Robin Emsley is Professor of Psychiatry in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa. He holds the Sarah Turoff Endowed Chair in Schizophrenia Research. Previously, he was Executive Head of the Department of Psychiatry for 23 years. He obtained his medical degree (MBChB) at the University of Cape Town in 1974 and his psychiatry degree (MMed) at the University of Stellenbosch in 1981. He received a Doctorate in Medicine in 1987 and a Doctor of Science degree in 2007 for studies in the psychopathology, neurobiology and psychopharmacology of schizophrenia. His main areas of interest are in the clinical, neurobiological and pharmacological aspects of schizophrenia. His group has published widely in this field. Prof. Emsley serves on the editorial boards of several journals, including Schizophrenia Research, Psychiatry Research, Early Intervention in Psychiatry, Schizophrenia Bulletin Open and NPJ Schizophrenia. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry in 2021 and the Distinguished Service Award of the Schizophrenia International Research Society in 2022.

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Tying the pieces together: Supporting patients with schizophrenia in achieving recovery and their personal goals

Session Type
Industry
Date
Sun, 05.06.2022
Session Time
13:00 - 14:30
Room
Industry session hall 1
Session Icon
Fully Live
Lecture Time
13:45 - 14:05