
Psychiatr News February 17, 2006
Volume 41, Number 4, page 19
© 2006 American Psychiatric Association
Information on Host City and Meeting Highlights
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Psychiatry on the World Stage
The APA Office of International Activities and its components, the Council
on Global Psychiatry, Committee on Psychiatric Dimensions of Disasters, and
Corresponding Committee on Misuse and Abuse of Psychiatry, will present
several timely symposia and workshops at this year's annual meeting. Among
them:
Other activities include five discussion groups that will examine current
issues in psychiatry pertinent to Europe, Latin America, South Asia, Africa,
and the Middle East.
- Africa Discussion Group: Sunday, May 21, 3 p.m.-5 p.m., Renaissance Toronto
Hotel Downtown, Aurora Room, Second Floor
- South Asia Discussion Group: Monday, May 22, noon-2 p.m., Renaissance
Toronto Hotel Downtown, Club Room, Lobby Level
- Europe Discussion Group and Council on Global Psychiatry Component
Workshop: "European Psychiatry: Health and Mental Health Policy After
the Helsinki Summit," Tuesday, May 23, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Toronto
Convention Centre, South, Level 700, Room 703
- Latin America Discussion Group and Council on Global Psychiatry Symposium:
"APA/APAL: Addressing Psychiatric Patients' Needs in Latin
America," Tuesday, May 23, 2 p.m.-5 p.m., Toronto Convention Centre,
South, Level 700, Room 714 B
- Middle East Discussion Group: Wednesday, May 24, 9 a.m.-11 a.m.,
Renaissance Toronto Hotel Downtown, Club Room, Lobby Level
In addition to the many international activities, and in response to
Hurricane Katrina's devastation on the Gulf Coast and the subsequent need for
disaster psychiatry services, the Committee on Psychiatric Dimensions of
Disaster will host two important sessions:
- Course: "Psychiatric Interventions in Disasters and Public Health
Emergencies: Theory to Practice": Sunday, May 21, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. (advance
registration required)
- Component Workshop: "Disaster Psychiatry: Practical Skills to Help
District Branches Develop Disaster Plans for Their Communities": Monday,
May 22, 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Toronto Convention Centre, North, Level 100, Room
104A
The goals of the Office of International Activities are to strengthen APA's
international membership base and carry on APA's long tradition of
international collaboration with related organizations devoted to furthering
the mission of psychiatry.
Information about the Office of International Activities is posted at
<www.psych.org/research/dor/international/index.cfm>
or can be obtained by e-mail to
internationaloffice{at}psych.org.
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