BEGAP
Bernese Society for
Old Age Psychiatry
and Psychotherapy
The Bernese Society for Old Age Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (BEGAP) is the interest group of the medical and interdisciplinary senior staff of old-age psychiatry institutions in the Canton of Bern, together with the practitioners in private practice who hold the subspecialty.
Mission
BEGAP represents the interests of old-age psychiatry, of its patients and their relatives, and fosters cooperation among the institutions in the Canton of Bern.
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Postgraduate training
Subspecialty in old-age psychiatry and psychotherapy: programme, training institutions, courses and examination.
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Continuing education
Public continuing-education events of the old-age psychiatry institutions and their partners in the Canton of Bern.
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Services in the Canton of Bern
An overview of the clinics, specialised services and Memory Clinics of old-age psychiatric care.
Responsibilities
Our responsibilities
As a professional association, BEGAP carries out the following tasks in the Canton of Bern.
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Representing the interests of old-age psychiatry, its patients and their relatives vis-à-vis the authorities and the public.
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Exchange of views among members and promotion of cooperation between the institutions.
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Position statements on current topics in old-age psychiatry.
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Advising the Canton of Bern on matters of old-age psychiatry.
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Delivering postgraduate training in accordance with the FMH/SIWF training regulations.
Membership
Become a member
Membership is open to anyone who holds or is working towards the subspecialty in old-age psychiatry and psychotherapy, as well as to specialists from other disciplines in old-age psychiatry institutions who make a substantial contribution to psychiatric care in the Canton of Bern.
Members meet at least four times a year in plenary session.
Next meeting
17 August 2026, in person in Thun – including intervision.
Links
Professional societies & partners
Contact
Questions about BEGAP or membership?
Information on membership, training and the old-age psychiatry services in the Canton of Bern is provided by the co-presidency. Statutes and admission: see About us.