Adult General Psychiatry

Session Topics
- Suicide Risk Assessment and Intervention
- Co-occurring mental health and addictions
- Developmental Disabilities 101
- Substance-induced psychosis
- Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
- PTSD
- Mood Disorders
- Brief psychotherapy in primary care

Audience
- Medical practitioners (MDs, NPs, PAs, residents) working in rural/northern settings (i.e., all RHAs other than WRHA)

Session Structure
- Sessions are accredited with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Section 1) and the College of Family Physicians of Canada (Section 1) – pending
- Online registration opens in January 2025 (no fee)
- Open registration. Join us for all eight sessions, or on a session by session basis
- Schedule: Feb. 12 to May 21, 2025 (held on Wednesday)
- Sessions held from 8 to 9:15 p.m.
- Attendees will receive a certificate of completion
- Computer connected to the internet or Wi-Fi enabled device, preferably with a webcam, required
- Participants must answer meeting registration questions before admission to each Zoom session for attendance purposes

Who’s Running the Sessions?
- Dr. Jennifer Hensel – Psychiatriast
- Jaclyn To – Pharmacist
- Danielle Svenne – Mental Health Clinicians
- Clair Tregenza – Mental Health Clinicians
- Dr. Courtney Leary (On Suicide risk assessment and intervention)
- Dr. Joanna Lynch (On C0-occurring mental health and addictions)
- Dr. Ian Whetter (On Substance-induced psychosis)
- Dr. Habib Vakilitahami (On PTSD)
- Dr. Roozbeh Ahmadi (On Mood disorder)

What to Expect
- The sessions will review evidence-based assessment and treatment recommendations for primary care providers managing mental health disorders in rural areas, as well as review available resources for emergency and non-emergency consultation/treatment.
- Includes a didactic presentation and case-based discussions with an expert panel. Please send scenario and case-based questions in advance to [email protected] to be selected for discussion during the session.
