Mental Health and Geriatric Care David Kreindler david.kreindler@sunnybrook.ca 416-480-5328 Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreMental health telemetry (MHT) is a system that lets patients track symptom severity over time using their smart phones while seamlessly sharing this data with their clinicians. In this study, we conducted the first quasi-pragmatic trial of...
Mental Health and Geriatric Care Simone Vigod simone.vigod@utoronto.ca 416-323-6400 WCH AFP, Women's College Hospital, and University of TorontoOur major output was a validated clinical risk prediction index to identify psychiatric inpatients at risk for early rehospitalisation, the READMIT scale (Vigod et. al., Psych Res, 2015). We are now licensing...
Mental Health and Geriatric Care Presenter: Zeynep Yilmaz Allan Kaplan allan.kaplan@utoronto.ca allan.kaplan@camh.ca (416) 946-7617 University of TorontoOur findings associated with low body weight have great potential for furthering the current understanding of the etiology of AN and weight regulation in eating disorders. This project provides evidence for the involvement...
Mental Health and Geriatric Care Barbara Power bepower@toh.ca 613-762-0392 vthomson@toh.ca 613-295-7071 TOHAMO, The Ottawa Hospital Stakeholder engagement and unit leadership is crucial: having a direct link to Senior Management kept the project "in the spotlight" Having nurse educators leading the project led to better buy-in from front line nursing...
Mental Health and Geriatric Care Cindy Grief cgrief@baycrest.org 416-785-2500 x3070 Baycrest AFP Lisa Sokoloff lsokoloff@baycrest.org 416-785-2500 x2955 Baycrest AFP Evolved from local monthly videoconference education sessions in geriatric mental health to become a national, accredited network for continuing professional development Has led to the introduction of a novel...
Mental Health and Geriatric Care David Marsh dmarsh@nosm.ca 705-662-7200 Northern Ontario School of Medicine Joe Eibl There is knowledge gap in how to manage patients with opiate dependence and co-occurring mental health disorders for which a patient has a benzodiazepine (BZD) prescription. Some studies suggests that patients enrolled in...
Mental Health and Geriatric Care Romina Mizrahi romina.mizrahi@camh.ca 416-535-8501 ext.34370 CAMH AFP Governance Organization; CAMH; University of Toronto The Focus on Youth Psychosis Prevention (FYPP) Clinic’s mandate is to implement a new paradigm in the treatment of psychosis: To prevent it before it begins. This empirically well-supported approach has...
Mental Health and Geriatric Care Elizabeth Osuch Elizabeth.Osuch@lhsc.on.ca 519-685-8500 ext. 65188 AMOSOWe investigated the long-term therapeutic- and cost-effectiveness of early intervention for mood and anxiety disorders (with/without addictions). This research shows that early intervention for 16-25 year olds with mood/anxiety concerns is effective for long-term reduction in symptoms and...
Mental Health and Geriatric Care Barbara Liu barbara.liu@sunnybrook.ca 416-480-6766 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; University of Toronto Deborah Brown deborah.brown-farrell@sunnybrook.ca 416-480- 6100 x 89094The goal of this project is to implement and evaluate the impact of an antipsychotic stewardship program. The stewardship team reviews cases to: ensure that appropriate assessment...
Mental Health and Geriatric Care Tarek Rajji Tarek.Rajji@camh.ca 416-535-8501 x 33661 CAMH AFP Governance Organization, CAMH, University of Toronto By 2025, 20% of individuals with schizophrenia will be 65 or older. Schizophrenia is one of the most debilitating and expensive mental disorders, especially in late life. Its burden is...