As part of the National Congress of Psychiatry in Portugal, Dr. Tal Bergamn Levy; Adv. Pereira, and Oren Asman, all WAML members, will take part in a session on "Capacity and Competence - Between Psychiatry, Law and Ethics".
This is another sign of a strengthening collaboration between WAML members from various countries. This is done in Collaboration with the World Psychiatry Association Section on Psychiatry, Law and Ethics (http://wpaple.org/)
Simpósio XVII
CAPACIDADE E COMPETÊNCIA: ENTRE A PSIQUIATRIA, A LEI E A ÉTICA
(CAPACITY AND COMPETENCE – BETWEEN PSYCHIATRY, LAW AND ETHICS)
Moderador: André Dias Pereira
Redefinindo o conceito de competência
(Redefining the concept of competence)
Oren Asman
A capacidade testamentária em doentes com esquizofrenia
(Testamentary capacity in schizophrenia patients)
Tal Bergman-Levy
Ética, capacidade e a tomada de decisões em gerontopsiquiatria
Horácio Firmino