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OVERVIEWS
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Keynote Lecture
30 – 60 min
The Keynote Lectures feature world-renowned speakers.
These invited experts will talk on a main topic of the con-
gress. Afterwards the audience will have the opportunity
to ask questions.
Presidential Symposium
90 min
The Presidential Symposia include events that take a
special approach to expand on and develop the main
topics of the congress.
State-of-the-Art-Symposium
90 min
State-of-the-Art Symposia on the most important mental
illnesses provide a complete update on some significant
aspects of current clinical treatments in psychiatry.
Pro-Con-Debate
90 min
In these moderated discussion formats, experts debate
controversial issues regarding diagnosis, clinical history
and care of people with mental illness. A chairperson
moderates whilst two speakers (proponent/opponent)
offer a lively and fruitful discussion.
Special Session
60 – 90 min
This category includes sessions, that provide concise in-
formation about relevant congress topics or belong to
established session series.
Discussion Forum
90 min
A Discussion Forum starts with short statements by 4 to
6 experts. These statements are followed by a moderat-
ed discussion.
Symposium
90 min
Each symposium will focus on specific topics of basic,
clinical, interface and conceptual issues in psychiatry
and represent several points of view. The symposia in-
clude a maximum of four presentations and offer an op-
portunity for discussion.
Workshop
90 min
Workshops are highly interactive sessions with an edu-
cational focus. This format is designed to give experts a
platform for presentation and networking and to initiate
a lively discussion. The workshops consist of 1 or 2 short
presentations followed by a discussion.
Oral Presentation Session
90 min
Oral presentations were selected by the Scientific Com-
mittee. They were grouped by topics into 90-minute ses-
sions chaired by specialists. Each presentation will be 10
minutes long, including discussion time.
Poster / ePoster Session
90 min
Accepted Posters or ePosters will be exhibited at the
congress and presented in guided poster walks of
thematically grouped posters. The sessions will be
chaired by renowned specialists and give authors
the opportunity to present their findings and discuss
them with the audience.
Course
4 hours
These sessions present the current state of the art and
recent advances in clinically relevant topics. Courses are
designed to provide a learning experience. The number
of participants is limited. Each course has to be booked
additionally. Attendees will be given the opportunity to
interact with the faculty of the course, which is composed
of well-known experts.
Nursing / Healthcare Course
2 hours
These sessions present the current state of the art and
recent advances in the nursing field.
Industry Symposium
90 min
These sessions are organised and executed by the phar-
maceutical industry.
Session types