European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees explained

European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees
Headquarters:20, Avenue de la Couronne1050 Bruxelles (Ixelles), Belgium
Membership:38 European countries
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Mette Konings, 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 trainees associations (NTA) of psychiatric trainees of about 38 European nations.

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 annualy 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.[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.

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. https://efpt.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/EFPT-Bylaws-as-of-July-2023.pdf
  5. Web site: Statements. 2014-07-19. European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees. en-GB. 2019-12-26.
  6. European Union of Medical Specialists. Section and Board of Psychiatry. Approved17 October 2009. European framework for competencies in psychiatry.
  7. https://efpt.eu/https://efpt.eu/wg/
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.

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