30/10/2024
Wednesday
17:00
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Climate Change & Mental Health
30/10/2024
Athens, Greece
19:00
Bern, Switzerland
18:00
London, UK
17:00
Event Agenda
- Introduction by Konstantinos Fountoulakis.
- Greetings by Albert Persaud, Chair of the WPA Special Interest Group on Geo-Psychiatry.
- Greetings by Afzal Javed, Immediate Past President of WPA.
- Speakers:
- Alex Smith: “What is Geopsychiatry?”
- Dinesh Bhugra: “Political Determinants of Mental Health.”
- Q&A Session
- Closing Remarks by Konstantinos Fountoulakis.
Moderator
Dr. Kostas N. Fountoulakis M.D., Ph.D
Professor of Psychiatry
Director, 3rd Department of Psychiatry, Division of Neurosciences School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Director, WHO Collaboration Center on Quality in Mental Health Board member, World Psychiatric Association (zone 8 representative) Head, Mental Health Section, Research Institute, Panhellenic Medical Association Vice-President, Hellenic Psychiatric Association Field Editor, CNS Spectrums
CHAIRS
Afzal Javed
M.B.B.S; M.C.P.S; D.Psych. (Lond.); Board Cert.Psych. (U.K); M.Phil. (Edin.); F.R.C.Psych. (UK) F.R.C.P (Ireland & Edinburgh) Consultant Psychiatrist, Immediate Past President World Psychiatric Association. Honorary Professor Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, UK. Chairman Pakistan Psychiatric Research Centre, Fountain House, Lahore, Pakistan.
Albert Persaud
Chair WPA Special Interest Group on Geo- Psychiatry
SPEAKERS
Alex Smith
What is geopsychiatry?
Mr Alexander Smith (MA) is a researcher at the Department of Forensic Psychiatry in the University of Bern and a member of the Geopsychiatry Special Interest Group of the World Psychiatric Association. Having worked previously nearly a decade in academic journals publishing, he joined the University of Bern in 2022. His research interests centre around geopolitical determinants of health, human rights, social justice, and how medicine intersects with the humanities, some of which have been featured in journals like The Lancet, The Lancet Psychiatry, European Psychiatry, and Nature Mental Health, among others. Alongside his research position, he is currently completing a PhD at the University of Bern, focusing on the mental health of politicians and geopolitical stressors.
Dinesh Bhugra
Political determinants of mental health
Professor Dinesh Bhugra, CBE, MA, MSc, MBBS, DSc (Hon), PhD, FRCP, FRCPE, FRCPsych, FFPHM, FRCPsych (Hon), FHKCPsych (Hon), FACPsych (Hon), FAMS (Singapore), FKCL, MPhil, LMSSA, FAcadME, FRSA, DIFAPA, served as President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists from 2008 to 2011, President of the World Psychiatric Association from 2014 to 2017, and President of the British Medical Association from 2018 to 2019. He is currently Professor Emeritus of Mental Health and Cultural Diversity at King’s College London.
Organization
Society of Neurosciences & Rehabilitation
3rd Department of Psychiatry AUTh
MSc School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Special Interest Group (SIG) of WPA
