Third Announcement  ---  Draft program  ---  Registration form --- Presentation

Topic: Strengthening of Patient’s voice in the Improvement of Mental Health Care

 To help increase the capacity of patient organizations active in the mental health field to improve care for their patients by providing the following skills training:

1.     Strengthening your organization

2.     Contributing to mental health policy

 

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THIRD ANNOUNCEMENT

THIRTEENTH GAMIAN-Europe Annual Convention

 

21^st to 24^th October 2010

Hotel Amazonia Lisboa Hotel – Lisbon, Portugal

 

Dear Members,

 

The Thirteenth Gamian-Europe Annual Convention will this year be held in Lisbon, Portugal.  We look forward to welcoming you and for us to have as successful a convention as in previous years.

 1.  Travel and Hotel Arrangements

Travel (economy class) and hotel costs for 3 nights for one delegate from each European Organisation, which has paid its 2009 membership fee, will be covered by GAMIAN-Europe.

Accommodation and travel costs for additional delegates will not be covered by GAMIAN-Europe.

Lunches and dinners will be covered by GAMIAN-Europe for all participants during the conference days.

 You are kindly requested to make your travel arrangements as soon as possible in order to obtain the cheapest possible prices. GAMIAN-Europe will only reimburse economy class tickets.   Please note that the Board’s approval will have to be obtained for flight tickets exceeding €500 before purchase.

 Transfers airport/hotel/airport will be arranged when possible and according to flight times.

 2.  Registration Form

Please fill in the attached registration form and return it to Dorothy Micallef by the 26^th September 2010 on email address dorothy@richmond.org.mt.

 3.  Registration Fee

Registration Fee for each participant is of €30.

 4.    Visas

Please check with your local authorities whether you require a Visa to enter Portugal.

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Draft program

 

Thursday, 21st October

 

14.00 – 17.00:  Board Meeting

 16.30 – 18.00    Registration for Conference by the Delegates

 18.30  Opening Ceremony

 19.00  Award Giving Ceremony

  

Friday, 22nd October

 

09.00 - 09.10 Welcome by the President, Dolores Gauci

09.10 -09.30  Opening Speech by a Portuguese Politician (to be confirmed)

Plenary Session - Strengthening Your Organisation (Moderator John Bowis)
 

09.30 -  10.00 Developing Clear Objectives for the Organisation - (speaker to be confirmed)

10.00 – 10.30 Governance – Having an Effective Board – Wim Coel

 

10.30 – 11.00           Coffee Break

 

11.00 – 11.30  Making the Vision a Reality – Implementing your Plans – Dolores Gauci

11.30 – 12.00  Fundraising – Koos van der Span ,VMDB 

12.00 – 12.30  Examples of Good Practice (KINAPSI)

12.30 – 13.00  General Discussion & Questions from the Floor

  

13.00 – 14.30           Lunch

  

Plenary Session – Becoming Advocates : Representing the Needs of your Patients (Moderator Yoram Cohen)

 

14.30 - 16.00 3 Workshops: “How can we increase the strength of our organization?”  PROBLEMS

16.00- 16.30   Reporting of workshops

 

Saturday 23rd October

 

Plenary Session Contributing/Influencing Health Care Policies (Portuguese Moderator to be confirmed)

 

09.00 – 09.30 Influencing Governments and Policy Makers – Dr. John Bowis

09.30 – 10.30 Tools and Tactics – Christine Marking

 

10.30 – 11.00           Coffee Break

 

Plenary Session – Building Strategic Alliances
 

11.00 – 11.30 With Other Patient Groups Nicola Bedlington (to be confirmed)

11.30 – 12.00 With Patients’ and Professionals’ Organisation –Prof Vladimir Rotstein

12.00 – 13.00 With Private Companies Sophie Muller (to be confirmed)

 

13.00 - 14.30            Lunch

 

Discussions in Groups (Workshop)

14.30 - 16.00     3 Workshops: “How can we increase the strength of our organization?”  SOLUTIONS

16.00- 16.30      Reporting of workshops

 

16.15 – 17.30    General Assembly and Voting for the Election of the New Board

 

Closing of Convention

     18.00 – 19.00 Board Meeting