EFPA News

34th Conference of the International School Psychology Association (ISPA)

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:25:54 +0000

It is our great pleasure to announce the 34th Conference of the International School Psychology Association ISPA to be held from July 9 to 13, 2012, at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.The theme of the Conference is Helping the World�s Children Realise their Dreams

Call for participants of the 4th Parkinson's Disease Summer School for Healthcare students

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:22:52 +0000

The event combines: innovation in education, inspiration in research and teamwork in healthcare with social activities and partying.

Proposal for modernising the Professional Qualifications Directive

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:55:21 +0000

On 19 December 2011, the Commission has adopted a legislative proposal for modernising Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications.

14th European Conference on Facial Expression

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:56:12 +0000

The Conference is intended to promote discussion over challenges and future directions in this field of research. Accordingly, the theme for this Conference is New Challenges for Research.

International Conference on Clinical Practice in Alzheimer Disease,

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:53:00 +0000

November 8-11, 2012 in Hungary. The worldwide prevalence of dementia now encompassing 36 million people will increase by 85% over the next 20 years and more than triple by the year 2050.

2012 is the European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 14:32:49 +0000

A chance for all of us to reflect on how Europeans are living longer and staying healthier than ever before � and to realise the opportunities that represents.

Mental Health Europe Conference 2012 - Call for contributions

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:32:07 +0000

Mental Health Europe is announcing a call for contributions for its 2012 Conference : From individual to collective responsibility The social determinants of mental health

CALL FOR PAPERS: The 8th International Organisational Behaviour in Healthcare Conference

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:12:34 +0000

Hosted by the School of Business at Trinity College Dublin on behalf of the Society for Studies in Organizing Healthcare (SHOC), the 8th International Organisational Behaviour in Healthcare Conference will explore how healthcare organisations and professions can work towards achieving patient-centred healthcare.

Report EFPA Conference 'Psychology_ a contribution to EU Policy Making' now available

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:11:23 +0000

The aim of the conference was to provide Members of the European Parliament, officials from the European Commission and other European bodies up-to-date information on psychology and what it can offer to European society.

Health Policy Forum meeting October 12, 2011 - Presentations Available

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:48:28 +0000

The main focuses of the meeting were : Follow-up on the work of the Council Working Group on Public Health at Senior Level and activities with the European Innovation and New Health Programme and the health strategy; mid-term evaluation of the current health programme

'Psychology - A Contribution to EU Policy Making ' November 9, 2011 at the European Parliament Brussels

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:07:15 +0000

The aim of the conference is to provide Members of the European Parliament, officials from the European Commission, and representatives of other European organizations with up-to-date information on psychology and what it can offer to European society

30th EAAP Conference (the European Association for Aviation Psychology) - Call for Papers

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:37:55 +0000

The main theme of EAAP30 will be: �AVIATION PSYCHOLOGY and APPLIED HUMAN FACTORS � WORKING TOWARDS ZERO ACCIDENTS�, with a special session on AVIATION ECONOMICS.

2011 World Congress on Human Trafficking,Prostitution and Sex Work

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 08:15:53 +0000

Purpose: To bring together researchers and practitioners in an effort to lay the groundwork for future collaborative research, advocacy, and program development. To educate social service, health care, and criminal justice professionals on human trafficking and the needs and risks of those victimized by the commercial sex industry.

ECI workshop series 2011/2012 organised by the Austrian Institute for European Law and Policy

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:48:18 +0000

The Austrian Institute for European Law and Policy is now organising, from this fall to spring 2012, a series of workshops regarding �dialogue� within the context of Article 11 (2) European Union Treaty (TEU; Lisbon version), aiming at discussing

Today October 10, 2011 : World Mental Health day

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:36:06 +0000

EFPA celebrates today the World Mental Health Day and supports the global initiative to raise public awareness about mental health issues.

EAWOP award to the life long career contribution awarded to Professor Robert Roe

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:11:11 +0000

During the closing ceremony of the XV EAWOP congress in Maastricht on May 28, 2011 the EAWOP LIFE LONG CAREER CONTRIBUTION AWARD was awarded to Prof. Robert Roe, first EAWOP president and actual EFPA president.

Commission announces funding for Tempus Programme

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:37:50 +0000

The European Commission has announced this summer that it will allocate �47 million under the Tempus Programme to support higher education projects in the European Neighbourhood countries and Russia.

The Unfair Commercial Practices Directive

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 08:03:27 +0000

New rules enhancing consumer rights must be applicable across EU by 12 December 2007, 2� years after their formal adoption in May 2005. This should boost consumer confidence and make it easier for business (especially small and medium sized) to carry out cross border trading.

IUPsyS Sponsored Awards : Call for nominations - deadline September 30, 2011

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:45:52 +0000

The IUPsyS Sponsored Awards will be awarded during the International Congress of Psychology 2012 in Cape Town (South Africa)

EFPA expresses deepest sympathy with Norwegians and offers support of their experts in Crisis psychology

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 08:03:42 +0000

EFPA expresses deepest sympathy with Norwegians and offers support of their experts in Crisis psychology.