Just over 40 per cent of member respondents agreed or strongly agreed that persons whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental disorder should be considered for eligibility for medical assistance in dying (MAiD), says results from the most recent Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA) survey.
In comparison, 27 per cent of ... Read More
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Are you or do you know an outstanding member who should be recognized by CPA? Please consider submitting a nomination for an award or designation.
https://www.cpa-apc.org/awards/
The Canadian Psychiatric Association's 71st Annual Conference is scheduled for October 14 - 16, 2021 in Vancouver at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre. As you know, the annual conference is the largest psychiatric CPD event in Canada and we look forward to welcoming 1,100 delegates!
We would like to remind you ... Read More
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Attention: News, Health, Medical and Lifestyle Editors
November,2020 Ottawa, ON—The Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA) is pleased to announce the inauguration of its new president:
Grainne E. Neilson, MD, MRCPsych, FRCPC, LLM
President (2020-2021), Canadian Psychiatric Association
Dr. Grainne Neilson is a forensic psychiatrist in clinical and academic practice and has been an assistant ... Read More
Congratulations to the following recipients of the designation of Fellow of the Canadian Psychiatric Association:
Dr. Vinenzo Di Nicola
Dr. Mathieu Dufour
Dr. Soma Ganesan
Dr. Sanjay Siddhartha
Dr. Wei-Yi Song
Dr. Kenneth Fung was recognized with the designation of Distinguished Fellow of the Canadian Psychiatric Association. Congratulations, Dr. Fung!
The CPA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Awards Ceremony was held on Nov. 2, 2020. It marked the official welcome of new CPA president, Dr. Grainne Neilson, honoured past-president, Dr. Georgina Zahirney, and introduced president-elect, Dr. Douglas Urness. This year’s virtual awards ceremony was an opportunity to recognize members and ... Read More
