Previous Congresses
Fourth European Congress on Assertive Outreach - "Learning from each other"
September 13 - 15 2017, Hamburg, Germany
open : Congress Program Booklet
open : Presentations Keynote Speakers(* available)
Third European Congress on Assertive Outreach - "Reaching out together"
June 24 - 26 2015, Oslo, Norway
open : Congress Program Booklet
open : Photo album Oslo
open : Presentations in plenair sessions
open : Presentations in parallel sessions
Second European Congress on Assertive Outreach - "Improving Integration"
June 26, 27 and 28 2013, Avilés, Astrurias, Spain
open : Congress Program Booklet
open : Congress Photo Album
First European Congress on Assertive Outreach - "Crossing Borders"
October 5, 6 and 7, 2011, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
open : Congress Program Booklet
open : Congress Photo Album
Programme Preconference - 5 October:
open : Programme overview Preconference
open : Opening presentation
Speaker -
Prof.dr. C.L. Mulder, Research Center O3, Erasmus MC
Bavo-Europoort and
Municipal Health Center Rotterdam
, The Netherlands, (chairman)
Outpatient Care for difficult to engage severely mentally ill patients in Europe.
open : presentation 1
Speaker -
Dr. H. Kroon, Trimbos Instituut, The Netherlands
The effectiveness of Assertive Outreach in Europe.
open : presentation 2
Speaker -
Prof. Stefan Priebe, Queen Mary, University of London, England
Does Assertive Outreach reduce hospital beds?.
open : presentation 3
Speaker -
Professor Merete Nordentoft, Psychiatric Center Copenhagen,
Copenhagen University, Denmark
Implementation of Assertive outreach in Europe.
Programme - 6 October:
open : presentation 4
Speaker -
Prof. T.P. Burns, University of Oxford, England
Effective Ingredients in Assertive Outreach (ACT).
open : presentation 5
Speaker -
Prof. dr. J. van Os, The Netherlands
Assertive Outreach and Treatment: A European Agenda.
open : presentation 6
Speaker -
Prof. Stefan Priebe, Queen Mary, University of London, England
Quality of care for difficult to engage patients with SMI in Europe.
Programme - 7 October:
open : presentation 7
Speaker -
Remmers van Veldhuizen, Psychiatrist - Chairman of Certification Centre
for ACT & FACT, The Netherlands
FACT - Flexible Assertive Community Treatment.
open : presentation 8
Speaker -
Mike Firn, National Forum for Assertive Outreach (NFAO), England
Cheri Sixbey, Assertive Community Treatment Association (ACTA), USA
Can or should AO be implemented in all
European Countries, and should we choose one model?.
open : presentation 9
Speaker -
Torleif Ruud, Psychiatrist / Professor, Akershus Hospital Trust
University of Oslo, Norway
Implementation of Assertive Community Treatment Teams in Norway.