CPA is pleased to announce that members can now save 30 per cent off the regular price of the accredited self-assessment program, Directions in Psychiatry. Each CPA-accredited volume of the Directions in Psychiatry program offers participants up to 25 hours in section 3 of the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program of ... Read More

It's official. The CPA will welcome its new Board chair, Dr. Alison Freeland, at the Annual General Meeting this fall. Dr. Freeland is Vice President of Education, Academic Affairs and Patient Experience at Trillium Health Partners, and Associate Dean, Mississauga Campus, at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. She ... Read More

In collaboration with the CIHR Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (CIHR-INMHA), the CPA is proud to launch the Glenda M. MacQueen Memorial Career Development Award for Women in Psychiatry. This annual award was created to honour the remarkable accomplishments of the late Glenda MacQueen, and support the early-stage development of women who ... Read More

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

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

COMMUNIQUÉ 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

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

In addition to this fall’s virtual annual conference, the CPA will add regular webinars to its CPD offerings to support members in meeting their MOC requirements. To help CPA’s CPD committee develop and schedule learning activities, we are looking for your feedback. The short nine-question survey will take no more ... Read More

While clinicians may voluntarily decide to proffer themselves as an expert in disability evaluations, psychological harm cases, family court issues, criminal matters or other issues, these roles are specialized and require training, experience and expertise to navigate. CPA’s new position paper makes recommendations on how to proceed with independent medical ... Read More

CPA currently has a few available mentors in the following areas of specialty: Psychodynamic psychotherapy, early-age trauma, sexual abuse, preconceptual trauma, child trauma  Leadership & administration, shared/collaborative care, quality improvement  Psycho-oncology  Sports, Mental Fitness, Peak Performance Operational Stress Injury, Occupational Therapy, Psychiatric/Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery, Research, Bioethics If interested, please contact sadler@cpa-apc.org, ... Read More

On Jun. 3, CPA president Dr. Georgina Zahirney appeared before the Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canadians’ mental health and describe how it has exacerbated structural inequities in the health care system for people with mental illnesses. Despite ... Read More