Join us in Vancouver – Oct. 18-21

Member Registration Non-member Registration

The annual conference is a key opportunity to explore new perspectives, reconnect with colleagues and learn from the passions of others in the field of psychiatry.

More than 1,000 psychiatrists, psychiatric trainees, and other health-care professionals will be in Vancouver to discover the latest breakthroughs in clinical practice and research, learn about new policy initiatives, gain competencies vital to modern psychiatric practice, and be inspired to create lasting positive changes in mental health.

Conference Features

• Earn up to 29.5 Maintenance of Certification (MOC) credits
• Preconference courses on Wednesday (14:00 – 17:00)
• Keynote plenaries on Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings (09:00 – 10:30)
• Accredited self-assessment program available exclusively to CPA member delegates
• Welcome Reception on Thursday evening open to all registrants
• Daily networking experiences
• Social event for residents and trainees on Friday evening
• President’s Gala on Saturday evening for all registrants (ticket purchase required)

Invited Speakers

Overall Learning Objectives

By attending the conference, participants should be able to take back to their practices:

• New concepts
• Reassurance of current practices
• Research ideas
• Educational ideas
• Opportunities for further learning and collaboration

All sessions incorporate session-specific learning objectives, as well as opportunities for interaction which can lead to further collaborations and learning.

Accreditation

Conference registrants have the opportunity to earn continuing professional development credits in sections 1 and 3 of the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Attendees who complete the accredited self-assessment program (available in September), participate in a preconference course, as well as attend all three days of the conference can earn up to 29.5 credits (i.e., 20.5 credits in section 1 and 9 credits in section 3). See the Accreditation page for more information.

Planning Committee