This symposium offers an unparalleled opportunity to meet and learn from renowned international experts in suicide prevention, critical care, and addiction, who will share cutting-edge research, clinical insights, and practical strategies that can enhance your approach to suicide prevention.
Engage in a comprehensive exploration of suicide prevention, from critical care to community-based interventions. Learn how evidence-based tools like the C-SSRS and the biopsychosociocultural model can transform suicide risk detection and intervention efforts globally.
This symposium offers an unparalleled opportunity to meet and learn from renowned international experts in suicide prevention, critical care, and addiction, who will share cutting-edge research, clinical insights, and practical strategies that can enhance your approach to suicide prevention.
13.00-13.15
13.15-14.00
Professor Rebecca Brendel, Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics, APA Past President, USA
14.00-14.45
Assistant Professor Katarzyna Litak, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, USA
14.45-15.00
15.00-16.30
Professor Kelly Posner, Columbia Lighthouse Project, USA
16.30-17.00
17.00-17.30
Professor Lars Lien, Inland University, Norwegian Psychiatric Association, Norway
17.30-17.45
Assistant Professor Alejandro de la Torre-Luque, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain.
17.45 - 18.00
Dr Anna Baran, Karlstad University, Linnaeus University, Sweden and IASP Special Interest Group Education and Training in Suicide Prevention
18.00 - 18.30
Director of the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics and APA Past President will conclude the symposium by discussing the expansion of suicide prevention efforts beyond critical care and outpatient settings to include community and systems-level interventions. She will explore how integrating individual care with broader public health efforts can create a more sustainable and impactful model for suicide prevention.
Founder of the Columbia Lighthouse Project, will highlight the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), a globally recognized, evidence-based tool that standardizes suicide risk detection in critical care, schools, communities, and public health systems in 45 nations. She will discuss how the C-SSRS empowers clinicians and caregivers to identify at-risk individuals and intervene effectively.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota Medical School will present topic “The Shadow of Substance Use: Exploring its Connection to Suicidal Ideation in Youth”. The confluence of substance use and suicidal ideation among youth represents a critical public health concern, with both issues demonstrating alarming prevalence rates. This intersection demands urgent attention, as psychological and social factors like trauma, peer influence, and lack of support often fuel both substance misuse and suicidal thoughts. Compounding this, data consistently reveals a strong correlation between substance use and suicidal behaviors in adolescents. Specific substances, including alcohol, opioids, and cannabis, can significantly heighten suicidal risk by impacting mood regulation and impulsivity. Furthermore, co-occurring mental health disorders, such as depression and anxiety, can exacerbate this dangerous relationship.
Professor at Inland University and president of the Norwegian Psychiatric Association, will present findings from interviews with healthcare workers about the stress associated with suicide evaluation and how Norway’s zero-vision suicide prevention approach has influenced clinical practices. He will discuss the potential impact of proposed changes in national guidelines, moving from using traditional suicide assessment measures to a more holistic approach to evaluating suicide risk.
Assistant Professor at University of Madrid, will talk about how often a suicide reattempt may appear after hospital discharge and associated factors. Data from the SURVIVE cohort were used. In this regard, a sample of 1,730 Spanish patients (12+ years old) who presented an index suicide were followed for 12 months via clinical assessment and medical record review. The results showed that one in five patients reattempted suicide (median number of days from index = 140 days). Key risk factors included a history of non-suicidal self-injury, higher severity of suicidal ideation, and attempt method-switching. These findings highlight the urgent need for enhanced post-attempt prevention interventions. This should inform policy to develop targeted support, comprehensive mental health services, and public health campaigns to reduce suicide reattempts.
affiliated researcher at Karlstad University and Linnaeus University, Sweden, leader of the ELLIPSE and ELLIPSE Postvention EU co-funded projects, will showcase how innovative e-learning strategies can enhance suicide prevention by equipping professionals and communities with practical skills for prevention and postvention. She will highlight the importance of adapting these strategies to diverse cultural and systemic contexts, providing a more holistic and effective approach to suicide prevention.
29 Babińskiego Street, 30-393 Kraków
Main Hall in the Theatre, building no. 15
Entry to the hospital grounds is free of charge
Conference in English – no interpreter provided
