Mental Health and Ageing –
Towards a New Age of Enlightenment
The IPA 2008 European Meeting is
scheduled for 8-11 April in Dublin, Ireland.
It is being held in association with the
Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry of the Royal
College of Psychiatrists and will take place
at the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) meeting
venue.
The 2008 theme, Mental Health and Ageing –
Towards a New Age of Enlightenment, was
selected by the Organizing committee as
reflection upon Dublin’s place in history as
a center of knowledge and also on the
advances within the field as we move forward
to important improvements in care.
Scientific Programme
With an international, multidisciplinary and
diverse approach to the Scientific Programme,
the IPA 2008 European Meeting will
thoroughly reflect the diverse themes that
are contained within and support IPA’s
mission: Better Mental Health for Older
People. Comprehensive, stimulating, and
innovative sessions on basic and
translational research will parallel
multidisciplinary sessions addressing state
of the art practice issues.
Robin Jacoby (United Kingdom), Professor of
Old Age Psychiatry and Editor of the Oxford
Textbook of Old Age Psychiatry will launch
the conference as the opening session’s
Raymond Levy Lecture presenter. He will give
a timely and informative presentation
entitled Bequests from elders to the young
and beautiful.
Following the opening session, a wide
variety of interdisciplinary topics will be
presented within the plenary, symposia, free
communication and workshop programming. The
Scientific Committee is assembling an
internationally-renowned group of
scientists, clinicians, practitioners and
experts in the field, to contribute to the
core programme while also providing
opportunities for promising, up-and-coming
young researchers to present their data and
new ideas. Please also consider attending
the IPA Forum on Residential Care Facilities
just prior to the Opening Session which is
open to anyone attending the conference that
has an interest in the topic. In addition,
two other pre-meeting workshops are being
planned for Monday, 7 April; one on
Psychotherapy and the other one will be a
Neuroimaging workshop. Details will be
posted as they become available.
To submit an abstract for either a Free
Communication Session or a Poster
Presentation, please visit
http://www.ipa2008dublin.org and finalize
your submission by 5 February 2008.
Social Event
The opening reception will begin with a tour
of the Guinness Storehouse and conclude with
a reception at the Gravity Bar. Tickets are
30 Euros and the event will include
transportation to the venue and back to your
hotel, a buffet dinner, local entertainment,
and drinks which include, of course, a pint
of Guinness.
To Register
Please go to
http://www.ipa2008dublin.org to
register for the IPA 2008 European Meeting.
If you have any questions about the meeting,
please contact Jennifer Ver Huel
jverhuel@ipa-online.org
or visit www.ipa-online.org.
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