2026 Conference Calendar

17:00-21:00 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/C )

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

08:00-09:00 Presidential Keynote: Distinctions Based Indigenous Contexts and Approaches for Psychiatry Practices ( Wildrose Salon A/B/C )
Speaker(s): Dr. Cassandra Felske-Durksen

09:00-10:00 Cognitive Approaches to Trauma Processing: State of the Art and Future Innovations ( Wildrose Salon A/B/C )
Speaker(s): Dr. Candice Monson

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

10:20-11:20 New and Emerging Treatments for Schizophrenia: Beyond Postsynaptic Dopamine Receptor Blockage ( Wildrose Salon A/B/C (Virtual) )
Speaker(s): Dr. Christoph Correll

11:20-13:00 Lunch Buffet ( Wildrose Prefunction Area )

11:50-12:50 Bipolar II Disorder. Not Really a Bipolar Disorder! So What Is It? ( Wildrose Salon A/B/C )
Speaker(s): Dr. Cynthia BaxterDr. Atul Khullar

13:00-14:00 The Efficacy of Being Outnumbered: Harnessing Family-Based Assessment and Treatment ( Wildrose Salon A/B/C )
Speaker(s): Dr. David Rubin

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14:05-14:20

14:25-14:40

14:45-15:00

15:05-15:30 Transition Break ( Wildrose Prefunction Area )

15:05-15:20 RESIDENT: Cardiovascular Risk and Prognostic Factors in Psychostimulant Therapy in the Treatment of ADHD, A Systematic Review (U of C) ( Hawthorn C )
Speaker(s): Dr. Siavash Zare-Zadeh

15:25-15:40 RESIDENT: Ketamine Prescribing Trends in Alberta Between January 2021 – June 2024 (U of A) ( Hawthorn C )
Speaker(s): Leslie Truong

15:30-16:00 WORKSHOP: Role of Nutrition in Assessment and Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders ( Hawthorn B )
Speaker(s): Dr. Ana Drandic

15:30-16:00 WORKSHOP: Psychopharmacology 2025 – What is New, What is Coming? ( Hawthorn A )
Speaker(s): Dr. Thomas Joseph Raedler

16:00-17:00 5 Minute Talks - Keep Calm & Ground On: Quick Tricks for Mental Reset ( Wildrose Salon C )

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

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/C )

08:00-09:00 Hero, Villian, Victim or Human? Reflections on the Stories We Tell Ourselves ( Wildrose Salon A/B/C )
Speaker(s): Dr. Deena Hinshaw

09:00-10:00 Sleep and the Addicted Brain ( Wildrose Salon A/B/C )
Speaker(s): Dr. Ric Procyshyn

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

10:20-11:20 The Future of Mental Health(care) in a Digital, Intelligence Augmented World ( Wildrose Salon A/B/C )
Speaker(s): Dr. Zayna Khayat

11:30-12:45 Luncheon ( Wildrose Salon A/B/C )

12:45-13:00 Break ( Wildrose Salon A/B/C )

13:00-14:00

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13:00-13:15

13:00-14:00

13:20-13:35

13:40-13:55

14:00-14:15

14:05-15:05

14:05-15:05

14:05-15:05

14:20-14:35

14:40-14:55

15:05-15:10 Break ( Wildrose Prefunction Area )

15:10-16:10 WORKSHOP: Enhancing PTSD Recovery with Multi-Modal Motion-Assisted Memory Desensitization and Reconsolidation (3MDR) Therapy: From Research to Implementation ( Wildrose Salon A/B/C )
Speaker(s): Dr. Lisa BurbackDr. Olga Winkler

15:10-16:10 WORKSHOP: What Role can Replacement Sex Hormones play in Women's Health? ( Hawthorn A )
Speaker(s): Dr. Roger C. Rampling

15:10-15:40 WORKSHOP: Update on Mainport and PPIP ( Hawthorn B )
Speaker(s): Dr. Thomas Joseph Raedler

15:45-16:15 WORKSHOP: Diagnosing and Treating Mental Health Disorders in Patients with Intellectual Disability ( Hawthorn B )
Speaker(s): Dr. Jennifer Gale Hibbard

16:00-17:30 Delegate Reception ( Wildrose Prefunction Area )

07:00-08:30 Hot Breakfast ( Wildrose Prefunction Area )

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

10:15-11:15 Billing Session ( Wildrose Salon A/B/C )