S E C O N D A N N O U N C E M E N T

IV CONGRESS OF PSYCHIATRYOF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

with international participation

PSYCHIATRY AND MENTAL HEALTH:DILLEMMAS AND PERSPECTIVES

BANJA LUKA/Bosnia and HerzegovinaHotel „Bosna“ and

Academy of Science and Art of the Republic of Srpska November 16 – 19, 2017

Dear Colleagues, It is my great pleasure to invite you at the IV Congress of Psychiatry of Bosnia and Herzegovina swith international participation “Psychiatry and Mental Health: Dillemmas and Perspectives“, which will take place in Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina), from 16th to 19th November 2017, with main aims to show current places and importance of Psychiatry in Mental Health, Medicine and modern society.

Welcome in Banja Luka!

Professor Marija Burgić-Radmanović, MD, PhDPresident of the Psychiatric Association of Bosnia-Herzegovina

CONGRESS TOPICS

Early Interventions in PsychiatryChild and Adoloscent PsychiatryAffective and Mood DisordersSchizophreniaPost-traumatic Stress DisorderAddictionsForensic PsychiatryWomen’s Mental HealthOld Age PsychiatryPsychotherapies

PsychopharmacologySocial Psychiatry

Reforms in Psychiatry and Education of Mental Health Professionals

Ethics in PsychiatryPrevention of Mental Health Disorders

Spirituality and Mental HealthStigma and Discrimination

Miscellaneous

Abstracts submission deadline: September 25, 2017 (apstrakti@upubih.com) www.upubih.com/4kongres/en/apstrakti

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Chair:Marija Burgić Radmanović

Co-Chair:Izet Pajević

Members:Slobodan Loga, Dragan Denelišen, Dragan Babić, Abdu-lah Kučukalić, Milan Stojaković, Miro Klarić, Alija Sutović,

Alma Džubur Kulenović, Mira Spremo, Saida Fišeković, Vera Daneš Brozek, Lilijana Oruč, Esmina Avdibegović, Nerma-na Mehić Basara, Milan Novaković, Nera Zivlak Radulović,

Mevludin Hasanović, Dragan Jovanović, Elvir Bećirović, Sanja Vukadinović, Rusmir Softić, Amra Memić Serdarević

CONGRESS COMMITTEE

President:Marija Burgić Radmanović

Vice-Presidents:Abdulah Kučukalić, Izet Pajević, Dragan Babić

Secretaries General:Alma Džubur Kulenović, Goran Račetović

Members:Slobodan Loga, Milan Stojaković, Lilijana Oruč, Esmina Avdibegović, Alija Sutović, Mevludin Hasanović, Mira Spre-mo, Nermana Mehić Basara, Nera Zivlak Radulović, Amra Memić Serdarević, Marko Martinac, Mirjana Mišković, Mar-ko Pavlović, Zlata Paprić, Omer Ćemalović, Devla Baraković, Biljana Prstojević Zelinčević, Višnja Banjac INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE

Norman Sartorius (Switzerland), Dinesh Bhugra (United Kingdom), Helen Herrman (Australia), Afzal Javed (United Kingdom), Silvana Galderisi (Italy), Armida Mucci (Italy), Tamas Kurimay (Hungary), Gordana Milavić (United Kingdom), Marco Sarchi-apone (Italy), Michel Botbol (France), Shahid M Ahmad (United Kingdom), Andrea Raballo (Norvay), Miroslava Jašović Gašić (Serbia), Dušica Lečić Toševski (Serbia), Nađa Marić Bojović (Serbia), Petar Nastasić (Serbia), Aleksandra Dickov (Serbia), Milica Pejović Milovančević (Serbia), Olivera Vuković (Serbia), Miro Jakovljević (Croatia), Vlado Jukić (Croatia), Zoran Zoričić (Croatia), Peter Pregelj (Slovenia), Andraj Kastelic (Slovenia), Dimitar Bonevski (Macedonia, FYR), Marija Raleva (Macedo-nia, FYR), Stojan Bajraktarov (Macedonia, FYR), Silvana Markovska Simoska (Macedonia, FYR), Liljana Ignjatova (Macedonia, FYR), Lidija Injac Stevović (Montenegro)

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEEChair: Marija Burgić Radmanović Sekretary: Goran RačetovićMembers: Milan Stojaković, Mira Spremo, Nera Zivlak Radulović, Sanja Vukadinović, Mirjana Mišković, Višnja Banjac, Slobodan-ka Grujić Timarac

REGISSTRATION FEES (17% VAT is included)Category Early

(until 31.08.2017.)

Regular(from 01.09.

2017.)

Psychiatrists 150 Euro 200 Euro

Psychiatry trainees/residents 50 Euro 70 Euro

Other MDs and professionals 75 Euro 100 Euro

Retired specialits and students Free Free

Registration Fee includes:

Access to all sessions of the Scientific Programe, and to Technical Exibitions as wellAttendance at paraller scientific activities/courses (registration is required for limited number of participants)Congress materials Coffee/Tea BreaksAttendance at Opening Ceremony, Welcome Reception, Gala Dinner and Closing CeremonyCertificate of Attendance (Organizer will apply for Accreditation and CME points to Health Council of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of the Republic of Srpska as well as for WPA Educational Credits to WPA Educational Committee and WPA Secretary for Education)

Lunches are not included in the Registration fee.

Important notes:Psychiatry trainees, psychologists and other professionals must provide/send proof of their status together with Registration (Confirmation Letter from the Institution/De-partment signed by the Director/Head) after registration process (send to: kongres@upubih.com ).

All Congress participants must be registrated.www.upubih.com/4kongres/registracija

CONTACTS

Scientific Programme and Abstract Submissionapstrakti@upubih.com

Courses(Information and registration – limited number of participants!)kongres@upubih.comgracetovic@yahoo.com

Technical organizer(Registration Fees, Accommodation, Gala Dinner, Transfers, Invoices, Sponsor-ships and Cancellations)

TRAVEL PLANKralja Petra I Karađorđevića 109, 78 000 Banja Luka, Bosna i HercegovinaTel.: :+387 51 492 493 Mob.: +387 66 33 33 01E-mail: office@travelplan.ba

Congress Informationkongres@upubih.com

GENERAL INFORMATION

Place and datesBanja Luka/Bosnia and Herzegovina, November 16 – 19, 2017(Venues: Hotel „Bosna“ and Academy of Science and Art of the

Republic of Srpska)

LanguagesOfficial languages in Bosnia and Herzegovina and English

Registration Fee

Early: until August 31, 2017Regular: from September 1, 2017

Abstracts submission

Until September 25, 2017

Websitewww.upubih.com/4kongres

Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka

Psychiatric Association of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of the Republic of Srpska

Academy for Science and Art of the Republic of Srpska

City of Banja Luka

Co-sponsored byWorld Psychiatric Association

Association of Experts for Alco-holism and Other Addictions of

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Association for Child and Ado-lescent Psychiatry in Bosnia and

Herzegovina

Association for Biological Psy-chiatry/Psychopharmacology

in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Under the patronage of theEuropean Psychiatric Association

Supported by

Organized by

Collaboration with

University Clinical Center of the Republic of Srpska Banja Luka