2nd Biennial Conference of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders Edinburgh, Scotland, August 2-4, 2006

PRELIMINARY TIMETABLE

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006	Thursday, August 3rd, 2006				Friday, August 4th, 2006
	09:00–10:00 Hall B Cognitive function in BD	09:00–10:00 Hall C Optimizing outcomes in BD		09:00–10:00 Hall D Treatment updates: BD Depression	09:00–10:00 Hall B Treatment update: Lithium This session is dedicated in memoriam to Mogens Schou, 1918-2005	09:00–10:00 Hall C Co-morbidity in BD	09:00–10:00 Hall D Early detection/ intervention
	10:00–11:00 Hall A Samuel Gershon Junior Investigator Awards	10:00–11:00 Hall B Neuroimaging in mood disorders		10:00–11:00 Hall C Treatment updates: Atypicals	10:00–11:00 Hall B Genetics of mood disorders	10:00–11:00 Hall C Management of women with BD	10:00–11:00 Hall D BD in children and adolescents
	11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break / Poster Viewing/ Visit Exhibition				11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break & Posters
	11:30 – 13:00 Hall A Bipolar disorder: Treatment approaches for a multidimensional disease Sponsored by AstraZeneca				11:30–12:15 Hall A Plenary Lecture: Falret's "folie circulaire" as a distinct variety of bipolar disorder: Old and new evidence
					12:15–13:15 Hall A Debate: Bipolar disorder and schizophrenia: Distinct illnesses or a continuum?
	13:00-14:00 Lunch Sponsored by AstraZeneca

	14:00–14:45 Hall A Plenary Lecture: Bipolar disorder – The heartland of psychiatry
	14:45–15:45 Poster Hall Poster Session
15:00 Registration Opens
	15:45– 16:15 Coffee Break / Poster Viewing / Visit Exhibition
	16:15–17:15 Hall B Emerging treatments in BD	16:15–17:15 Hall C ISAD-ISBD collaboration session – Recent research update	16:15–17:45 Hall D Developing effective communication tools between physician and patient in the treatment of bipolar disorder Organised by GAMIAN-Europe
17:00-17:30 Hall A Opening Address
	17:15–18:15 Hall B General Assembly Meeting (for members only)
17:30-18:30 Hall A Treatment challenges in bipolar disorder: Pharmaceutical and psychosocial intervention Sponsored by Janssen-Cilag
18:30–19:30 Get-Together Reception