DEINSTITUTIONALISATION IN PSYCHIATRY AS A POSSIBLE RESOURCE
Romanian – Italian symposium of Psychiatry
University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”- Aula Magna
(Bucharest, 25th and 26th November 2010)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25th, 2010
8.45 – 10.10
Arrival of participants, introduction speeches
Panel 1
The Romanian and Italian experience of deinstitutionalisation in psychiatry
Chairman: Prof. Dr. Pompilia DEHELEAN, Head of The Romanian Association of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Pro-rector and Head of the Department of Psychiatry, UMF “Victor Babes” Timisoara
10.20
Matt MUIJEN, Regional Adviser for Mental Health WHO Regional Office for Europe - Challenges for community based mental health services in Europe
10.40
Prof. Dr. Ileana BOTEZAT ANTONESCU, President of the Romanian Federation of Psychotherapy, Director of The National Centre of Mental Health and Fight against Drugs Bucharest – Deinstitutionalization in mental health services in Romania – between aspiration and reality
11.00
Dr. Lorenzo TORESINI, psychiatrist ASL Merano – Deinstitutionalisation in Italy: Franco Basaglia and the introduction of ethics in the medical treatment
11.20
Prof. Dr. Dan PRELIPCEANU, Medical Director at “Prof. Dr. Alexandru Obregia” Psychiatry Hospital Bucharest – A reformation project of the mental health services – sources, solutions, and limits. A critical approach.
11.40
Prof. Dr. Luigi ATTENASIO, Director of the Mental Health Department of the ASL Rome C, National President of „Psichiatria Democratica Europa”
Dr. Walter GALLOTTA, Director of the psychiatric hospital service unit “Diagnosis and Treatment” S. Giovanni Hospital, Rome
Dr. Angelo DI GENNARO - Basaglia theories and practices in a Mental Health Department of a metropolitan city: towards the implementation of international development programmes in co-operation with an NGO (CESVI)
12.00
Dr. Patrizia D’ONOFRIO, psychologist, ASL E Rome – Changes in the role of the care function following the law no. 180: an impressive challenge and a creative engagement
12.20
Dr. Roberto MEZZINA, Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre – Trieste Mental Health Department – Deinstitutionalization in East European countries: the role of WHO Collaborating Centre of Trieste in the reform process
12.40
Dr. Bogdana TUDORACHE, President of the Romanian League for Mental Health and Raluca NICA, psychologist, Director of the Romanian League for Mental Health – The role of NGOs in the development of mental health in Romania
13.00
Public debate
13.30
Lunch break
Panel 2
Overcoming contention as a milestone for deinstitutionalisation
Chairman: Prof. Dr. Tudor UDRIŞTOIU, Scientific secretary UMF Craiova
15.00
Dr. Bruno NORCIO, Deputy Director of Mental Health Department of Trieste and former Head of Psychiatric Emergency Service – Overcoming of contention. How can it be done?
15.20
Dr. Gaetano INTERLANDI, psychiatrist Caltagirone Catania – SPDC no restraint in the middle of a decentralised organization
15.40
Prof. Dr. Luigi ATTENASIO, Director of the Mental Health Department of the ASL Rome C, National President of „Psichiatria Democratica Europa”, Dr. Walter GALLOTTA, Director of the psychiatric hospital service unit “Diagnosis and Treatment” S. Giovanni Hospital, Rome and Dr. Angelo DI GENNARO – Reciprocity: against containment and in favour of the dialogue with madness
16.00
John JENKINS, President of the International Mental Health Collaborating Network (IMHCN) – Whole life-recovery approach in community mental health
16.20
Prof. Dr. Florin TUDOSE, Dean of Psychology and Sociology Faculty, ”Spiru Haret” University Bucharest – Immobilization and contention as an aggression
16.40
Prof. Dr. Mirela MANEA, Head of the Department of Medical Psychiatry and Psychology, the Faculty of Dentistry UMF “Carol Davila” Bucharest – The careful surveillance versus the close observation for the patients with mental disorders
17.00
Public debate
17.30
End of the first day
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26th, 2010
8.45
Arrival of participants
9.10
The speech of Prof.Dr. Virgil PAUNESCU, Presidential Counsellor
Panel 3
Treatment through social inclusion. Cooperation, self-support, social assistance.
Chairman: Dr. Gianfranco PALMA, Director of the Mental Health Department ASL E Rome
9.20
Prof. Dr. Aurel NIREŞTEAN, Head of Department and General Chancellor UMF Tg. Mures – Deinstitutionalization and de-stigmatization
9.40
Dr. Gianfranco PALMA, Director of the Mental Health Department ASL E Rome – Changes in the culture and welfare systems in the process of social inclusion
10.00
Dr. Ruggero BRAZZALE, psychologist, Bassano del Grappa – Innovation models in the mental health services in the Mures region: the Marostica project.
10.20
Vasile GAFIUC, President of The Regional Association of Adult Education, Suceava – The role of NGOs in the process of decentralisation of the psychiatric system
10.40
Dr. Ilario VOLPI, psychologist, President of the integrated cooperative “Il Grande Carro” in Rome – Integrated cooperatives and the process of deinstitutionalisation
11.00
Dr. Mircea DRAGAN, Ploiesti Municipal Hospital – Disorganization in mental health from Prahova County
11.20
Coffee break
11.40
Dr. Jean-Yves FEBEREY, Head of Department, Henri-Guérin Hospital (Department of Var, France), doctor at Centre médical de la Mutuelle Générale de l’Education Nationale – Disorganization in mental health in France today
12.00
Prof. Dr. Alexandru PAZIUC, Psychiatric Hospital Campulung Moldovenesc – The role of the mobile team in the process of social inclusion of people with severe mental problems
12.20
Dr. Magda GHEORGHIU, MD Psychiatric Hospital Siret – Attempts to reintegrate people mentally retarded from institutions
12.40
Dr. Luigi LEONORI, psychologist, President of SMES-Europe – Psychic suffering and precariousness: prevention and participation
13.00
Public debate
13.30
Lunch break
Panel 4
De-institutionalization in Eastern Europe and CIS States
Chairman: Prof. Luciano Sorrentino, Director of Mental Health Department “Franco Basaglia” ASL TO2, Professor of History of Psychiatry, Psychology Department, University of Torino
15.00
Dr. Nermana MEHIC-BASARA, MSc, neuropsychiatrist, Director of the Institute for Alcoholism and Substance Abuse of Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina – From Centralised Services toward Community Based Psychiatry – Experiences from Bosnia and Herzegovina
15.20
Manana SHARASHIDZE M.D, psychiatrist, Director of the Georgian Association for Mental Health – Opportunities and obstacles for future de-institutionalization in Georgia
15.40
Dr. Markku SALO, Head of Research, The Finnish Central Association for Mental Health – From charity to productivity of persons. The importance of the protagonist in the individual
16.00
Public debate
16.30
Final remarks and conclusions of the symposium
Prof. Dr. Ileana ANTONESCU BOTEZAT
Dr. Lorenzo TORESINI
Dr. Patrizia D’ONOFRIO
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