Speakers & General Topic Areas:
Dr. Horner – First episode psychosis – 10 years after
Dr. Katherine Aitchison – Cannabis and Psychosis
Dr. Ian Dawe – Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery: Engaging Minds
Overall Learning Objectives:
Consider the relationship between substance use and schizophrenia
Define the causes of relapse in schizophrenia
Describe the challenges and enablers in recovery
Plenary Speaker Learning Objectives:
Relapse Prevention in Schizophrenia and Advancements |Dr. Bill Honer
- Describe key assessments for schizophrenia and related disorders according to Canadian Practice Guidelines
- Provide new evidence from a randomized clinical trial on the duration of treatment in first episode psychosis
- Evaluate the importance of relapse prevention after the first episode of psychosis
Cannabis and Psychosis: | Dr. Katherine Aitchison
- Specify by how much cannabis increases the risk of becoming psychotic
- Name risk factors for psychosis after cannabis consumption
- Identify a gene associated with psychosis after cannabis consumption
Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery: Engaging | Dr. Ian Dawe
- Review the evidence that contributes to social isolation of people with schizophrenia, psychosis and related mental health.
- Describe interventions that show success in countering isolation
- Identify the barriers and enablers to engagement
October 26, 2018 