Dear Colleagues,

As we turn into the new year the 31st Meeting of the European Society of Paediatric Clinical Research (ESPCR) held in Budapest, Hungary on 26-27 May 2023 comes closer and our excitement also increases to welcome you soon!

Hereby we invite you and young colleagues from your institution to submit scientific or clinical abstracts in the following topics:

Bioinfomatics in pediatric- and adolescent medicine, basic science, child- and adolescent psychiatry, epidemiology in pediatrics, pediatric dentistry, immunological diseases in children and adolescents, neonatal care, pediatric dermatology, pediatric diabetology and endocrinology, pediatric gastroenterology, pediatric intensive care and emergency medicine, pediatric nephrology, pediatric neurology, pediatric oncology, pediatric pulmonology, pediatric surgery and transplantation, translational medicine.

Please find more information about the abstract submission and an abstract template on our webpage: 
https://espcr2023.hu/

The abstract submission deadline is 15 March 2023.

According to the traditions of our community the participation in the congress is free.

Please also refer to our webpage for registration and for information on accommodation options and opportunities to spend the long weekend in our marvellous capital city, Budapest!

We wish you a wonderful year ahead filled joy, success and lively discussions and cooperation in our scientific community!

We are looking forward to welcoming you in Budapest!

In the name of the Organizing Committee

Prof. Radvan Urbanek, Founder of ESPCR - Prof. Attila J. Szabó, Head of the Pediatric Center, Vice-Rector of Clinical Affairs, Semmelweis University

Organizing Committee:
Prof. Radvan Urbanek, (Founder of ESPCR)                                                                      
Prof. Attila J. Szabó (Head of the Pediatric Center, Vice-Rector of Clinical Affairs, Semmelweis University)
Péter Tóth-Heyn, MD, PhD (Deputy Director of the Pediatric Center, Semmelweis University)
Virág Hives, MD
Eszter Lévai, MD

GERDA in few lines :

The scientific program will focus on current events and clinical practice. The topics covered will be numerous and varied: contact allergies, urticaria, atopic dermatitis, occupational allergies. We will also deal with toxidermia and its after-effects, mast cell disorders as well as the ocular effects of atopy.

For the first time, a forum for nurses, young (and not so young) allergists will be proposed in advance in order to exchange with conviviality on the practices of allergological tests and the organizations of the allergology units.

This course will take place at the Kindarena in Rouen which is located on the banks of the Seine and near the city center. This will allow you to discover Rouen, nicknamed "the city of a hundred steeples", its " Big Clock ", its half-timbered houses, its historical center, a real open-air museum, and of course its cathedral which inspired the impressionist painter Claude Monet.

Find the preliminary program and general information at: www.gerda2023.com

Dear colleague!

The World Congress of Psychiatry will take place in Vienna, Austria from September 28 until October 1, 2023. Numerous symposia, panel discussions, state-of-the-art sessions and lectures will be offered. The program will be exciting as we will be discussing the latest developments in the field in a pandemic and post-pandemic era. All aspects of psychiatry such as psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, psychopathology, rehabilitation, social psychiatry, old-age psychiatry or child-adolescent psychiatry will be covered. Beside the scientific program, this congress will give the opportunity to discuss the most recent developments for psychiatry all over the world. Trainees in psychiatry will be invited to meet international experts and meet their colleagues.

PROPOSAL AND ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS
We welcome all suggestions about topics you would like to see included in the scientific program:

Extended deadline for symposia submissions: 15 March 2023

Deadline for abstract submission: 20 March 2023.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN
The early bird registration is open. Join us early by 15 May 2023 and let’s celebrate science together! Visit our website at wcp-congress.com for all the latest information and updates about the Congress!

TRAVEL AWARDS

The WPA has announced Travel Awards for Trainee Psychiatrists and Medical Students to attend the World Congress of Psychiatry. There are two separate prestigious awards, one for all trainees in psychiatry and one for all medical students.

The award for the Trainee Psychiatrists asks candidates to submit an essay of 3000-5000 words (including references) on this topic “Climate Change, Urbanisation, Air Pollution, Natural Disasters: global challenges for mental health, resilience, and recovery”. Details can be found here: Link

Whereas the award for the Medical Students invites applicants to submit an essay of up to 750 words on the theme “The Interface of Physical and Mental Health”. Details can be found here: Link

Both travel fellowship awards offer the successful candidates USD $2000, which will cover the travel, accommodation and registration fee costs to attend WCP23 in Vienna. The winners will also be acknowledged at WPA Annual Conference in Vienna.

We look forward to welcoming you in Vienna.

With my best regards

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Johannes Wancata

World Congress of Psychiatry

Organizing Committee Co-Chair