Preliminary programme
19th October, 2013
Hellenic Psychiatric Association (UK division) Annual General Meeting
&
1st Annual Joint Academic meeting of the Hellenic Psychiatric Association and the Hellenic Medical Society (UK)
&
1st Annual Asclepian (Aesculapian) Oration
by distinguished invited speakers
Venue:
The Child and Family Practice
8 Ridgmount Street London WC1E 7AA
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Prior registration required (free)
Please email Kay Worlley at Kay_worlley@hotmail.com
Event 1
AGM
(Members of Hellenic Psychiatric Association (UK) only)
13.15 – 14.00 Annual General Meeting
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Event 2
Questions and Answers on Specialist Training in Psychiatry (open to all interested)
14.00 -15.15 Q&As on psychiatric training and MRCPSYCH examination
(Dr Wendy Burn, Dean Royal College of Psychiatrists attending)
15.15 -15.50 Outcomes in Mental Health
(Dr L. Mynors-Wallis, Registrar Royal College of Psychiatrists)
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15.50 -16.30 Coffee break
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Event 3
1st Annual Joint Academic Meeting
Hellenic Psychiatric Association and Hellenic Medical Society-UK
On the theme of
Mind and Body
16.30- 17.00 Mind & Body link – the Depression paradigm
(Dr Eleni Palazidou, Academic Secretary, HPA(UK)
17.00 -17.30 Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms, Somatisation and Somatoform Disorders: What are they? What to tell patients and how?
(Prof George Ikkos, Chair HPA(UK))
17.30 – 18.00 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome –All in the Mind?
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Coffee break
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18.15
The Asclepian (Aesculapian) Oration
on
The Brain, the Mind and the Gut
(Prof Qasim Aziz, Neurogastroenterologist, Barts&London Medical School, Queen Mary University, London)
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19.15
Dinner
(venue to be confirmed)
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After dinner speech (Prof Nikandros Bouras)
“The Greek medical diaspora in the UK ”
ΚΕ.Σ.Υ. plans to develop a database consisting of the contact information of Greek expatriate scientists, which will be available on it’s website. In this way, a channel of communication will be established to enable scientists in Greece to explore opportunities abroad as well as expatriate scientists to further support the scientific community in Greece. They invite all the expatriate medical workforce to declare their availability and willingness to be contacted by and collaborate with individuals as well as scientific organisations in Greece
Using a realistic but imaginative approach, the objective of the initiative is to bring high quality human capital of the country together and to create collaboration links between them. This networking of Greeks can strengthen the growth prospects of the country and ensure that participating Greeks become part of a joint endeavour. 
