March 2024
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EAPM News March 2024
1 From the EAPM President
2 The Editor’s choice March 2024
3 Interview Bernd Löwe, Alison Creed Award winner 2024
4 Ukrainian Association of Psychosomatic Medicine
5 Invitation application ETUDE summer school 10-12 June 2024 in Lausanne
6 Podcast by ETUDE
7 Join in! EAPM pages in the JPR
8 Join in! – use our listserv
9 Special Interest Group (SIG) meetings at the EAPM conference
10 Calendar of Events
1. From the EAPM President
Michael Sharpe MD, EAPM President
To all my friends and colleagues in EAPM, I write as we move – albeit slowly – into spring. This year we can look forward to another great year for EAPM. We are preparing for another terrific annual meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, where the meeting President Fritz Stiefel and his wonderful colleagues have created a really great programme.
This year the EAPM Board is focussing on deepening and developing our relationship with our associated national organizations and how EAPM can add value to their work. A task force on this topic will be led by Board member Cedric Lemogne. We will also deepen our dialogue between EAPM national coordinators and the EAPM Board, including a joint dinner and meetings in Lausanne.
I look forward very much to seeing you in the outstandingly beautiful city of Lausanne with mountains and lake. The 2024 meeting promises to be a wonderful occasion with many stimulating talks, opportunities to meet with colleagues old and new, and great social events. Do tell your colleagues…
I wish you the very best from the EAPM Board
Michael Sharpe
President of the European Association of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine and Integrated Care.
March 2024
2. The Editor’s choice March 2024
written by Antonina Mikocka-Walus, Deputy Editor, Journal of Psychosomatic Research and Jess G. Fiedorowicz, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, Professor and Senior Research Chair in Adult Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, Head and Chief of Mental Health, The Ottawa Hospital Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Journal of Psychosomatic Research in March 2024.
Antonina Mikocka-Walus, Deputy Editor, Journal of Psychosomatic Research
The Editor’s Choice
“Differentiating between physical and mental fatigue matters in long-Covid“
This quarter’s Editor’s Choice looks at fatigue in post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (so called long COVID). Listed as one of the most common symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection, fatigue – a sense of tiredness not improved by sleep or rest – can encompass difficulty in completing physical as well as cognitive tasks. But mental fatigue also includes an emotional dimension and in the context of COVID has been associated with increased risk of depression and anxiety symptoms (1).
Schurr et al. (2) conducted a controlled population-based longitudinal survey exploring physical, mental, and overall fatigue, and its associated factors, in an adult community sample not yet infected with SARSCoV-2 versus a separate sample of those from the same area with a proven SARS-CoV-2 infection. The sample was representative of the local population based on age and sex. The study gathered data on three occasions: May 2020 (T1), November 2020 (T2), and July 2021 (T3). Fatigue was measured using the 10-item Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS)(3), with symptoms of anxiety and depression assessed by the PHQ-4(4). The regression analysis was adjusted for smoking, coronary heart disease, respiratory disease, and previous mental disorders.
The authors summarize their findings in the following passage:
We investigated trajectories of overall, …READ FULL EDITOR’S CHOICE
3. Interview with Bernd Löwe, Alison Creed Award winner 2024
held in March 2024 by Natalie Uhlenbusch
Bernd Löwe, MD
Natalie Uhlenbusch, PhD
Congratulations for winning the Alison Creed Award for your impressive achievements in the field of Psychosomatic Medicine/Consultation Liaison Psychiatry!
Thank you so much! I am delighted to receive this award, which is a great honor and recognition. However, the credit and thanks also go to my many colleagues in our Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf and to many national and international colleagues with whom I have had the great opportunity to do this research together over many years.
You have an impressive career, with a degree in both medicine and psychology, you lived in the USA for a while, you completed training as a psychotherapist in both cognitive behavioral therapy and psychodynamic therapy, and have incredible achievements in research. Would you mind telling us a bit more about your background and professional journey? From your point of view, what are the most important milestones, what has particularly shaped you up to the point where you are now?
That is a big question for a short interview! What drives me most is the curiosity to learn, understand and ultimately develop ways to improve patient care. At first I struggled to decide which of the exciting areas of medicine I wanted to work in…READ THE FULL INTERVIEW
4. The Ukrainian Association of Psychosomatic Medicine: Role of Professional Organization During the War
Introduction
The Ukrainian Psychosomatic Medicine Association (UPMA) is a professional scientific organization in the field of healthcare that unites specialists with different profiles who work in the field of psychosomatic medicine throughout Ukraine. UPMA was created in 2016 on the initiative of the employees of the Department of Medical Psychology, Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy of the Bogomolets National Medical University. UPMA was included in the European Association of Psychosomatic Medicine (EAPM) as a national member from Ukraine in 2021. Today, UPMA has more than 120 members, including medical psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, general practitioners, neurologists, therapists, cardiologists, gastroenterologists, oncologists, and doctors of other specialities, as well as scientists who have a practical or academic interest in psychosomatic medicine.
The goal of UPMA is to implement a multidisciplinary approach in medicine, to carry out educational work for the population and educational work for health workers. This short communication provides information on the activities of UPMA during the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation in Ukraine.
Starting from 2017, UPMA holds yearly international scientific and practical conferences,… READ THE FULL ARTICLE
The Ukrainian Psychosomatic Medicine Association: Role of Professional Organization During the War
5. Invitation: Application ETUDE summer school in Lausanne 10-12 June 2024
6. Podcast: Not so invisible – ETUDE
This podcast describes the scientific journey of 15 Early Stage Researchers that are part of the Innovative Training Network Encompassing Training in Functional Disorders across Europe (ETUDE). Throughout the course of ETUDE, a series of podcasts are recorded by the Early Stage Researchers, reflecting the different work packages on mechanisms, diagnosis, treatment and stigma of Functional Disorders.
Listen to the trailer and find out more!
7. Join in! EAPM pages in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research
A section of the journal is devoted to topics of particular relevance to EAPM.
As part of the agreement with the Journal of Psychosomatic Research, EAPM has a quota of 48 pages per year for EAPM-related matters, including papers, letters, news, advertisements, publications of C-L activities in various European countries and much more.
EAPM members are invited to submit papers for the EAPM pages to ensure that we make full use of our pages. Instructions for authors can be found below.
Click → here for the EAPM pages.
Instructions for authors of EAPM pages
EAPM contributions should not exceed 1000 words. Contributions are not meant to publish results of specific disease-related research; topics covered should be of general interest, stem from countries participating in the EAPM or refer to EAPM activities. EAPM contributions are not peer-reviewed but subject to editorial approval. In case of doubt about the suitability of a subject, please contact Prof. Else Guthrie (eapm-pages@eapm.eu.com), Associate Editor for EAPM pages.
Submit your article for EAPM pages NOWYou will be redirected to the JPR's Editoral manager8. Join in! – use our listserv
The EAPM members’ clinical network list exists to provide a forum for all individual EAPM members to exchange information. Its uses include seeking advice on clinical issues and services and sharing ideas and collaborating on research. It can also be used to share relevant publications and documents. The list is maintained by the EAPM.
Send a message to EAPM members via our listserv, mail to: EAPMMEMBERSCLINICALNET@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM
10. SIG meetings at our annual conference Lausanne 2024
Some of our Special Interest Groups (SIG) will meet at the conference. These meetings can also be found in the program and you are welcome to attend. It is a great opportunity to get to know the groups. Don’t miss them.
11. Calendar of Events
Do you have a date for us that you would like to add or share? For example, a meeting in your country? Please do not hesitate and send it to our administration: contact@eapm.eu.com
25th Anniversary Symposium is Functional Somatic Disorders – University of Aarhus
Aarhus , DenmarkThe Department of Functional Disorders in Aarhus, Denmark, is celebrating its 25th anniversary with an International Symposium on 16 May 2024:
From Somatoform Disorders to Functional Somatic Disorders and beyond
Symposium language: ENGLISH
FNDS Annual Conference on Functional Neurological Disorder
Verona , Italy5th International Conference on Functional Neurological Disorder Mechanisms to Therapy June 8-11, 2024 Palazzo della Gran Guardia Verona, Italy This multi-disciplinary conference brings together leading international experts, from a range of backgrounds including neurology, physiology, psychiatry, and psychology. The conference is suitable for anyone wanting to improve their clinical skills Read more…
ETUDE Summer School Mechanisms, Diagnosis & Treatment of Functional Disorders
Lausanne , SwitzerlandThe summerschool will take place from June 10 to June 12 in Lausanne, and can thus easily be combined with participating in the 2024 EAPM conference. Participation in the summer school is complimentary and includes catered breaks and lunch each day. However, please note that transportation, accommodation, and other personal expenses are the responsibility of the individual.
EAPM Conference Lausanne 2024
Lausanne, CHUV – Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois Route du Bugnon 46, Lausanne, Switzerland11th Annual Meeting of the EAPM
12 – 15 June 2024
Language: English
ICPM 2024
Tübingen, Germany , GermanyCongress of the International College of Psychosomatic Medicine
Language: English
ACLP 2024 Conference
Miami, Florida , United StatesCLP 2024 Conference
Annual Meeting of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (ACLP)
November 6 – November 9, 2024
CLP 2024
EAPM Conference Munich 2025
University of Munich , Germany12th Annual Meeting of the EAPM
10 – 13 September 2025
Language: English
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