Worldwide collaboration remains crucial in 2021 in order to keep us all informed of rapid advances in technology and research. Sharing knowledge and exchanging novel insights are fundamental aspects of the EPA congress experience.

We invite you to join the two East Meets West Live Symposia at EPA Virtual 2021 to learn about the challenges faced by mental health care professionals across the globe, and their different ways of approaching them.

Both symposia will include dedicated time for live Q&A with the speakers and will feature simultaneous interpretation into Mandarin. The symposia will be live streamed through the Virtual Platform and on this page on the congress website.

Live Symposium: When East Meets West, the Treatment of Depression is at its Best

Saturday 10 April
07:00 – 08:00 CEST

Chairs: Philip Gorwood, France & Jun Chen, China

Watch the full symposium recording on the videos below.

English audio:

Mandarin audio:

Speakers and sessions:

The Western Concepts of Treatment Resistant Depression and Difficult to Treat Depression
Koen Demyttenaere, Belgium

Add-on Treatment for Chinese Patients with MDD, the Difference Between Treatment Guidelines and Clinical Practice
Shaohua Hu, China

An Overview of Western Treatment Options for Difficult to Treat Depression
Hamish McAllister-Williams, United Kingdom

Ketamin Add-on Treatment for Depression, Data from China
Yuping Ning, China

Live Q&A

Live Symposium: East Meets West: How did Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Deal with the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Sunday 11 April
07:00 – 08:00 CEST

Chairs: Jun Chen, China & Peter Falkai, Germany

Watch the full symposium recording on the videos below.

English audio:

Mandarin audio:

Speakers and sessions:

The Challenge of Mental Health Service during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Experience from Wuhan
Yi Li, China

The Development of Online Mental Health Service during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Huaning Wang, China

COVID-19 the Italian Perspective
Marco Solmi, Italy

 COVID-19 the Scandinavian Perspective
Ole Andreassen, Norway

Live Q&A