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WPA ACTION PLAN 2008-2011
This Action Plan has been produced by the WPA Planning Committee, and reviewed and approved by the
WPA Executive Committee. It contains the WPA institutional goals for the triennium 2008-2011 and a
list of actions by which these goals will be pursued. The plan takes advantage of the experience acquired
by the WPA during the past trienniums, and is going to be implemented with the active involvement of all
the components of the Association.
Goal 1. To enhance the image of psychiatry worldwide among the general public, health professionals and policy makers.
Actions:
1.1. Give visibility to successful experiences in the mental health field, by regular press releases and reports
in a section of the WPA website intended for the general public.
1.2. Fund three projects on improving the public image of psychiatry, selected on the basis of an international
call for proposals.
1.3. Launch an international programme aiming to raise the awareness of the prevalence and prognostic implications
of depression in persons with physical diseases, in collaboration with other international and national medical
associations and with organizations of users and families.
1.4. Produce a set of guidelines on how to combat stigmatization of psychiatry and psychiatrists, to be posted on
the WPA website and translated in several languages.
1.5. Establish a regular track at World and International Congresses and a special section in World Psychiatry
focusing on successful experiences of mental health care in the various regions of the world.
1.6. Maintain and increase collaborative contacts with other international medical and health organizations.
Goal 2. To partner with Member Societies in their efforts to improve the quality of mental health care, education and
research in their countries and regions, and in their attempts to upgrade their own structure, governance
and organizational capacity.
Actions:
2.1. Join and assist Member Societies, upon their request, in their interactions with national and regional institutions
concerning policy matters.
2.2. Join and assist Member Societies in the production and implementation of guidelines, ethical codes and research protocols.
2.3. Join and assist Member Societies in promoting the refinement of curricula for graduate and post-graduate psychiatric
and public mental health education.
2.4. Produce a template for graduate and post-graduate psychiatric education to be posted on the WPA website and translated
in several languages.
2.5. Join and assist Member Societies in the development and implementation of programmes for continuing education of
psychiatrists, other mental health professionals and primary care practitioners.
2.6. Assist Member Societies, upon their request, in refining their structure and organization.
2.7. Organize a series of seminars at World and International Congresses in which leaders of selected Member Societies
will illustrate the structure and activities of their associations to representatives of other Member Societies, answer
their questions and provide advice on specific issues.
Goal 3. To promote the dissemination of information on recent clinical, service and research developments in such a way
that it can be assimilated by psychiatrists of all regions of the world.
Actions:
3.1. Develop a programme of high-quality itinerant educational workshops, to be replicated in the four WPA Regions.
3.2. Develop a CME online programme for WPA individual members.
3.3. Produce a series of guidelines on issues of great practical relevance, translated in several languages.
3.4. Increase the dissemination of World Psychiatry and promote the translation of entire issues or selected articles
in several languages, making them available on the WPA website and on the websites of relevant Member Societies.
3.5. Support the development of national psychiatric journals.
Goal 4. To promote the professional development of young psychiatrists worldwide.
Actions:
4.1. Launch, in collaboration with a network of centers of excellence, a programme of one-year fellowships for young
psychiatrists from low-income countries, who will commit themselves to apply in their country of origin what they have learnt.
4.2. Organize a series of workshops on leadership and professional skills for young psychiatrists.
4.3. Facilitate the participation of young psychiatrists in WPA Congresses and other worthwhile scientific meetings,
organizing, in the case of WPA Congresses, a fellowship programme and a meeting of the WPA Young Psychiatrists Council.
4.4. Stimulate the participation of young psychiatrists in the activities of WPA Scientific Sections.
4.5. Join and assist Member Societies in the development and implementation of programmes for young psychiatrists.
Goal 5. To promote the development of mental health care in low-income countries and its integration into primary care.
Action:
5.1. Develop a “training the trainers” programme, targeting nurses and clinical officers working in dispensaries and
health centers, to be implemented in selected low-income countries.
Goal 6. To foster the participation of psychiatrists from all regions of the world in the international dialogue on
clinical, service and research issues.
Action:
6.1. Ensure an adequate representation of psychiatrists from all regions of the world in WPA programmes, scientific
meetings and publications, and in the activities of WPA Scientific Sections.
Goal 7. To promote the highest ethical standards in psychiatric practice and advocate for the rights of persons with
mental disorders in all regions of the world.
Actions:
7.1. Launch an international programme on the protection and promotion of physical health in persons with severe mental
disorders, in collaboration with other international and national medical associations and with organizations of users and families.
7.2. Support international and national initiatives aiming to protect the human rights of persons with mental disorders;
to promote the meaningful involvement of these persons in the planning and implementation of mental health services; to
encourage the development of a person-centered practice in psychiatry and medicine; and to promote equity in the access
to mental health services for persons of different age, gender, race/ethnicity, religion and socioeconomic status.
7.3. Promote the implementation of the principles of the Declaration of Madrid in all countries of the world, and the
continuing update of these principles on the basis of international input.
Goal 8. To promote the establishment of networks of scientists conducting collaborative research in the mental health field.
Actions:
8.1. Fund at least two high-quality international research projects conducted by WPA Scientific Sections.
8.2. Facilitate the involvement of the most prominent scientists of the world in the activities of the WPA Scientific Sections.
Goal 9. To increase the visibility and credibility of the Association at the international level.
Action:
9.1. Ensure that all WPA's initiatives and products are of the highest possible quality level, with a fully effective
utilization of available human resources.
Goal 10. To build up a long-term, solid and transparent partnership with potential donors.
Action:
10.1. Establish a consortium of donors which will partially fund the above-mentioned activities, as part of the WPA financial policy.
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WPA SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS REPORT
DR. PEDRO RUIZ, WPA SECRETARY FOR MEETINGS |
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| WPA CO-SPONSORED CONFERENCE (Zone 14) |
| TITLE: | "Annual Meeting, International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM)"
| | PLACE: | Cape Town, South Africa
| | DATE: | November 17-20, 2008
| | ORGANIZER: | WPA Section on Addiction Psychiatry
| | COLLABORATION: | International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM)
| | CONTACT: | a) Marilyn D'Ozorio
b) Dr. Nady El-Guebaly
| | E-MAIL: | a) office@isamweb.com
b)
nady.el-guebaly@calgaryhealthregion.ca
| | WEBSITE: | www.ISAM2008.com
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| WPA CO-SPONSORED CONFERENCE (Zone 1) |
| TITLE: | "Annual Meeting of the International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM)"
| | PLACE: | Calgary, Canada
| | DATE: | September 23-27, 2009
| | ORGANIZER: | International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM)
| | CONTACT: | Nady El-Guebaly, M.D.
| | E-MAIL: | office@isamweb.com
| | WEBSITE: | www.isamweb.org
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| WPA CO-SPONSORED CONFERENCE (Zone 5) |
| TITLE: | "VII World Congress of Depressive Disorders and International Symposium on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder"
| | PLACE: | Mendoza, Argentina
| | DATE: | September 24-26, 2009
| | ORGANIZER: | University of Cuyo
| | CONTACT: | Dr. Jorge Nazar
| | E-MAIL: | jorge_nazar@hotmail.com
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| WPA SPONSORED REGIONAL MEETING (Zone 13) |
| TITLE: | "WPA Sponsored Regional Meeting"
| | PLACE: | Abuja, Nigeria
| | DATE: | September 24-26, 2009
| | ORGANIZER: | African Association of Psychiatrists and Allied Professions
| | COLLABORATION: | Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria
| | CONTACT: | Dr. Oye Gureje
| | E-MAIL: | ogureje@comui.edu.ng
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| WPA CO-SPONSORED CONFERENCE (Zone 6) |
| TITLE: | "20th International Federation for Psychotherapy World Congress of Psychotherapy"
| | PLACE: | ucerne, Switzerland
| | DATE: | June 16-19, 2010
| | ORGANIZER: | International Federation for Psychotherapy (IFP)
| | COLLABORATION: | Swiss Association for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
| | CONTACT: | Dr. Ulrich Schnyder
| | E-MAIL: | Ulrich.schnyder@psyp.uzh.ch
| | WEBSITE: | http://www.ifp.name
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| WPA CO-SPONSORED CONFERENCE (Zone 8) |
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| TITLE: | "Fourth Symposium of Trancultural Psychiatry"
| | PLACE: | Barcelona, Spain
| | DATE: | June 25-26, 2010
| | ORGANIZER: | University Hospital Vall d'Hebron
| | COLLABORATION: | University Autonoma of Barcelona
| | CONTACT: | Dr. Miguel Casas
| | E-MAIL: | mcasas@vhebron.net
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| WPA SPONSORED WORLD CONGRESS OF PSYCHIATRY (Zone 5) |
| TITLE: | "XV World Congress of Psychiatry"
| | PLACE: | Buenos Aires, Argentina
| | DATE: | September 18-22, 2011
| | ORGANIZER: | a) Argentina Association of Psychiatrist (AAP)
b) Association of Argentinean Psychiatrists(APSA)
c) Foundation for Interdisciplinary Investigation of Communication (FINTECO) |
| CONTACT: | Mariano R. Castex
| | E-MAIL: | mcastex@congresosint.com.ar
| | Website: | www.congresosint.com.ar
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