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
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Agenda
SASKATCHEWAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
FRIDAY APRIL 21, 2023
Delta Hotel 1919 Saskatchewan Drive Regina, Saskatchewan
5:00PM - Registration & cocktails
6:00PM- Dinner & Meeting (members only)
7:00PM - CPA Presidential Address
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
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)
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
11:35am – 12:35pm | 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
12:35pm - 12:45pm | Closing remarks
Tammy Glynn, CME Program Coordinator
Email: tammy.glynn@usask.ca
cmelearning.usask.ca