Sunday, September 23, 2018
BC Schizophrenia Society Provincial Annual General Meeting and Panel Discussion:
Tipping the Scales:
Mental Illness & The Criminal Justice System
On September 23, immediately after the Annual General Meeting, BCSS will be hosting a panel discussion on the impacts of untreated mental illness on the criminal justice system, “Tipping the Scales: Mental Illness & The Criminal Justice System.” Featuring a panel of experts including representatives from the Vancouver Police Department and the Forensic Psychiatric Unit, the discussion will explore the impacts of mental illness on the criminal justice system and how family members can work with police and other professionals to keep their loved one safe.
River Rock Casino Resort
8811 River Road, Richmond
Sunday, September 23, 2018
AGM 1:00 – 1:30pm
Panel Discussion 1:30 – 3:30pm
Friday, October 26, 2018
Delta Ocean Pointe, Victoria BC
21st Annual Vancouver Island Schizophrenia Conference
Weed Connection & Relapse Prevention
In Schizophrenia
Featuring:
Dr. Katherine Aitchison
Dr. Ian Dawe
Dr. Bill Honer
Full day conference for doctors, service providers, students, patients and families for 3 plenary sessions, 8 concurrent workshops, community information booths and live music at lunch hour. Registration opens soon. See website for details.
Questions and Information please call or email
250-384-4225 or admin.bcss@shaw.ca
Registration opens August 31, 2018
https://schizophreniaconference.wordpress.com/
AGENDA
7:45 Registration and Light Refreshments
8:30 Introduction and Welcome
- Dr. Satish Shrikhande, Psychiatrist, Island Health
- Hazel Meredith, Executive Director, BCSS Victoria Branch
8:40 First episode psychosis – 10 years after |Dr. Bill Honer
9:35 Cannabis and Psychosis: | Dr. Katherine Aitchison
10:30 Health Break
11:00 Psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery: Engaging Minds | Dr. Ian Dawe
12:00 Lunch with Accompaniment by Friends of Music featuring the “Eclectics”
1:15 Concurrent workshops – Session 1
SESSION ONE: 1:15-2:15pm
- Engaging minds: Dr. Ian Dawe
- Inpatient and Wellness Program Psychosocial approaches at Royal Jubilee Hospital: Karen Godwin and Jalna Rossi
- Update on treatment-resistant psychosis: Dr. Bill Honer
- Family Strategies and Perspectives in Caring for Loved Ones: Matt Beihn BCSS Victoria Family Counsellor and family member
2:15 Health Break
2:45 Concurrent workshops – Session 2
SESSION TWO: 2:45-3:45pm
- Cannabis and psychosis on the frontlines: Dr. Aitchison
- Peer Support updates on Vancouver Island: Hazel Meredith (BCSS Victoria), Don Fraser, Peer Supporter and Dr. Jason Coupland
- Metabolic syndrome: My head is better but how about my heart? Dr. Water Chow, GP
- Taking care of patients with schizophrenia in family practice: Dr. Chris Fraser
3:45 Adjourn
