Expanding horizons with EFPT Exchange

Jelly Kuiters, M.D.on behalf of the EFPT Exchange Working Group

Affiliation

Jelly Kuiters, M.D., psychiatrist

No conflicts of interest

• Training at University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands• 2014 – 2016 board member of Dutch national trainee association• 2014 – 2015 national coordinator and IT in the EFPT Exchange WG

History… since 2011Founder local coordinators June 2011 – 2012

Dr Marisa Casanova Dias (U.K., former chair, senior adviser)Dr Maria Orlova (Russia, former chair)Dr Nikolina Jovanovic (Croatia)Dr Alex Nawka (Czech Republic)Dr Rene Sjaelland (Denmark)Dr Marina Cojocaru (Estonia)Dr Henna Haravuori (Finland)Dr Elodie del Valle (France)Dr Fran Baessler (Germany)Dr Achilleas Economou (Greece)Dr Rafail Psaras (Greece)Dr Elizabeth Barrett (Ireland)Dr Nikita Bezborodovs (Latvia)Dr Mariana Pinto da Costa (Portugal)Dr Marko Saje (Slovenia)Dr Helen Trebbau (Spain)

The EFPT Exchange Programme

by trainees, for trainees

By trainees, for traineesChair:   Amelie Kjellstenius (Sweden)Co-Chair: Olivia Cools (Belgium)Co-Chair: Ivana Kekin (Croatia)

IT: Andra Isac (Romania)Social media: Vladimir Djuric (Serbia)New Countries Coord.: Ellen Jongedijk (Netherlands)

NATIONAL & LOCAL COORDINATORS:Croatia: Ivana KEKIN.France: Ester AYMARD/Clément DONDÉ, Julia SIMMONDS,Wayne GUILLAUME.Germany: Sarah Maria BIRKLE.Hungary: Hajnalka NORANDT-PASZTOR.Ireland: Emam EL-HIGAYA/ Cornelia CAREY, Dr Ana Varjačić, Ignazio GRAFFEO.Italy: Daniele GARINO, Claudio VITUCCI.Portugal:Cátia MOREIRA/Fábio SILVA, Marco MOTA, João DA CRUZ, Guilherme BASTOS, Gonçalo SOBREIRA.Romania: Andra ISAC/Mădălina ZLATE, Laura DEMIJAN, Eszter TUZSON, Ioana STANESCU, Rosana MUNTEANU, Alexandru STANESCU, Ioana STANESCU, Ioana MOCANU, Adelina DUBAS.Slovenia: Andrej BABNIK.Switzerland: Clara FETEANU.The Netherlands: Ellen JONGEDIJK/ Michiel OVER.Turkey: Uğur Çıkrıkçılı/Elif Çarpar, Hidayet ECE ARAT, Burak BAYTUNCA, Bari AY.United Kingdom: Howard RYLAND/Hollie WALKER, Jennifer POWELL, Sebastião VIOLA, Grégoire BILLON.

What do we do?

Unique and individualised short-term psychiatric trainee observerships in a variety of European countries.

An opportunity to experience differences in psychiatric healthcare or know what it’s like to be a trainee in another European country. Who: Trainee from EFPT member countryWhat: 2 to 6 weeks observershipWhen: Application period twice a yearWhere: 13 European countriesCosts: It’s complicated

GoalThe overall aim is to provide trainees with opportunities to:

• Promote awareness of intercultural aspects of psychiatry • Engage in clinical, and/or research, and/or teaching activities • To become acquainted with different mental health systems and a training programme• To gain experience of different illness manifestations and treatment options

How is it organisedWho: Trainee from EFPT member countryWhat: 2 to 6 weeks observershipWhen: Application period twice a yearWhere: 13 European countriesCosts: It’s complicated

Organisation: who?• The applicant can be a psychiatric training of any

year registered in training of a EFPT country. • The applicant should be fluent in English. Some

knowledge of the local language is helpful but may not be compulsory.

Organisation: what?• The host countries provide various opportunities

within clinical work, research and teaching. The programme may contain visits to geographically different institutions.

• The programme can be tailored to individual wishes and availability.

• EFPT also wishes to encourage a variety of social and cultural activities in the host country.

Organisation: when?• Choose 1-2 programmes on www.efpt.eu • Two phases a year: January to July and August to

December. The application period (of one month) will open two months before.

• A programme has a minimum of 2 weeks and a maximum of 6 weeks.

• The applicant will have to negotiate the terms with his/her own institution to go on leave.

Organisation: application• CV detailing relevant experience for the

programme • Motivation letter

• Reference letter from your head of department including your current level of training

• Language proficiency certificate is optional (but working knowledge of the language is required and may be checked by Skype/phone).

• If there are more applicants per vacancy, selection will be done by a local group without conflict of interest. Criteria: motivation letter, CV, language proficiency, seniority in training.

What is expected?• A presentation to be performed upon arrival at the

host institution: on the participant’s country, the education and institution and areas of best practise.

• After the exchange 1. Upload a final report on EFPT’s webpage 2. Feedback form certificate3. Strongly encouraged to give a presentation at

his/her home institution.

…sharing knowledge

Funding• Unfortunately no funding or bursaries are available.

Expenses regarding transport, accommodation, food, visa, insurance etc. must be covered entirely by the applicant.

• There might be local funds.

• Accommodation if possible in student or hospital premises at as low costs as possible. Where possible, hosted by trainees.

The EFPT Exchange Programme

…to encourage intercultural professional exchange and cooperation among psychiatric trainees across Europe, with a focus on individual experience.

“I will strongly recommend EFPT Exchange Programme for colleagues. As I returned to my routines, I was so refreshed and full of enthusiasm to share my experience” – Trainee from Ireland visited Croatia

“I had the chance to get familiar with a different type of management of psychiatric services, to work with great professionals and to visit a new country” – Trainee from UK visited Ireland

2015 Porto Forum

2016 Antwerp Forum

New developmentsFunding• Application for European funding very bureaucratic and not

always fruitful.• Small bursary by EFPT granted to an accepted applicant from

lower income countries.

New exchange positions• Belgium, Poland, Spain; Norway and Sweden again.• In participating countries: new cities or programmes.

More data publications

The EFPT Exchange Programme

Online application as of 1 November!

www.efpt.eu/exchange