Ghent group meeting Prague 2026

Program


Thursday, Sept 17

Venue: GRANDIOR Hotel
Time Activity Location
12:00 – 12:45 Lunch & Registration Grandior restaurant
12:45 – 13:00 Welcome & Practical Information Euforie (Main conference hall)
13:00 – 13:45

Plenary Session 1: Czech psychiatry today

Tomáš Kašpárek (Chair of the Czech Psychiatric Society, Masaryk University, Brno, CZ)

Euforie(Main conference hall)
13:45 – 14:30

Plenary Session 2: Mental Health Policy and Reform in the Czech Republic

Dita Protopopová (National coordinator of mental health policy, CZ)

Euforie(Main conference hall)
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee Break & Accommodation Foyer
15:00 – 16:30 Breakout Session I (Group work) Euforie& Harmonie & Idea Halls
16:30 – 17:00 Coffee Break Foyer
17:00 – 18:00

Plenary Session 3: Psychological and Therapeutic Programmes in Czech Prisons

Václav Jiřička (Head Psychologist of the Prison Service of the CR)

Euforie(Main conference hall)
18:00 – 18:30 Discussion: Prison-based vs. healthcare-based systems Euforie(Main conference hall)
19:00 – 22:00 Welcome Dinner Bistro & Cafe Grandior

 


Friday, Sept 18

Venue: Psychiatric Hospital Bohnice
Time Activity Location
08:30 – 09:15 Transport from hotel to Bohnice Hospital Meeting at Hotel Reception
09:30 – 10:00

Plenary Session 3: Forensic treatment services in Czechia

Marek Páv (Bohnice Hospital, Charles University)

Theatre Hall (Bohnice Hospital)
10:00 – 10:30

Bohnice Hospital forensic services

Andrea Slováková, Jakub Šimek (Bohnice Hospital)

Theatre Hall (Bohnice Hospital)
10:30 – 12:00 Breakout Session II (Group work) Designated Breakout Rooms
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch V. Kolona Café (NGO Greendoors)
13:00 – 15:00 Hospital Visit (Guided tour) Guided tour in three groups
15:00 – 15:45 Coffee Break & Group Discussion  
15:45 – 16:45

Plenary Lecture 4: Sexual Offending and Sexual Health in Czechia

Kateřina Klapilová (National Institute of Mental Health)

Theatre Hall (Bohnice Hospital)
16:45 – 17:30 Transport from hospital to the Hotel  
17:30 – 19:00 Break  
19:00 – 19:30 Transport from hotel to dinner  
19:30 – 22:30 Gala Dinner City downtown / Lužnice boat

 


Saturday, Sept 19

Venue: GRANDIOR Hotel
Time Activity Location
09:00 – 09:45

Plenary Lecture 5: Improving the Reviewability of Forensic Expert Evidence

Jiří Závora (Chair of the Advisory Board on Forensic Methodology, Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic)

Euforie (Main conference hall)
10:00 – 11:30 Breakout Session III (Group work) Euforie & Harmonie & Idea Halls
11:30 – 12:00 Coffee Break Foyer
12:00 – 13:00 Wrap up of the meeting Euforie (Main conference hall)