Annual Educational Symposium in Psychiatry 10 June 2026
See you soon
We look forward to welcoming you to a day of inspiring talks, workshops, networking, and the latest research in translational psychiatry. We are proud to present internationally renowned invited speakers:
- Gin Malhi (University of Sydney & University of Oxford)
- Alan Young (Imperial College London)
- Christian Otte (Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin)
- Nancy Zucker (Duke University School of Medicine)
- Sarah Kittel-Schneider (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg)
The poster session offers an excellent opportunity to network.
We are very grateful to the Lundbeck Foundation for their generous funding, which has made this event possible.
The event is organized by Translational Neuropsychiatry Unit, Aarhus University & Psychiatry at Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry
| PROGRAMME | Venue |
|---|---|
08.30 – 09.05: WORKSHOP 1a - Workshop in Psychopharmacology: Mechanisms of Antidepressants Gregers Wegener and Caroline Biojone (TNU, Aarhus University) | Conference Room G206-122 |
09.10 – 09.45: WORKSHOP 1b - Workshop in Psychopharmacology Mechanisms of Sleep Promoting Drugs Nina Fuglsang (AUH Psychiatry) | Conference Room G206-122 |
| 09.45 - 10.15: COFFEE BREAK & POSTER MOUNT | Foyer at G206 |
10.15 – 11.30: WORKSHOP 2 - Use of Imaging in psychiatry Martin Dietz and Oskar Jefsen (AUH Psychiatry & CFIN, Aarhus University) | Conference Room G206-122 |
| 11.30 – 12.15: LUNCH & POSTER WALK 1 | Foyer at G206 |
12.15 – 13.30: WORKSHOP – Deconstructing and Reconstructing ADHD Gin Malhi (University of Sydney & University of Oxford) | Auditorium G206-142 |
| 13:30 – 13:50: BREAK & NETWORKING | Foyer at G206 |
| 13.50 – 17.30: TRANSLATIONAL EXCELLENCE SYMPOSIUM | Auditorium G206-142 |
| 13.50 – 14.00: Welcome | |
14.00 – 14.40: Alan Young (Imperial College London) What is new in Antipsychotic treatments | |
| 14.45 – 14.50: Short break activity in Auditorium | |
14.50 – 15.30: Christian Otte (Charité, Berlin) Platform Trial, Treatment Resistant Depression | |
| 15.30 – 16.00: COFFEE BREAK AND NETWORKING | Foyer |
| 16.00 – 16.40: Nancy Zucker (Duke University) Harnessing the Body’s Signals: Interoceptive Exposure for Functional Abdominal Pain and Eating Disorders | |
| 16.40 – 16.45: Short break activity in Auditorium | |
16.45 - 17.25: Sarah Kittel-Schneider (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg) Supporting Families: Integrated Approaches to Perinatal Mental Health Treatment | |
| 17.25 – 17.30: Concluding remarks | |
17.30 – 18.30: PARALLEL SESSIONS •POSTER WALK 2 - Networking with refreshments •PARALLEL: MEETING IN ‘PSYKIATRIENS SPECIALERÅD’ ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSTER PRIZE 🥇 | Foyer and Auditorium |
| 18.45 SHARP: BUS TRANSPORT | Outside Entrance G6 |
19.00 – 22.00: DINNER at Restaurant Le Pagnol
| Kaløgade 1, 8000 Aarhus C |
Venue
Auditorium G206-142 & Conference rooms
Aarhus University Hospital
Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99
8200 Aarhus N
Programme at a glance
Meet the Invited Speakers
- Gin Malhi (University of Sydney & University of Oxford)
- Alan Young (Imperial College London)
- Christian Otte (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany)
- Nancy Zucker (Duke University School of Medicine)
- Sarah Kittel-Schneider (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg)
Organizing Committee
- Gregers Wegener, Translational Neuropsychiatry Unit, Aarhus University & Department of Affective Disorders , Aarhus University Hospital - Psychiatry
- Ole Köhler-Forsberg, Department of Psychosis, Aarhus University Hospital - Psychiatry
- Nina Friis Bak Fuglsang, Department of Psychosis, Aarhus University Hospital - Psychiatry
- Rasmus S. Hjuler, Department of Forensic Psychiatry , Aarhus University Hospital – Psychiatry; Chairperson for Psykiatriens Specialeråd.
- Caroline Biojone, Translational Neuropsychiatry Unit, Aarhus University
Supported by the
