Conferences and Queen's Psychiatry Residents

The Canadian Psychiatric Association, CPA, and the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, CACAP, annual conferences were held in Montreal this year. Queen's psychiatry residents represented their university well. We had several presentations and posters at both the conferences.

Dr. Mitra Monir Abbasi had a poster presentation at the CPA. 

Dr. Nazanin Alavi did two presentations. The effect of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) via email on depression : Sept 29th, Oral Presentation CPA and PTeR Efficacy Evaluation Survey: Sept 27th, Oral presentation CPA

Dr. Alavi also had a poster presentation at the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, CACAP. Intensive day treatment for children with pervasive developmental disorders, Oct 1st, Poster Presentation CACAP

Dr. Varinderjit Parmar was the Queen's representative at COPE. He also presented two posters: 

Poster 1 - Reasons for Referrals to Psychiatry in Emergency in a Tertiary Care Hospital Setting and Utilization of Resident Resources. 

Poster 2 - Comparison of actual time spent on management of psychiatric emergency presentations in Tertiary Care Hospital Settings with psychiatric residency training program’s teaching curriculum.

Dr. Nishardi  Wijeratne presented at both the CPA and CACAP. At the CPA she had a paper poster presentation on Somnabulism Secondary to Olanzapine Treatment of Acute Mania: A Case-Based Review - Clinical and Research Report. 

Dr. Wijeratne's second poster presentation was: Sociodemographic correlates and psychopathology in abused children:A pilot study Wijeratne N, Alavi Taberi N, Roberts, N. (poster presented at the CACAP conference-immediately following the CPA)

Great work Dr. Abbasi, Dr. Alavi, Dr. Parmar and Dr. Wijeratne. We are all so proud of you.

Canadian Psychiatry Association (CPA) Annual Conference 2011

CPA 2011 in Vancouver had a great turnout from Queen’s. We tied McGill in terms of resident representation in the CPA. McGill and Queen’s were the top two schools with most residents signed up with the CPA in Canada.

Two of our residents won bursary awards to attend the CPA.

• Dr. David Murray and Dr. Mitra Monir Abbasi both won travel bursary awards to attend the CPA. Congratulations!
• Dr. Nishardi Wijeratne presented on Olanzapine and diabetes.
• Dr. Maria Hussain although could not be present in person, presented a poster presentation on, Edema, a rare but serious side effect of quetiapine. 
• Dr. Varinder Parmar was the COPE representative for Queen’s University at the CPA.
• Dr. Barinder Singh represented Queen’s on the members in training (MIT) executive as a member at large. Dr. Barinder Singh currently sits as the MIT member on the Advocacy committee in the CPA.

Great representation from Queen’s residents overall. Great work Queen’s psychiatry!

ICRE

Three residents from our program are attending the ICRE conference as we speak. Our program is full of budding young leaders.

Dr. Mitra Monir Abbasi, Dr. Daniela Volochniouk and Dr. Barinder Singh are currently in Quebec city for the international conference on residency education.

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