The APA Scientific Conference objectives are:
- to examine, consider and appraise current diagnostic and clinical guidelines and practices to enhance patient care;
- to explore, consider and interpret the meaning of change from biological, psychological, and social perspectives for our patients and in our professional relationships with them; and
- to reflect upon and discuss integrating change in our personal and professional lives as well as in the systems within which we work.
Please note: Conference Schedule is subject to change.
All accredited sessions will maintain 25% interactivity through Q&A at the end of the session.
- 17:00Registration/Information Desk
17:00 - 19:30, Alpine Gallery Main Lobby - 07:00Registration/Information Desk
07:00 - 16:00, Alpine Gallery Main Lobby
Hot Buffet Breakfast
07:30 - 09:00, Heritage Hall
Opening Remarks
07:50 - 08:00, Mount Temple Ballroom08:00Keynote: Exploring Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, and Mental Health and Wellbeing Among Youth in the Northwest Territories
08:00 - 09:00, Mount Temple Ballroom - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Carmen Logie09:0010:00Break
10:00 - 10:15, Heritage Hall
Keynote: Redefining the Concept of Medicine as a Calling: A Path to Resilience and Wellbeing
10:25 - 11:25, Mount Temple Ballroom - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Sam Chang11:00Lunch Buffet
11:25 - 11:55, Heritage Hall
Panel Discussion: The Alberta Recovery Model - Leveraging Successes and Expanding Supports for Mental Health
11:55 - 13:10, Mount Temple Ballroom - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Mr. Kerry Bales, Dr. Nicholas Mitchell, Mr. Evan Romanow, Dr. Robert Tanguay13:00Addressing the Risks of Problematic Internet Use Among Vulnerable Youth: Clinical Perspectives
13:15 - 14:15, Mount Temple Ballroom
Speaker(s): Dr. Anthony Rostain14:00Break
14:15 - 14:30, Heritage Hall
RESIDENT: Mapping the Family Experience in Early Psychosis: Insights from a Narrative Study on Family Careers
14:20 - 14:35, Saddleback & Glacier - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Roxoliana Tsisar
Co-Author(s): Katherine Shettell, Kristen Zentner, Melanie Robles, Adam Abba-Aji
WORKSHOP: Intensive Outpatient Treatment (IOP) for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders: Evidence and Clinical Implications
14:30 - 15:15, Mount Temple Ballroom A/B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Avi Aulakh, Dr. Lovneet Hayer, Dr. Mohit Singh
WORKSHOP: Reimagining Addiction Care: System-Level Innovations from Alberta's Recovery-Oriented Research Network
14:30 - 15:15, Beehive & Lakeshore - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Anees Bahji
SCAP Meet N' Greet
14:30 - 15:00, Pipestone
WORKSHOP: Polling the Profession - How Should We Teach With AI
14:30 - 15:15, Mount Temple Ballroom C - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Nia Abdullayeva
RESIDENT: Examining the Impact of COVID-19 on Pediatric Psychiatric Presentations: A Retrospective Population- Based Cohort Study in Alberta (2017-2022)
14:40 - 14:55, Saddleback & Glacier - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Jacquelyn Paquet
Co-Author(s): Katharine Hibbard, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Pamela Brett-MacLean PhD15:00RESIDENT: The Potential Impact of Cannabis Use and Increased Dementia Risk: A Scoping Review
15:00 - 15:15, Saddleback & Glacier - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Harman Sidhu
Co-Author(s): Dr. Dallas Seitz, Thoman Hogan, Lynn Tan, Ti-Amo Richards
WORKSHOP: Functional Neurological Disorders Evolving Research and A Practical Guide for Psychiatrists
15:15 - 16:00, Mount Temple Ballroom A/B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Gabriela Gilmour, Dr. Megan Howlett, Dr. Kimberly Williams
WORKSHOP: Impact of Screen Time on the Mental Health of Children and Adolescents
15:15 - 16:00, Mount Temple Ballroom C - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Richard Rabeeh
WORKSHOP: Meeting Youth Where They Are: New Innovative Service Delivery to Underserved Areas
15:15 - 16:00, Beehive & Lakeshore - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Louise Rellis
RESIDENT: Real-Time Al Voice Simulation Platform for Psychiatric OSCE Training
15:20 - 15:35, Saddleback & Glacier - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Abhinav Pillai
Co-Author(s): Rufina M.J. Kim, MSc; Tan Li; Benjamin Rosen, MD; Thomas Stark, MD; Martin Vetter, MD; Yanbo Zhang, MD, PhD
RESIDENT: Evaluation of Admission Medication Reconciliation Completed by Psychiatry Residents for Patients Admitted to Inpatient Psychiatric Units in Edmonton
15:40 - 15:55, Saddleback & Glacier - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Katarina Ondrusova
Co-Author(s): Dr. Sudhakar Sivapalan, Dr. Heidi Chau17:00Family Fun Night
17:00 - 19:30, Lago21:00Residents' Reception
21:00 - 23:59, Fairview Bar - 07:00Registration/Information Desk
07:00 - 16:00, Alpine Gallery Main Lobby
Hot Buffet Breakfast
07:30 - 09:00, Heritage Hall08:00CPA Presidential Opening: Canadian Guidance for the “Grievous and Irremediable” Criterion and Suicide Risk in Persons with Mental Disorders who Request MAID
08:00 - 09:00, Mount Temple Ballroom A/B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Paul S. Links, Dr. Lilian U. Thorpe09:00Beyond First-Rank Symptoms: Navigating Complexity in Schizophrenia Care
09:00 - 10:00, Mount Temple Ballroom A/B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Valerie Primeau10:00Refreshment Break
10:00 - 10:10, Heritage Hall
Mental Health, Trauma & Healing
10:10 - 12:10, Mount Temple Ballroom A/B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Ramneek Dosanjh, Dr. Gabor Maté12:00Lunch Buffet
12:10 - 12:40, Heritage Hall
Presidential Welcome & AGM Updates
12:40 - 13:10, Mount Temple Ballroom A/B13:00WORKSHOP: Pediatric Medical Psychiatry Unit - Lessons from the First Year
13:15 - 14:15, Mount Temple Ballroom A/B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Cristian Zeni
RESIDENT: From Courtroom to Clinic: The Role of the Compassionate Care Act in Shaping Substance Use Treatment for Forensic Patients
13:15 - 13:30, Saddleback & Glacier - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Nidhi Malhi, Kalina Pashniak
Co-Author(s): Dr. Maryana Kravtsenyuk
WORKSHOP: Pausing in Surprise: An Expressive Writing Workshop
13:15 - 14:15, Beehive & Lakeshore - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Janet De Groot, Dr. Elizabeth Wallace
RESIDENT: From Taarof to Table: A Scoping Review of Hospitality Norms and Disordered Eating
13:35 - 13:50, Saddleback & Glacier - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Adibba Adel, Yekta Sharafaddin-zadeh
RESIDENT: Investigating the Impact of Serotonergic Psychedelic Drugs, MDMA and Ketamine on Social Cognition in Psychiatric Disorders: A Scoping Review
13:55 - 14:10, Saddleback & Glacier - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Nicholas Lik Hang Lee
Co-Author(s): Sarah Ann Smith, Haseeb Mohammad, Liz Dennett, Shaina Smith, Lisa Burback, Olga Winkler, Andrew Greenshaw, Rakesh Jetly, Sidney H Kennedy, Venkat Bhat, Jennifer Swainson, Eric Vermetten, Bo Cao, Xin- Min Li, Yanbo Zhang14:00RESIDENT: iTBS for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorder (SUD), A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis
14:15 - 14:30, Saddleback & Glacier - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Raza Qadri
Co-Author(s): Gilmar Gutierrez and Yanbo Zhang
WORKSHOP: Communicating with Family Careers: Barriers and Bridges to Family-Integrated Care of Patients with Serious Mental Illness
14:20 - 15:20, Mount Temple Ballroom A/B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Melanie Robles, Katherine Shettell
Co-Author(s): Roxoliana Tsisar, Kristen Zentner, Adam Abba-Aji
WORKSHOP: Obesity and Mental Health - Overview for Psychiatrists
14:20 - 15:20, Beehive & Lakeshore - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Atul Khullar, Dr. Jennifer Swainson
RESIDENT: The Missing Piece: A Case Report of Body Integrity Dysphoria with 5-Month Post-Amputation Follow-Up
14:35 - 14:50, Saddleback & Glacier - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Emma Hamid
Co-Author(s): Dr. Shamis Nabeel MD FRCPC
RESIDENT: Beyond the Infusion: Glutamatergic Strategies to Prolong Ketamine's Antidepressant Effects
14:55 - 15:10, Saddleback & Glacier - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Kal Samarasinghe
Co-Author(s): Jennifer Swainson15:00Break
15:20 - 15:30, Heritage Hall
WORKSHOP: What Makes Changing Our Minds So Hard? Active Inference, Free Energy, and Computational Psychiatry
15:30 - 16:30, Mount Temple Ballroom A/B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Richard Hibbard
WORKSHOP: Addressing the Hidden Curriculum in Residency Training: Making the Implicit Explicit
15:30 - 16:30, Beehive & Lakeshore - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Monique Jericho , Dr. Rory Sellmer
RESIDENT: Ketamine and Esketamine for Post-partum Depression: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis
15:35 - 15:50, Saddleback & Glacier - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Gilmar Gutierrez
Co-Author(s): Isis Lunsky, Xena Wang, Andrea Zhuang, Jennifer Swainson
RESIDENT: Early Psychosis Intervention Programs: Clinical Impacts, Economic Value, and the Need for Urgent Provincial Expansion in Alberta
15:55 - 16:10, Saddleback & Glacier - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Rees Kelly16:00RESIDENT: Participant Acceptability and Feedback Regarding a Community-Based Mental Health Workshop Designed for Black Communities in Canada
16:15 - 16:30, Saddleback & Glacier - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Deborah Adesegun
Co-Author(s): Brae Anne McArthur, Sydney Seidel, Tamara Williamson, Nikita Kalonji, Chelsea Moran, Chrystiana Wamana
Delegate Reception
16:30 - 17:30, Heritage Hall - 07:00Hot Buffet Breakfast
07:00 - 08:30, Heritage Hall10:00Refreshment Break
10:00 - 10:15, Heritage Hall