Designed for residents preparing for the CAP subspecialty exam, as well as practicing psychiatrists looking to refresh their knowledge, this comprehensive review course offers an in-depth exploration of emerging psychiatric research and clinical best practices in youth mental health topics.

Bundle price: $399
Member price: $359.00

This webinar series includes ten hours of foundational Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) learning on the topics below.


Updating Trauma and Persistent Trauma- Related Disorders

Dr. Julia Gibson

Learning outcomes:

  • Understand the nature ( ie simple, recurrent, developmental, etc.) and prevalence of potentially traumatizing events
  • Understand the diagnostic criteria and prevalence of persistent trauma-related disorders ( i.e. PTSD and other/unspecified persistent trauma-related disorders marked by significant Post Traumatic Stress Symptoms /PTSS), and how these vary for different patient populations
  • Understand the impact of persistent traumatic stress symptoms ( biologic, emotional, cognitive, relational, behavioural), and how this informs assessment and differential diagnoses.
  • Review relevant clinical practice guidelines, and evidence base for pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options for persistent trauma-related disorders in child and adolescent populations
  • Review key relevant resources such as evidence-based trauma screeners, databases for trauma-specific handouts for patients, modules and webinars for families, resources for physician wellness in the event of vicarious trauma or moral distress, etc.

Normal Developmental and Neurodevelopmental Conditions
Dr. Amanda Sawyer

Learning objectives:

  • Identify relevant theories, current concepts and key elements of brain development that are relevant to developmental psychopathology and learning
  • Refresh your approach to the assessment of learning and communication disorders, intellectual disability and more common neurodevelopmental syndromes
  • Describe the role of the child psychiatrist in assessing, intervening and advocating for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities
  • Review the current classification, screening and prevalence in ASD
  • Describe the behavioural treatment and psychopharmacology in ASD

ADHD and Behavioural Disorders
Dr. Daniel Gorman

This presentation reviews ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, and conduct disorder, focusing on both non-pharmacological and pharmacological management approaches. Emphasis will be placed on relevant guidelines, meta-analyses, and landmark trials in the field.

Learning objectives:

  • Outline best practices for initiating and managing ADHD and behavioural disorders (BD) treatment, including behavioral interventions, pharmacologic options, and coordination with specialists, educators and families to optimize patient outcomes.
  • Create strategies for managing common challenges in ADHD treatment, including medication side effects and addressing co-existing mental health concerns
  • Review the clinical practice guidelines of ADHD and BD

Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Dr. Arfeen Malick

Learning objectives:

  • Understand neurocognitive disorders including delirium
  • Review a brief overview of Somatic Symptom Disorders (SSD), relevant to a board examination for child and adolescent psychiatry
  • Review a brief overview of Psychiatric Conditions Secondary to GMC, relevant to a board examination for child and adolescent psychiatry
  • Review the current clinical practice guidelines of consultation- liaison psychiatry in children and youth

OCD, Tics, and Body-focused Repetitive Behaviours
Dr. Paul Arnold

Learning objectives:

  • Understand neurocognitive disorders including delirium
  • Review a brief overview of Somatic Symptom Disorders (SSD), relevant to a board examination for child and adolescent psychiatry
  • Review a brief overview of Psychiatric Conditions Secondary to GMC, relevant to a board examination for child and adolescent psychiatry
  • Review the current clinical practice guidelines of consultation- liaison psychiatry in children and youth

Substance Use
Dr. Tea Rosic

Learning objectives:

  • To recognize the etiology, prevalence and epidemiology of adolescent substance use disorders (SUD).

  • To describe the diagnostic criteria, differential diagnosis, and comorbidity of adolescent SUD.
  • To direct effective treatment for adolescent substance use disorders.
  • Review the current clinical practice guidelines of substance and related disorder in children and youth.

Genetics
Dr. Jacob Vorstman

Learning objectives:

  • To acquire a high-level overview of the current state-of-the-art of genetic findings pertinent to psychiatry

  • To understand pleiotropy and variable penetrance, and why these phenomena are relevant
  • To understand how these advances in genetic knowledge inevitable influence – or should influence – our ambition towards precision mental health

Sleep-Wake Disorders
Dr. Cara Ooi
Learning objectives

  • Identify relevant theories, current concepts and key elements of sleep- wake disorders in children and youth

  • Refresh your approach to the assessment, differential diagnoses and comorbidities of sleep- wake disorders in children and youth
  • Be able to summarize the effective treatment of sleep- wake disorders in children and youth (Pharmacological, Psychosocial)
  • Review the current clinical practice guidelines of sleep- wake disorders in children and youth

Attachment, Emotional Regulation, Personality Disorders
Dr. Susan Dundas

Learning objectives

  • Identify relevant theories, current concepts and key elements of personality and related disorders in children and youth

  • Refresh your approach to the assessment, differential diagnoses and comorbidities of personality and related disorders in children and youth
  • Be able to summarize the effective treatment of personality and related disorders in children and youth (Pharmacological, Psychosocial)
  • Describe emotion regulation and emotion dysregulation in children and youth
  • Define child-parent attachment (types, assessment methods, antecedents, consequences
  • Be able to understand a brief overview of Reactive Attachment Disorder of Infancy and Early Childhood and management

Anxiety
Dr. Suneeta Monga

Learning objectives

  • Identify relevant theories, current concepts and key elements of anxiety disorders in children and youth

  • Refresh your approach to the assessment, differential diagnoses and comorbidities of anxiety disorders in children and youth
  • Be able to summarize the effective treatment of anxiety disorders in children and youth (Pharmacological, Psychosocial)
  • Review the current clinical practice guidelines of anxiety disorders in children and youth

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Law
Dr. Floyd Wood

Learning objectives:

  • Identify and appropriately respond to relevant clinical issues arising in patient care, including awareness and understanding of: Suicide, self harm, or harm directed towards other

  • Understand the definition and epidemiology of child abuse and neglect and Canadian family law as it pertains to child custody and access
  • Understand a brief review of Children’s rights, Family law and the Youth Criminal Justice Act
  • Critically analyze considerations around documentation, access to information, and consent

Mood Disorders in Children and Youth
Dr. Roberto Sassi

Learning objectives:

  • Identify relevant theories, current concepts and key elements of bipolar spectrum and mood disorders in children and youth

  • Be able to summarize the effective treatment of bipolar spectrum and mood disorders in children and youth (Pharmacological, Psychosocial)
  • Examine current Health Canada considerations with pharmacotherapy treatment options in psychiatric conditions for children and youth
  • Summarize neurostimulation treatment modalities and their indications in children and youth
  • Be able to understand a brief overview of DMDD
  • Refresh your approach to the assessment, differential diagnoses and comorbidities of bipolar spectrum and mood disorders in children and youth

Psychotherapy and Allied Health Review
Dr. Rishi Kapur

Learning objectives:

  • Understanding of key psychotherapeutic approaches in children and adolescents

  • Overview of evidence for psychotherapeutic modalities in common child and adolescent psychiatric disorders
  • Review different health professionals that a child psychiatrist may interact with and when to consider referrals to allied health

Psychosis
Dr. Sabina Abidi

Learning objectives

  • Identify relevant theories, current concepts and key elements of psychosis and related disorders in children and youth

  • Refresh your approach to the assessment, differential diagnoses and comorbidities of psychosis and related disorders in children and youth
  • Be able to summarize the effective treatment of psychosis and related disorders in children and youth (Pharmacological, Psychosocial)
  • Review the current clinical practice guidelines of psychosis and related disorder in children and youth

Sexual Development and Gender Identity Disorders
Dr. Joshua Smalley

Learning objectives

  • Identify and Differentiate Gender Identity Disorders: Develop the ability to recognize and differentiate between various presentations of gender dysphoria and other gender identity disorders in children and adolescents, based on DSM-5 criteria.

  • Explore Evidence-Based Assessment and Diagnosis: Learn the tools, techniques, and frameworks for conducting comprehensive assessments of sexual development and gender identity concerns, including cultural and developmental considerations.
  • Review Treatment Modalities and Ethical Considerations: Examine the evidence-based therapeutic approaches for managing gender identity disorders, including psychosocial interventions, family involvement, and medical treatments, while addressing ethical and legal implications in clinical practice.

Eating Disorders
Dr. Leanna Isserlin

Learning objectives:

  • Examine etiology, epidemiology and prevalence of eating disorders (Pica, Rumination, Bulimia Nervosa, Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder)

  • Review of effective treatment options for eating disorders including pharmacological, psychotherapy and medical.
  • Review the current clinical practice guidelines of eating disorders in children and youth
  • Refresh your approach to the assessment, differential diagnoses and comorbidities of eating disorders in children and youth