14th International Training Research Seminar in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

A Research Training Course for Junior Investigators
15-20 April, 2018 - ITALY

The Educational Project

Foundation Child is pleased to announce the 14th Training Course in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for young researchers in child and adolescent psychiatry.

The aim of the course is to provide a high-quality, intensive training experience designed to foster skills in key areas of clinical science (diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of major childhood psychiatric disorders) and research (designing a research project, research methods, basic principles of statistics, writing and presenting scientific work).

The six-day seminar will include lectures and interactive sessions led by an international panel of highly qualified faculty members with recognized expertise in their respective fields. The course will also include opportunities for networking and other valuable educational activities designed to enhance the training of junior investigators.

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Informations

Six days of intensive training on topics related to research in child and adolescent psychiatry.  Trainees are required to attend all scheduled activities.

The training is addressed to junior researchers in child and adolescent psychiatry or psychiatry that have proven interest in developmental psychopathology.

Trainees are responsible only for their travel costs to and from the seminar site. We will cover application fees, tuition, meals and accomodation.

Candidates must:

  • Be physicians or researchers with training in a relevant medical specialty;
  • Have a strong commitment to research in child and adolescent psychiatry;
  • Demonstrate research productivity in child and adolescent psychiatry research projects and/or relevant scientific publications;
  • Be researchers or specialists under the age of 35, or within 5 years of completing training;
  • Be nominated by a Professor of Psychiatry and/or Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at an identifiable center for psychiatric research and training;
  • Wish to develop specific expertise in the following areas of child and adolescent psychiatry: clinical research (diagnosis, treatment and prevention of child psychiatric disorders), applied/translational research and/or research training/management.

Applications

 To apply, candidates must meet at least one of the following criteria:

  1. At least one publication (as an author or co-author) in a peer-reviewed and/or indexed in PubMed;
  2. At least one poster or other presentation at a national or international Psychiatry or Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Congress;
  3. Current or recent involvement in a relevant research project in child and adolescent psychiatry or developmental psychopathology;
  4. Willingness to attend the entire seminar.

Application deadline: applications must be submitted no later than 8 January, 2018 through our website and sent to trainingseminar@fondazionechild.it  

To apply, candidates will be required to:

  • Complete an application form, along with a brief research proposal they intend to discuss during the training seminar.

Applications need to be sent to: trainingseminar@fondazionechild.it

Further Informations

For more information, do not hesitate to contact us on info@fondazionechild.it or segreteria@fondazionechild.it