The Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia Annual Provincial Conference: “Holistic Living, beyond diagnosis.”
March 27, 2020, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
The conference is an educational event and the audience is made up mental health clinicians, community organizations, people with lived experience and their families and circles of support.
Location:
The Canadian Museum at Pier 21
1055 Marginal Rd, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4P7
Room: Kenneth Cole Room
Conference Schedule:
- 8:30-9:00 AM - Registration
- 9:00-9:15 AM - WELCOME: Executive Director, Karen Slaunwhite
- 9:15-10:00 AM - Guest Speaker:
Dr. David Gardner, PharmD, MSc.
Professor of Psychiatry & Pharmacy, Dalhousie University
Topic: Antipsychotic medications - the good, the bad, and the ugly
- 10:00-10:30 AM - BREAK
- 10:30-11:00 AM - SSNS Programs Overview with Q&A
- 11:00-12:15 - Guest Speaker:
Dr. Zenovia Ursuliak, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University,
Psychiatrist, Nova Scotia Early Psychosis Program, Nova Scotia Health Authority
Topic: "Metabolic abnormalities in schizophrenia: what can nutrient supplementation offer?"
- 12:15-1:15 PM - LUNCH
- 1:15-2:15 PM - Guest Speaker:
Andrew Potter-Cogan, Counsellor
Acadia University, Nova Scotia
Topic: Trauma, PTSD and Resiliency
- 2:15-2:30 PM - BREAK
- 2:30-3:30 PM - Guest Speaker:
Dr. Phil Tibbo, MD, PhD., FRCPC
Nova Scotia Early Psychosis Program, Nova Scotia Health Authority
Topic: Relapse Prevention
- 3:30 PM - Closing words of Recognition -SSNS President, Linden Gray