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EPA Course
Date
Sat, 04.06.2022
Session Time
16:00 - 18:00
Room
Hall C
Session Description
Organised by the EPA Section on Forensic Psychiatry. The course will provide the knowledge and research results about the risk of psychiatric patients of becoming violent and of becoming offenders with violent crimes. It will focus on the indicators of risk for violence and delinquency but also on the indicators of immediate threat and imminent aggression on wards and in outpatient settings. It will teach on how to develop a structure in the assessment and to come to a professional judgment on the severity and on the imminence of risk. It will also teach on risk formulation and risk communication among staff and outside of the clinicians' surroundings (relatives, police, courts, caretakers).It will address risk management, when to intervene and how, the methods of prevention and the long term guidance of risky patients.
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EPA Course
Date
Mon, 06.06.2022
Session Time
08:00 - 10:00
Room
Hall K
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Organised by the EPA Section on Schizophrenia. The early phases of psychosis have been hypothesized to constitute a critical period, a window of opportunity. At the same time, the early phases of psychosis are associated with increased risk of unwanted outcome, such as suicidal behaviour and social isolation. This was the background for the emergence of early intervention services, and in Denmark, the OPUS trial was initiated as part of that process. Now there is convincing evidence for the effectiveness of early intervention services from trials all over the world- The different elements in early intervention services will be presented together with the principles for involving families. The psychoeducational multifamily treatment model will be presented. questions to the audience will be included in the presentations. there will be role play demonstrating the problem solving method
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EPA Course
Date
Sat, 04.06.2022
Session Time
13:30 - 15:30
Room
Hall C
Session Description
Organised by the EPA Section on Old Age Psychiatry. Apathy is a symptom that can be encountered in various psychiatric (affective disorder, psychosis), neurological (neuro-cognitive disorder such as Alzheimer disease, frontotemporal dementia or Parkinson’s disease) and also general affections (for example stroke, cancers, hypothyroidism). It is frequent and associated with both poor health outcomes and the caregiver burden. It is not described in the international classification of mental disorders, yet a growing body of literature strengthen apathy as a strong component of neuropsychiatric disorders. It is currently understood as a trans-nosographic and multi-dimensional concept including reduced goal-oriented behaviors, cognitions and social-interactions. It has relied for a long-time on motivation, which, although difficult to define and to quantify, remains a psychological construct of interest. During this course, we will address i) the diagnosis pathway starting with apathy in light of the clinical context and of the concurrent symptoms ii) a clear strategy to lead a clinical examination of apathy (including the caregiver burden assessment associated with apathy) iii) the different screening tools and more advanced scales to quantify apathy iv) the most robust data related to the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying apathy and v) the possible psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutics available at hand. To this, we will provide clinical vignettes and enhance experience sharing using small groups discussion interactions. Role play will be performed so that participants can integrate the basics apathy clinical examination. Participants will be able to provide questions throughout the course and regular tests will be carried out to ensure appropriate understandings of the topic.
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EPA Course
Date
Sat, 04.06.2022
Session Time
16:00 - 18:00
Room
Hall B
Session Description
Organised by the EPA Section on TeleMental Health. Widespread use of video, mobile health and other technologies during the COVID-19 pandemic has given users a vision of what is possible in the future to reshape the delivery of healthcare worldwide. The pandemic has not only necessitated a shift in health technology adoption, but it has also highlighted a shift in the needs from health technology awareness, to an era where the focus is digital and cultural literacy to optimize the benefits that can be leveraged to health outcomes. Skills (i.e., competencies) and attitudes are as important knowledge to ensure patient-centered care. Published competencies focus on Patient Care (history, assessment, management, medico-legal issues, privacy, confidentiality), Communication (engagement, interpersonal skills), Systems-based Practice (quality improvement, safety), Practice-based Learning and Knowledge. Video and mobile health skills are now in demand, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. For clinicians and institutions to implement services, they need to consider the human-computer interaction, ethical and legal, models of care and quality of life issues.
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Clinical/Therapeutic
Date
Sun, 05.06.2022
Session Time
08:00 - 09:30
Room
Hall D
Session Description
Organised by the EPA Section on Cultural Psychiatry. Adolescence is a time of considerable neuronal growth and psychosocial change, and in the context of migration can be particularly challenging for mental health care. This workshop will explore some of the more complex intersections of adolescence, immigration, and mental health, including gender, trauma, migration status. Effective psychiatric care of adolescents in itself requires specialization, however this specialization, for the most part, is monocultural and predicated on "Western" social and cultural norms. To that end this workshop will consist of brief presentations on some of the key issues related to adolescence and migration and interactive discussions in which participants can share questions and strategies used to both understand and to treat young people with immigrant backgrounds in general and unaccompanied migrant youth in particular
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Session Type
EPA Course
Date
Mon, 06.06.2022
Session Time
15:00 - 17:00
Room
Hall F
Session Description
Issues: 1. BPD is a common mental disorder (1 to 2% of general population), as severe as schizophrenia or diabetes in terms of loss of years of life (10 to 25 years). 2. Psychotherapy is the first line treatment recommended, but availability and acceptability are limited. 3. General psychiatrists express difficulties treating BPD patients. Description: Guidelines emphasize on psychotherapeutic treatment as they are the most studied and successful type of treatment. However, a large proportion of BPD patients do not have access to psychotherapy for different reasons (i.e.: this kind of treatment does not exist in their area, patient is not motivated). In this course, we will review clinically useful strategies to improve the outcome for these patients, which can be used whether the patient has access to psychotherapy or not. First, we will present ways to review diagnosis and efficient ways to offer psychoeducation to the client. Then we will consider treating clinical comorbidities such as addiction, PTSD, depressive disorder, ADHD. Furthermore, we will present the common medical disorders in this population and some tools to improve their medical management (screening, follow-up). We will highlight the potential of lifestyle medicine (improving nutrition, sleep, physical activity). We will discuss the strengths and weaknesses of psychiatric hospitalization and emergency services and offer guidelines for efficient case management. Considerations related to the usefulness of psychometric tools (screening and outcome measures) will be discussed. Lastly, we will introduce some new kinds of treatments and discuss prevention.
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Clinical/Therapeutic
Date
Sun, 05.06.2022
Session Time
17:00 - 18:30
Room
Hall D
Session Description
Organised by the EPA Section on Schizophrenia. Cognitive dysfunctions represent a core feature of schizophrenia, are present at any stage of the disease and in subjects at high risk for psychosis (UHR), and have a significant impact on patient psychosocial functioning. Pharmacological treatment is modestly effective on cognitive dimension while there is considerable evidence of the efficacy of cognitive remediation interventions on cognition and functioning. The Workshop, proposed within the activities of the Section on Schizophrenia, has the aim of updating knowledge and discussing about the definition of cognitive impairment in schizophrenia, the impact of cognitive dysfunctions on the patients' real life functioning and quality of life, the available assessment instruments, the detection of impairment in early intervention settings, and the possible treatments, both pharmacological and non-pharmacological, with a special focus on cognitive remediation techniques. All these topics will be debated by the panel of experts involved in the preparation of the EPA guidance paper on the assessment and treatment of cognitive impairment in schizophrenia.
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Educational
Date
Tue, 07.06.2022
Session Time
08:00 - 09:30
Room
Hall D
Session Description
Organised by the EPA Section on TeleMental Health. Telepsychiatry, an aspect of digital psychiatry, is rapidly being adopted throughout the world as a solution for disparities in access to mental health care. Its spread has been significantly accelerated a consequence of measures taken to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Whilst the evidence supports the use of telepsychiatry in clinical practice, clinicians have often started from a base with little or no specific training. The skills required for effective telepsychiatric care are distinct from our practices in the traditional clinic, face-to-face; adaptation of our usual practices are required to achieve optimal outcomes. The current situation may pose new risks, and there are controversies. The workshop aims to provide the audience with up-to-date techniques and information on the more important issues in telepsychiatric care, delivered by European experts in managing psychosis, suicide risk, substance misuse, transition psychiatry, care of the elderly, and forensic issues.
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Session Type
EPA Course
Date
Sun, 05.06.2022
Session Time
08:00 - 10:00
Room
Hall K
Session Description
Organised by the EPA Section on Prevention of Mental Disorders. Early intervention in psychosis has an already established role in reducing the duration of untreated psychosis, preventing or at least delaying psychosis onset, and relieving clinical high-risk (CHR) patients them from their presenting symptoms. However, as a thorough diagnosis is always the prerequisite of a good intervention, the accurate early detection of psychoses by their CHR states is a prerequisite for an early tailored intervention in psychosis. In this course we will therefore focus on the early detection. The course participants will learn and discuss: - the concept of early detection, the rationale for the clinical approach, and the existing evidence-base - to recognize potential early signs of psychosis and learn the basics of diagnosing CHR states using different instruments for their assessment - to discuss potential ethical dilemmas, - the main theoretical challenges and - common obstacles in early detection. The course is practical and interactive, and suitable for mental health professional of all levels of experience. The participants will be able to present cases and problems from their daily work. The knowledge and experience acquired in this course are relevant as basis for the EPA course on Early Intervention and applicable to all areas of mental health. After the course the participants shall be able to detect patients possibly at clinical high-risk for psychosis.
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Pharmacology
Date
Sun, 05.06.2022
Session Time
10:00 - 11:30
Room
Hall C
Session Description
Organised by the EPA Sections on Old Age Psychiatry and Psychopharmacology. Patients with mental disorders are frequently treated for other comorbidities, including psychiatric and somatic comorbidities. While often underreported and undertreated, somatic comorbidities represent a high burden in patients with mental disorders and represent the most important cause of death. The most prevalent somatic comorbidities are cerebral- and cardiovascular diseases, different infections, and metabolic diseases. Insomnia and pain also frequently occur in multimorbid elderly patients. Despite a high burden of somatic comorbidities in this population, different studies have shown their inadequate treatment, low screening, and low treatment rates have been described. Medication selection in this population is mainly based on possible drug-drug interactions and irrational polypharmacy minimizing, often presented in this population. There are some tools available to help in pharmacotherapy selection in clinical practice, including different medication lists (e.g., Beers criteria, STOPP/START, and general guidelines). Although most important evidence-based papers and treatment guidelines describe the treatment of psychiatric disorders by often excluding somatic and non-somatic comorbidities. In this context, pharmacotherapy of comorbidities is complicated, and well-designed treatment guidelines are urgently needed. This proposed joint workshop of the Section of Old Age Psychiatry and the Section of Psychopharmacology will address a neglected topic: how to treat somatic and non-somatic comorbidities in elderly patients with mental disorders. Experts in psychiatry and psychopharmacology will address pharmacotherapy in this vulnerable population. The participants will learn how to treat these patients supported by the evidence-based data and real clinical pharmacological tools useful for daily practice.
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Session Type
Research
Date
Mon, 06.06.2022
Session Time
15:00 - 16:30
Room
Hall D
Session Description
Organised by the EPA Section on Neuroimaging. Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) is an optical technique that, using light at specific wavelengths, allows to probe changes in oxygenated and deoxygenated hemoglobin cortical concentration over time. In the last two decades, fNIRS has been widely used in the study of neuro cortical correlates of cognition and emotional processing, due to several advantages it offers over other neuroimaging modalities. In particular, fNIRS is harmless, tolerant to body movements, and highly portable, which makes it particularly suitable for subjects with different psychiatric disorders that present difficulty staying still. In the light of these premises, in this symposium the speakers will discuss present and future prospects of fNIRS for assessing cerebral cortex function in several typical and atypical conditions, from childhood to adulthood, providing examples of applications using different cognitive and emotional tasks.
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Session Type
EPA Course
Date
Sun, 05.06.2022
Session Time
15:00 - 17:00
Room
Hall F
Session Description
Organised by the EPA Section on Old Age Psychiatry. Depression is the most frequent mental disorder also in the elderly population and it is soften unrecognized and untreated. Compared to other age groups, there are differences in risk factors, symptomatology, comorbidity, differential diagnosis and management. In the course epidemiology and risk factors will be presented. Diagnosis will be discussed with special focus on the differential diagnosis to grief, dementia and anxiety disorders. Sleep problems and suicidality will deserve special attention. Regarding therapy relevant modifications of drug therapy and psychological therapies will be presented. The different types of psychotherapy for elderly (schema based therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy) will be discussed. We also discuss neuromodulation therapies, ECT, and exercise. The management in the presence of physical disability or in special settings requires tailored interventions. Case vignettes regarding diagnosis and therapy are discussed.
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