2019 Conference Schedule
We are working on the 2020 Conference Schedule and will be updating the website as sessions are confirmed.
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- 17:00Registration/Information Desk Open
17:00 - 19:00, Wildrose Prefunction Area18:00APA Executive Meeting
18:00 - 21:00, Bluebell
Beyond Cipriani and Monoamines: Are We Improving Depression Treatment Outcomes?
18:30 - 20:00, Wildrose Salon C
Speaker(s): Dr. Sidney H. Kennedy - Evaluate the session - 07:00Registration/Information Desk Open
07:00 - 17:00, Wildrose Prefunction Area
Hot Buffet Breakfast
07:30 - 08:00, Wildrose Salon A/B08:00Major Depressive Disorders: Recent Developments and Clinical Application
08:00 - 09:00, Wildrose Salon A/B
Speaker(s): Dr. Michael E. Thase - Evaluate the session09:00Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy for Severe Mental Disorders: State of Evidence and Video Illustration
09:00 - 10:00, Bluebell
Speaker(s): Dr. Allan Abbass - Evaluate the session10:00Refreshment Break
10:00 - 10:20, Wildrose Prefunction Area
Leadership for Change – Birthing the UN System Workplace Mental Health Strategy
10:20 - 11:20, Wildrose Salon C
Speaker(s): Dr. Jillann Farmer - Evaluate the session11:00From A Shared Decision to A Joint Success in Long Term Treatment in Schizophrenia
11:20 - 12:50, Wildrose Salon A/B
Speaker(s): Dr. Stephan Heres - Evaluate the session12:00Refreshment Break
12:50 - 13:10, Wildrose Prefunction Area13:00Guidelines for Psychiatrists for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders
13:10 - 14:10, Wildrose Salon C
Speaker(s): Dr. Sarah Welch - Evaluate the session14:00Canadian Cannabis, Avoiding the Potholes
14:10 - 15:10, Wildrose Salon C
Speaker(s): Dr. Sam Chang - Evaluate the session15:00Refreshment Break
15:10 - 15:30, Wildrose Prefunction Area
SCAP Meet 'N' Greet
15:10 - 15:30, Bluebell
SCAP Annual General Meeting
15:30 - 16:30, Bluebell
CPA CPD Institute - Differences: Coping with Comorbidities
15:30 - 16:30, Wildrose Salon C
Speaker(s): Dr. Lawrence Martin - Evaluate the session16:00The Book Every Psychiatrist Should Read – 3 Minute Talks
16:30 - 17:30, Hawthorn A/B/C - Evaluate the session18:00Family Fun Night
18:30 - 21:30, Wildrose Salon A/B/C21:00Residents' Reception
21:30 - 23:59, Divas Martini Lounge - 07:00Registration/Information Desk Open
07:00 - 16:00, Wildrose Prefunction Area
Hot Buffet Breakfast
07:30 - 08:00, Wildrose Salon A/B08:00Advances in Treatment of Mood Disorders: The Role of Newer Antipsychotics
08:00 - 09:00, Bluebell
Speaker(s): Dr. Roueen Rafeyan - Evaluate the session09:00Toward Preventing Physician Suicide: Incorporating the Insights of Those They Leave Behind
09:00 - 10:00, Wildrose Salon C
Speaker(s): Dr. Michael Myers - Evaluate the session10:00Refreshment Break
10:00 - 10:20, Wildrose Prefunction Area
Critical Issues in the Assessment and Treatment of Suicidal Physicians: Life-Saving Tips for the Practicing Clinician
10:20 - 11:50, Wildrose Salon C
Speaker(s): Dr. Michael Myers - Evaluate the session
Doctors with Good Borders
10:20 - 11:50, Hawthorn A
Speaker(s): Dr. Jeremy Beach, Dr. Jodie Oosman - Evaluate the session11:00Treatment of Bipolar Depression in Adolescents and Older Adults
11:50 - 13:20, Wildrose Salon A/B
Speaker(s): Dr. Paul Keck - Evaluate the session13:00Refreshment Break
13:20 - 13:40, Wildrose Prefunction Area
RESIDENT: The SIBAT (Suicide Ideation and Behavior Assessment Tool) – A Novel Instrument for the Detection and Monitoring of Suicidality
13:30 - 13:50, Hawthorn C
Speaker(s): Dr. Eric Chan - Evaluate the session
RESIDENT: Neurodevelopment Disorders in the Criminal Justice and Forensic Mental Health Systems
13:30 - 13:50, Bluebell
Speaker(s): Dr. Jeremiah Bolstad - Evaluate the session
Interdisciplinary Simulation in Medical Education a Novel Educational Technique for Managing Challenging Clinical Encounters
13:30 - 14:10, Wildrose Salon C
Speaker(s): Amber Barlow, Dr. Paige Durling, Dr. Rachel Grimminck, Dr. Jihane Henni, Dr. Dean Mrozowich, Dr. Joanna Rankin - Evaluate the session
Use of Intravenous Ketamine for Treatment Resistant Bipolar and Unipolar Depression : Sharing 3 years of Experience from the Misericordia Community Hospital
13:30 - 14:10, Hawthorn A
Speaker(s): Meghan Carroll, Dr. Carson Chrenek, Dr. Jennifer Swainson - Evaluate the session
Improving Access Outcomes in Mental Health Treatment
13:30 - 14:10, Hawthorn B
Speaker(s): Dr. Richard Hibbard - Evaluate the session
RESIDENT: Antibody-Mediated Encephalitis in Adults: A Review of Clinical Presentation and Course, Treatments, and Future Directions
13:50 - 14:10, Hawthorn C
Speaker(s): Dr. Joseph Emerson Marinas - Evaluate the session
RESIDENT: Untwisting Antipsychotic Medications and the Risk of QT Prolongation
13:50 - 14:10, Bluebell
Speaker(s): Dr. Jamil Jivraj - Evaluate the session14:00RESIDENT: The NESBID Trial: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for the Treatment of Ultra Treatment-Resistant Depression
14:10 - 14:30, Hawthorn C
Speaker(s): Dr. Raheem Suleman - Evaluate the session
RESIDENT: A Mental Health Education Intervention in Tanzania: A Randomized Education Intervention
14:10 - 14:30, Bluebell
Speaker(s): Dr. Jaylynn Arcand, Dr. Mary Shen - Evaluate the session
What Every Psychiatrists Should Know about the Mental Health Effects of Natural and Man-Made Disasters and Emergencies
14:10 - 14:50, Wildrose Salon C
Speaker(s): Dr. Vincent I.O. Agyapong - Evaluate the session
Taboo Thoughts: CBT for Overcoming Intrusive Unwanted Thoughts
14:10 - 14:50, Hawthorn B
Speaker(s): Dr. Janet Caryk - Evaluate the session
Psychopharmacology 2019 – What is New, What is Coming?
14:10 - 14:30, Hawthorn A
Speaker(s): Dr. Thomas Joseph Raedler - Evaluate the session
RESIDENT: Anti-Neuronal Cell Surface Antibodies in Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia
14:30 - 14:50, Hawthorn C
Speaker(s): Dr. Mark Colijn - Evaluate the session
RESIDENT: Using Technology for Psychiatric Resident Assessment, A Bridge to Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME)
14:30 - 14:50, Bluebell
Speaker(s): Dr. Ryan Knebel - Evaluate the session
Outpatient Initiation of Clozapine
14:30 - 15:00, Hawthorn A
Speaker(s): Dr. Pierre Chue - Evaluate the session
RESIDENT: Improving Mental Health for Resident Physicians in Canada: A Qualitative and Quantitative Exploration of Knowledge, Attitudes and Barriers
14:50 - 15:10, Hawthorn C
Speaker(s): Dr. Kimberly Williams - Evaluate the session
RESIDENT: Reviewing Outcomes of a New Group Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi) Program
14:50 - 15:10, Bluebell
Speaker(s): Dr. Marko Tymchuk - Evaluate the session
Medicinal marijuana in psychiatric population: Benefits? Perils?
14:50 - 15:20, Hawthorn B
Speaker(s): Dr. Yakov Shapiro - Evaluate the session
Standards of Care for the Health of the Transgender Community: An Introductory Workshop
14:50 - 15:20, Wildrose Salon C
Speaker(s): Dr. Jane Gainer - Evaluate the session15:00Advancing Measurement Based Care in Schizophrenia - Development of a Self-Reported Measurement of Function
15:00 - 15:30, Hawthorn A
Speaker(s): Dr. Zahinoor Ismail - Evaluate the session
RESIDENT: 18 Months After the Fort McMurray Wildfires: Mental Health Effects in Primary Care Patients are Amplified by Social-Demographic and Clinical Antecedents as well as Exposure Related Factors
15:10 - 15:30, Hawthorn C
Speaker(s): Dr. Shahram Moosavi - Evaluate the session
RESIDENT: The Incremental Cost of Illness of ADHD: A Systematic Review for the Developed World and Base-Case Model for the Canadian Economy
15:10 - 15:30, Bluebell
Speaker(s): Dr. Sara Binder, Dr. Beata Komierowski - Evaluate the session
Suicide Among Physicians
15:20 - 15:40, Wildrose Salon C
Speaker(s): Dr. Salim Hamid - Evaluate the session
Therapeutic Activities for Early Childhood Trauma Intervention
15:20 - 15:50, Hawthorn B
Speaker(s): Dr. Alma Fourie - Evaluate the session
Refreshment Break
15:50 - 16:10, Wildrose Prefunction Area16:00APA Annual General Meeting
16:10 - 17:10, Wildrose Salon C18:00Saturday Night Celebration
18:30 - 23:59, Wildrose Salon A/B - 07:00Hot Buffet Breakfast
07:00 - 08:30, Wildrose Salon A08:00APA and Section of General Psychiatry Annual General Meeting
08:30 - 12:00, Wildrose Salon C09:00Billing Effectively
09:00 - 10:00, Wildrose Salon C
Speaker(s): Dr. Roger C. Rampling - Evaluate the session