Past events 2017
Shame and Aberoo: Understanding mental health stigma in the Middle Eastern community
Wednesday, December 6, 1 to 2 pm., Webinar.
Poran Poregbal, group therapist, at the Vancouver General Hospital’s Cross Cultural Clinic, discusses the concept of aberoo, its impact on mental illness and mental health treatment and services, and ways that service providers can try to facilitate mental health among newcomer clients experiencing this as a barrier.
Can we predict the future of psychiatry?
CAMH Grand Rounds with Dr. Benoit Mulsant
Thursday, December 7, noon to 1 pm.
1001 Queen Street West, Training Room A
Learning objectives: Identfy the most impactful changes in psychiatry since 1945; understand how these changes may or may not be relevant to predict changes we can expect during the next 20 years; and reflect on how these predictions about the future may influence our own current strategic decisions.
Embracing family caregivers at the heart of co-design
December 7, noon to 1 pm., Online webinar
Christine Penney and Sharyn Duffey of Cornwall Hospital will explore two co-design projects: the EMBRACE project, a Changing CARE initiative funded by the Change Foundation that aims to improve the interaction between family caregivers and addiction and mental health providers; and the Family Inclusion Model project, a project funded by a Bell Let's Talk grant that aims to improve two-way communication between family caregivers and in-patient psychiatry staff and psychiatrists.
Violence Risk Reduction in Mental Health - CAMH Forensic Forum
Dr Sandy Simpson
Monday December 11, 12 noon to 1 pm
CAMH, 101 Stokes Street or online webcast
Learning Objectives: understand the different pathways to violence by people who have a serious mental illness; understand approaches to pattern recognition and formulation of risk for violence; understand how to take a formulation and implement it in a care plan.
Early Psychosis Intervention for Postsecondary Settings
November 29, 1 to 2 pm., Online webinar.
This webinar will address how early psychosis intervention approaches can positively affect the well-being and experiences of students on campuses. It will look at how early psychosis intervention can be applied to the post-secondary context and share some promising practices from a student with lived-experience on ways to support students who have experienced psychosis. With Brian Cooper, Sarah Bromley and Josette Morin.
Collaboratively Managing Eating Disorders in an Adult Population
A Clinical MP3C Module
Wednesday, November 22, 5 to 7 pm., Trillium Health Partners
Eating disorders are a serious illness with life threatening physical and mental health morbidity and mortality. Management of patients with eating disorders is complex and calls upon inter-professional skills that are best managed in a collaborative framework.
Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care Conference
November 24, Beanfield Centre, Toronto
Conference goals: to highlight topics such as treatment approaches, harm reduction strategies, clinical guidelines and new evidence in the field of opioid use disorder, and to network with peers, which is particularly beneficial for people working in remote communities. Formerly the Ontario Methadone Prescribers' Conference, coordinated by the CPSO, now led by CAMH.
Mental Health Education Beyond the Classroom: An Introduction to MEET, iSPEACC-CY and GPS-Care
Thursday November 16, SickKids, Toronto
MPA Grand Rounds. Learning Objectives: MEET - Describe a therapeutic communications course and its application to working at the interface between physical and mental health. iSPEACC-CY - Describe the way in which interprofessional simulation can be used to address deficits in collaborative care for children and young people. GPS-Care - Identify how simulation in Undergraduate Medical Education can support student reflection on patients’ care navigation challenges.
Forensic Practices & Systems: A Focus on South Asian Communities
November 20-21, Mississauga, Ontario
The training event is hosted by the Forensic Consultation and Assessment Team, CAMH and The Collaborative for South Asian Mental Health, CAMH. Over two days we will take workshop participants through cases and exemplars from South Asian community and situations that relate to experience of individuals who are in the forensic mental health system. All trainers are experts in forensic practice and either themselves South Asian or deeply immersed in working with this population. Participants will be engaged through a combination of both didactic and interactive methods of learning.
Rendezvous with Madness
November 3 to 11, Toronto
The first and largest mental health film festival in the world, RWM, by Workman Arts, proudly presents its 25th Anniversary edition. The nine-day festival showcases 16 features and 34 short films from across the globe, including a series of curated short film programs, vital discussions and enlightening exhibitions. This important and provocative festival uses art to investigate and to illuminate the realities and mythologies surrounding mental illness and addiction.
RNAO Motivational Interviewing Workshop
November 7 & 8, Radisson Admiral, Toronto
Led by Colin MacRae
This workshop focuses on the transtheoretical model of change and the evidence-base for motivational interviewing. It will provide you with the knowledge and the opportunity to practice skills to facilitate the integration of this effective approach into your daily clinical practice.
Family Medicine Forum
College of Family Physicians of Canada
November 8-11, Palais des congrès de Montréal, Montréal, QC
FMF focuses on providing four energizing days of practical, cutting-edge, and thought-provoking educational opportunities. It features impressive daily keynote presentations and a vast array of continuing professional development (CPD) sessions designed specifically for family physicians, researchers, and teachers.
Outreach with HeART: The OPOP Annual Conference
November 9 & 10, Artscape Sandbox, Toronto
OPOP and NPOP invite you to join in shared professional development, thought-provoking presentations and interactive discussions to support and challenge one another to provide the highest quality service possible to the areas we serve. November 9: Digital Storytelling Workshop or AGO self-guided tour. November 10: Annual meeting. Learn more about arts-based approaches to health care.
CMHA Certified Psychological Health and Safety Advisor Training
November 9 & 10, Toronto
CMHA’s Certified Psychological Health and Safety Advisor Training program will help individuals who are working to address the issue of mental health in workplaces by implementing the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace.
The Community of Practice in Addiction Medicine Symposium 2017
November 10, Montreal, QC
Le comité scientifique de la Communauté de pratique médicale en dépendance est heureux d'inviter les médecins à la deuxième édition du Symposium sur la prise en charge médicale de la dépendance au Québec.
Children's Mental Health Ontario (CMHO) 2017 Conference
November 13 & 14, Toronto
Bold Ideas: Exploring research, elevating practice, influencing policy
CMHO has an exciting line up of speakers this year with representatives from McMaster University, U of T, Health Quality Ontario and many more. We will also be welcoming back the Hon. Michael Coteau, Minister of Children and Youth Services.
Issues of Substance Conference (IOS) conference
Presented the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA)
November 13-15, Calgary, Alberta
Join addictions workers, healthcare professionals, researchers, knowledge brokers, policy and decision makers for presentations and interactive learning workshops at Canada's premier national conference for the addiction field.
5th Annual Campbell Family Mental Health Research Symposium – Alcohol, the Brain and Society: From Impact to Intervention
November 14, Toronto, Ontario
CAMH's Campbell Family Mental Health Research Symposium is an annual event featuring internationally renowned speakers presenting advances in mental illness and addictions. This year's speakers include Marc Schuckit, Robin Room, Bridget Grant, and 2017 Jellinek Award Winner Nick Heather.
International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) 2017
October 26 to 29
Abu Dhabi, UAE
“New frontiers” is the focus of the meeting where recent scientific discoveries in the field of addiction will be highlighted, as well as challenges facing the Middle East as it confronts the new reality of addiction among its youth.
Drug Policy in Uruguay: Implications for Cannabis Regulation and the National Information and Referral Centre
Friday, October 27, 10 to 11:30 am, T321 33 Russell Street, CAMH
Mr. Sebastián Eirea will be speaking about cannabis regulation and policy in Uruguay. He is the Technical Director and Process Manager at the Cannabis Regulation and Control Institute (IRCCA), and advisor to a Biotechnology company dedicated to the research, development, and innovation of cannabis and its products. Dr. Juan Triaco focus will be on the work of the Centro de Referencia de la Red-Drogas [National Information and Referral Centre]. Dr. Triaco is the General Technical Director of the Red-Drogas National Information and Referral Centre, a psychiatrist specializing in the field of addiction medicine. This is a special presentation by two delegates from the Government of Uruguay.
The 13th Annual CADDRA ADHD Conference
October 27-29, Quebec City, QC.
This meeting will address many topics and issues of interest to you as a clinician or researcher working in the field of ADHD. The conference is preceded by the 4th Annual ADHD Research Day and ADHD Institute workshops on Friday, October 27.
7th Annual Sexual Behaviours Clinic Workshop
November 2-3, Toronto
The Sexual Behaviours Clinic (SBC) at CAMH invites it's seventh year of providing a series of excellent speakers in the area of sexually inappropriate behaviour, paraphilias, and sexual abuse prevention.
Race, Industry and Policy in the United States' War on Opioid Drugs that Wasn't
Presenter: Dr. Helena B. Hansen
Friday, November 3, 9 to 10 am, CAMH
Learning Objectives: Describe three institutional causes for the racial patterns of opioid treatment and overdose in the U.S.; Discuss two potential interventions to decrease opioid overdose rates among all racial groups in the U.S.
CAMH REDCap Conference
Friday, November 3, 8:30 am to 5 pm.
CAMH, 100 Stokes Street, Toronto
Join your fellow REDCap users for an exciting day showcasing REDCap use at CAMH and beyond. The event will include talks and interesting use-cases of REDCap, a lunchtime poster session, and an afternoon of interactive breakout sessions covering a wide range of REDCap topics.
Integrated Obesity & Mental Health Care: Practical Strategies to Improve Outcomes
A Clinical MP3C Module
October 23, 5 to 8 pm., Trillium Health Partners, Toronto
This workshop addresses the association between mental health and obesity from both adult and pediatric perspectives. It identifies and explains the difference in treatment approach when working with each of these populations.
Lisbon Addictions 2017
October 24 to October 26
Lisboa, Portugal
Lisbon Addictions 2017, the second European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies, is a multidisciplinary conference that provides a forum for networking across the addictions.
Addiction: the changing landscape
2017 CSAM Annual Meeting and Scientific Conference
October 19-21, Niagara Falls
The 2017 conference will address the many challenging issues in addiction medicine: the changing legislative landscape and rapidly evolving research on marijuana; the medical and public health crisis in the opiate epidemic; the potential re-emergence of tobacco addiction through electronic delivery devices (E-cigarettes and vaping), and other emergent issues in addictions.
Overview of the OPTIMA Trial: Optimizing patient-centered-care: a pragmatic randomized control trial comparing models of care In the management of prescription opioid misuse (OPTIMA)
Presenter: Dr. Bernard Le Foll
Friday, October 20, 9 to 10 am, CAMH
Presenting the Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse (CRISM) a CIHR-funded national addiction research network that focuses on translation and implementation of evidence-based prevention and treatment interventions for substance misuse; presenting the evidence for Agonist therapy in Prescription opioid use disorder; presenting the design of OPTIMA Trial.
Hepatitis C in Primary Care and Drug and Alcohol Settings
October 20, Niagara Falls
This CSAM course, delivered in three parts, is designed to strengthen the capacity of clinical staff working in primary care and drug and alcohol settings who work with PWIDs to effectively test for, treat and manage hepatitis C. The online learning and face-to-face workshop, delivered by local experts, will give participants the skills to confidently prescribe the new DAAs.
Addressing Substance Use Advanced (Level 2) Champion Workshop - Grey Bruce Health Unit
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario Mental Health and Addiction Initiative
Friday, October 13, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm., Owen Sound, Ontario
Participants will gain a deeper understanding of advanced concepts in addiction, such as harm reduction and concurrent disorders. An in-depth look at sustaining implementation of best practices thorough the use of the RNAO Toolkit: Implementation of Best Practice Guidelines (2nd Edition) will be explored.
9th Annual ADHD Conference
Centre for ADHD Awareness, Canada (CADDAC)
October 14-15, Calgary, Alberta
Join us to learn about ADHD from world renowned experts! Our 9th Annual ADHD Conference is geared to parents, adults with ADHD, educators, and medical professionals.
A Matter of Life: New Approaches to Care for Patients with Physical and Severe Mental Illness - Agenda
MPA Annual Conference 2017
October 6, Chelsea Hotel, Toronto
This event is open to everyone with an interest in collaborative approaches to care for patients with physical and severe mental illness. Attendance from all health disciplines is encouraged. We also welcome participation from all students/ residents, policy makers, health administrators and others that wish to attend. Hosted by CAMH.
There will be three concurrently themed workshops led by facilitators with diverse expertise and have three internationally distinguished plenary keynote presentations.
MOBYSS Youth Walk-In Clinic: Real Access, Real Solutions for Real Life
MPA Grand Rounds at SickKids
Presenters: Rebecca Shields, Glen Gifford, Michelle Hermans, Chanelle Moore and Emily Grice
Thursday, October 5 11 am to 12 noon
Learning Objectives: To understand the MOBYSS program and the services offered to youth; to describe the lessons learned about partnership development and system integration; to identify how client feedback has highlighted gaps and led to services that matter to youth.
Mindfest 2017
Hart House, University of Toronto with more events at Ryerson University
Wednesday, October 4 - Visit the website for times and locations
Mindfest is an all-day informative, inspirational, inclusive community-building mental health and wellness fair is held as part of National Mental Illness Awareness Week. Mindfest aims to increase awareness of mental health and illness as well as provide resources and services for people with lived experiences, families, advocates, and our communities.
Reflect Conference 2017
October 1-3, Ottawa, Ontario
Please join Simon Denegri, Chair of the National Institute for Health Research’s INVOLVE advisory group as he kicks off REFLECT 2017 on October 1st, 2017. This is a three-day event that aims to bring together people with lived experience and researchers in suicide and self-harm. It is open to researchers, service users, and caregivers interested in or touched by suicide and self-harm, and will create a supportive forum for collaboration, knowledge sharing, and the refinement of both research methods and priorities.
News until now: Lessons so far on faculty development for Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME)
Best Practices in Education Rounds
Jana Lazor (Bajcar) and Susan Glover-Takahashi PhD, MA
Tuesday, October 3, 12 to 1 pm.
Li Ka Shing Building, 2nd floor auditorium, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
Please join us for an open dialogue around the practice of faculty development in a time of rapid curricular change to Competency-based Medical Education (CBME) By the end of this session, participants will be able to: 1.) Use a Systematic Instructional Design Approach and curricular commonplaces to interrogate the faculty development needs for CBME 2.) Describe a framework to develop a strategic plan for fac. development in CBME 3.) Reflect on the value for an integrated approach to faculty development along the medical education continuum. Available via webcast in some locations.
CSAM Marijuana Day Conference
September 29, Calgary, Alberta
The Marijuana Day conference will provide an evidence-based approach to enable healthcare providers to make informed decisions about how medical cannabis may negatively affect, benefit, or improve the quality of life for the patients that we manage. Speakers include Dr. Wiplove Lamba, Leeza Friedman-Prokopishyn, Dr. John Pereira and Dr. Robert Tanguay.
Sparking Conversations: Turning the Tide on the Opioid Crisis
Wednesday, May 24, 2 to 4:30 pm, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC.
Hear the evidence and join the conversation about action and responses to the overdose emergency. Led by a diverse panel of experts, this event will cover a broad range of topics, from the impact of the crisis on Vancouver Island to the role of stigma, the changing service landscape, the power of peer and family support, and the case for compelling innovation in the way we view and treat addiction.
Comprendre les deuils des jeunes réfugiés afin de mieux les accompagner
Le jeudi 18 mai, 2017 de 12h à 13h (HAE)
Dre. Garine Papazian-Zohrabian
Le webinaire commencera par une brève présentation de la situation des enfants de la guerre, suivie par les pertes et les deuils pré, péri et post-migratoires vécus par les jeunes réfugiés.
Toronto Community Addiction Team: Where we came from and where we're going
Friday, May 19, 9 to 10 am.
CAMH Addictions Rounds
Presenter: Gab Laurence
Learning Objectives: Learn about TCAT and how to refer; Learn about our integrated model of care; Strengthen our partnership with CAMH.
25th Harm Reduction International Conference
May 14 - 17, Montréal, Canada
HR17 will be 2017’s largest international harm reduction event. It will bring together those at the heart of the harm reduction response – from practitioners and peers to advocates and researchers – for four packed days of presentations, workshops, panel discussions, films, exhibitions, networking events and more.
Pri-Med Canada
Pri-Med Canada
May 10-13, 2017, International Centre - 6900 Airport Road, Mississauga, Ontario
Pri-Med Canada (formerly Primary Care Today)in partnership with the University of Toronto’s Department of Family & Community Medicine (DFCM) delivers 3 full days of Continuing Medical Education.
Tobacco and Patient Engagement? A novel way to deal with the rising Tobacco Inequity and Opioid Crisis in the inner city population
Friday, May 12, 9 to 10 am.
CAMH Addictions Rounds
Presenter: Dr. Smita Pakhale
Learning Objectives: What do we mean by "Patient Engagement" and can we achieve it meaningfully in research? What is PROMPT and OCEAM? Can 'meaningful' Patient Engagement help in dealing with the growing opioid crisis?
Diversity and Equity in Mental Health and Addictions Conference 2017: Dialogues on Trauma: Meaning Making and Community Building
Friday May 12, 8 am to 5 pm., Toronto
Organized by Hong Fook Mental Health Foundation
Identifying diverse perspectives of trauma; strategies to strengthen community connections; clinical skills to work with diverse communities; reflective practice; recognizing the role of race and identity.
2017 PAS Spring Conference and CADDRA ADHD Institute Workshops
12-13 May, Saskatoon, SK
The Psychology Association of Sasketchewan (PAS) and CADDRA invite you to attend the
2017 PAS Spring Conference and CADDRA ADHD Institute Workshops
May 12: Dr. Bill Pelham presents on ADHD Theory and Practice
May 13: CADDRA ADHD Institute Introductory and Advanced Workshops.
Compulsive Sexual Behaviors: DSM-5 and ICD-11 Considerations and Mindfulness-Based Approaches in Clinical Practice
Friday, May 5, 9 to 10 am.
CAMH Addictions Rounds
Presenters: Gretchne R. Blycker and Marc N. Potenza
Understand the process by which hypersexual disorder was considered for, but excluded from, DSM-5; Understand how compulsive sexual behaviors are being considered for ICD-11; Understand how mindfulness-based approaches can be helpful in the treatment of individuals with compulsive sexual behaviors.
Brain, Mind and Body: Trauma, Neurobiology and the Healing Relationship
April 28-29, University of Western Ontario, London
Featuring Paul Frewen, Colonel Rakesh Jetly, Ruth Lanius, Margaret McKinnon, Allan Shore, Tina Stromsted, Ed Tick, Bessel van der Kolk and Margaret Wilkinson.
23rd Annual McGill Summer Program in Social and Cultural Psychiatry
May 1 - June 22, McGill University, Montreal, PQ
Courses: Cultural Psychiatry, Psychiatric Epidemiology, Research Methods in Social and Cultural Psychiatry
Workshops: Working with Culture, The McGill Illness Narrative Interview, Global Mental Health, Indigenous Mental Health Research; Culture, Mind and Brain.
Integrating mental health and diabetes management: A collaborative care approach
May 2, 2017 12:30-1:30
The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto
MPA (Child, Youth and Family) Grand Rounds with Dr. Ian Zenlea, Deepy Sur and Sheryl Parks. The relationship between type 1 diabetes and mental health disorders, current gaps in care and an integrated collaborative care model for treatment.
Roots of Empathy 2017 Research Symposium
April 26-27, The Design Exchange, Toronto
Join RoE for two days of enlightening, stimulating and diverse talks on the latest from neuroscience, psychology and sociology. They’ll explore brain science, resilience, wellbeing and the roles of business, government, journalism and philanthropy in solving society’s problems. Speakers include Dr. Dan Siegel (keynote), Dr. Marco Iacoboni, Dr. Michael Ungar, Dr. Lise Eliot and more.
Evidence-Based Addiction Treatment: A Two-Day Workshop with Dr. William Miller
April 27-28, Stratford, ON
This workshop will provide helping professionals with an up-to-date research-based perspective on the treatment of substance use disorders, based on 40 years of research in addiction treatment outcomes – some of them surprising. The workshop is based on the textbook Treating Addiction: A guide for professionals by Miller, Forcehimes and Zweben.
Culture and Mental Health: Family Matters
Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture Annual Meeting
April 27-29, 2017, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The theme of the SSPC annual meeting is Culture and Mental Health: Family Matters. We are particularly interested in submissions based on how culture and family interact, especially to help define and pattern mental health, mental illness, and health care access and utilization.
Using Brain Stimulation to Learn About Substance Use Disorders in Schizophrenia
CAMH Addiction Rounds
Friday, April 28, 9 to 10 am.
Presenter: Mera Barr
Learning Objectives: what is the difference between brain stimulation as a probe versus treatment; the advantage of measuring mechanisms from the frontal brain region; to understand the potential of brain stimulation for substance use disorders.
2017 World Congress ADHD CADDAC Family Day event
April 23, 8:30 am. to 4:30 pm. Vancouver, BC
Join CADDAC April 23rd to learn about ADHD for a day of presentations geared to parents, adults with ADHD and their families, educators, and allied medical professionals. Topics include how the understanding of ADHD has changed, ADHD in the classroom, oppositional Defiant disorder, a new perspective, ADHD and coexisting disorders, a punishment-free alternative to dealing with challenging kids, ADHD in adults and understanding medication treatments.
How does sex / gender moderate the emergence of autism? The brain and beyond
Friday, April 21, 3 to 4 pm.
CAMH, College site, Room 801, Toronto
Dr. Meng-Chuan Lai is Clinician Scientist in the Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute at CAMH and O'Brien Scholar within Child and Youth Mental Health Collaborative at CAMH, the Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto. He is Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto. He is also honorary director of Gender Research in Autism at the Autism Research Centre of the University of Cambridge, and Adjunct Attending Psychiatrist and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at the National Taiwan University.
Intenet-based treatment for alcohol problems
CAMH Addiction Rounds
Friday, April 21, 9 to 10 am.
Presenter: Christopher Sundström
Learning Objectives: to gain a broad understanding of the field of internet interventions, covering both clinical and public health approaches; to learn about the different forms of internet interventions that have been developed and tested for alcohol problems; to reflect on the possible relevance of using internet interventions for alcohol problems in a clinical context.
Cannabis distribution and public health webinar
April 19, 10 to 11 am. Online
The webinar will provide an opportunity for public health partners in Canada to discuss and learn more about public health-oriented regulatory options within a legalized approach to non-therapeutic cannabis.
The Impact of Trauma in Young Persons: Knowledge Informing Mental Health Treatment
Annual Conference on Child & Youth Mental Health 2017
April 12, 2017, Toronto
This is a day-long conference organized by the Division of Child and Youth Mental Health (formerly known as Child Psychiatry Day), for community based service care providers and faculty members to learn together about current evidence related the impact of traumatic experiences on the mental health of children and youth.
The ASAM 48th Annual Conference - Innovations in Addiction Medicine and Science
April 06, 2017 - April 09, 2017, New Orleans, Lousianna
The ASAM 48th Annual Conference is the nation's premiere conference on the latest science, research, best practices, and innovations in addiction medicine.
Addiction treatment in a criminal justice population - Building systems of care
CAMH Addictions Rounds
Friday, April 7, 9 to 10 am.
Presenter: Sherry McKee, PhD
Learning Objectives: Describe the degree of overlap between addiction and criminal justice populations; discuss challenges with providing addiction care to criminal justice populations; design an evidenced-based system of addiction care for offender re-entry.
One brain, one child: Optimizing mental health outcomes in children and families following early brain injury
Medical Psychiatry Alliance (Child, Youth & Family) Grand Rounds
Thursday, April 6, 11 am to 12 pm.
The Hospital for Sick Children
Presenter: Dr. Tricia Williams
Learning Objectives: describe common mental health outcomes following early brain injury; consider how early parent experiences impact childhood and family outcomes; appreciate current intervention opportunities for this at-risk group and their families.
Innovations in Translational Gender-Sensitive Medication Development for Tobacco Dependence
CAMH Addictions Research Seminar
Thursday, April 6, 4 to 5:30 pm.
Presenter: Sherry McKee, PhD
Learning Objectives: describe significant health disparities faced by women smokers; list factors associated with poor smoking cessation treatment response for women; liscuss options for gender-informed approaches for smoking cessation.
The Impact of Trauma in Young Persons: Knowledge Informing Mental Health Treatment
Annual Conference on Child & Youth Mental Health 2017
April 12, 2017, Toronto
This is a day-long conference organized by the Division of Child and Youth Mental Health (formerly known as Child Psychiatry Day), for community based service care providers and faculty members to learn together about current evidence related the impact of traumatic experiences on the mental health of children and youth.
Roots of Empathy 2017 Research Symposium
April 26-27, The Design Exchange, Toronto
Join RoE for two days of enlightening, stimulating and diverse talks on the latest from neuroscience, psychology and sociology. They’ll explore brain science, resilience, wellbeing and the roles of business, government, journalism and philanthropy in solving society’s problems. Speakers include Dr. Dan Siegel (keynote), Dr. Marco Iacoboni, Dr. Michael Ungar, Dr. Lise Eliot and more.
Evidence-Based Addiction Treatment: A Two-Day Workshop with Dr. William Miller
April 27-28, Stratford, ON
This workshop will provide helping professionals with an up-to-date research-based perspective on the treatment of substance use disorders, based on 40 years of research in addiction treatment outcomes – some of them surprising. The workshop is based on the textbook Treating Addiction: A guide for professionals by Miller, Forcehimes and Zweben.
Culture and Mental Health: Family Matters
Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture Annual Meeting
April 27-29, 2017, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The theme of the SSPC annual meeting is Culture and Mental Health: Family Matters. We are particularly interested in submissions based on how culture and family interact, especially to help define and pattern mental health, mental illness, and health care access and utilization.
Using Brain Stimulation to Learn About Substance Use Disorders in Schizophrenia
CAMH Addiction Rounds
Friday, April 28, 9 to 10 am.
Presenter: Mera Barr
Learning Objectives: what is the difference between brain stimulation as a probe versus treatment; the advantage of measuring mechanisms from the frontal brain region; to understand the potential of brain stimulation for substance use disorders.
Pri-Med Canada
Pri-Med Canada
May 10-13, 2017, International Centre - 6900 Airport Road, Mississauga, Ontario
Pri-Med Canada (formerly Primary Care Today)in partnership with the University of Toronto’s Department of Family & Community Medicine (DFCM) delivers 3 full days of Continuing Medical Education.
Tobacco and Patient Engagement? A novel way to deal with the rising Tobacco Inequity and Opioid Crisis in the inner city population
Friday, May 12, 9 to 10 am.
CAMH Addictions Rounds
Presenter: Dr. Smita Pakhale
Learning Objectives: What do we mean by "Patient Engagement" and can we achieve it meaningfully in research? What is PROMPT and OCEAM? Can 'meaningful' Patient Engagement help in dealing with the growing opioid crisis?
2017 PAS Spring Conference and CADDRA ADHD Institute Workshops
12-13 May, Saskatoon, SK
The Psychology Association of Sasketchewan (PAS) and CADDRA invite you to attend the
2017 PAS Spring Conference and CADDRA ADHD Institute Workshops
May 12: Dr. Bill Pelham presents on ADHD Theory and Practice
May 13: CADDRA ADHD Institute Introductory and Advanced Workshops.
Addiction: the changing landscape
2017 CSAM Annual Meeting and Scientific Conference
October 19-21, Niagara Falls
The 2017 conference will address the many challenging issues in addiction medicine: the changing legislative landscape and rapidly evolving research on marijuana; the medical and public health crisis in the opiate epidemic; the potential re-emergence of tobacco addiction through electronic delivery devices (E-cigarettes and vaping), and other emergent issues in addictions.
Overview of the OPTIMA Trial: Optimizing patient-centered-care: a pragmatic randomized control trial comparing models of care In the management of prescription opioid misuse (OPTIMA)
Presenter: Dr. Bernard Le Foll
Friday, October 20, 9 to 10 am, CAMH
Presenting the Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse (CRISM) a CIHR-funded national addiction research network that focuses on translation and implementation of evidence-based prevention and treatment interventions for substance misuse; presenting the evidence for Agonist therapy in Prescription opioid use disorder; presenting the design of OPTIMA Trial.
Hepatitis C in Primary Care and Drug and Alcohol Settings
October 20, Niagara Falls
This CSAM course, delivered in three parts, is designed to strengthen the capacity of clinical staff working in primary care and drug and alcohol settings who work with PWIDs to effectively test for, treat and manage hepatitis C. The online learning and face-to-face workshop, delivered by local experts, will give participants the skills to confidently prescribe the new DAAs.