WPA News (April, 2018)

Please find attached the latest issue of ‘WPA News’- (April, 2018). Efforts have been made to include most items received till March 15, 2018.

The highlights are:

Message from the President- Helen Herrman Message from the Secretary General From the President Elect- Afzal Javed From Secretary for Scientific Publications- Michel Botbol From Secretary for Scientific Sections- Thomas G Schulze From Secretary for Education- Roger MK Ng WPA Thematic Congress, Melbourne February 2018 News from WPA Member Societies News from WPA Sections News from Zonal Representatives News from Affiliated Associations Future WPA Scientific Meetings World Congress of Psychiatry, Mexico,Sept 27-30, 2018

 World Congress of Psychiatry,Lisbon, Aug 21-24 2019         

This issue of ‘WPA News’ is also being uploaded on the website: www.wpanet.org .

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Author: Prof Roy Abraham Kallivayalil, Secretary General, World Psychiatric Association

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