| Wednesday • May 2, 2018
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| 11:30-12:30 | Registration | ||
| 12:30-13:00 |
Welcome Addresses Elie Karam, WPA Epidemiology and Public Health Section President Katherine Keyes, Local Host Michele Tansella Award Ceremony |
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| 13:00-14:00 |
Speaker: Ronald Kessler (USA) |
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| 14:00-16:00 |
Chairs: Katherine Keyes (USA), Silvia Martins (USA) Magdalena Cerda (USA): Would firearm-purchase restrictions related to alcohol abuse reduce homicide and suicide? An agent-based simulation Joseph J. Palamar (USA): Ecstasy users in the New York City electronic dance music party scene: A high-risk population for unintentional use of more dangerous drugs Sidney Hankerson (USA): Partnering with African American churches to increase access to care Sumie Okazaki (USA): Mental health needs of Asian Americans in New York City Hillary Kunins (USA): The opioid overdose epidemic and public health responses |
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| 16:00-16:20 | Intermission | ||
| 16:20-18:20 |
Chair: Ezra Susser (USA) Terry Brugha (UK): Is there an autism epidemic? The distinction between passive and active ascertainment Viviane Kovess-Masfety (France): Comparing children mental health across countries: Challenges and results Craig Morgan (UK): Heterogeneity in Psychoses: A global perspective Michael Phillips (China): What is causing the substantial cross-national drop in suicide mortality? |
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| 18:20 | Welcome Reception | ||
| Thursday • May 3, 2018
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| 09:00-10:00 |
Speaker: Joanna Maselko (USA) |
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| 10:00-12:00 |
Chairs: Jim Anthony (USA), Linda Cottler (USA), Norman Sartorius (Switzerland) Norman Sartorius (Switzerland): The first 40 years of The World Health Organization’s mental health programme: A snapshot and the long-term consequences William Carpenter (USA): Changing paradigms for schizophrenia Linda Cottler (USA): Precision Public Health: A method for disease surveillance and intervention development in psychiatric epidemiologic research Darrel Regier (USA): Epidemiology links to nosology and mental health policy: Historic perspective |
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| 12:00-13:00 |
Chair: Viviane Kovess-Masfety (France) Click here for details |
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| 12:00-13:00 |
*Limited participation on a first-come, first-served basis – RSVP is required Group A | Experts: Silvia Martins (USA), Darrel Regier (USA) Group B | Experts: Craig Morgan (UK), Michael Phillips (China), Ezra Susser (USA) Group C | Experts: Corina Benjet (Mexico), Magdalena Cerda (USA), Rebecca Fuhrer (Canada) Group E | Experts: Jim Anthony (USA), William Carpenter (USA), Norman Sartorius (Switzerland) |
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| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch Break |
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| 13:00-14:00 |
Speaker: Robin Murray (UK) |
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| 14:00-16:00 |
Chairs: Oye Gureje (Nigeria), Myrna Weissman (USA) Paula Ravitz (Canada): "Together we can lasso a lion" - Adapting and integrating IPT into primary health care in Ethiopia Milton Wainberg (USA): Research to practice partnerships to decrease the mental health treatment and research gaps Bibilola Oladeji (Nigeria): Interventions for depression delivered by non-physician primary health care workers in Nigeria. Vania Martínez (Chile): Challenges to improve adolescents mental health in Latin America Discussant: Lena Verdeli (USA) |
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| 16:00-16:20 | Intermission | ||
| 16:20-18:20 |
Chair: Elie Karam (Lebanon) Click here for details |
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| 16:20-18:20 |
Chair: Rebecca Fuhrer (Canada) Click here for details |
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| Friday • May 4, 2018
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| 09:00-10:00 |
Chair: Helen Herrman (USA) Speaker: Corinne Benjet (Mexico) |
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| 10:00-12:00 |
Chairs: Kathleen Merikangas (USA), Thomas Schulze (Germany) Joshua Gordon (USA): Challenges and opportunities for translational neuroscience for psychiatry Jill Goldstein (USA): Impact of SeXX on psychiatric disorders: The case for why neuroscience needs epidemiology and vice versa Kathleen Merikangas (USA): Contributions of genetic epidemiology to our understanding of mental disorders in the molecular era Peter Szatmari (Canada): The valley of death and evidence-based health care; the problem of adolescent depression Discussant: Ian Hickie |
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| 12:00-13:00 |
Chair: Thomas Schulze (Germany) Click here for details |
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| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch Break | ||
| 12:00 -13:00 |
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| 13:00-14:00 |
Speaker: Lukoye Atwoli (Kenya) |
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| 14:00-16:00 |
Chairs: John Jackson (USA), George Patton (Australia) John Horwood (New Zealand): Causal effect decomposition in the context of time varying exposures and mediators: An example Elizabeth Spry (Australia): Common mental disorders in adolescents and offspring early life emotional reactivity: A causal sequential mediation analysis of a prospective intergenerational study. Linda Valeri (USA): Integrating Information across efficacy trials to gain insights on antipsychotics mechanism of action Elizabeth Stuart (USA): Understanding effectiveness in populations: Bridging internal and external validity |
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| 16:00-16:20 | Intermission | ||
| 16:20-18:20 |
Chairs: Evelyn Bromet (USA), Elie Karam (Lebanon) Richard Mollica (USA): The new H-5 model: Integrated holistic approach for refugee humanitarian aide Mesfin Teklu Tessema (USA): Care for Caregivers: Improving the mental health of health care workers in humanitarian settings Paul Bolton (USA): Challenges in assessing the mental health needs of refugees and displaced persons Elie Karam (Lebanon), John Fayyad (Lebanon): War and Mental Health |
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| 18:20-18:30 |
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