clock. This leads us second goal: standing up means fighting rights. goal universal guide policies: wherever threatened, through lack education or hurtful policies; unwarranted cuts resources; ethnic religious persecution, genocide11; threats livelihoods due disasters climate change12, be voice call decisive action, creating defending environments full diversity equity. Also, sincere belief we called action whenever abused rogue actors suppress freedoms. Finally, actions need start within community. Working stakeholders, reach out where expertise needed, trust-based networks education13. will make sure outreach lockstep Member Societies, whose ideas input crucial success mission. To end, close partnerships other organizations, while always being true are: medical discipline deeply rooted science guided empathy those who seek help. Developing roadmap not easy task hands minds. very grateful joined diverse group highly esteemed world 2023-2026 Standing Committee Planning. They (in alphabetical order): R.S. Abdelazim (Egypt), R.N. Córdoba Rojas (Colombia), M.Á. Cuéllar Hoppe (Paraguay), P. Falkai (Germany), C. Jatchavala (Thailand), M. Mimura (Japan), B. Oladeji (Nigeria), P.S. Sachdev (Australia), G. Saha (India), L. Yatham (Canada). These renowned do only represent regions, but hail sub-specialities discipline. educators, clinicians and/or researchers; leaders national international societies; proponents Early Career Psychiatrists program. WPA, members support, advocate for, continuously evaluate existing proven successful. Moving forward, they support President-Elect Executive strengthening leading role state-of-the-art, evidence-based, empathy-driven public care, practice, research, education.
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World Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 23(2), С. 306 - 307
Опубликована: Май 10, 2024
WPA Scientific Sections are established and discontinued by the General Assembly on proposal of Executive Committee1. There were 55 in 2004, 65 2006, 68 2013. Currently there 66 four Special Interest Groups. Their coordination is under responsibility Secretary for Sections2. The aims collection, analysis, presentation dissemination information concerning services, research training various fields psychiatry mental health, advancement scientific knowledge these fields. Groups provide a forum key issues within health. They include experts interested professionals their respective areas. main objective to encourage membership work areas that at later stage may require establishment Section1. two previous Secretaries Sections, A. Javed T. Schulze, have done tremendous work, which partly reflected many developments occurred during past triennium3-13. Several technology advances been put place give corporate identity allow them more efficiently. A system has created whereby can now update website using personalized link. also provided with web-based form submit triennial activity report needed reinstatement2. triennium seen roll-out Education, Science, Publication Research Initiative (ESPRI), vehicle jumpstart projects low- middle-income countries, providing seed funding (preferably) early career investigators carry out relevance country or region, would be difficult obtain otherwise6. ESPRI was initially conceptualized co-developed Publications approved Committee. To date, funded six from around globe, addressing variety issues: major depression old age (Tanzania); psychological impact Ebola COVID-19 infections (Liberia); genomics bipolar disorder (Nigeria); poverty alleviation persons health problems (Pakistan); transdiagnostic transcultural psychotherapeutic tools examination documentation sequelae torture war (UK, Austria Syria). uptick WPA's direct involvement, as Association awarded principal investigator status large European Union Horizon grants, taking lead grant submission process, aided Section Genetics Psychiatry6. currently PSY-PGx Consortium, focusing implementation pharmacogenetics psychiatry, aimed identification biological clinical markers predicting resistance pharmacological treatment approaches. This will jointly coordinated Committee involve several Sections. closely Global Alliance Mental Illness Advocacy Networks (GAMIAN) Europe, not-for-profit patient-driven pan-European organization, hence further developing its mission promoting "trialogue"6. well-established dynamic mechanisms underlying However, we very active doing than international associations field, while other need revitalized meet basic requirements indicated by-laws. We create conditions best functioning each Section, this joint action Committee, guidance President, Council, leaders members all All planned activities line Action Plan 2023-202614-16, Vienna World Congress. Collaborations professional neurology public well partnerships representatives service users organizations family carers, continued intensified. contribute achievement third United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal ("Ensure healthy lives promote well-being ages"), crucial respect. cooperation partners, beyond targeting such climate action, labour, housing education. Promotion lifestyles suicide prevention population level, enhancement physical among psychiatric patients staff, priorities highlighted component collaboration between Groups, actively pursued next triennium, mostly but not only part meetings educational products. In rapidly changing world, those survive benefit follow traditional principles, new flexible implement mission, our case highly ranked services patients, families entire community; ensure development psychiatrists workers; promotion level. hard collaborative us prepared.
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World Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 23(2), С. 307 - 308
Опубликована: Май 10, 2024
All 187 ratifications of the United Nations Convention on Rights Persons with Disabilities1 come along legal obligations lines "Nothing about us without us!", a long-standing demand organizations that represent hundreds millions persons disabilities around globe. In historic first, in early years this century, mental health-related conditions became recognized as part broader disability sector and, within context, referred to psychosocial disabilities. This allowed for health feature prominently global disability-related advocacy initiatives promote and protect human rights all another self-advocates were an essential negotiating drafting process Convention. The first treaty 21st century was product truly participatory process. No policy development, review amendment legislation or additions regulations shall be undertaken including experts their own right, namely international consensus working partnership is turning into reality According 2020 World Health Organization (WHO)'s Mental Atlas2, 35% 171 countries responded survey reported ongoing formal collaboration service users and/or family/caregiver groups. Professional psychiatric have significant role play creating opportunities meaningful, authentic sustainable involvement living work. At level, examples are Association Psychosocial Rehabilitation, which includes lived experience family carers board members; European Psychiatric Association, ex-officio members boards Federation Associations Families People Illness (EUFAMI) Global Alliance Advocacy Networks (GAMIAN); Collaboration Agreement between Europe (MHE) Network (Ex-) Users Survivors Psychiatry (ENUSP). national Royal Australian New Zealand College Psychiatrists its Community Committee, whose contribute training, assessment accreditation psychiatrists, well direction internal operations College; UK Psychiatrists, carer user representative council members. Some government bodies also background board. A prominent example Advisory Committee set up by Hong Kong SAR Government. With advice support Hospital Authority has ensured every cluster recruits specified minimum number trained peer expert workers teams people serious problems. Another National Commission Examples research endeavors partnerships Lancet Health, Stigma Discrimination3, included key leadership roles; WHO QualityRights initiative4, taken multipronged actions put at centre country level work transform policy, law services, build capacity person-centred rights-based approaches health. Peer developed several organizations, International Initiative Leadership, Ember Recovery IPSS. These aligned "Considerations when engaging conditions". Rules engagement successful include principles transparency fairness, ways finding common language, making decisions democratically, moving from tokenistic participation active engaged partnerships5. training US (NAMI)'s in-service professionals, provided team consisting adult condition, member professional who condition; Fundación Mundo Bipolar's trainings project RECOVER-E; EUFAMI's programme "Prospect People". For more than three decades, Trialogue learning practicing communication equal footing been providing discrete independent acquisition production knowledge problems, friends, field6. WPA towards inclusion aspects many years. Its "Recommendations Best Practices Working Service Family Carers"7 resonate Madrid Declaration. momentum revived creation Group Carers triennium 2017-2020. continued Developing Partnerships Carers, established Action Plan 2020-20238-10. cooperated components involved Congresses during triennium, organizing symposia variety topics, ranging somatic health, courses alternatives coercion care. latter outcome fruitful cooperation Implementing Alternatives Coercion Care. research, education, co-authorship position other academic papers. implemented Volunteering11. organized 2023 two webinars "There's no care rights" "The why how psychiatrists family/carer movements". Finally, produced Position Paper "Developing Carers", adopted General Assembly September 2023. recommends "all local programs societies, find appropriate meaningful personal informal carers".
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World Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 23(3), С. 457 - 459
Опубликована: Сен. 16, 2024
Язык: Английский
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