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.
GENERAL CONFERENCE SURVEY
- 17:00Registration & Information Desk Open
17:00 - 20:00, Box Office
Alberta Psychiatric Association Foundation Executive Meeting
17:30 - 18:00, Bluebell18:00APA Executive Meeting (By Invitation Only)
18:00 - 21:00, Bluebell - 07:00Registration & Information Desk Open
07:00 - 17:00, Box Office
Hot Buffet Breakfast
07:30 - 08:00, Wildrose Salon A/B08:00Good Brain Health & Well-Being for Everybody
08:00 - 09:00, Wildrose Salon A/B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Prof. Barbara Sahakian09:00Neuropsychiatric Disorders Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Incidence, Risks, and Mechanisms
09:00 - 10:00, Wildrose Salon A/B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Prof. Paul J. Harrison10:00Refreshment Break
10:00 - 10:20, Wildrose Prefunction Area
The ChemSex: The Interface Between Sexual Health, Substance Use and Psychiatry; A Public and Mental Health Priority?
10:20 - 11:20, Wildrose Salon C - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Bradley Hillier11:00Lunch Symposium - Debate: Should Psychedelics be Available in Canada Without a Prescription?
11:20 - 12:50, Wildrose Salon A/B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Brendan Leier, Dr. Robert Tanguay13:00Take 5: Brief Interventions to Improve Adherence
13:00 - 14:00, Wildrose Salon C - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Christine A. Padesky14:00Closing the Gap on Pediatric Mental Health: The Trend of Digital Health Startups
14:10 - 15:10, Wildrose Salon C - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Dana Sarvey15:00Refreshment Break
15:10 - 15:30, Wildrose Prefunction Area
SCAP Meet N' Greet
15:10 - 15:30, Bluebell
Mad in America and its International Affiliates: What is Our Mission?
15:30 - 16:30, Wildrose Salon C - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Mr. Robert Whitaker
SCAP AGM
15:30 - 16:30, Bluebell16:00The Book Every Psychiatrist Should Read (3-Minute Talks)
16:30 - 17:30, Hawthorn A/B/C - Evaluate the session18:00Family Fun Night
18:00 - 20:30, Wildrose Salon A/B21:00Residents' Reception
21:00 - 23:59, Divas Martini Lounge - 07:00Registration & Information Desk Open
07:00 - 16:00, Box Office
Hot Buffet Breakfast
07:30 - 08:00, Wildrose Salon A/B08:00Mental Health and Illness in a 15-Year Longitudinal, Community-Based Study of People Living in Precarious Housing or Homelessness
08:00 - 09:00, Wildrose Salon A/B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. William Honer09:00Schizophrenia Treatment: 3 Key Things to Know About Antipsychotics and the Potential of Targeting Synapses
09:00 - 10:00, Wildrose Salon A/B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Prof. Oliver Howes10:00Refreshment Break
10:00 - 10:20, Wildrose Prefunction Area
Integrating a Fragmented Sense of Self Using CBT Principles: When Less is More
10:20 - 11:20, Wildrose Salon C - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Helen Kennerley11:00Section of General Psychiatry AGM (Part 1)
11:20 - 11:30, Wildrose Salon C
APA Presentations
11:40 - 12:30, Wildrose Salon A/B12:00Refreshment Break
12:30 - 13:00, Wildrose Prefunction Area13:00WORKSHOP: Interventional Psychiatry Update
13:00 - 14:00, Wildrose Salon A/B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Kevin W. Morin
WORKSHOP: Psychopharmacology 2023 – What is New, What is Coming?
13:00 - 13:20, Hawthorn A - Evaluate the session
WORKSHOP: A Unique Provincial Group Initiative for Physician Leaders: Application of Psychotherapeutic Group Process to Non-Clinical Groups
13:00 - 14:00, Wildrose Salon C - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Kim Kelly, Dr. Diana Meakins, Dr. Laura Stovel
RESIDENT: Neuroinflammation in OCD
13:00 - 13:15, Hawthorn B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Bohan Yang
Co-Author(s): Dr. Glen Baker & Dr. Serdar Dursun
RESIDENT: Evaluation of a Novel Culturally Sensitive Mental Health Training Intervention for South Asian Youth Living in Canada
13:20 - 13:35, Hawthorn B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Harleen Hehar, Dr. Raveen Virk
Co-Author(s): Monika Sohal, Ravneet Sran, Jasleen Brar, Dr. Scott Patten
WORKSHOP: Optimizing Treatment Outcomes for Clozapine with Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM)
13:25 - 13:45, Hawthorn A - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Pierre Chue
Co-Author(s): Vincent Agyapong, Adam Abba-Aji, Adegboyega Sapara, Mobilaji Lawal, Hany Shaltout
RESIDENT: Reductions in Health Resource Utilization Following Treatment Using a 4-Phase Model Approach
13:40 - 13:55, Hawthorn B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Jaylynn Arcand
Co-Author(s): Tyler Pirlot, Tiffany Boulton, Zahinoor Ismail, Glen Hazlewood
WORKSHOP: Role of Guanfacine XR in the Management of Aggressive Behaviors in Adults with Neuro Developmental Disorders
13:50 - 14:10, Hawthorn A - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Prajjita Bardoloi
Co-Author(s): Dr. Ade Orimalade14:00RESIDENT: Integrating Spirituality into Mental Health Care
14:00 - 14:15, Hawthorn B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Nia Abdullayeva
Co-Author(s): Allan Donsky, Tinu Ruparell
WORKSHOP: The Calgary Medical-Psychiatry Unit – The First Fifteen Years
14:10 - 15:10, Wildrose Salon C - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Rupang Pandya
WORKSHOP: "Beyond Yoga: Can Exec Coaching Enhance Wellbeing for Psychiatrists?"
14:10 - 15:10, Wildrose Salon A/B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Monique Jericho
WORKSHOP: Virtual Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Feasibility Trial Results Including ACE Scores and Inflammatory Markers
14:15 - 14:35, Hawthorn A - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Ms. Kaitlyn Chappell, Dr. Melanie Marsh-Joyal, Dr. Diana Meakins
Co-Author(s): Karen Goodman, BA, MPH, PhD; Jean-Michel Le Melledo, MD; Karen Kroeker, BSc, MSc, MD, FRCPC
RESIDENT: The Use of Gut Microbiome Modulation Therapies in Psychiatric Patients
14:20 - 14:35, Hawthorn B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Tyler Halverson
Co-Author(s): Dr. Kannayiram Alagiakrishnan
RESIDENT: Involuntary Treatment for Adult Non-Offenders with Substance Use Disorders?
14:45 - 15:00, Hawthorn B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Emily Cooley
Co-Author(s): Dr. Anees Bahji, MD, FRCPC & Dr. David Crockford, MD, FRCPC15:00RESIDENT: Psychosocial Interventions and Quality of Life in Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
15:05 - 15:20, Hawthorn B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Howie Wu
Co-Author(s): Aisouda Savadlou, Manisha Paul, Khadija Abbas, Xander Grieg, Dan Devoe, Iliana Ortega
WORKSHOP: A Pragmatic Approach to Ketamine Treatment for the General Psychiatrist
15:20 - 16:20, Wildrose Salon C - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Atul Khullar
Co-Author(s): Dr. R. Thomas
WORKSHOP: Transgender Health Care in Alberta
15:20 - 16:20, Wildrose Salon A/B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Jane Gainer
RESIDENT: Predictors of Attachment Security and Attachment Insecurity in a Longitudinal Study of Prenatal-Preschool Children
15:25 - 15:40, Hawthorn B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Jennifer Woo
Co-Author(s): Henry Ntanda, Gerald F. Giesbrecht, and Nicole Letourneau
RESIDENT: The Potential Benefit of Pharmacogenetic-Guided Psychotropic Prescribing in Youth
15:45 - 16:00, Hawthorn B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Ruxin Miao
Co-Author(s): Abdullah Al Maruf, S-M Shaheen, Ryden McCloud, Madison Heintz, Laina McAusland, Paul D. Arnold, Chad A. Bousman16:00Saturday Delegate Reception
16:00 - 17:30, Wildrose Prefunction Area - 07:00Continental Breakfast
07:00 - 08:30, Wildrose Salon A08:00APAF, APA and Section of General Psychiatry AGMs & Billing Seminar
08:30 - 12:00, Wildrose Salon C10:00Refreshment Break
10:00 - 10:15, Wildrose Prefunction Area