Update on WPA Scientific Meetings

Update on implementation of WPA Action Plan 2020‐2023

“…Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and due to the grave con cerns about the wellbeing of Ukrainian people, particularly psychiatric patients and staff, the ACRE set up a subcommit tee, chaired by the WPA PresidentElect, to plan and implement support to Ukrainian psychiatrists and the Ukrainian Psychi atric Associations by actively providing humanitarian and medical aid through WPA Member Societies 5 . Presently, there are approximately 6.6 million Ukrainian people displaced within the country, and almost equal numbers of refugees in Eu rope, some of them reaching other conti nents 6 .…”

“…As the situation is getting a bit better now, our work to implement the current tri­enni­um Action Plan also gets a noticeable momentum 3 . The WPA Executive Com­mittee and its different components as well as the Secretariat staff are committed to fulfill their responsibilities 4‐8 .…”

WPA scientific meetings 2020‐2023

“…We are pride of these accomplishments, and we could have not achieved them without the strong commitment of the meeting organizers 2,3 . Also, we are profoundly grateful for the contributions made by the Executive Committee in quickly reviewing and approving the proposed meetings, and the Standing Committee for Scientific Meetings for the continuous, consistent and excellent support.…”

Action Plan of the WPA Secretary for Scientific Meetings (2023‐2026)

“…From the very beginning of that triennium, the COVID‐19 pandemic has disrupted the organization of medical conferences across the entire world. However, the WPA has strived together and advanced in terms of holding high‐quality scientific meetings 1,2 .…”