Conference Programme
Please find below a quick overview of our conference programme.
- You can find an overview of the programme here. All attendees will receive a copy of this programme overview on site.
- To find a more detailed programme, click here.
- For the program of the surgeon-only day, click here.
- To see the most recent version of the programme, please check our conference website or our conference app.
Conference Booklet & Abstract book
- Our Conference Booklet can be found here. Please note this will not be printed at the conference, if you wish to have a conference booklet at our conference, remember to print it yourself.
- Please find here the full abstract booklet. You can use CTRL + F to find the abstract title. You can also check out the abstracts & speakers for the Plenary Opening Session, The Year in Review and the Transgender Health Care in Europe Session.
Tuesday 25/4/2023
18:00-20:00 Registration desk opens (in the hotel lobby)
Wednesday 26/4/2023
8:00-9:00 Registration (Box office)
9:00-10:30 Plenary Opening Session – chair: Joz Motmans
- Welcome address by Joz Motmans, President of EPATH
- Welcome address by Tina Kolos Orban (TENI), Conference hosts
- Keynote lecture: Prof. dr. Jon Arcelus (UK/ES): COMPARING SOC-8 TO OTHER CLINICAL GUIDELINES: An in-depth exploration of the SOC-8 methodology (download presentation here)
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:30 Parallel sessions I
12:30-13:30 Lunch break
13:30-15:00 Parallel sessions II
15:00-15:30 Coffee break
15:30-17:00 Round tables I
17:00-18:00 Poster presentations
— 11:00-18:00 Surgeon-only day — Additional registration for the surgeon-only day is required. This is free of any charge, it’s mainly to check surgical status. For the program overview, click here.
18:30-19:30 Fun Run (5K)
20:00-21:00 Welcome Reception & food
Thursday 27/4/2023
09:00-10:30 Plenary Session “The year in review”: This recurrent session offers a synoptic review of notable new literature in various sub-specialties of transgender care. Chaired by Annelou de Vries.
- Mental Health (adults): Dr. David Garcia Nuñez (CH)
- Mental Health (children & adolescents): Dr. Anna van der Miesen (NL)
- Endocrinology: Dr. Dorte Glintborg (DK)
- Surgery: Prof dr. Jochen Hess (GE)
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 Plenary Session “The year in review” (part II). Chaired by Timo Nieder.
- Social and Political sciences: Dr. Amets Suess Schwend (ES)
- Reproductive Health: Prof. dr. Maria Cristina Meriggiola (IT)
- Voice and Communication: Prof. dr. Matthew Mills (UK)
- Law, Politics, and Ethics: Lenny Emson (Executive Director, TGEU)
12:30-13:30 Lunch break
13:30-15:00 Parallel sessions III
15:00-15:30 Coffee break
15:30-17:00 Round tables II
17:30-18:30 Assembly meeting (EPATH-members only)
19:00 – 19:05 – 19:10 – 19:15 – 19:20 – 19:25: Buses pick up delegates registered for the party
19:30-0:30 Party (J.M. Reidys)
Buses will pick up delegates at J.M. Reidys at 22:30, 23:30, and 0:30.
Friday 28/4/2023
09:00-10:00 Plenary Session “Transgender Health Care in Europe”: This recurrent session offers insight in the organisation of health care in various countries on the European continent. Chaired by Joz Motmans
- Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Dr. Alyona Malkhasyan
- Iceland: Dr. Elsa Bára Traustadóttir
- UK: Prof. dr. Gary Butler
- Czech Republic: Dr. Petra Vrzackova & Viktor Heumann
10:00-10:30 Coffee break
10:30-12:00 Parallel stream sessions IV
12:15-12:45 Plenary Closing Ceremony
14:00: Buses leave for different airports
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