Event title: CONTROVERSIAL PARADIGMS IN MENTAL HEALTH
Organizer: Mental Health Laboratory within the Brain Research Center
Date: 22.10.2025
Duration: 09:00 – 13:30
Location: University Socio-Cultural Complex, Grand Hall, 25 Nicolae Testemițanu St.
Format: In-person attendance
PROGRAMME
| 0900– 0910 | Welcome remarks Igor NASTAS (Republic of Moldova), PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Mental Health, Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy; Scientific Coordinator, Mental Health Laboratory, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy Vitalie LISNIC (Republic of Moldova), Dr. hab. MCs., University Professor, Head of the Department of Neurology No. 1, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Video spot “Mental health matters – Be part of the change!” |
| PANEL 1: CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH: STRATEGIC INTEGRATIONS BETWEEN HEALTH, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY | |
| 0910-1000 | Panelist: Daniel DAVID (Romania), Professor, PhD in Psychology; Minister of Education and Research of Romania; Rector of “Babeș-Bolyai” University, Cluj-Napoca; Corresponding Member of the Romanian Academy and member of Academia Europaea Panelist: Bernard JACOB (Belgium), Project Manager and National Coordinator of Mental Health Reform in Belgium Panelist: Ciprian BĂCILĂ (Romania), Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu; Medical Director of the “Dr. Gheorghe Preda” Clinical Psychiatric Hospital; President of the Romanian Association of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (ARPP)
Moderators: Jana CHIHAI (Republic of Moldova), Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation, Dr. hab. MCs., Associate Professor, Department of Mental Health, Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy; Senior Scientific Researcher, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy |
| 1000-1010 | LOGISTICAL BREAK |
| PANEL 2: EINSTEIN SYNDROME – SPEECH DISORDERS IN BRILLIANT MINDS (FROM LUCIAN BLAGA TO ALBERT EINSTEIN) | |
| 1010-1040
| Panelist: Alexandru-Vladimir CIUREA (Romania), Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon; Head of Neurosurgery Department and Scientific Director, Sanador Hospital, Bucharest; University Professor, PhD supervisor, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest; Honorary Member of the Romanian Academy
Moderator: Jana CHIHAI (Republic of Moldova), Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation, Dr. hab. MCs., Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Mental Health, Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy; Senior Scientific Researcher, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy |
| 1040-1050 | LOGISTICAL BREAK |
| PANEL 3: ETHICS AND MALPRACTICE IN THE CONTEXT OF BRAIN DYSFUNCTIONS | |
| 1050-1130
| Panelist: Maria ALUAȘ (Romania), PhD, Associate Professor, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy and “Babeș-Bolyai” University, Cluj-Napoca Panelist: Vitalie OJOVANU (Republic of Moldova), Dr. hab. in Philosophy, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Philosophy and Bioethics, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy Moderator: Ion BANARI (Republic of Moldova), PhD in Philosophy, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy and Bioethics, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy |
| 1130-1140 | LOGISTICAL BREAK |
| PANEL 4: CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES IN THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF ADDICTIONS | |
| 1140-1225 | Panelist: Lynae EDMONDS (USA), DNP, PMHNP-BC, family physician with a practice in palliative medicine Panelist: Ovidiu ALEXINSCHI (Romania), Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, PhD; Adjunct faculty, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iași Panelists: Andrei HOLMAN (Romania), Alina BOLOGAN (Republic of Moldova) — Bilateral RO–MD project presentation: “Gambling addiction among youth: assessment tools and identification of protective factors for mental health”
Moderators: Andrei EȘANU (Republic of Moldova), University Assistant, Department of Mental Health, Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy; WHO Consultant Alina BOLOGAN (Republic of Moldova), University Assistant, Department of Mental Health, Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy |
| 1225-1235 | LOGISTICAL BREAK |
| PANEL 5: ATYPICAL COGNITIVE TRAJECTORIES AND THE NEUROCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MIND | |
| 1235-1330
| Panelist: Inga DELIV (Republic of Moldova), PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Mental Health, Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy — From symptom to functioning: modern solutions for the anxious patient Panelist: Ion COȘCIUG (Republic of Moldova), PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Mental Health, Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy — Protecting cognitive functions and cerebral neuroplasticity Panelist: Vitalie LISNIC (Republic of Moldova), Dr. hab. MCs., University Professor, Department of Neurology No. 1, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy — Treatment of motor and non-motor manifestations of Parkinson’s disease Panelist: Viorica CHELBAN (United Kingdom), MD, PhD, MRCP, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London – online — [topic text not provided in source] |
