2020 Virtual Annual Conference Program
Find detailed session agendas, speakers and information by clicking the title of a session in the agenda below. All times are eastern daylight time (EDT).
Friday, 23 October
10:00 – 11:00 Keynote Plenary (1 hr)
11:00 – 11:15 Bio Break
11:00 -11:10 Yoga – Breathing and Relaxation Techniques
11:15 – 12:45 Concurrent Workshops (1.5 hrs)
- W01 – Assessing and Addressing Mental Health Concerns of People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- W02 – Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis: Key Introductory Skills for Mental Health Professionals
- W03 – Fostering Resilience for Mental Health Professionals: A Mindfulness-Based Approach
- W04 – Good Psychiatric Management for Borderline Personality Disorder: Adaptations for Collaborative Care, the Psychiatric Emergency, and Tertiary Care Patients
- W05 – Practical Strategies to Integrate Ketamine in Psychiatric Practice
- W06 – The Mental Health Professional’s Critical Role in the Understanding and Treatment of Concussion and Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injuries
- W07 – Virtual Reality. Digital Tools. e-Therapies. Can Technology Help With the Delivery of Mental Health Care?
12:45 – 13:30 Networking Break
- ePosters, sponsors, professional & social networking
12:55 – 13:15 Yoga – Chair/Office Yoga Class
13:30 – 16:45 Concurrent Courses & Symposia (3 hrs plus 15 min bio break)
- S01 – ADHD: Are There Other Treatment Options?
- C01 – CPA Academy Update Course with CAGP: Management of Older Adults with Psychiatric Disorders: Updates on Addictions, Depression and Dementia
- C02 – Disaster Psychiatry: Principles and Practice
- C03 – Management of Substance Use Disorders and Concurrent Disorders: An Evidence-Based Integrated Treatment Review
- S02 – Novel Treatments and Clinical Considerations for Treatment-Resistant Psychiatric Illness
- S03 – Overview of the 2020 Obesity Guidelines: Considerations and Consequences for Psychiatry
- C04 – Update in Perinatal Mental Health: A West Coast Perspective
Saturday, 24 October
10:00 – 11:00 Keynote Plenary (1 hr)
11:00 – 11:15 Bio Break
11:15 – 12:45 Concurrent Workshops (1.5 hrs)
- W08 – A Road Map for Advancing Physician Wellness, Engagement, and Excellence in a Mental Health Setting
- W09 – A Translational Approach to Understanding Childhood Maltreatment in Adult Depression: Lessons from the Canadian Biomarker Integration Network in Depression (CAN-BIND-1)
- W10 – Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Functional Neurological Disorder, Illness Anxiety, and Somatization
- W11 – An Online Psychotherapy Clinic: A New Method of Delivering Therapy
- W12 – Dialectical-Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Skills in Community Practice: What Can the DBT Distress Tolerance Skills Do for You?
- W13 – Navigating the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder in Your Practice
- W14 – Treating Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder: Enhancing Success
12:45 – 13:30 Networking Break
- Exhibit hall, papers, posters, professional & social networking
13:30 – 16:45 Concurrent Courses & Symposia (3 hrs plus 15 min bio break)
- S04 – Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT): Update of Novel Treatments and Approaches for Bipolar Disorder
- S05 – Cannabis Use and Psychosis: Diagnosis and Management
- C05 – C05 – CPA Academy Update Course with CAPL: Assessment & Management of Violence in Three Domains: Adolescents, Use of Big Data, and in the Context of Restraint and Seclusion
- C06 – CPA Academy Update Course with CAPM: Integrating Mental and Physical Health: Primary Care Issues in Psychiatry, Approaches to Functional Neurological Disorders, and Managing Eating Disorders on Medical Units
- S06 – Cultural Formulation Assessment: Implications in Systemic and Family Treatment
- S07 – Eating Disorders 2020: An Update for General Adult Psychiatrists
- S08 – Neurotrauma: Concussion, Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury: A Primer for Psychiatrists
