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Oral Presentations
Adult Psychiatry and Health Systems
First Name |
Last Name |
Abstract Title |
Saadia |
Sediqzadah |
Cost-effectiveness of injectable opioid agonist therapy for individuals with severe opioid use disorder |
Vera |
Men |
Suicide Deaths by Gas Inhalation: A Continuing Observational Study of Emerging Methods of Suicide in Toronto (1998-2020) |
Josephine |
Francis Xavier |
Building Healthier Families: The Transformative Power of Social Support for First-time Fathers in Promoting Infant, child, youth, and Family Mental Health |
Chloe |
Lau |
Impulsivity and Alcohol Use Typologies: Associations with Personality and Performance-Based Impulsivity Tasks |
Farhan |
Fancy |
Real World Effectiveness of Repeated Ketamine Infusions for Treatment Resistant Bipolar Depression |
Child and Youth Mental Health
First Name |
Last Name |
Abstract Title |
Megan |
Mio |
Integrating Brain and Body Blood Vessels: Systemic Microvascular Phenotype in Youth with Bipolar Disorder |
Mikaela |
Dimick |
Risk-sensitive Decision Making and Self-Harm among Youth with Bipolar Disorder |
Samantha |
Burns |
The Bidirectional Impacts of School Belonging and Autonomy in Reducing Anxiety and Depression Among Students |
Susan |
Campisi |
Eating Behaviour among Adolescents with Depressive Symptoms |
Enoch |
Ng |
Senior residents’ self-reported competence in evidence-based treatments for depression in youth |
Geriatric Psychiatry
First Name |
Last Name |
Abstract Title |
Kevan |
Clifford |
Lifespan changes in brain structure and cognitive performance associated with normal aging in mice |
Daniel |
Kapustin |
The Impact of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms on Functional Independence in Dementia |
Renee |
Lawson |
Assessing motor cortex excitability and its relationship with cortical atrophy in Alzheimer's dementia |
Shreya |
Jha |
Neuronal viability/astrocyte activity ratio in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex as a biomarker of Alzheimer’s dementia: a proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy study |
Julia |
Gallucci |
A multivariate approach linking depressive symptoms to functional connectivity in schizophrenia spectrum disorders |
Neurosciences and Clinical Translation
First Name |
Last Name |
Abstract Title |
Iska |
Moxon-Emre |
Neural Correlates of Social Cognition in Autism-spectrum and Schizophrenia-spectrum Disorders |
Kody |
Kennedy |
Endothelial Function in Youth with Bipolar Disorder: Preliminary Evidence for Mood Polarity Differences |
Daniel |
Felsky |
Multiscale neural signatures of major depressive, anxiety, and stress-related disorders |
Lindsay |
Oliver |
Individualized Functional Connectivity Patterns and rTMS Treatment Response in Schizophrenia: Retrospective Analyses of a Double-Blind, Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial |
Nidhi |
Kulkarni |
Controlled Study of Metabolic Syndrome among Offspring of Parents with Bipolar Disorder |
Adriano |
Mollica |
The impact of patient expectations on clinical outcomes following transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment resistant depression |
Shankar |
Tumati |
Blood-based biomarkers for predicting treatment response in the Apathy in Dementia Methylphenidate Trial 2 randomized clinical trial |
Ju-Chi |
Yu |
Social and non-social cognitive deficits in schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) are related to decreased segregation in different levels of network hierarchy |
Muhammad |
Shoaib |
Evaluation of polygenic risk-environment (GxE) interaction models for ADHD traits. |
Nicholas |
Neufeld |
Functional connectivity within the default mode network as a neurobiological substrate of psychomotor disturbance in patients with psychotic depression |
Mohamed |
Abdelhack |
Sleep and depression show contradicting neural signatures during task-engaged and resting states |
Jessica |
Qian |
Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping of the Substantia Nigra in Patients with Schizophrenia |
Mahavir |
Agarwal |
Metformin for the prevention of clozapine-induced weight gain: A retrospective naturalistic cohort study |
Kosar |
Teymouri |
Investigation of Complement C4 gene Variants and Clinical Characteristics of Schizophrenia |
Shohreh |
Kariminezhad |
Atypical Resting-State Electroencephalography Alpha-Gamma Phase-Amplitude Coupling in Autistic Adults |
Psychotherapy, Humanities, and Psychosocial Interventions
First Name |
Last Name |
Abstract Title |
Holly |
Stanczak |
Facilitating patient-centered psychotherapy for perinatal women with depressive and anxiety symptoms |
Joshua |
Rosenblat |
Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Phase II, Randomized, Feasibility Study |
Brett |
Jones |
Digital dialectical behavioral therapy (d-DBT) skill for treatment of acute suicidality in psychiatric inpatients: randomized feasibility trial |
Sakina |
Rizvi |
Mitigating suicide risk during the COVID-19 pandemic using an intensive single session of virtually-delivered "Brief Skills for Safer Living” |
Johny |
Bozdarov |
Mindfulness-Based Boxing Therapy (MBBT) for Depression and Anxiety: a Feasibility Study |
Quality, Innovation & Safety
First Name |
Last Name |
Abstract Title |
Karen |
Wang |
"Not just tick boxes": A systematic review of patient and provider perspectives on measurement based care |
Eulaine |
Ma |
Shaping a Clinician Scholar Program for the Next Generation of Psychiatry Residents |
Nikhita |
Singhal |
The Use of Placebo Controls and Study Design in Psychedelic Research: A Systematic Review |
Kayla |
Hamel |
Engaging Youth Experiencing Poverty in Clinical Research: Lessons Learned from a Large Toronto Trial |
Attia |
Khan |
Social Support for Racialized Families of Youth with Developmental Disabilities: Health, Education, Employment, and Other Service Sectors |
Poster Presenters
Adult Psychiatry and Health Systems
First Name |
Last name |
Abstract Title |
Kazunari |
Yoshida |
Prevalence of psychotropic medication use and psychotropic polypharmacy in autistic adults with or without intellectual disability |
Helena |
Kim |
The effect of olanzapine exposure on relapse and brain structure in major depressive disorder with psychotic features |
Amanda |
Ceniti |
Conducting a national needs assessment to develop the Friends/Family of Individuals at Risk of Suicide Training (FIRST) Program |
Molly |
Hyde |
Characterizing anhedonia as a clinical and neurobiological marker of suicide risk |
Danica |
Johnson |
Assessing the antidepressant efficacy of ketamine for treatment-resistant depression with comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder |
Jasmine |
Amini |
Sex Differences in the Clinical Correlates of Suicide in Bipolar Disorder: An Observational Study of Coroner Data in Toronto |
Ankita |
Das |
Motivations, perceptions and effects of cannabis use in individuals with mood and anxiety disorders |
Andrew |
Lustig |
Assembling methamphetamine: A corpus based discourse analysis of an online forum for people who use crystal meth |
Prudence Po Ming |
Chan |
Substances Used in Suicide Deaths by Self-Poisoning in Toronto: An Observational Study of Coroners Data 1998-2020 |
Zanib |
Chaudhary |
Aggressive behavior trajectories in psychoses: effect of early onset |
Tina |
Guo |
The Quality of Media Reporting Regarding the Suicide of Stephen “tWitch” Boss |
David |
Kreindler |
Identifying Motifs in Individuals' Mood Symptom Time Series Using Dynamic Time Warping |
Anastasia |
Levinta |
The association between stage of treatment-resistant depression and clinical utility of ketamine/esketamine: a systematic review. |
Sipan |
Haikazian |
Real World Effectiveness of Maintenance Ketamine Infusions in Treatment-Resistant Unipolar and Bipolar Depression |
Masoud |
AhmadzadAsl |
Correlates of placebo effects across psychiatric conditions: a systematic review and meta-analyses |
Ayan |
Dey |
Changes in sleep quality and cognition with rTMS treatment among adults with treatment-resistant depression |
Gil Angela |
Dela Cruz |
The FORWomen Qualitative Study: Women's Substance Use Treatment Experiences in Forensic and Nonforensic Settings |
Daniela |
Morera Gonzalez |
Clinical Variables Related to Quality of Life and Functioning in Patients with Bipolar Disorder |
Daniel |
Sanchez Morales |
Self-harm Behaviour and the Accessing of Mental Health Services in Ontario during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
Samantha |
Lucchetta |
Revisiting the English Short Measure for Adult Playfulness (SMAP): An Investigation of Reliability, Validity, and Cross-Cultural Comparisons |
Cindy |
Wang |
Perceptions of Cannabis and its Association with Mental Health Amongst Budtenders (BUDCAN) |
Nzaar |
Al-Chalabi |
Assessing past suicidal behaviour in schizophrenia spectrum disorders using the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale and the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation |
Child and Youth Mental Health
First Name |
Last Name |
Abstract Title |
Xinyue |
Jiang |
Neurostructural Phenotypes Associated with Bipolar Disorder Polygenic Risk Scores in Youth |
Clement |
Zai |
Polygenic Risk Scores and Suicidality in Bipolar Disorder and High-risk Youth |
Wagma |
Saad |
Association between Maternal Prenatal Depression and Anxiety and Children’s Sleep patterns at Age 3, The Role of Maternal Depression at The Age 3 Years Assessment: A Cohort Study |
Joseph |
Sanfilippo |
Relationships between cognition, white matter, and psychopathology in the Toronto Adolescent and Youth Cohort Study |
Jessica |
Muha |
The association between depression and emotional eating in children and adolescents: A systematic review |
Jessica (Jane) |
Zhang |
Using smartphone technology for the early detection of bipolar episodes in youth |
Anisa |
Khalfan |
Identifying cardiovascular disease risk endotypes of adolescent Major Depressive Disorder using exploratory unsupervised machine learning |
suyi |
shao |
Pilot Study of Circulating Cell-free mtDNA in Relation to Brain Structure in Youth Bipolar Disorder |
Argie |
Gingoyon |
A comparison of factors associated with youth emergency department presentations for suicide risk behaviour prior to versus during the COVID-19 pandemic |
Anett |
Schumacher |
Cognitive functioning in depressed children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. |
Margot |
Frayne |
The Toronto Adolescent and Youth Cohort Study: Study Design and Early Data Related to Psychosis Spectrum Symptoms, Functioning, and Suicidality |
Mollie |
Eriksson |
Factors that are associated with friendship and “doing well” in children with autism spectrum disorder |
Ronda |
Lo |
Bypassing psychiatric assessment: Feasibility of using a computer algorithm to refer children to mental health interventions based on self-report alone |
Rachel |
Kelly |
Cognition and Educational Achievement in the Toronto Adolescent and Youth (TAY) Cohort Study: Rationale, Methods, Feasibility, and Early Data |
Jimmy |
Wong |
Feasibility of acquiring brain imaging and biosample collection in the Toronto Adolescent and Youth (TAY) Cohort Study |
Abdulrahman |
Alghamdi |
Prenatal Exposure to Antipsychotic Medications and Offspring Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
Andrew |
Sedrak |
Data visualization to support communication of research results within a youth and adolescent cohort study. |
Yola |
El Dahr |
Ecological Momentary Assessment with REDCap: Methods, Feasibility, and User Behaviour in a Parent and Child Study |
Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry
First Name |
Last Name |
Abstract Title |
Syeda |
Hashmi |
“I feel a lot more vulnerable”: Exploring Unmet Psychosocial Care and Recovery Needs in Young Survivors of Stroke |
David |
Freedman |
The relationships between depression, anxiety, and cognition in multiple sclerosis |
Vivian |
Feng |
Biomarkers of gut barrier integrity in cognitively vulnerable coronary artery disease patients |
Natasha |
Anita |
Serum linolenic-acid derived oxylipin species and executive function in individuals with type 2 diabetes |
Si Won |
Ryoo |
Associations between insulin-like growth factor-1 and cognition in normoglycemia, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes mellitus |
Gaurav |
Mehta |
CANRISK Tool - accuracy, specificity and sensitivity in people with Serious Mental Illness |
Education Scholarship
First Name |
Last Name |
Abstract Title |
Erene |
Stergiopoulos |
Licensure policy for physicians with medical conditions: A critical analysis of Canadian Policy |
Certina |
Ho |
Fellowship Program Needs Assessment: Focus on Orientation, Health and Wellness, Mistreatment, and Training Site Experience |
Wei |
Wei |
Practice changes, barriers, and facilitators to change in psychiatry teaching and learning after a faculty development workshop series |
Geriatric Psychiatry
First Name |
Last Name |
Abstract Title |
Niki |
Akbarian |
Neuroticism is Associated with Neurodegenerative Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease in Cognitively Unimpaired Older Adults |
Krista |
Lanctot |
Neuropsychological correlates of apathy and depression across neurodegenerative disorders |
Yejin |
Kang |
Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Mild Vascular Cognitive Impairment |
Colin |
Faulkner |
Heart rate variability in dementia patient with history of excessive alcohol use |
Aron |
Amaev |
Does psilocybin increase synaptic density in the brains of patients with mild cognitive impairment? |
Tulip |
Marawi |
Brain-cognition associations in late-life depression or mild cognitive impairment: A multivariate analysis of gray and white matter integrity |
Kanza |
Naveed |
Brain Structural Moderators of Change in LTP-like Activity over the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex in Patients with Alzheimer’s Dementia in response to Repetitive Paired Associative Stimulation |
Ella Bing Xin |
Song |
Circulating cell-free mitochondrial DNA (ccf-mtDNA) and memory in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early Alzheimer’s disease (AD) |
Luc |
Rivet |
The Relationship Between Grey Matter Atrophy and Apathy Severity in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Mixed Dementia: A COMPASS-ND study |
Arun |
Chinna-Meyyappan |
Risk of motor vehicle collisions and culpability among older drivers using cannabis: a meta-analysis |
Krushnaa |
Sankhe |
Molecular senescence markers in older adults with apathy symptoms in the PACt-MD study |
Samira |
Choudhury |
Quality of Life in patients with Dementia with Clinically Significant Agitation in Long Term Care and Psychiatric Inpatient Units |
Rafae |
Wathra |
Impact of prior pharmacotherapy on remission with sequential bilateral theta burst versus standard bilateral repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in treatment resistant late- life depression |
Salma |
Amarin |
Factors affecting psychotropic and other medication polypharmacy in patients with dementia with agitation |
Hui Jue (Janet) |
Wang |
Efficacy and safety of a novel botanical cannabinoid drug for the treatment of agitation in Alzheimer's disease: Study protocol for a multi-site, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled cross-over trial |
Neurosciences and Clinical Translation
First Name |
Last Name |
Abstract Title |
Alina |
Zaidi |
Neurophysiological and clinical outcomes with rTMS and concurrent antidepressant use in depression: A Systematic Review |
Mahbod |
Ebrahimi |
Examining the Link Between Immune Gene Variants and Suicide Risk in Schizophrenia: An Association Study |
Soroush |
Bagheri |
Relationship between Individual Variability and Social Cognition as Measured by Fractional Amplitude of Low Frequency Fluctuation in a Transdiagnostic group of Schizophrenia and Autism Spectrum Disorders |
Alexandre |
Guet-McCreight |
In-silico EEG biomarkers of α5-GABAA receptor modulation efficacy in restoring human cortical microcircuit function in depression |
Julia |
Tomasi |
Investigating the Genetic Linkage of Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and Anxiety Disorders: Polygenic Risk Score Overlap and Replication of HRV Genome-Wide Polymorphisms in Individuals with Anxiety Disorders |
Ilya |
Demchenko |
Target engagement of the subgenual anterior cingulate cortex in major depressive disorder with temporal interference stimulation: A randomized control trial |
Ayesha |
Rashidi |
Understanding the Dimensions of Social Cognition in Autism Spectrum and Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders |
Sarasadat |
Aghabozorgafjeh |
Association study of GSK3β and PPARD gene variants with bipolar disorder, medication response, and suicidality in Iranian population |
Yasaman |
Kambari |
Vestibular System Reactivity of Patients with Schizophrenia |
Sierra |
Codeluppi |
Chronic stress-induced anhedonia-like behavior can be mimicked by cortical astroglial ablation and reversed by increased astroglial activity |
Thomas |
Tan |
Individual Variability Of Resting State Functional Connectivity as a biomarker Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation treatment response in Major Depressive Disorder |
Isabella |
Sewell |
The Circuit-based underpinnings of Post Concussive Syndrome following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury |
Maria |
Secara |
Heterogeneity in Functional Connectivity: Dimensional Predictors of Individual Variability during Rest and Task fMRI in Psychosis |
Oana |
Mirel |
Lipid Peroxidation and Brain Structure in Youth Bipolar Disorder |
Annette |
Kowara |
Examining Tumour Necrosis Factor Alpha Before and After a Single Treatment with Esketamine in Treatment Resistant Depression |
Melissa |
Wong |
Investigating the association between γ-aminobutyric acid and cognition in an exercise-transcranial direct current stimulation intervention in vascular mild cognitive impairment |
Christina |
Pereira |
Endocannabinoid Metabolism Linked with Alcohol Use in A Mixed Cohort of Individuals with Social Anxiety Disorder and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Positron Emission Tomography Study with [11C]CURB |
Shivahn |
Garvie |
A Systematic Review of Neuromodulation Therapies for Substance Use Disorders |
Alice |
Rueda |
Deciphering Metacognition and Treatment Response in Major Depressive Disorder |
Joshua |
Di Vincenzo |
Adjunctive semaglutide for the treatment of cognitive dysfunction in major depressive disorder: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study |
Sushmit |
Das |
Atypical alpha EEG Microstates in autistic adults correlate with core behavioral characteristics of autism |
Andrea |
Mckenzie |
The effect of Intranasal Insulin on reward response and anhedonia in mood disorders |
Amy |
Mackenzie |
Case Report: A Rare Presentation of LGI1-Antibody Encephalitis |
Wenzhu |
Ye |
Meta-analysis of NTRK2 Gene with Suicidality |
Psychotherapy, Humanities, and Psychosocial Interventions
First Name |
Last Name |
Abstract Title |
Danielle |
Downie |
Computer-based training for cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT4CBT): a mixed methods evaluation |
Madison |
Moloney |
Optimizing Treatment for Depressed Parents of Children with Emotional and Behavioural Disorders (OPTED): A Feasibility Trial Protocol |
Bahar |
Orang |
CAMH as Haunted: Policing, Property, and the Psychiatric Emergency Department |
Quality, Innovation & Safety
First Name |
Last Name |
Abstract Title |
Stanley |
Wong |
Macrodosing Buprenorphine: A Promising Approach for Managing Opioid Withdrawal |
Micah |
Zagala |
Improving Mental Health Transitions for Patients with Schizophrenia Using Quality Improvement Science |
Eulaine |
Ma |
The use of artificial intelligence in evaluating medical trainees: A literature review |
Laura |
Rivera |
Application of Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning to Determine Clinical and Functional Outcomes in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: A scoping review protocol |
Claire |
Stanley |
A New Model of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT): Psychogeriatric ACT |
Carrol |
Zhou |
Dynamic Sustainability in practice: revamping the Day Hospital Program at North York General Hospital in response to COVID-related changes in patient demographics |
Ari |
Cuperfain |
Emergency Use of Restraints Among Hospitalized Patients with Comorbid Cannabis Use |
Christian |
Schulz-Quach |
Measuring, understanding, addressing and ameliorating the effects leading to workplace violence and code whites at UHN |
Danica |
Chaharlangi |
Novel Simulation-Based Educational Activity for Violence Risk Assessment |
Alexia |
Polillo |
Beyond satisfaction: A mixed methods analysis of patient, family, and provider perspectives on virtually delivered early psychosis intervention (EPI) services |