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The overall goal of the McMaster University Annual Review Course in Psychiatry is to help build capacity among front-line mental health providers related to the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with mental health concerns.

The provision of mental health care primarily occurs in community and primary care settings, where a wide array of multidisciplinary team members, including family physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, psychologists, pharmacists, physician assistants, and psychiatrists, work together to meet the complex needs of patients with mental illness.

Given ongoing specialist shortages across Canada, long ER wait times, and the expanding role of family physicians, nurse practitioners, and other primary care providers in the delivery of mental health services, the purpose of this educational activity is to offer an opportunity to learn practical, up-to-date, and evidence-based clinical pearls related to the provision of mental health care in the primary care setting.

# Target Audience

Family Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Social Workers, Specialists, and Learners in Health Professions.

# Overall Learning Objectives

By the end of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Assess common mental health problems encountered in primary care, and diverse patient populations.
• Initiate a treatment plan using a biopsychosocial care model, comprising a range of therapeutic strategies, including pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy.
• Apply the latest clinical practice guidelines to the screening, diagnosis and and/or management of mental health concerns throughout the lifespan.
• Recognize when to refer for specialist care.
• Identify local, provincial, and online resources for provider and patient support in the management of mental health concerns.

# Accreditation Statements

The Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Office at McMaster University is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME) to provide College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) Mainpro+ and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) study credits for Continuing Medical Education.

This activity meets the certification of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified for up to 7.75 Mainpro+ Certified Activity credits (per day).

This program is approved as an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the MOC Program of the RCPSC. A maximum of 7.75 MOC Section 1 hours has been approved (per day).

Through an agreement between the RCPSC and the American Medical Association (AMA), physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Further information can be found here.

Each attendee should only claim the hours they attended.

Details and times are subject to change. Program times are in Eastern Time (ET)

This webinar is presented by the Tamarack Institute. 

In part two of this two-part webinar series on community futures, we’ll dive deeper into some of the tools we can use to bring possible futures into the present and explore how we can apply this thinking to our efforts at shaping collective and collaborative work leading transformative change. We’ll investigate the highly interactive Futures Literacy Lab approach in more detail and discuss how it can help us to critically explore and interact with possible futures, new ways to approach collective resilience and risk aversion, and how we can co-design shared, actionable objectives for the near and mid-term. 

 If you are planning or are currently involved in collaborative, shared work with communities and have questions about how we might envision a longer-term, sustainable and transformative way to collectively map and navigate our complex, entangled world, this webinar will introduce some new and exciting ways of thinking and interacting with our shared futures.

While it builds on discussions from part 1 in this series, it’s a more practically focused webinar and can be attended even if you missed part 1.  

This online workshop is presented by the Tamarack Foundation.

In today’s rapidly evolving nonprofit landscape, traditional leadership models often fall short in addressing growing service demands, funding challenges, and organizational complexity. This workshop is designed to equip community leaders and board directors the tools and frameworks needed to transition to collaborative, inclusive leadership. This interactive learning experience includes a 1-hour pre-learning exercise to refine your goals, a virtual workshop to explore key leadership principles, and a 1-hour follow-up coaching session to support your transition to collective leadership. 

This virtual celebration event is hosted by the Ontario Caregiver Organization / L’Organisme de soutien aux aidants naturels de l’Ontario (OCO/OSANO).

Join OCO for a special virtual event in celebration of caregivers and National Caregiver Day. This year’s theme, “We Care,” celebrates the work of individuals who have made outstanding contributions to improving the lives of caregivers in Ontario.

At this event, we’ll honour the invaluable contributions caregivers make to our communities and healthcare system, and present the inaugural Janet Beed Impact Award. We’ll also share insights about caregiving and more on the work of The Ontario Caregiver Organization.

Whether you’re a caregiver, healthcare provider, system leader, or simply someone interested in supporting caregivers, this event is for you. Don’t miss the chance to connect, learn, and be inspired.

Register today and be a part of this celebration!

Please note that this presentation is available in English only.