2008 IPA European Meeting
in Association with the Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry
of the Royal College of Psychiatrists

 

Call for Abstracts

 

Thank you to everyone who has submitted an abstract.

 

Notification of acceptance was sent out via e-mail on 3 March 2008. If you submitted an abstract and did not receive a notification on the status of your abstract, please contact info@ipa-online.org.

 

Note for Poster Presenters:

Posters should be no bigger than AO size. Any poster larger than this will not be displayed.

 


 

Abstract Submission Information

 

Plenary and Symposia are being scheduled by invitation from the Scientific Committee


Free Communication and Poster Presentation Submissions Open: December 2007

 

Abstract Submission is open - to submit go to ipa2008.abstractcentral.com

 

Close: 5 February

 

Submissions for the IPA 2008 European Meeting - Mental Health and Ageing - Towards a New Age of Enlightenment may only be sent electronically through the online system (submissions by fax or post will not be accepted). Once your submission has been reviewed and selected, you will be contacted to provide more detail about your presentation. Please note that the Scientific Committee reserves the right to select and to finalize the entire programme.  The proposal must include the:

a. Title for the Free Communication/Poster Presentation
b. Overview of the session - limited to 400 words
c. Topic (choose one from below list)
d. Full contact information for the presenter

e. Specify if you would like your submission to be considered for one of the RCPsych Awards.

 

Deadline for submissions: 5 February

Abstract Submission is open - to submit go to ipa2008.abstractcentral.com.

 

Topics

Active Aging

Neuroimaging

Alzheimer's disease

Neuron Degeneration and Regeneration

Anxiety and Neurotic Disorders

Neuroprotection

Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms in Dementia (BPSD)

Neuropsychiatric Diseases: Risk Factors, Co-Morbidity, etc.

Biological Diagnosis

Nursing

Caregiver Issues

Nutrition and Aging

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Outcome Measures in Clinical Trials

Curriculum Development

Palliative Care

Delirium

Personality Disorders

Dementia

Pharmacoeconomics

Depression in Late Life

Polypharmacy and Drug Interactions

Diagnostic Methods

Psychogeriatric Training

Environment and Design of Care Facilities

Psychosis

Ethical and Legal Issues

Psychosocial Interventions

Ethno-Cultural Psychogeriatrics

Psychotherapy

Fronto-Temporal Dementia

Psychotic Disorders in Late Life

Genetics

Service Delivery

Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)

Sleep

Interface of Psychogeriatrics with other Disciplines

Suicide

Lewy Body and Parkinson's Diseases

Training

Management

Transcultural Factors

Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)

Treatments

Molecular Biology

Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Vascular Dementia

Neglected Areas of Aging

Other: please specify