Welcome to the 22nd WCP Congress Program Scheduling

Global and local crises pose major challenges for mental health systems that need to be tackled through well-designed, evidence-based, and tailored solutions where digital tools are part of a patient-centered approach. The symposium presents examples of the innovative use of different mental health care technologies during the current pandemic in different regions of the world. However, local use has proven to be globally applicable. In light of the implementation of precision medicine in personal health care, pharmacogenetic tests have recently been introduced in clinical practice. In Greece, colleagues invented a new pharmacogenetic panel applicable to the European Caucasian population as a valuable tool to support therapeutic medical decisions. In developing countries e.g. Pakistan, e-Mental Health has shown its potential as a solution to global problems, especially during the COVID19 pandemic. The Danish "Transcultural Telepsychiatry Model" is the only such a service in the EU for the assessment and treatment of ethnic minorities with limited language skills through bilingual clinicians, ie. without the help of an interpreter. The model is a prototype for an international cooperation network, so much needed in times of current and future (global) crises.