European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees explained

European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees
Headquarters:	20, Avenue de la Couronne1050 Bruxelles (Ixelles), Belgium
Membership:	35 European countries
Leader Title:	President
Leader Name:	Michael Wallies, M.D.
Formation:	1993

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 psychiatric training bodies of about 35 European nations.

Organization

The governing body of the EFPT is the General Assembly, which meets annually.^[3]

Statements

EFPT produces statements that form the basis of the EFPT's work and are communicated to partner organizations.^{[4] [5]}

Research and projects

The EFPT led several research projects about :

• relationship between trainees and industry,^[6]
• burnout among psychiatry trainees,^[7]
• brain drain among psychiatry trainees,^[8]
• psychotherapy training of psychiatry trainees,^[9]

It promotes a positive image of psychiatry with some videos targeting stigmatization.

Notes and References

1. Nawka A . etal . Sep 2010 . Mental health reforms in Europe: challenges of postgraduate psychiatric training in Europe: a trainee perspective . Psychiatric Services. 61 . 9. 862–4 . 20810581 . 10.1176/ps.2010.61.9.862 .
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 . 10.1016/s0924-9338(02)00671-5 . 12510630 . 32940962 .
3. 10.1016/S0924-9338(11)73509-X. ECP09-01 - European federation of psychiatric trainees: Visions for the future. 2011. Nawka. A.. Rojnic Kuzman. M.. Giacco. D.. Wuyts. P.. Simmons. M.. Favre. G.. Bausch Becker. N.. European Psychiatry. 26. 1805. 145699528.
4. Web site: Statements. 2014-07-19. European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees. en-GB. 2019-12-26.
5. European Union of Medical Specialists. Section and Board of Psychiatry. Approved17 October 2009. European framework for competencies in psychiatry.
6. 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2014.09.417. 25456156. F. Riese. S. Guloksuz. Pharmaceutical industry interactions of psychiatric trainees from 20 European countries. European Psychiatry. 30. 2. 284–290. 2014. 22392160.
7. 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2015.10.007. 26802982. 0924-9338. 32. Supplement C. 34–41. 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.. Burnout syndrome among psychiatric trainees in 22 countries: Risk increased by long working hours, lack of supervision, and psychiatry not being first career choice. European Psychiatry. 2016-02-01. 28266739.
8. 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.06.010. 0924-9338. 45. 174–181. 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. To which countries do European psychiatric trainees want to move to and why?. European Psychiatry. 2017-12-29. 2017-09-01. 28957784. 4920188.
9. 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.05.030. 28756112. 0924-9338. 45. Supplement C. 136–138. Gargot. T.. Dondé. C.. Arnaoutoglou. N. A.. Klotins. R.. Marinova. P.. Silva. R.. Sönmez. E.. How is psychotherapy training perceived by psychiatric trainees? A cross-sectional observational study in Europe. European Psychiatry. 2017-09-01. 207678070. 11424/219194. free.