CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
17:00 – 18:00
Registration
18:00 – 18:30
Welcome words
Dr Milan Latinović, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of the Republic of Srpska
Dr Goran Čerkez, Federal Ministry of Health
prim. mr. Emina Osmanagić, Institute for Population and Development – IPD
Dženita Hrelja Hasečić, Mental Health Project in Bosnia and Herzegovina (MHP BiH)
18:30 – 19:00
WHO training and guidance documents promoting person-centered, rights-based and recovery-oriented mental health services
Melita Murko, WHO Regional Office for Europe
19:00 – 20:00
Certificate awarding ceremony for occupational therapists in mental health from social welfare institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:00
Welcome cocktail
09:30 – 10:30
Opening speeches
Dr Dubravka Bošnjak, Minister of Civil Affairs of BiH
H. E. Mr. Daniel Hunn, Swiss Ambassador to BiH
Dr Mira Jovanovski Dašić, Director of SEEHN Secretariat
Dr Erwin Cooreman, Country Office representative World Health Organization
Dr Alen Šeranić, Minister of Health and Social Welfare in the Government of the Republic of Srpska
Dr Nediljko Rimac, Federal Minister of Health
10:30 – 11:00
Press Conference
11:00 – 12:30
Session 1:
The genesis of the mental health reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brief overview, Laurent Ruedin, Embassy of Switzerland in BiH
The role of the Health Ministries in the mental health reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dr Milan Latinović
The context of the mental health reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dr Goran Čerkez
12:30 – 13:15
Session 2:
Mental health service users and user associations
The fight against the stigma of users of mental health services, Miroslav Jovanović
Development and strengthening of associations of mental health users in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zvjezdana Stjepanović
Human rights and mental health, Anil Dajanović, Edin Hodžić and Miroslav Jovanović
Q and A session
13:15-14:15
Lunch
14:15 – 15:30
Session 3:
Introduction of the innovative mental health services
Dr Biljana Lakić and Irina Rizvan
- Care coordination (case management)
- Occupational therapy in mental health
- Child and adolescent psychotherapy and Family system therapy
- Promotion and prevention mental health programs
Q and A session
15:30 – 16:30
Session 4:
Establishing a system of quality and continuity of mental healthcare in BiH
Enisa Mešić
- Accreditation and certification standards
- Nursing documentation in mental health
- Model of joint hospital discharge planning
Law on Mental Health in Federation of BiH
Adisa Mehić
Law on Mental Health in the Republic of Srpska
Dr Andreja Subotić-Popović
Q and A session
16:30 – 17.00
Coffee Break
17:00 – 18.00
Intersectoral cooperation in Bosnia and Hercegovina
Conclusions
20:00
Official Dinner (Hotel Hills)
09:30 – 10:00
About the network of mental health services, according to WHO
Dr Devora Kestel, Director of the Mental Health and Substance Use at WHO, Geneva
10:00 – 12:30
Brief introduction
Dr Diana Loreta Păun, Member of WHO Pan European Mental Health Coalition
Presentation of the SEEHN Member States reflecting the current situation in mental health in their countries
- Albania
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Israel
- Moldova
- Montenegro
- North Macedonia
- Romania
- Serbia
Presentation of the results from the conducted Comparative analysis study on the situation in mental health in the SEE region
Dr Nikolina Jovanovic, Queen Mary University London (online)
Assoc. Prof. Dr Stojan Bajraktarov, University Clinic for Psychiatry, North Macedonia
Dr Gjorgji Kalpak, University Clinic for Psychiatry, North Macedonia
Presentation of the mental health projects supported by Swiss Government in Moldova and Ukraine
12:30 – 13:00
Mental Health in Europe
Dr Ledia Lazeri, Regional Adviser for Mental Health at WHO Regional Office for Europe