ovidiu.popa-velea@umf.ro
July 1999: The International Summer School Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Hypnotherapy,
organized by the University Babe-Bolyai of Cluj-Napoca, Romania and by the Ecological
University Dimitrie Cantemir - Trgu Mure, Romania;
May 1999: Course of Medical Pedagogy, organized by the University of Bristol, Great Britain and
the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davilla, Bucharest;
July, 1998: The International Summer School Looking For Control - Social Behavior and Health
Psychology, organized by the University Babe-Bolyai of Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
1995, 1996, 1997: Intensive Seminaries of Clinical Epidemiology (120 hours), organized by the
University Claude-Bernard of Lyon - France.
Special accomplishments:
Since 2002: Member of the American Psychological Association (APA);
2001: Fulbright Award winner (award administered by the Fulbright Commission Romania, Institute
for International Education (IIE) and the U.S. Department of State);
Since 1999: Member of the Balint Association for Romania;
Since 2005: member of the Executive Committee of the Balint Association Romania;
Since 1999: Scientific Secretary of the Center for Studies in Music and Medicine Boris LubanPlozza, Bucharest;
Since 1997: Member of the Romanian Psychoneuroendocrinology Society;
1994-2001: Scientific consultant of Club INSERM Jeunesse of Romania (addressed to young
students, aged 15-21, interested in natural and medical sciences); moderator at 6th, 8th,9th,
10th and 11th Annual Meetings of Clubs INSERM Jeunesse, in France (1994, 1996, 1997,
1998, 1999).
Guest of educational live radio programs (channel Romnia Cultural) on communication,
psychotherapy (April 10, April 17, June 26, 1997, June 1999), treatment and prevention of
respiratory diseases (May, 5, 2000), smoking cessation (June 2, 2000).
Papers and books:
Co-author in:
I.B.Iamandescu, B.Luban-Plozza Psychosocial dimension of medical practice
(Dimensiunea psihosocial a practicii medicale), Infomedica Publishing House, Bucharest,
2002; chapters: The pain: clinical-psychological problems, Psychological therapies directed
against the pain, Elements of palliative medicine, An algorithm of anamnesis, from a
holistic (global) perspective on patient, Bio-psycho-social characteristics of the surgical act,
Burn-out syndrome in doctors, Therapeutical adherence;
Over 50 papers in the field of medical psychology, psychosomatics, music therapy, medical
anthropology, allergology, pneumology, printed or presented in Romanian and international
reviews or congresses.