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ABOUT THE CONGRESS
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WPA and DGPPN can both look back on a long tradition
of hosting congresses and are both committed to quality
in research, care and education in the field of mental
health. Other core tasks include the acceptance of men-
tally ill people and active promotion of the dialogue
between psychiatrists, service users and their families.
WPA – World Psychiatric Association
The WPA is an association of national psychiatric asso-
ciations that aims to increase the knowledge and skills
necessary for work in the field of mental health and for
caring for the mentally ill. It currently has 138 member
societies spanning 118 different countries and represent-
ing more than 225,000 psychiatrists.
The WPA organises the World Congress of Psychiatry.
It also organises international and regional congress-
es and meetings and thematic conferences. The WPA
has 72 scientific sections that disseminate information
and promote collaborative work in specific domains of
psychiatry and it has produced several educational pro-
grammes and series of books. Furthermore, it has devel-
oped ethical guidelines for psychiatric practice, includ-
ing the Madrid Declaration (1996).
More information is available here:
DGPPN – German Association for Psychiatry,
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
The DGPPN is a vibrant medical professional society.
Founded in 1842 it currently has more than 8,900 mem-
bers. It is thus the largest and oldest scientific associa-
tion of doctors and scientists working in the field of psy-
chiatry, psychotherapy and psychosomatics in Germany.
The work of the DGPPN is based on the vision of a so-
ciety in which people with mental illnesses can live free
from prejudice and receive the personalised care and
necessary help they need. The DGPPN believes that op-
timal, scientifically founded and individualised medical,
psychological and social support should be available to
everyone at all times and in all places.
More information is available here:
CPO HANSER SERVICE – Congress and
Exhibition Office
CPO HANSER SERVICE has been appointed as the con-
gress and exhibition office for the WPA XVII WORLD
CONGRESS OF PSYCHIATRY.
CPO has been in business as a Professional Congress Or-
ganiser (PCO) since 1984 and has organised over 6,000
conferences and events with up to 14,000 participants.
CPO is a specialist in the field of congress and event
management in Europe and worldwide.
More information is available here:
Hand in hand for the congress