2024 Conference Calendar

17:00-19:00 Registration & Information Desk Open ( Wildrose Prefunction Area )

07:00-17:00 Registration & Information Desk Open ( Wildrose Prefunction Area )

07:30-09:00 Hot Buffet Breakfast ( Wildrose Salon A/B )

07:50-08:00 Opening Remarks ( Wildrose Salon A/B )

08:00-09:00 MAiD and Mental Disorders ( Wildrose Salon A/B )
Speaker(s): Dr. Alexandra McPherson

09:00-10:00 Harm Reduction Within Comprehensive Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder: The Example of Take-Home Naloxone ( Wildrose Salon A/B (Virtual) )
Speaker(s): Prof. Sir John Strang

10:00-10:20 Refreshment Break ( Wildrose Prefunction Area )

10:20-11:20 The Prenatal Sex Steroid Theory of Autism ( Wildrose Salon C (Virtual) )
Speaker(s): Prof. Sir Simon Baron-Cohen

11:20-11:45 Lunch ( Wildrose Prefunction Area )

11:50-12:50 DEBATE: Is Adult ADHD Over-Diagnosed and Over-Prescribed? ( Wildrose Salon A/B )
Speaker(s): Dr. Pratap ChokkaDr. Toba Oluboka

12:50-13:00 Break ( Wildrose Prefunction Area )

13:00-14:00 Cognitive Behavior Therapy; A Clinical Update for Psychiatrists ( Wildrose Salon C (Virtual) )
Speaker(s): Dr. Judith Beck

14:00-14:10 Break ( Wildrose Prefunction Area )

14:10-15:10 Adopting a Systems-Level Population Health Approach to Support Youth Mental Well-Being (SCAP Keynote) ( Wildrose Salon C )
Speaker(s): Dr. Hasina Samji

15:10-15:30 Refreshment Break ( Wildrose Prefunction Area )

15:10-15:30 SCAP Meet N' Greet ( Bluebell )

15:30-16:30 Toward a Future Psychiatry ( Wildrose Salon C (Virtual) )
Speaker(s): Dr. Steve Hyman

16:30-17:30 Wine & Cheese Reception: "The Preceptor I Want to Tell you About" ( Hawthorn A/B )
Speaker(s): Dave KellyDr. Gord Kelly

18:00-20:30 Family Fun Night ( Wildrose Salon A/B )

21:00-23:59 Residents' Reception ( Divas Martini Lounge )

07:00-16:00 Registration & Information Desk Open ( Wildrose Prefunction Area )

07:30-09:00 Hot Buffet Breakfast ( Wildrose Salon A/B )

08:00-09:00 Resiliency: More Important Now Than Ever in Healthcare ( Wildrose Salon A/B )
Speaker(s): Dr. Verna Yiu

09:00-10:00 Rapid Acting Antidepressants: New Treatments, New Hope, and New Insights into the Brain ( Wildrose Salon A/B (Virtual) )
Speaker(s): Dr. John Krystal

10:00-10:20 Refreshment Break ( Wildrose Prefunction Area )

10:20-11:20 How Pain Shapes the Brain: Impact of Childhood Trauma on Suicide Risk ( Wildrose Salon C )
Speaker(s): Dr. Gustavo Turecki

11:40-12:30 Luncheon ( Wildrose Salon A/B )

12:30-13:00 Break ( Wildrose Prefunction Area )

13:00-13:15

13:00-13:20

13:00-13:30

13:00-13:30

13:20-13:35

13:25-13:45

13:35-14:05

13:35-14:05

13:40-13:55

13:50-14:10

14:00-14:15

14:10-14:40

14:10-14:40

14:10-14:20

14:15-14:25

14:25-14:40

14:25-14:45

14:40-14:50 Break ( Hawthorn A )

14:40-14:50 Break ( Wildrose Salon A/B )

14:45-15:00

14:50-15:10

14:50-15:20

14:50-15:20

15:05-15:20

15:25-15:40 RESIDENT: The Gut-Brain Axis and the Microbiome in Anxiety Disorders, PTSD, and OCD ( Hawthorn C )
Speaker(s): Dr. Bohan Yang

15:25-15:55 WORKSHOP: Management of Chronic Insomnia ( Hawthorn A )
Speaker(s): Dr. Payman Hajiazim

15:45-16:00 RESIDENT: The Role of Whole Dietary Interventions in the Treatment of Depression ( Hawthorn C )
Speaker(s): Dr. Usama Malik

16:05-16:20 RESIDENT: Microbial Dysbiosis and Mental Health ( Hawthorn C )
Speaker(s): Dr. Tyler Halverson

16:30-18:00 Delegate Reception ( Wildrose Salon C )

07:00-08:30 Hot Breakfast ( Wildrose Salon A )

10:00-10:15 Refreshment Break ( Wildrose Prefunction Area )