September 24, 2026
We’re excited to announce the upcoming Intensive Refresher Course in Old Age Psychiatry, organized by the European Association of Geriatric Psychiatry (EAGP).
When? September 24–26, 2026 (Thursday–Saturday)
Where? Leuven, Belgium
This 3-day CME-accredited program offers a unique opportunity to update your knowledge, exchange insights with colleagues, and gain valuable perspectives in the field of old age psychiatry.
Registration opens March 15, 2026!
March 30, 2026
On Monday 30th March 2026, the EAGP organized a joint symposium with the section of old age psychiatry (SOAP) of the EPA at the 2026 EPA conference in Prague.
Title of the symposium was: ‘From definition to intervention: A Comprehensive Approach to Treatment-Resistant Depression in Late Life’.
November 07, 2025
The aim of the Symposium is to present evolution
ary insights by renowned speakers and to exchange
with them on how the human mind has been forged
over evolutionary times and evoke links with cur
rent psychopathology. We wish to raise awareness
among interested attendees about the evolutionary
perspective on psychopathology.
The programme will gather prominent European
representatives in the fields of evolutionary psychi
atry and palaeontology.
June 08, 2025
Dr. Carlos Augusto de Mendonça Lima (1958–2025) was a dedicated psychiatrist who spent his career advocating for the mental health and dignity of older people. He held key roles with the WHO, the European and World Psychiatric Associations, and was a leading voice in old age psychiatry worldwide. With his passing, the field has lost a deeply compassionate and influential figure.
April 06, 2024
We invite you to the 32nd Congress of the European Psychiatric Association. The Congress will take place 6-9 April 2024 in Budapest, Hungary.
Our Board Member Prof. Filip Bouckaert will be the Course Co-Director.
Title: "Affective disorders in the elderly".
Additionally, a joint Workshop will be conducted by our Board Member Prof. Filip Bouckaert.
Title: "Medication-related issues in antipsychotic treatment during transition from adulthood to elderly age (indications, dosing, interactions)"
January 19, 2024
Join the International Geriatric Mental Health (I-GeMH) Rounds on on January 19, 2024 at 8 am Eastern Standard Time. Topic will be: How to best integrate e-resources into clinical care and education with Dr. Anthony J. Levinson as the presenter.
November 16, 2023
The European Association of Geriatric Psychiatry (EAGP) has the pleasure of inviting its members and others to a series of webinars on different aspects of old age psychiatry. The one-hour webinars are free of charge. The webinars will take place online on the 5th of October, 16th of November and 7th of December.
September 28, 2023
The WCP, member societies & The Psychiatric Association of Austria welcome you to the 23rd WPA World Congress of Psychiatry in Vienna, Austria, 28th September – 1st October 2023. Theme: Psychiatry: current knowledge and perspectives for action. There are exciting times for the practice of psychiatry as psychiatry and mental health are witnessing rapid changes, especially with the current pandemic that is placing a big impact on health care systems around the globe. Today, treatment and...
September 22, 2023
Join the International Geriatric Mental Health (I-GeMH) Rounds on on September 22, 2023 at 8 am Eastern Standard Time. Topic will be: Delays and underdiagnoses of dementia in the LMICs: An Indian Perspective with Dr. Ratnavalli Ellajosyula as the presenter.
August 23, 2023
The EAGP is pleased to announce the fifth “Summer School in Geriatric Psychiatry”, a 3-day course in geriatric psychiatry for junior geriatric psychiatrists.
This course will provide a forum for bringing together budding European geriatric psychiatrists with academic or institutional potential and favour networking for future co-operation across Europe.
The course will feature workshops, group discussions, and state of the art lectures by European experts in the field of geriatric psychiatry.