OPA 2012 Annual Conference
Partners in Care: Transforming the System
March 30 & 31, 2012
The Westin Harbour Castle,
One Harbour Square, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 1A6
Conference Highlights:
Plenary Session
Recovery and Empowerment through Humour – Featuring "Laughing Like Crazy" Group, Toronto
Laughing Like Crazy aims to empower participants and audiences alike,
breakdown isolation and anxiety, build self-esteem, and challenge stigma.
Looking at difficult issues through the lens of humour provides an
empowering perspective on mental illness, builds confidence, and improves
communication
Jane Chamberlin Lecture
The Shadow Game: Canada's Mental Health Strategy
Guest Speaker - André Picard
A veteran health journalist examines the evolution of Canada’s mental health strategy, with particular emphasis on how psychiatric illnesses are presented and the role of psychiatrists.
André Picard is one of Canada's top health and public policy observers and commentators. Currently the public health reporter at The Globe and Mail, he has been a staff writer since 1987. He is also the author of three books and has received much acclaim for his writing and for his dedication to improving healthcare. In 2010, he was awarded a National Newspaper Award as Canada's top newspaper columnist.
Invited Speakers
Pierre Blier, Ottawa – New Approaches and Advances
in the Psychopharmacology of Mood DisordersLaurence Kirmayer, Montreal – Cultural Psychiatry:
Recent Advances in Research, Training and PracticeKen Le Clair, Kingston – Geriatric Psychiatry: Tips,
Tools and Treatments Before and After the "Tipping
Point"Molyn Leszcz, Toronto – Achieving and Sustaining
Psychotherapy Effectiveness
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the Conference schedule.
