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Transcultural Psychiatry SIG Autumn Conference 2026 - Beyond Borders: Advancing Transcultural Psychiatry Through Equity, Innovation and Global Collaboration
Online event
| Timings | 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Location | Virtual event, Online |
| CPD | 1 CPD point per hour of content, subject to peer approval |
| Non-Member | £119 |
|---|---|
| Consultant | £90 |
| Resident (Higher) / SAS Doctor | £66 |
| Resident (Core) / Medical Student / Foundation Doctor / Subsidised and Retired Member | £42 |
Event Information
- Understand cultural and global influences on mental health.
- Promote equity and culturally responsive psychiatric practice.
- Develop effective skills for working with interpreters.
- Explore geopsychiatry and transcultural psychiatry research.
- Integrate culture, spirituality and positive psychotherapy into practice.
- Strengthen global collaboration in transcultural mental health.
| Time | Session | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 9-9.15am | Welcome | |
| Plenary session 1 (9.15am-10.45am) Chair: Fabida Aria | ||
| 9.15-9.45am | Keynote speaker: Geopolitical determinants of mental health | Professor Dinesh Bhugra (Past President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the World Psychiatric Association), UK |
| 9.45-10.15am | AI and mental health across cultures: evidence, equity and gaps | Dr Emmeline Lagunes-Cordoba, SAS, UK |
| 10.15-10.45am | Beyond cultural competence: a positive psychotherapy perspective on culture, spirituality and mental health | Dr Hamid Peseschkian, President, World Association for Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy, Germany |
| 10.45-11am | Coffee break | |
| Plenary session 2 (11am-12.30pm) Chair: Dr Santosh Mudholkar, UK | ||
| 11am-12.30pm | Culturally informed formulations in psychiatry: global perspective | Guest speakers: Professor Maurice Eisenbruch (Australia), Professor Sam Okupoku (USA) |
| 11am-12.30pm | Panel discussion | Professor Maurice Eisenbruch (Australia), Professor Sam Okupoku (USA), Professor Mohammed Irfan (Pakistan), Associate, Dr Goran Mijaljica, Dr Nadia Liaquat (UK), Dr Ayesha Ahmed (UK) |
| 12.30pm-1.30pm | Lunch break | |
| Plenary session 3 (1.30pm-3pm) Beyond the textbook: what every trainee/psychiatrist needs to know Chair: Dr Hasanen Al-Taiar | ||
| 1.30pm-2pm | Working with interpreters in mental health: what is being interpreted? | Professor Rachel Tribe and Dr Claire Marshall, UK |
| 2pm-2.30pm | Trainees' perspective: “Whose story are we hearing? Interpreters, culture and understanding mental health presentations” | Fiona Craig (Chair), Mihad Ahmed (CT2), Sampada Gadde (CT3), Tasnim Elbadrawy (CT3) |
| 2.30pm-3pm | Who holds the knowledge? Language, culture, and lived experience in psychiatric training | Hend Jemli, Tunisia |
| 3pm-3.15pm | Coffee break | |
| Plenary session 4 (3.15pm-4.30pm) | ||
| 3.15pm-3.45pm | From vision to impact | Dr Saima Niaz, Chair, Transcultural Psychiatry Special Interest Group |
| 3.45pm-4.15pm | Research in transcultural psychiatry: from theory to practice | Professor Saeed Farooq, UK |
| 4.15pm-4.30pm | Closing reflections and conference close | |
Bookings for this event will close Thursday 26 November at 2pm.
We recommend booking in advance to avoid disappointment.
This event will be recorded and available to all registered delegates to watch on demand. The recording will be available within one week of the live event taking place and will be emailed out to all registered delegates. The recording will be available to watch for three months from the event taking place.
We ask that all delegates ensure that their email address associated with their membership account is correct and up to date as this is where all correspondence will be sent.
Please note this webinar recording will not be available to purchase post-event.