Take Time to Meet and Learn From Your International Colleagues
Abstract
Attendees will have numerous opportunities to learn about research and innovations from around the globe.
Few events offer a better chance to engage with and learn from psychiatric colleagues from around the world than the APA Annual Meeting. This year, psychiatrists from more than 50 countries will converge on Philadelphia and present a rich diversity of perspectives and ideas.
Sessions will cover a variety of topics, with some touching on timely issues such as the mental health of migrants, asylum seekers, and other displaced populations, while others will explore the different strategies that countries employ to deliver health care.
“It is more important than ever to engage with our colleagues from around the world to exchange medical knowledge, research, culture, and ideas,” said APA CEO and Medical Director Saul Levin, M.D., M.P.A. “As our world grows increasingly smaller with advances in technology and communication, we must continue to learn from each other.”
Session Information on Global Mental Health Topics
SATURDAY, APRIL 25
10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Dissemination and Implementation of an Evidence-Based Care for Suicide Attempters in Japan
Speakers: Tsuyoshi Akiyama, M.D., Ph.D., Toshifumi Kishimoto, M.D., Kazuya Okamura, Chiaki Kawanishi, Bruce Schwartz, M.D.
1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Going Global: Navigating Mental Health Opportunities Abroad in Training and Beyond
Speakers: Xiaoyi Yao, Duncan Cheng, Megan Marie Mroczkowski, M.D.
MONDAY, APRIL 27
8 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
International Updates Part 1:
Update of Strategies in Europe, Australia/New Zealand, and the United Kingdom
Speakers: Saul Levin, M.D., M.P.A., Wendy Burn, M.D., John Allan, Philip Gorwood
Decreasing the Global Mental Health Treatment and Research Gaps
Speaker: Milton Leonard Wainberg, M.D.
10 a.m -11:30 a.m.
International Updates Part 2:
Update of Strategies in South Africa, Mexico, and Israel
Speakers: Bernardo Ng, M.D., Bonginkosi Chiliza, Tsvi Fischel, M.D., Michelle P. Durham, M.D., M.P.H., Saul Levin, M.D., M.P.A., David C. Henderson, M.D., Albert Bernard Janse van Rensburg, M.Med., Ph.D.
1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
WPA’s Mission, Vision, and Action Plans
Speakers: Saul Levin, M.D., M.P.A., Afzal Javed, M.B.B.S.
Mental Health Issues of Migrants, Asylum Seekers, and Other Displaced Populations: Reports From the Americas and Western Europe
Speakers: Paul Summergrad, M.D., Bernardo Ng, M.D., Milton Leonard Wainberg, M.D., Dinesh Bhugra, M.D., Vincenzo Di Nicola, M.D., Ph.D.
3 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
The Social Determinants of Health:
Essential Elements to Global Health Care Quality and Outcomes
Speakers: Eliot Sorel, M.D., Bernardo Ng, M.D., Roy Abraham Kallivayalil, M.D., Vincenzo Di Nicola, M.D., Ph.D., Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, M.D., Ph.D., Ruth S. Shim, M.D., M.P.H.
Attendees can also connect with international researchers through the APA International Poster Engagement Program.
In addition to the educational sessions listed below, two courses aim to expand attendees’ knowledge of global issues. Shawn S. Sidhu, M.D., Gabrielle Shapiro, M.D., and Olivia Shadid, M.D., will use an interactive format to teach participants how to perform an asylum evaluation and accompanying forensic write-up in “Join the Movement! An Intensive Hands-On Skills Workshop in Providing Asylum Evaluations to Immigrants Fleeing Torture and Persecution.” The presenters have experience conducting asylum evaluations and working with immigrant populations.
Another course, “Global Mental Health: A Training Curriculum,” will explore the scope, definition, and curriculum of global mental health training. Vivian Pender, M.D., Francine Cournos, M.D., James Griffith, M.D., and Myrna Weissman, Ph.D., will examine the need for more mental health training and programs that build cross-cultural clinical competency. Presenters will engage with participants to discuss the lack of consistency in education, clinical training, and research on global mental health. (Courses require additional registration and payment.) ■
