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The Saskatchewan Psychiatry Association (SPA) AGM and Conference 

In Person | Delta Hotel 1919 Saskatchewan Drive Regina, SK 
Friday April 21st, 2023 | Evening - AGM - (Members Only)
Saturday April 22nd, 2023 | Morning | Conference 

Target Audience:
The target audience is Psychiatrists, Psychiatry Residents and other health care professionals are encouraged to attend.

At the end of the program day, participants will be able to:

1) differentiate conspiracy theories from delusions and appreciate the medicolegal issues that arise from the growth of delusion-like beliefs
2) appreciate current clinical, ethical and legal challenges related to medical assistance in dying for people without reasonably foreseeable natural death and for people with sole mental disorders
3) better assess and manage the risk of violence in psychiatric settings

 

Agenda

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SASKATCHEWAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING  FRIDAY APRIL 21, 2023

Delta Hotel 1919 Saskatchewan Drive Regina, Saskatchewan 

4:30PM Section Meetings
5:30PM - Registration & cocktails
6:00PM- Dinner & Meeting (members only) 

 *Schedule is subject to change

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Canadian Psychiatric Association | Saskatchewan Psychiatric Association Annual Conference  APRIL 22, 2023

Delta Hotel 1919 Saskatchewan Drive Regina, Saskatchewan 

7:30am – 8:00am | Registration and Breakfast 

8:00am – 8:05am | Welcome & Treaty Acknowledgment | Dr. Hinz

8:05am - 9:05am | Plenary Session 1: Delusions, Unusual Beliefs and Conspiracy Theories: Has the Boundary Shifted? | Dr. Gary Chaimowitz

By the end of this session, learners will be able to:

• Appreciate the extent to which conspiracy theories impact the general population
• Differentiate conspiracy theories from delusions
• Appreciate the medicolegal issues that arise from the growth of delusion-like beliefs

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Gary Chaimowitz, MB, ChB, FRCPC, MBA
Head of Service, Forensic Psychiatry Program
St Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
Professor, McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario

9:10am - 10:10am | Plenary Session 2 Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID): Upcoming Challenges for Psychiatry | Dr. Lilian Thorpe

By the end of this session, learners will be able to:

• Appreciate current clinical, ethical and legal challenges related to MAID for people without reasonably foreseeable natural death (RFND) (often with comorbid acknowledged or unacknowledged mental disorders)
• Better understand clinical, ethical and legal challenges related to expansion of MAID to people with sole mental disorders
• Describe the roles of psychiatry in MAID both currently and after Mar. 17, 2023 (now deferred to Mar. 17, 2024)

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Lilian Thorpe MD, PhD, FRCP
Professor, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology and Psychiatry
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

10:15am –11:30 am  Coffee Break and Poster session for Residents in Campania Room

See the main Poster Session schedule here

11:30am CPA Presidential Address | Dr. Gary Chaimowitz

11:37am – 12:37pm | Plenary Session 3 Assessment of Risk and Management of Violence in Psychiatric Settings: Practical Tips | Dr. Gary Chaimowitz

By the end of this session, learners will be able to:

• Integrate an easy-to-use framework for assessing risk of violence
• Better manage institutional safety issues with patient care
• Describe the role of the police and courts when dealing with violent patients

12:40pm | Awards

12:45pm | Closing remarks  

 *Schedule is subjet to change

Event Information
Tammy Glynn, CME Program Coordinator
Email: tammy.glynn@usask.ca
cmelearning.usask.ca