Continuing education

Public continuing-education events

Symposia, lecture series and congresses of the old-age psychiatry institutions and their partners in the Canton of Bern – open to professionals, mostly with SGPP / SGAP credits.

The old-age psychiatry institutions in the Canton of Bern regularly offer public continuing-education events – symposia, lecture series and congresses open to a broad professional audience.

Many events are recognised as continuing education and can be counted towards the credits required for the subspecialty. Dates and registration directly with the organising institution.

Agenda

Upcoming dates

05.08.–09.12.2026

Lecture series

Continuing-education series of the Wyss Private Clinic (Wednesdays)

Wyss Private Clinic · Auditorium, Münchenbuchsee, and online

Nine dates, incl. ‘Update old-age psychiatry’ (Prof. S. Klöppel, 2 Sep), ‘Influence of the microbiome on anxiety and depression’ (14 Oct) and ‘Emergency psychiatry’ (21 Oct) · free, hybrid · 1–2 SGPP credits per date

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13.08.2026

Symposium

Brain health and dementias

University Clinic of Neurology · Auditorium Ettore Rossi, Inselspital Bern

14.00–17.30 · anti-amyloid therapies, digital neuropsychology, imaging and biomarkers · co-organised by Prof. S. Klöppel and Prof. K. Adorjan · registration by 5 Aug · free, on site only

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20.08.2026

Symposium · Save the Date

8th Waldau Symposium

University Psychiatric Centre Bern (UPZ)

Programme and registration to follow

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10.09.2026

Symposium

Stroke Symposium

University Clinic of Neurology · Auditorium Maurice E. Müller, Inselspital Bern

14.00–17.30 · free, on site only

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16.–18.09.2026

Annual congress

PSY Congress (SGPP Annual Congress) 2026

Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano · with the SGAP as an affiliated society

Residents’ Day 16 Sep (Asilo Ciani) · congress 17–18 Sep

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23.10.2026

Information day

Parkinson Information Day

Parkinson Schweiz · Auditorium Ettore Rossi, Inselspital Bern

14.00–17.30 · ‘Current developments in Parkinson’s treatment’ · for those affected, their relatives and professionals · registration by 19 Oct · free

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06.–07.11.2026

Congress · Save the Date

Dementia Summit 2026

Swiss Memory Clinics · Hotel Seepark, Thun

‘Dementia research and clinical innovation in Switzerland: what is clinically meaningful’ · programme to follow

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03.12.2026

Symposium · Save the Date

16th Gurten Symposium

University Psychiatric Centre Bern (UPZ)

Current findings from clinical practice, research and care · programme and registration to follow

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16.03.2027

Specialist conference · Save the Date

Old-age psychiatry in practice

University Psychiatric Centre Bern (UPZ, formerly UPD)

4th interprofessional conference ‘Information flow: person-centred and meaningfully connected’

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12.05.2027

Annual symposium · Save the Date

Annual Symposium and General Assembly of Swiss Memory Clinics

Sorell Hotel Ador, Bern

Programme to follow

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Information without guarantee – the current dates, programmes and registration deadlines can be found on the linked pages of the organising institutions.

Events