Oulu Psychiatric Epidemiology Society (OPES)

was founded on January 27, 2007.

The aim of OPES is to promote research activity of psychiatric epidemiology in the Northern Finland. To reach this aim OPES organizes seminars and lectures, and informs on available education related to the topic.

OPES is a registered organization (since September 7, 2007), which in May 2011 had 83 members. In November 2009 OPES organized international conference Current knowledge in psychiatric epidemiology. Conference had 123 participants from five countries. We thank all the participants. 

Upcoming international events:

Paulo International Medical Symposium 2012: "Schizophrenia - Epidemiology and Biology"

Place: Oulu, Finland
Date:  June 18th to 20th, 2012

Organisers: Oulu Psychiatric Epidemiology Society (OPES), University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital