European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees

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European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees
Formation1993
Headquarters20, Avenue de la Couronne 1050 Bruxelles (Ixelles), Belgium
Membership38 European countries
President
Mette Konings, M.D.
Website efpt.eu

The European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees (EFPT) is a non-profit organization for European national psychiatric trainees. [1] [2] It is a federation of the national trainees associations (NTA) of psychiatric trainees of about 38 European nations.

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Organization

The EFPT is a non-profit organization registered under Belgian law. The governing body of the EFPT is the General Assembly, which meets annually. [3] A board of directors (Board members) is annually elected by the General Assembly. Board members work as a team to fulfil the EFPTs goals and projects, with the help of General Managers, who are elected by board members. [4]

Statements

The EFPT produces statements that form the basis of the EFPT's work and are communicated to partner organizations. [3] [5] [6]

Projects and Working Groups

The EFPT has a community of active working groups organizing events dedicated to the improvement of trainees' knowledge and skills (e.g., psychopathology, research methods, leadership, neuropsychopharmacology). [7]

Research

In the past, the EFPT led several research projects about :

The EFPT also conceived materials promoting a positive image of psychiatry, with some videos targeting stigmatization. [12]

References

  1. ↑ Nawka A; et al. (Sep 2010). "Mental health reforms in Europe: challenges of postgraduate psychiatric training in Europe: a trainee perspective". Psychiatric Services. 61 (9): 862–4. doi:10.1176/ps.2010.61.9.862. PMID   20810581.
  2. ↑ Schulze TG, Treichel KC (Sep 2002). "The European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees (EFPT)--an integral part of the European harmonisation of psychiatric education and practise". European Psychiatry. 17 (5): 300–5. doi:10.1016/s0924-9338(02)00671-5. PMID   12510630. S2CID   32940962.
  3. 1 2 Nawka, A.; Rojnic Kuzman, M.; Giacco, D.; Wuyts, P.; Simmons, M.; Favre, G.; Bausch Becker, N. (2011). "ECP09-01 - European federation of psychiatric trainees: Visions for the future". European Psychiatry. 26: 1805. doi:10.1016/S0924-9338(11)73509-X. S2CID   145699528.
  4. ↑ https://efpt.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/EFPT-Bylaws-as-of-July-2023.pdf
  5. ↑ "Statements". European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees. 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
  6. ↑ European Union of Medical Specialists. Section and Board of Psychiatry. Approved 17 October 2009. European framework for competencies in psychiatry.
  7. ↑ https://efpt.eu/https://efpt.eu/wg/
  8. ↑ F. Riese, S. Guloksuz (2014). "Pharmaceutical industry interactions of psychiatric trainees from 20 European countries". European Psychiatry. 30 (2): 284–290. doi:10.1016/j.eurpsy.2014.09.417. PMID   25456156. S2CID   22392160.
  9. ↑ Jovanović, N.; Podlesek, A.; Volpe, U.; Barrett, E.; Ferrari, S.; Rojnic Kuzman, M.; Wuyts, P.; Papp, S.; Nawka, A.; Vaida, A.; Moscoso, A.; Andlauer, O.; Tateno, M.; Lydall, G.; Wong, V.; Rujevic, J.; Platz Clausen, N.; Psaras, R.; Delic, A.; Losevich, M. A.; Flegar, S.; Crépin, P.; Shmunk, E.; Kuvshinov, I.; Loibl-Weiß, E.; Beezhold, J. (2016-02-01). "Burnout syndrome among psychiatric trainees in 22 countries: Risk increased by long working hours, lack of supervision, and psychiatry not being first career choice" (PDF). European Psychiatry. 32 (Supplement C): 34–41. doi:10.1016/j.eurpsy.2015.10.007. ISSN   0924-9338. PMID   26802982. S2CID   28266739.
  10. ↑ Costa, M. Pinto da; Giurgiuca, A.; Holmes, K.; Biskup, E.; Mogren, T.; Tomori, S.; Kilic, O.; Banjac, V.; Molina-Ruiz, R.; Palumbo, C.; Frydecka, D.; Kaaja, J.; El-Higaya, E.; Kanellopoulos, A.; Amit, B. H.; Madissoon, D.; Andreou, E.; Uleviciute-Belena, I.; Rakos, I.; Dragasek, J.; Feffer, K.; Farrugia, M.; Mitkovic-Voncina, M.; Gargot, T.; Baessler, F.; Pantovic-Stefanovic, M.; Picker, L. De (2017-09-01). "To which countries do European psychiatric trainees want to move to and why?". European Psychiatry. 45: 174–181. doi:10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.06.010. ISSN   0924-9338. PMID   28957784. S2CID   4920188 . Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  11. ↑ Gargot, T.; Dondé, C.; Arnaoutoglou, N. A.; Klotins, R.; Marinova, P.; Silva, R.; Sönmez, E. (2017-09-01). "How is psychotherapy training perceived by psychiatric trainees? A cross-sectional observational study in Europe". European Psychiatry. 45 (Supplement C): 136–138. doi:10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.05.030. hdl: 11424/219194 . ISSN   0924-9338. PMID   28756112. S2CID   207678070.
  12. ↑ AFFEP EFPT Psychiatric cliche 1st Real doctor , retrieved 2019-12-26
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