International Conference on Mood Disorders
Preconference Session
March 29, 2006 Wednesday
Roundtable discussion:
Expanding Quality: Can we establish a regional collaborative network regarding education, mental health services and research in mood disorders?
Moderators: Zeliha Tunca, Berna Uluğ, Adib Essali
Invited participants: Hagop Akiskal, Numan Ali, MDYasamy, Konstantin Danielyan, Kostas Fountoulakis, Khachatour Gasparyan, Peykan Gökalp, Shahrokh S. Gudarzi, Fuad İsmayilov, Yiannis Kalakoudas, Oğuz Karamustafalıoğlu, Georgy Koychev, Andreas Marneros, Sergei Mosolov, George Naneishvili, Yannis Nymatoudis, Timuçin Oral, Ayşegül Özerdem, Norman Sartorius, Mustafa Sercan, İnci Taşyürek, T. Bedirhan Üstün, Simavi Vahip, Olcay Yazıcı
The invited speakers and discussants (representatives of countries) will mediate the meeeting and it will be open to the audience for further discussion
16.00-17.30
Part I : Present position of mental health services, education and research in regional countries.
17.45-19.00
Part II: Practical suggestions for collaboration
· There will be at least one representative from each participating country
· After presentations by individual representatives, a free discussion by the invited participants and the audience will be encouraged on practical suggestions during second part.
· A report will be prepared to be presented at the closing session
· Pre-conference preparation among the representatives will be done via e-mail communication
Close Encounters of Three Seas: Building Regional Bridges
March 30, 2006 Thursday
08:30-09:30
Registration
09:30-09:45
Opening
09:45-10:30
Hall 1
Seven hills, seven cultures, seven hospitals
Şahap Erkoç
10:30-11:00
Coffee break
11:00-12:00
Keynote lecture #1
Bipolar spectrum: historical perspectives and current evidence
Hagop Akiskal
12:15-13:30
Industry supported symposia 1 & 2
13:30-14:30
Keynote lecture #2
Depression and public health: challenges and requirements.
Norman Sartorius
14:45-16:15
Symposium #1
Cultural aspects of depression
· Studies on cultural aspects of depression in Turkey
Can Cimilli
· Cultural aspects of depression in Georgia
George Naneishvili
· Tradition, modernity and depression. The Turkish case
Kemal Sayar
Dicussant: Norman Sartorius
Hall 2
Symposium #2
Neurobiological basis of bipolar disorder
· The possible role of a simple molecule, inositol, in pathophysiology and treatment of a complex disease-bipolar disorder & cellular mechanisms beyondinositol pahtway
Galila Agam
· Chronobiological and pharmacokinetic aspests of long-term treatment in bipolar disorder
Sergei Mosolov
· Brain dynamics and bipolar disorder: an update on neurocognitive processing and electrophysiological findings
Ayşegül Özerdem
16:15-16:30
16:30-18:00
Workshops & meet the expert sessions
Workshop #1
Methodological and practical issues on doing genetic studies in bipolar disorders
Nurten Akarsu, Richard Ebstein, Suzan Özer
Workshop #2
Evidence based practice in mood disorders
Adip Essali
Hall 3
Workshop #3
Course and outcome in bipolar disorder: a critical approach to systematic follow-up
Kostas Fountoulakis, Ayşegül Özerdem, Timuçin Oral
Hall 4
Meet the expert #1
State of art in the diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorders: expert opinions on difficult cases
Experts : Hagop Akiskal, Andreas Marneros, Zeliha Tunca
Case presenters: Deniz Arık, Sibel Çakır, Lut Tamam
19:30-21:30
Opening ceremony
& Opening of the patients’ paintings exibition
& Welcome reception
22:00-23:00
Concert of Three Seas Ensemble
31 March 2006 Friday
09:00-10:30
Symposium #3
Schizoaffective disorder: Intersection between bipolar disorders and schizophrenia
· Schizoaffective disorder - bridge over the spectra
Andreas Marneros
· Towards a better understanding of bipolar genetics: genes for psychosis
Aylin Uluşahin
· Contemporary treatment strategies for schizoaffective disorders
Cem Atbaşoğlu
Keynote lecture #3
Imaging Genomics: Exploring the interplay of genes, brain and behavior in the pathophysiology of mood disorders
Ahmad Hariri
Industry supported symposia 3 & 4
Keynote lecture #4
Prefrontal cortical functions in bipolar disorders
Sophia Frangou
Symposium #4
Treatment of bipolar disorders: an update
· Treatment of manic and mixed episodes: an update
Timuçin Oral
· Treatment of bipolar depression: an update
Roumen Milev
· On manic switch process: current evidence and future needs
Simavi Vahip
· Long term treatment of bipolar disorder: an update
Kostas Fountoulakis
Symposium #5
Many faces of mood disorders
· Psychopathological spectrum of the manic states
Georgy Koychev
· Dysphoric mania: Out of mind, not out of sight
Shahrokh S. Gudarzi
· New findings on the validity of unipolar mania
Olcay Yazıcı
Workshop #4
Psychotropic drug use during pregnancy and postpartum period in bipolar patients
Fisun Akdeniz, Anke Rohde
Workshop #5
Cultural case formulations
Can Cimilli, George Naneishvili, Medaim Yanık
Workshop #6
Studying Disability and quality of life in mood disorders
T. Bedirhan Üstün, Ömer Aydemir
Meet the expert #2
Experts: Shahrokh S. Gudarzi, Roumen Milev, Orhan Öztürk
Case presenters: Yavuz Ayhan, Evrim Erten, Haluk Savaş
18:00-19:00
Poster session (with adjournment)
April 1st 2006, Saturday
Symposium #6
Mood disorders in special populations
· Mood in developmental context: when learning to regulate is difficult
Yankı Yazgan
· Bipolar disorder in elderly population: what should clinicians know about diagnosis and treatment?
Turan Ertan
· Mood disorders in pregnancy and postpartum period: recent findings on epidemiology and clinical characteristics
Anke Rohde
· Current evidence in the treatment of mood disorders during pregnancy and postpartum period
Fisun Akdeniz
Keynote lecture #5
Genetics of temperament
Richard Ebstein
Industry supported symposia 5 & 6
Keynote lecture #6
Future classification of mood disorders
T. Bedirhan Üstün
14:30-15:00
15:00-16:30
Symposium #7
Psychosocial issues and psychotherapeutic interventions
· Perception of the disease and stigmatization in bipolar disorder
Kaan Kora
· Psychiatric consequences of child abuse and neglect
· Our bipolar patients have children, too...
Işıl Vahip
· Psychotherapeutic interventions in the treatment of bipolar disorders:techniques every clinicians can use
Müge Alkan
Symposium #8
Recent neuroimaging studies in mood disorders
· How do genes shape mood and brain?
Ali Saffet Gönül
· Cingulate cortex abnormalities in bipolar disorder
Serap Monkul
· Mood disorders and molecular imaging
Ali Bozkurt
Discussant: Sophia Frangou
Symposium #9
Comorbidity & evolutionary frame of mood disorders
· Challenges and solutions in the management of comorbid mood and alcohol use disorders
Berna Uluğ
· Familial Mediterranean Fever and affective disorders
Armen Nersysyan, Konstantin Danielyan
· Mood disorders from an evolutionary frame
Kerem Doksat
16:30-17:00
17:00-18:30
Interactive forum: Voices from different countries
How do we treat bipolar patients in our countries? Real world experiences
18:45-19:30
Presentation of the roundtable discussion report on collaboration in our region & Poster award ceremony & Closing remarks
20:30-24:00
Congress party
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