IASP Congresses
29 November - 2 December, 2012
5th Asia Pacific Regional Conference
Suicide Prevention in the Asia Pacific: Barriers, Boundaries and Beyond
Chennai, India
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24-28 September, 2013
XXVII IASP World Congress
Preventing suicidal behaviour on five continents - Innovative treatments and interventions
Norway, Oslo
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13-17 September, 2011
XXVI IASP World Congress
Beijing, China
IASP World Congress in Beijing
IASP's 26th World Congress will be held in Beijing from September 13th to 17th, 2011. This is the second time a world congress on suicide prevention will be held in Asia-the first was in India in 2001-highlighting the important role of the Asia-Pacific in the global effort to reduce the toll of suicide. The relatively high rate of suicide in many countries in the region has stimulated researchers, clinicians and policy makers to develop and assess a range of innovative methods for addressing the problem of suicide. These efforts have drawn attention to the crucial role of culture in the understanding and prevention of suicide, so cultural perspectives has been selected as the central organizing theme for the congress.
The Congress will bring together the dynamic forces of rapidly transforming Asia with the rich experience of experts from other parts of the world where there is a much longer history of working in the field of suicidology. Asian countries face many of the same challenges in suicide research and suicide prevention experienced by other parts of the world. But the limited health and mental health resources, large rural populations, rapid economic changes and ongoing political reforms in many Asian counties makes it difficult to apply the standard methods of addressing these challenges developed in Western countries over the last several decades. Much of what is happening in China and other parts of the Asia-Pacific is throwing new light on old problems, so the Congress will be a platform for exchanging ideas, renewing old friendships and, most importantly, for initiating new collaborative ventures.
The congress will include an exciting selection of plenary sessions by established and up-and-coming experts. Symposia, Workshops, Debates and Master's Classes will cover the full range of topics of interest to those working towards the global goal of preventing suicide and of improving our methods for dealing with the consequences of suicidal behaviour. A variety of social activities will be arranged for first visitors and old friends who wish to explore the rapidly transforming culture of China's capital or make side visits to other parts of China.
Welcome to Beijing in September 2011!
Yueqin Huang, MD, MPH, PhD
Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology
Institute of Mental Health
Peking University, Beijing
Theme for the congress: "Integrating cultural perspectives in the understanding and prevention of suicide"
Committee of IASP
President
Dr. Lanny Berman
Committee members
Professor Heidi Hjelmeland
Professor Paul Yip
Dr. Ella Arensman
Professor Michael R. Phillips
Dr. Murad Khan
Dr. Jerry Reed
Dr. Tony Davis
Local Organization Committee of the Congress
Chair: Professor Yueqin Huang
Scientific Committee Chair: Professor Michael R. Phillips, Professor Paul Yip
Meeting Committee Chair: Dr. Xiaodong Fan
Secretary in General: Dr. Zhaorui Liu
Important Deadlines
1 January, 2011 - Registration opens
31 March, 2011 - Deadline for abstract submission
1 May, 2011 - Response to authors about acceptance of abstracts
15 June, 2011 - Deadline for authors of abstracts accepted as oral presentations to confirm attendance
Local Sponsor: Institute of Mental Health, Peking University
Co-sponsor: The Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research & Prevention, The University of Hong Kong
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Download the Deadline and Registration Fee Schedule.
Congress Contact Details
Telephone/Fax number: 010-8280 5411
Email: secretary@iaspchina.org academic@iaspchina.org
Website: www.iaspchina.org
Pre Congress Workshops
Download the schedule of pre-congress workshops, including: "Understanding, Managing, and Treating Non suicidal SelfInjury." with Dr B Walsh, and; "Imagination Inspiration Improvisation - A Visual Arts Enquiry into Understanding Suicide," conducted by Artist Mic Eales and Dr Erminia Colucci , and Clinical Suicide Prevention: how to establish a therapeutic alliance with the suicidal patient with Dr. Konrad Michel.
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IASP Meetings
The IASP General Secretary, Dr Tony Davis, wishes to announce the time, date and location of the following meetings at the IASP:
- Council of Oganisational Representatives on Wednesday 14th September 2011
- Council for National Representatives on Thursday 15th September 2011
- IASP General Meeting on Friday 16th September 2011
Support Documents
Council of National Representatives Agenda 2011
Council of Organisational Representatives Agenda 2011
Past Congresses
2009 Montevideo, Uruguay
2007 Killarney, Ireland
2005 Durban, South Africa
2003 Stockholm, Sweden
2001 Chennai, India
1999 Athens, Greece
1997 Adelaide, Australia
1995 Venice, Italy
1993 Montreal Canada
1991 Hamburg, Germany
1989 Brussels, Belgium
1987 San Francisco, USA
1985 Vienna, Austria
1983 Caracas, Venezuela
1981 Paris, France
1979 Ottawa, Canada
1977 Helsinki, Finland
1975 Jerusalem, Israel
1973 Amsterdam, Netherlands
1971 Mexico City, Mexico
1969 London, England
1967 Los Angelos, U.S.A.
1965 Basel, Switzerland
1963 Copenhagen, Denmark
1960 Vienna, Austria