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Issue 5
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IEPA
Call for Papers
Deadline:
Friday 25th
April
2008
Only
2 days to go! |
Details of the
submission process are available on the
website.
Key
Dates
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Abstract
Submissions Close |
25
April 2008 |
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Notification
to Abstract Authors |
16
June 2008 |
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Early
Bird Registration Close |
11
July 2008 |
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In
this issue:
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 Call
for Abstract, Posters and
Symposia
The
Scientific Program Committee invites you to submit
abstracts for consideration for oral or poster display
at the Conference.
Instructions
for Authors
All
abstracts are to be submitted online at www.iepa2008.com
If you are unable
to access the website to download the template, please
contact the Conference Secretariat via e-mail at
abstracts@iepa2008.com and one will be
emailed to you. The deadline for abstract submission is
25 April
2008.
Abstracts
must be submitted in English and be no longer than 250
words of Abstract text. No photographs, pictures,
diagrams and tables will be accepted. Scientific symbols
will be excepted in the body of the text only not in the
title. Full instructions on how to submit your
abstract/s is available on the Conference website
www.iepa2008.com/Papers.html.
Themes
The
Scientific Program Committee welcomes abstracts on any
aspect of Early Psychosis study. Please nominate the
topic that is most appropriate when submitting your
abstract. This list is a guide
only:
- Neuroscience
Research
- Service
System Development and Reform
- Ultra
high risk / Prodromal Research and
Treatment
- Ethical
Issues
- First
Episode Psychosis
- Diagnosis
and Psychopathology
- The
Critical Period: Relapse, Prevention and Social
Recovery
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychosocial
Interventions
- Substance
use and Psychosis
- Mood
Disorders
- Early
Detection and DUP
- Negative
Symptoms
Disclosure/
Conflict of Interest
Authors must
disclose within the body of their abstract affiliations
with sponsoring companies, if applicable. All authors
must complete full disclosure on the
website.
Confirmation
of Receipt of Abstracts
You will be
sent an acknowledgement via e-mail to confirm that your
abstract has been received. If you do not receive the
acknowledgement within three days of your submission,
please contact the Conference Secretariat at
abstracts@iepa2008.com
Abstract
Presentation
Abstracts
will be accepted for 20 minute oral presentations (15
minutes plus 5 minutes discussion or question time),
poster presentations and Symposia proposals. Poster
authors will be asked to stand by their poster during
scheduled poster presentation times. Authors will be
notified of the review outcome by 16th
June 2008. Further presentation instructions will
be given at this time.
Publication
of Abstracts
Abstracts will be published in a
dedicated Conference Abstract Book. A copy of the
Abstract Book will be given to all delegates who attend
the
Conference. |
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Speakers
The
International Conference on Early Psychosis Program Committee
are pleased to have secured numerous international and
national speakers to present at IEPA2008, sharing their
esteemed expertise and research.
In
this issue, IEPA2008 would like to introduce Professor John M.
Kane.
Professor
John M. Kane (United States of
America)
 John M. Kane, MD is
Vice President for Behavioral Health Services of the North
Shore -Long Island Jewish Health System and Chairman of
Psychiatry at The Zucker Hillside Hospital. He is Professor of
Psychiatry, Neurology and Neuroscience and holds the Dr. E.
Richard Feinberg Chair in Schizophrenia Research at the Albert
Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Kane received his B.A. from
Cornell University and his M.D. from the New York University
School of Medicine. He currently directs the NIMH-funded
Advanced Center for Interventions and Services Research in
Schizophrenia at The Zucker Hillside Hospital. He has been a
member of the Board of Scientific Counselors for NIMH, and he
has served on the council of the American College of
Neuropsychopharmacology. He has chaired the NIMH
Psychopathology and Psychobiology Review Committee as well as
the Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee of the Food
and Drug Administration.
Speakers
Profiles can be found on the IEPA website at:
http://www.iepa2008.com/Speakers.html
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