Alberta Psychiatric Association (APA) | March 19 – 22, 2020 Scientific Conference Cancelation
The Alberta Psychiatric Association (APA) would like to thank you for your patience as we navigate our unique place amongst the current climate within the ever changing COVID-19 pandemic.
After careful and thoughtful consideration, the Alberta Psychiatric Association (APA) no longer finds it safe or in the publics best interest to gather ¼ of Alberta’s psychiatrists in one place and is canceling the March 19 - 22 Scientific Conference.
If you have questions or concerns about your conference registration please email us at conference@albertapsych.org.
If you’re needing to connect with the Rimrock Hotel about your hotel reservation, please reach out to the Rimrock at 1-888-RIMROCK (746-7625) or (403)762-3356
With Gratitude,
The APA Executive
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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