The EPA Continuing Medical Education (CME) course programme was launched in 2002 during the 11th European Congress of Psychiatry in Stockholm and was tailored to the professionals in mental health field willing to
- access continuing medical training and international education programmes
- be informed about new scientific data and new medical techniques that are essential for their daily practice.
EPA organises Psychiatry CME Courses both during the annual European Congress of Psychiatry and under the format of EPA Itinerant CME courses along the year in collaboration with national psychiatric societies. The EPA CME courses are designed to emphasise learning experiences that actively involve participants and include an opportunity for informal exchange with the faculty. Pedagogic materials and methods are tailored for the individual purposes of each psychiatry CME course. They include modern and interactive tools such as case presentations, group discussions, visuals handouts, selected bibliography and skills practice using role play and vignette.
The European Congress of Psychiatry will serve the educational mission of EPA by providing high-quality Continuing Medical Education Courses, covering all aspects of psychiatry. These 180 minutes sessions will present advanced material on a chosen topic of practical relevance.
The EPA psychiatry CME courses are fully accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME). Fees are charged seperately for the courses. Further information (list of participating national societies, calendar of psychiatry CME Courses and topics) can be found at http://www.aep.lu/activities/index%20courses.html.