Barcelona

March 9th-10th, 2023

www.wmhbarcelona.com
 IV European Meeting on
Women’s Mental Health (WMH)
Psychosis and Gender

T H U R S DAY M A R C H 9 T H
08:30-09:00 WELCOME
Dr. Judith Usall i Rodié. Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Spain Magda
Casamitjana Aguilà, Spain

09:00-10:15 SYMPOSIUM 1: “Sex-specific factors for aetiology, cognition, and outcome in

women with psychosis”
Moderator: Alexis Cullen. Karolinska Institutet, Swedeen
Speakers: Thomas Reilly. University of Oxford, UK
Monica Aas. King’s College London, UK
Bodyl Bran. University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands

10:15 - 11:15 LECTURE: “Sex- and gender-differences in the treatment of psychosis”

Keynote: Prof Iris Sommer, UMC Utrecht, The Netherlands

11:15 - 11:45 BREAK - POSTERS ON DEMAND

11:45 - 13:00 SYMPOSIUM 2. “Gender differences in clinical and neurocognitive characteristics

of patients with a first psychotic episode and those with a severe mental disorder”
Moderator: Norma Verdolini. Mental Health Center of Perugia, Italy
Speakers: Maria Serra. Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Spain
Roberto Palacios Garrán. Hospital of Jerez de la Frontera, University of
Cádiz, Spain
Maria Florencia Forte. Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Spain

13:00 - 14:00 BREAK

14:00 - 15:00 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. SESSION 1

15:00 - 16:00 LECTURE: “The Neurobiology Of Postpartum Psychosis”

Keynote: Dr. Giulia Cattarinussi, King's College London, UK

16:00 - 17:15 SYMPOSIUM 3. “Forensic mental health in women”

Moderator: Anja Vaskinn. Oslo University Hospital, Norway
Speakers: Irina Franke. Ulm University, Germany
Christine Friestad. Oslo University Hospital , Norway
Lindsay Thomson. University of Edinburgh, UK

F R I DAY, M A R C H 1 0 T H
09:00 - 10:15 SYMPOSIUM 4. “Treating psychological trauma in women with psychosis”
Moderator: Benedikt Amann. Centre Forum de l´Hospital del Mar, Spain
Speakers: Filippo Varese. Manchester University, UK
Carmen Valiente. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
Bridget Hogg. Fundació Hospital del Mar Investigacions Mèdiques, Spain

10:15 - 11:15 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. SESSION 2

11:15 - 11:45 BREAK - POSTERS ON DEMAND

11:45 - 13:00 SYMPOSIUM 5. “Gender differences in response to psychological treatment”

Moderator: Susana Ochoa. Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Spain
Speakers: Rabea Fisher. University of Hamburg, Germany
Rafael Penades. Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Spain
Carla Comacchio. Università di Verona, Italy

13:00 - 14:00 LECTURE: “Gender considerations within CBT for psychosis”

Keynote: Prof Alison Brabban. NHS England, UK

14:00 - 15:00 AWARDS CEREMONY AND CLOSING

Gemma Parramon Puig. Hospital Universitari de la Vall d’Hebron, Spain