Scientific Program Amsterdam 2009

Preliminary Scientific Program

 
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
09.00 - 09.30:
Opening                                                                                                                                                                 
 
DSM-V and ICD-10 issues of anxiety disorders
09.30 - 09.50:
An update on DSM-V - Prof. dr. Katharine Philips                                                                                       
09.50 - 10.10:

The Concept of OC Spectrum Disorders in DSM-V - Dr. Eric Hollander                                                

10.10 - 10.30:
 
10.30 - 11.00:
OCD in DSM-V - Prof. dr. Dan Stein
 
Tea/coffee break
 
Visualizing anxiety disorders
11.00 - 11.20:  
The neural correlates of compulsive hoarding: preliminary findings - Dr. David Mataix-Cols
11.20 - 11.40:
Functional and structural neuroimaging in anxiety disorders: clinical and research applications -
Prof. dr. Dick Veltman                                                                                                                                                           
11.40 - 12.00:
12.00 - 12.20:
 
12.20 - 13.20:
Contribution of passive and active fear states to anxiety in humans - Dr. Predrag Petrovic
Summary
 
Lunch
 
Current trends in OCD treatment
13.20 - 13.40:
New developments in OCD pharmacotherapy - Prof. dr. Naomi Fineberg                               
13.40 - 14.00:
Use of memory enhancers in the treatment of anxiety disorders - Dr. Michael Otto
14.00 - 14.20:
 
14.20 - 14.50:
Deep brain stimulation of obsessive compulsive disorder - Prof. dr. Damiaan Denys
 
Break
 
Comorbidity of anxiety disorders
14.50 - 15.10:
Anxiety and substance use disorders: co-occurence and treatment options - Prof. dr. Wim van den Brink
15.30 - 15.50:
Brain mechanisms of co-morbidity - Prof. dr. David Nutt
15.50 - 16.10:
Symptom progression and comorbid patterns - Prof. dr. Hans Ulrich Wittchen
 
Thursday,  May 28, 2009
 
Cognition in anxiety disorders
09.00 - 09.20:  
Mechanisms of cognitive consolidation in fear learning - Prof. dr. Dirk Hermans
09.20 - 09.40:
Fear & anxiety: Integration of Basic and Clinical Sciences - Dr. Christian Grillon
09.40 - 10.00:
 
10.00 - 10.30:
Neurocognitive endophenotypes of obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders - Dr. Sam Chamberlain
 
Tea/coffee break
 
Advances in PTSD
10.30 - 10.50:  
Trauma and PTSD, the effects on mind and body - Dr. Miranda Olff
10.50 - 11.10:
Are we missing the window of opportunity? Treating acute stress disorder - Dr. Joseph Zohar
11.10 - 11.30:
11.30 - 12.00:
 
12.00 - 13.00:
PTSD Pharmacotherapy: The Evidence Base - Dr. Murray Stein
Summary
 
Lunch
 
Advancing drug development in Anxiety disorders
13.00 - 13.20:  
Drug development in anxiety disorders - where is the greatest room for improvement? - Prof. dr. David Baldwin
13.20 - 13.40:
Treatment of anxiety in OCD and obsessive compulsive spectrum disorders - Dr. Stefano Pallanti
13.40 - 14.00:
14.00 - 14.20:
 
14.20 - 15.50:
Antipsychotics in anxiety disorders - Dr. Christer Allgulander
Summary
 
Farewell drink
 
The European Accreditation Committee in CNS has designated this Symposium for a maximum of 8.5 CME credits. Those interested in obtaining these CME credits will be required to fill in a special on-line CME rating form.
 

Speakers

Confirmed speakers for 2009:
  • Christer Allgulander
  • David Baldwin
  • Wim van den Brink
  • Sam Chamberlain
  • Damiaan Denys
  • Naomi Fineberg
  • Christian Grillon
  • Dirk Hermans
  • Eric Hollander
  • David Mataix-Cols
  • David Nutt
  • Miranda Olff
  • Michael Otto
  • Stefano Pallanti
  • Katharine Phillips
  • Predrag Petrovic
  • Dan Stein
  • Murray Stein
  • Dick Veltman
  • Hans-Ulrich Wittchen
  • Joseph Zohar