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.
GENERAL CONFERENCE SURVEY
- 23:00Registration & Information Desk Open
23:00 - 01:00, Wildrose Prefunction Area - 13:00Registration & Information Desk Open
13:00 - 23:00, Wildrose Prefunction Area
Hot Buffet Breakfast
13:30 - 15:00, Wildrose Salon A/B
Opening Remarks
13:50 - 14:00, Wildrose Salon A/B14:00MAiD and Mental Disorders
14:00 - 15:00, Wildrose Salon A/B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Alexandra McPherson15:00Harm Reduction Within Comprehensive Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder: The Example of Take-Home Naloxone
15:00 - 16:00, Wildrose Salon A/B/C (Virtual) - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Prof. Sir John Strang16:00Refreshment Break
16:00 - 16:20, Wildrose Prefunction Area
The Prenatal Sex Steroid Theory of Autism
16:20 - 17:20, Wildrose Salon C (Virtual) - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Prof. Sir Simon Baron-Cohen17:00Lunch
17:20 - 17:45, Wildrose Prefunction Area
DEBATE: Is Adult ADHD Over-Diagnosed and Over-Prescribed?
17:50 - 18:50, Wildrose Salon A/B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Pratap Chokka, Dr. Toba Oluboka18:00Break
18:50 - 19:00, Wildrose Prefunction Area19:00Cognitive Behavior Therapy; A Clinical Update for Psychiatrists
19:00 - 20:00, Wildrose Salon C (Virtual) - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Judith Beck20:00Break
20:00 - 20:10, Wildrose Prefunction Area
Adopting a Systems-Level Population Health Approach to Support Youth Mental Well-Being (SCAP Keynote)
20:10 - 21:10, Wildrose Salon C - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Hasina Samji21:00Refreshment Break
21:10 - 21:30, Wildrose Prefunction Area
SCAP Meet N' Greet
21:10 - 21:30, Bluebell
Toward a Future Psychiatry
21:30 - 22:30, Wildrose Salon C (Virtual) - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Steve Hyman22:00Wine & Cheese Reception: "The Preceptor I Want to Tell you About"
22:30 - 23:30, Hawthorn A/B
Speaker(s): Dave Kelly, Dr. Gord Kelly - 00:00Family Fun Night
00:00 - 02:30, Wildrose Salon A/B03:00Residents' Reception
03:00 - 05:59, Divas Martini Lounge13:00Registration & Information Desk Open
13:00 - 22:00, Wildrose Prefunction Area
Hot Buffet Breakfast
13:30 - 15:00, Wildrose Salon A/B14:00Resiliency: More Important Now Than Ever in Healthcare
14:00 - 15:00, Wildrose Salon A/B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Verna Yiu15:00Rapid Acting Antidepressants: New Treatments, New Hope, and New Insights into the Brain
15:00 - 16:00, Wildrose Salon A/B/C (Virtual) - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. John Krystal16:00Refreshment Break
16:00 - 16:20, Wildrose Prefunction Area
How Pain Shapes the Brain: Impact of Childhood Trauma on Suicide Risk
16:20 - 17:20, Wildrose Salon C - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Gustavo Turecki17:00Luncheon
17:40 - 18:30, Wildrose Salon A/B18:00Break
18:30 - 19:00, Wildrose Prefunction Area19:00RESIDENT: Music Therapy for Psychosocial Rehabilitation in Forensic Psychiatric Populations
19:00 - 19:15, Hawthorn C - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Shaista Goel
WORKSHOP: AMA Billing Information; Virtual Psychiatry Billing in Alberta
19:00 - 19:20, Hawthorn B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Norma Shipley
WORKSHOP: Beyond Basics: What Every Psychiatrist Needs to Know about OCD Treatment
19:00 - 19:30, Wildrose Salon A/B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Joti Brar-Josan, Janet Caryk
WORKSHOP: Integrating Quality Guidelines into Systemic Schizophrenia Treatment: The Ottawa Model of Care
19:00 - 19:30, Hawthorn A - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. David Attwood
RESIDENT: Qualitative Analysis of Learner Experience in the Psychiatry Emergency Call Setting
19:20 - 19:35, Hawthorn C - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Sean Andrea
Co-Author(s): Megan Puckering
WORKSHOP: Closing the Gender Gap in Health Care Service Delivery in Alberta
19:25 - 19:45, Hawthorn B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Charlene Lyndon
Co-Author(s): Dr. Maryana Kravtsenyuk, MD FRCPC
WORKSHOP: Mindfulness-Integrated Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
19:35 - 20:05, Wildrose Salon A/B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Kaitlin Chivers-Wilson, Dr. Thomas Stark, Dr. Martin Vetter
Co-Author(s): Dr. Martin Vetter
WORKSHOP: Wild Self-Compassion: Giving Ourselves a Break
19:35 - 20:05, Hawthorn A - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Janet De Groot, Dr. Elizabeth Wallace
RESIDENT: Medical Education in Psychiatry Residents: A National Needs Assessment
19:40 - 19:55, Hawthorn C - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Sean Andrea
WORKSHOP: Psychopharmacology 2024 – What is New, What is Coming?
19:50 - 20:10, Hawthorn B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Thomas Joseph Raedler20:00RESIDENT: Psychiatric Co-Morbidities in Tic Disorders: Are Current Screening Instruments Suitable?
20:00 - 20:15, Hawthorn C - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Rachael Nicholls
Co-Author(s): Dr. Tamara Pringsheim, MD, FRCPC; Dr. Davide Martino, MD, FRCPC; Dr. Natalia Szejko, MD.
Break
20:10 - 20:20, Hawthorn B
WORKSHOP: Professional Identity Development: Links to Wellbeing and Career Satisfaction in Residents
20:10 - 20:40, Wildrose Salon A/B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Monique Jericho , Dr. Rory Sellmer
WORKSHOP: Revisiting Clinical Care of the "Hormonal" Patient
20:10 - 20:40, Hawthorn A - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Roger C. Rampling
Break
20:15 - 20:25, Hawthorn C
RESIDENT: The Future of AI Assistants: Evaluating the Performance of GPT-4 and GPT-3.5 on Residency-Level Psychiatry Questions
20:25 - 20:40, Hawthorn C - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Abhinav Pillai
Co-Author(s): Tan Li, Sharon Parappally-Joseph, Martin Vetter
WORKSHOP: Moving Towards Interdisciplinary Care: How Mindfulness & Group Psychotherapy Can Benefit Patients with Chronic Health Conditions
20:25 - 20:45, Hawthorn B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Ms. Kaitlyn Chappell, Dr. Diana Meakins, Dr. Laura Stovel
Co-Author(s): Melanie Marsh-Joyal, Allison Bihari, Karen Kroeker
Break
20:40 - 20:50, Hawthorn A
Break
20:40 - 20:50, Wildrose Salon A/B
RESIDENT: Sexual Dysfunction and Relationship Status in First Episode Psychosis
20:45 - 21:00, Hawthorn C - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Hassan Nawab
Co-Author(s): Morgan Glass, Thomas Raedler
WORKSHOP: Neurodevelopmental Disorders Past, Present and Future - In a Mental Health Perspective
20:50 - 21:20, Wildrose Salon A/B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Prajjita Bardoloi
WORKSHOP: Cognitive Processing Therapy in an Intensive Operational Stress Injury Treatment Program
20:50 - 21:10, Hawthorn B - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Kaitlin Chivers-Wilson, Dr. Thomas Stark
Co-Author(s): Thomas Stark, Erin Talbot, Christina Volstad, Evelyne Felber Charbonneau
WORKSHOP: Risk Assessment at the Intersection of Public Safety and Justice System
20:50 - 21:20, Hawthorn A - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Maryana Kravtsenyuk
Co-Author(s): Dr. Gary A. Chaimowitz21:00RESIDENT: Application of Psychospiritual Approaches in Mental Health Care
21:05 - 21:20, Hawthorn C - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Nia Abdullayeva
RESIDENT: The Gut-Brain Axis and the Microbiome in Anxiety Disorders, PTSD, and OCD
21:25 - 21:40, Hawthorn C - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Bohan Yang
WORKSHOP: Management of Chronic Insomnia
21:25 - 21:55, Hawthorn A - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Payman Hajiazim
RESIDENT: The Role of Whole Dietary Interventions in the Treatment of Depression
21:45 - 22:00, Hawthorn C - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Usama Malik
Co-Author(s): Jennifer Swainson, Matthew Reeson, Ian Stefanuk, Mary Cummins, Sudhakar Sivapalan22:00RESIDENT: Microbial Dysbiosis and Mental Health
22:05 - 22:20, Hawthorn C - Evaluate the session
Speaker(s): Dr. Tyler Halverson
Co-Author(s): Joao Morgadinho; Kannayiram Alagiakrishnan
Delegate Reception
22:30 - 00:00, Wildrose Salon C - 13:00Hot Breakfast
13:00 - 14:30, Wildrose Salon A16:00Refreshment Break
16:00 - 16:15, Wildrose Prefunction Area