GAMIAN-Europe’s XIII ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION in collaboration with ADEB

Lisbon Portugal, 21st October -23rd October

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

Thursday, 21st October
Opening Ceremony
Award Giving Ceremony – Jurgen Scheftlein

Friday, 22nd October
Welcome by the President, Dolores Gauci
Opening Speech by the Portuguese Minister of Health

Plenary Session 1  – Strengthening Your Organisation
Developing Clear Objectives for the Organisation – Georgiana Elena PASCU
Making the Vision a Reality – Implementing your Plans – Dolores Gauci
Fundraising – Koos van der Span
Examples of Good Practice Spyros Zorbas

Plenary Session 2   –     Becoming Advocates: Representing the Needs of your Patients: Facing Challenges
2 Workshops: “How can we increase the strength of our organization?”

Saturday 23rd October

Plenary Session 3 –  Contributing/Influencing Health Care Policies
Influencing Governments and Policy Makers – Dr. John Bowis: Tools and Tactics –

Plenary Session 4  – Building Strategic Alliances
With Patients’ and Professionals’ Organisation – Prof Vladimir Rotstein
With Private Companies –  Linda Weisert  and Katharina Ossenberg

Session 5:  Becoming Advocates: Representing the Needs of your Patients: Finding  Solutions
Workshops: “How can we increase the strength of our organization?”  SOLUTIONS –

General Assembly and Voting for the Election of the New Board

Sunday 24th October 2010-09-22

Departures