{"id":753,"date":"2026-02-24T08:58:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T08:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpaepi2026.org\/?page_id=753"},"modified":"2026-05-13T13:26:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:26:28","slug":"preliminary-scientific-programme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wpaepi2026.org\/index.php\/preliminary-scientific-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Preliminary Scientific Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"753\" class=\"elementor elementor-753\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b25f66c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b25f66c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7df8314 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7df8314\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bef6ca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tuesday, September 29<sup>th<\/sup>, 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f750f80 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f750f80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d27d781 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d27d781\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-435b9a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"435b9a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>13:00-15:00<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecd131b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ecd131b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8540ff3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8540ff3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Symposium 1: Quality of care and respect of rights of users<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32ba6f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32ba6f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>In collaboration with the Mediterranean Society on Mental Health supported by the programme QR of the Sardinian Autonomous Region<\/em><\/p><p>Chairpersons: <strong>Miguel Xavier<\/strong> (Portugal) \u2013 <strong>Federica Sancassiani<\/strong> (Italy)<\/p><p>Speakes: <strong>Thurayya Zreik<\/strong> (Lebanon) &#8211; <strong>Fatma Charfy<\/strong> (Tunisia) &#8211; <strong>Laura Loli-Dano<\/strong> (Albania) &#8211; <strong>Michela Atzeni<\/strong> and <strong>Cesar Aviles Gonzales<\/strong> (Italy) &#8211; <strong>Mohamed Elsheikh<\/strong> (Egypt)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b9cf4e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b9cf4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4055d5d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4055d5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae2aa0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae2aa0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>15:30-17:30<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d445ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d445ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-197ab01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"197ab01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Symposium 2: Suicide in the Mediterranean Area<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1625db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1625db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>In collaboration with the Mediterranean Society on Mental Health and Fondazione di Sardegna<\/em><\/p><p>Chairpersons: <strong>Mehmet Eskin<\/strong> (Turkey) &#8211; <strong>Rhym Ghacem<\/strong> (Tunisia)<\/p><p>Speakers: <strong>Mehmet Eskin<\/strong> (Turkey) &#8211; <strong>Antonio Preti<\/strong> (Italy) &#8211; <strong>Diego Primavera<\/strong> and <strong>Massimo Tusconi<\/strong> (Italy) &#8211; <strong>Dorian A Lamis<\/strong> (USA) &#8211; <strong>Michele Fornaro<\/strong> (Italy)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-483fc8d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"483fc8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9887c41 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9887c41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19a74ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19a74ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wednesday, September 30<sup>th<\/sup>, 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdfde72 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cdfde72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87e3324 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"87e3324\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28ac678 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28ac678\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>08:00-09:00<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1db638 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1db638\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32dd270 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32dd270\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keynote Lecture 1<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2cac1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2cac1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Eleonora Prina <\/strong>(Italy): Mental health care in Italy after Basaglia<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07bbc00 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"07bbc00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d21826c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d21826c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d27c061 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d27c061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>09:30-11:30<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27097e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27097e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5636845 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5636845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Symposium 3:\u00a0Evidence about new technologies and new approaches for rehabilitation, diagnosis and social inclusion in mental health<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a5f32d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a5f32d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>In collaboration with the Mediterranean Society on Mental Health and Fondazione di Sardegna<\/em><\/p><p>Chairpersons: <strong>Fabrizio Bert<\/strong> (Italy) &#8211; <strong>Oye Gureje <\/strong>(Nigeria)<\/p><p>Speakes: <strong>Giuseppe Carr\u00e0 <\/strong>(Italy) &#8211;<strong> Serdar Dursun\u00a0<\/strong>(Canada) &#8211;<strong> Goce Kalcev <\/strong>(North Macedonia) &#8211;<strong> Giulia Cossu and Alessandra Perra <\/strong>(Italy)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c1c02a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8c1c02a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a96eda6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a96eda6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-741897c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"741897c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>12:15-13:15<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b85125 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b85125\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee56761 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee56761\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keynote Lecture 2<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-410a93f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"410a93f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Michael Ni <\/strong>(Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People\u2019s Republic of China):\u00a0Mental Health during and after Collective Actions<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eef8b4f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eef8b4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-089c5f1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"089c5f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a3e64d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a3e64d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>13:15-15:15<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1800d0a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1800d0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3474267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3474267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Symposium 4:\u00a0Mental health in uncertain times: Political polarization, inequality and psychiatric distress\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81131d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81131d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>This symposium will examine how contemporary political polarization, growing economic inequality, and social uncertainty contribute to psychiatric disorders and psychological distress across diverse populations. Talks will explore the mechanisms linking sociopolitical stressors to mental health outcomes, identify vulnerable groups disproportionately affected by these dynamics, and discuss building individual and community resilience in politically turbulent times.<\/em><\/p><p>Chairpersons:\u00a0<strong>Katherine Keyes <\/strong>(USA) &#8211;<strong> Corina Benjet <\/strong>(Mexico)<\/p><p>Speakes: <strong>Seth Prins <\/strong>(USA) &#8211; <strong>James Kirkbride <\/strong>(UK) &#8211; <strong>Frank Njenga <\/strong>(Kenya) &#8211; <strong>Girish Rao <\/strong>(India)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52e5303 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52e5303\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b4f35c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b4f35c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d300b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d300b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>15:15-15:30<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2cd812 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c2cd812\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab89ae9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab89ae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Coffee Break<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c424ac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9c424ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a35c521 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a35c521\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d893d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d893d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>15:30-17:30<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4d3a61 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b4d3a61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2896dae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2896dae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Symposium 5: Trauma, forced migration and mental health<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9e6d1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9e6d1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>This symposium will examine approaches to ensuring human rights protections while delivering high-quality mental health care across diverse global contexts and healthcare systems. Talks will explore emerging frameworks for rights-based treatment, address systemic barriers to dignified care, examine international best practices, and discuss novel interventions that simultaneously advance therapeutic outcomes and uphold the fundamental rights and dignity of persons with mental illness.<\/em><\/p><p>Chairpersons: <strong>Elie Karam<\/strong> (Lebanon) &#8211; <strong>Solvig Ekblad<\/strong> (Sweden)<\/p><p>Speakers: <strong>Elie Karam<\/strong> (Lebanon) &#8211; <strong>Kimberly Hook<\/strong> (USA) &#8211; <strong>Lukoye Atwoli<\/strong> (Kenya) &#8211; <strong>Marianna Purgato<\/strong> (Italy) &#8211; <strong>Jeremy Kane<\/strong> (USA)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc2bbd8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bc2bbd8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a06f1b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a06f1b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09a9bf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09a9bf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thursday, October 1<sup>st<\/sup>, 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d60008f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d60008f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ab48dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ab48dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd8bc0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd8bc0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>08:30-09:30<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac8d27b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac8d27b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a5f45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50a5f45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keynote Lecture 3<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c02466 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c02466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dinesh Bhugra <\/strong>(UK)<strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Human rights perspective<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74ae542 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"74ae542\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07a9b97 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07a9b97\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6abf247 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6abf247\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>09:30-11:30<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5161ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5161ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85f7a56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85f7a56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Symposium 6:\u00a0Human rights and quality of care and treatment for mental illness across the globe: new perspectives\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8312400 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8312400\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>This symposium will examine approaches to ensuring human rights protections while delivering high-quality mental health care across diverse global contexts and healthcare systems. Talks will explore emerging frameworks for rights-based treatment, address systemic barriers to dignified care, examine international best practices, and discuss novel interventions that simultaneously advance therapeutic outcomes and uphold the fundamental rights and dignity of persons with mental illness.<\/em><\/p><p>Chairperson:\u00a0<strong>Mauro Carta <\/strong>(Italy)<\/p><p>Speakers: <strong>Solvig Ekblad <\/strong>(Sweden) &#8211; <strong>Mvuyiso Talatala <\/strong>(South Africa) &#8211; <strong>Helen Herrman <\/strong>(Australia) &#8211; <strong>Soumitra Pathare <\/strong>(India)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07e6dd4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"07e6dd4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4140b50 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4140b50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9462121 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9462121\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>11:30-13:00<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d466a42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d466a42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccdc45d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccdc45d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lunch Break &amp; Poster Viewing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-370127f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"370127f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f70071 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f70071\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b72118 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b72118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>13:00-15:00<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98574f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98574f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37f5997 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37f5997\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Symposium 7:\u00a0Methodological advances in global mental health and addiction science and prevention\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6549e11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6549e11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>This symposium explores the latest science on methodological approaches in addiction research, including novel techniques for prevalence estimation in diverse contexts, and innovative treatment strategies. Talks will examine prevention strategies and guidelines especially relevant to low- and middle-income countries, discuss advances in data collection and surveillance methods, and present new frameworks for translating epidemiological studies into policy.<\/em><\/p><p>Chairperson<strong>:\u00a0Louisa Degenhardt <\/strong>(Australia)<\/p><p>Speakers: <strong>Tim Slade <\/strong>(Australia) &#8211; <strong>William Axinn <\/strong>(USA) &#8211; <strong>Soraya Seedat <\/strong>(South Africa) &#8211; <strong>Josh Barocas <\/strong>(USA) &#8211; <strong>Huang Yueqin <\/strong>(China)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05867f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"05867f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd2b574 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd2b574\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-459bd6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"459bd6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>15:00-17:00<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11c1835 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11c1835\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-940b64a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"940b64a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Oral Presentations Session<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ad347b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3ad347b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6842520 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6842520\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d78d45b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d78d45b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Friday, October 2<sup>nd<\/sup>, 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b53e98d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b53e98d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d8aa96 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d8aa96\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-588806b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"588806b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>08:30-09:30<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8cc0b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a8cc0b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2334c10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2334c10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keynote Lecture 4<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-133ddb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"133ddb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Tansella Award Winner<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77f2dfd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77f2dfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92d7707 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"92d7707\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-473da45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"473da45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>09:30-11:30<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7f3c4c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f7f3c4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83c687a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83c687a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Symposium 8:\u00a0Social media and artificial intelligence: applications in mental health surveillance, research, and treatment\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220503d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"220503d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>This symposium will examine how social media and artificial intelligence can and are informing mental health research through enhanced case identification, population surveillance, and epidemiological methods. 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