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Oral Presentations
Child and Youth Mental Health
First name |
Last name |
Abstract Title |
Jennie |
Pouget |
Identifying predictors of childhood psychotic-like experiences |
Ayesha |
Rashidi |
Understanding the Dimensions of Social Cognition Across Autism Spectrum and Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders |
Kody |
Kennedy |
Impaired coronary microvascular reactivity in youth with bipolar disorder |
Mikaela |
Dimick |
Association of Suicide Attempts with Increased Cardiovascular Risk among Youth with Mood Disorders |
Nidhi |
Kulkarni |
Polygenic Risk for Coronary Artery Disease is Associated with Lower Grey Matter Structure in Youth Bipolar Disorder |
Giselle |
Mirfallah |
Preliminary data indicate relationships between positron emission tomography (PET) derived [18F]SynVesT-1 binding and neurocognition in autistic youth |
Jessica |
Muha |
The association between depression and cardiovascular disease risk in children and adolescents |
Nedra |
Peter |
Enhancing Discharge Practices from Early Psychosis Intervention Services: Development of a Transition Protocol |
Xinyue |
Jiang |
Psychiatric Polygenic Risk Scores Across Youth With Bipolar Disorder, Youth at High Risk for Bipolar Disorder, and Controls |
Alexia |
Polillo |
Digital Disconnection: A Qualitative Study of Youth and Young Adult Perspectives on Cyberbullying and the Adoption of Auto-Detection or Software Tools |
Geriatric Psychiatry
First name |
Last name |
Abstract Title |
Xiaoyu |
Men |
Investigating the Effect of CYP2D6-Mediated Pharmacokinetics on Venlafaxine Treatment Outcomes in Older Adults with Depression |
Helena |
Kim |
Augmentation vs. switching medications in older patients with treatment-resistant depression: clinical moderators that matter |
Christopher |
Morrone |
Characterizing the relationship of memory, sleep and neurodegeneration in novel mouse models of tauopathy |
Daniel |
Kapustin |
Neuroimaging Markers Associated with Behavioral and Psychological Symptom Clusters in Dementia |
Niki |
Akbarian |
Genomic Analysis of the Relationship between Neuroticism and Late-Life Cognitive Decline |
Kevan |
Clifford |
Neurostructural Effects of Novel Polygenic Risk Scores for Molecular Brain Aging |
Neurosciences and Clinical Translation
First name |
Last name |
Abstract Title |
Nicholas |
Neufeld |
Evidence for a Shared Neural Substrate of Psychomotor Disturbance and Depressive Symptoms in Psychotic Depression |
Lindsay |
Oliver |
Effects of Individualized Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Social Cognitive Network Functional Connectivity in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders |
Venice |
Cheng |
Identifying TMS-EEG Neurophysiological Markers using Long Interval Cortical Inhibition in Treatment-Resistant Depression |
Ayan |
Dey |
Beyond Antidepressant Effects: rTMS, Cognition, and Functional Outcomes in Treatment Resistant Depression Management |
Maria Teodora |
Secara |
Brain-Behavior Participant Similarity Networks Among Youth and Adults with Schizophrenia Spectrum, Autism Spectrum, or Typically Developing Controls |
Andreea |
Diaconescu |
The effect of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) on whole-brain functional and effective connectivity |
Sara sadat |
Afjeh |
Deciphering the Genetic Correlates of Age of Onset in Bipolar Disorder: An Integrated Analysis of Gene Co-Expression and Bioinformatics |
Ramzi |
Halabi |
Missing Not at Random: Missing data are associated with clinical status and trajectories in an electronic monitoring study of bipolar disorder |
Thomas |
Prevot |
Targeting The α5-GABAA Receptor Alleviates Cognitive Deficits And Reverses Neuronal Atrophy Across Animal Models Of Brain Disorders |
Renee |
Lawson |
Examining the Neurophysiological Effects of Psilocybin: a narrative review |
Masoud |
AhmadzadAsl |
Heterogeneity and variability of Placebo Effects within and between Randomized controlled Trials across Major Psychiatric Conditions. a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. |
Mahavir |
Agarwal |
Neurocognitive correlates of metabolic dysregulation in individuals with mood disorders: a systematic review and metaanalysis |
Psychotherapy, Humanities, and Psychosocial Interventions
First name |
Last name |
Abstract Title |
Caleb |
Browne |
Identifying an epigenetic switch in the ventral hippocampus driving relapse vulnerability in opioid use disorder |
Ankita |
Das |
UNDERSTANDING MOTIVATIONS, PERCEPTIONS AND EFFECTS OF CANNABIS USE IN INDIVIDUALS WITH MOOD AND ANXIETY DISORDERS |
Stanley |
Wong |
The effect of weighted blankets on sleep quality and mental health symptoms in psychiatric patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
Paula |
Ravitz |
Scaling up Interpersonal Psychotherapy: A pilot randomized controlled trial examining digital asynchronous self-directed vs. synchronous group training |
Sheldon |
Bereznick |
Exploring Regional GABA and Glutamate+Glutamine Dynamics and Clinical Correlates in Chronic Pain Patients with and without Opioid Use Disorder Using Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy |
Meghan |
Chenoweth |
Genetic Prediction of Smoking Cessation Medication Side Effects: A Genome-Wide Investigation of Abnormal Dreams on Varenicline |
Quality, Innovation & Safety
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Suicide Research
First name |
Last name |
Abstract Title |
Daniel |
Sanchez Morales |
Characterizing suicides in Toronto among people with a history of criminal justice system involvement. |
Prudence Po Ming |
Chan |
Suicide in Individuals Without Any Detected Mental Illness: An Observational Study in Toronto (1998-2020) |
Jennifer |
Ma |
Exploring Pain Processing as a Potential Biomarker for Suicide Risk: An fMRI Stidu |
Samantha |
Mason |
Suicide Deaths and Related Outcomes in People With OCD: An Analysis of Coroner and Clinical Records |
Emytis |
Tavakoli |
Challenges Related to the Implementation of Measurement-Based Care for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder: A Feasibility Study |
Poster Presenters
Adult Psychiatry and Health Systems
First name |
Last name |
Abstract Title |
Mohammed |
Alarabi |
Formal thought disorders and neurocognition in treatment-resistant schizophrenia |
Jenna |
Baer |
Cognitive Inflexibility in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
Amanda |
Ceniti |
Conducting a national needs assessment to develop the Friends/Family of Individuals at Risk of Suicide Training (FIRST) Program |
Mahbod |
Ebrahimi |
Genetic Association Study of CSMD1 and CSMD2 with Cognitive Function |
Hanan |
Idd |
Investigating The Brain Endocannabinoid System In Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder |
Csilla |
Kalocsai |
Paradigms and Politics in the Definition of Treatment Resistance in Mental Health: A Meta-narrative Review |
Martin |
Kronenbuerger |
Depression and Anxiety in Focal Dystonia. |
Gia Han |
Le |
Association Between Cognitive Functioning, Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts in Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia and Related Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
Viet-Linh Luke |
Pham-Kim-Nghiem-Phu |
A Review of N-back Working Memory Performance across the Lifespan in Autism |
Fooroogh |
Raeisi Makiani |
Targeting opioid neurotransmission in borderline personality disorder with self-harming behavior: Preliminary findings of a [11C]NOP-1A positron emission tomography study |
Laura |
Rivera |
How has artificial intelligence been used to determine clinical and functional outcomes in schizophrenia? A scoping review |
Martin |
Rotenberg |
Comparing health service use outcomes of Flexible Assertive Community Treatment versus Assertive Community Treatment and Intensive Case Management in Toronto, Canada: A retrospective propensity score matched cohort study |
Beth |
Sproule |
Community pharmacists providing care for people using cannabis: an exploratory feasibility study |
Sabrina |
Wong |
Efficacy of Esketamine for Perinatal Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
Siqi |
Xue |
Mental health and psychosocial interventions in the context of climate change |
Molly |
Zhang |
Effects of Extended Cannabis Abstinence on Anxiety and Sleep in People with Co-Occurring Cannabis Use Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder |
Xiaolin |
Zhou |
Discovering Genetics-Related Biomarkers of Neuronal Vulnerability Using Post-Mortem Datasets From Multiple Large Brain Banks |
Child and Youth Mental Health
First name |
Last name |
Abstract Title |
Carly |
Albaum |
Family communication and conflict in clinical samples of suicidal and depressed youth |
Sarah |
Brennenstuhl |
Stepped Care, Stepped Care “Lite” & Matching Intervention Components to Individual Mental Health Needs: A Rapid Scoping Review of Mental Health and Substance Use Interventions for Post-Secondary Students |
Tatiana |
Djurovic |
Optimizing Treatment for Parents of Children with Emotional and Behavioural Problems (OPTED) |
Gillian |
Grant-Allen |
Self-Harm and Suicide-Related Content on TikTok: A Thematic Analysis |
Kyla |
McDonald |
Emerging Best Practices for Supporting Youth Experiencing Homelessness and Sexual Exploitation |
Madison |
Moloney |
The development of a social-emotional curriculum for 11-14-year-olds: The EMPOWER project |
Golda |
Osei-Bonsu |
Pilot Study of Adjunctive Curcumin for Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder: Preliminary Evidence of Antidepressant and Antioxidative Properties |
Anett |
Schumacher |
The systemic immune-inflammation index as a biomarker for depression in a community sample of adolescents. |
Suyi |
Shao |
Mitochondrial DNA Pathogenicity in Relation to Cerebral Blood Flow in Youth Bipolar Disorder |
Nikhita |
Singhal |
Co-constructing equity, diversity, and inclusion learning modules alongside youth with lived experience: results from an initial pilot among child and adolescent psychiatry trainees |
Kimberley |
Tsujimoto |
Disruption to the hidden curriculum: Screen time and school factors are associated with child and youth mental health |
Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry
First name |
Last name |
Abstract Title |
Suze |
Berkhout |
Curating Critical Encounters: Research Creation and Arts as Epistemic Practice |
Ryma Alyssa |
Ihaddadene |
Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factors in Clozapine Rechallenge and Maintenance Following Neutropenia and Agranulocytosis: A systematic Review and Case Report |
Geriatric Psychiatry
First name |
Last name |
Abstract Title |
Sushmit |
Das |
The Role of Electroencephalography Microstates In Alzheimer’s Dementia And Mild Cognitive Impairment |
Ori |
Feldman |
Assessing Biomarkers in an Ongoing Phase III clinical trial of Nabilone for Agitation in Alzheimer’s Disease (NAB-IT). |
Sena |
Gok |
Clinical Outcomes Related to Psychotropic Polypharmacy in Dementia with Neuropsychiatric Symptoms |
Katharina |
Göke |
Cognitive Subgroups in Difficult-To-Treat Late-Life Depression and their Effect on rTMS Treatment Outcomes |
Emma |
Gregory |
Design, development, and implementation of the e-learning course, “Hot and Bothered: A Primer on Climate Change for Psychiatry Residents.” |
Natalie |
Ho |
Preliminary Results of an Analysis Addressing Whether Brain Structure Predicts Outcomes of Cognitive Remediation Combined with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment, Remitted Major Depressive Disorder, or Both |
Raphael |
Kusumo |
Mitochondrial Dysfunction as a Mediator to Oxidative Stress and Cognition in Mild Cognitive Impairment due to Alzheimer’s Disease |
Michael |
Mak |
Sleep and Pharmacotherapy in Treatment-Resistant Late-life Depression: Findings from the OPTIMUM Clinical Trial |
Krushnaa |
Sankhe |
Correlation between changes in apathy and cognition in Alzheimer’s disease associated apathy: analysis of the Apathy in Dementia Methylphenidate Trial 2 (ADMET 2) |
(Ella) Bing Xin |
Song |
Examining the relationship between angiopoietin-2 and cognition in early Alzheimer’s disease. |
Ashnie |
Sukhu |
Nature-based Virtual Reality Intervention for Depression in Alzheimer’s Dementia |
Hui Jue |
Wang |
Exploring biomarkers in an ongoing phase 3 clinical trial of nabilone for agitation in Alzheimer’s disease (NAB-IT) |
Melissa |
Wong |
Modifiable risk factors associated with cognitive decline in late life depression: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging |
Neurosciences and Clinical Translation
First name |
Last name |
Abstract Title |
Ruobing |
Chen |
A preliminary study of the association of change in cerebral blood flow with clinical outcomes in an alcohol use disorder cohort during short term abstinence |
Cassie |
Côté |
Quantification of Synaptic Density in Youth With High-risk Cannabis and Alcohol Use: A PET Imaging Study With the Synaptic Vesicle Glycoprotein 2A Radiopharmaceutical [18F]SynVesT-1 |
Rheina |
Firdiawati |
Investigating fatty acid amide hydrolase levels in the brain of healthy individuals: a positron emission tomography study using [C-11]CURB |
Alexandre |
Guet-McCreight |
Dose prediction of α5-GABAA receptor modulation given simulated EEG of depression severity |
Bertina |
Jebanesan |
Fatty acid amide hydrolase as a predictor of relapse: A PET Study with [11C]CURB |
Erica |
Kaczmarek |
Changes in Symptoms of Anhedonia with Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial for Treatment-Resistant Depression |
Daniel |
Kiss |
Age-dependent vulnerability in prefrontal cortex parvalbumin and somatostatin interneurons in schizophrenia |
Shamantha |
Lora |
Repetitive Blast Exposure is Associated with Increased [18F]flortaucipir Uptake using In Vivo Tau-PET Imaging in Canadian Armed Forces Breachers and Snipers |
Tulip |
Marawi |
Anterograde and Retrograde Memory Outcomes Following Electroconvulsive Therapy in Adults with Major Depressive Disorder |
George |
Nader |
Microstructural Imaging in the Brain of Schizophrenia Patients: a Comparison Between two Acquisition Protocols |
Enoch |
Ng |
Impact of co-morbid post-traumatic stress-related symptoms on repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression in civilians |
Justin |
Ng |
Higher general intelligence is linked to stable, efficient, and typical brain connectivity patterns |
Christina |
Pereira |
IMAGING FATTY ACID AMIDE HYDROLASE LEVELS IN SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER: A REPLICATION STUDY WITH THE PET TRACER [11C]CURB |
Claire |
Shyu |
Altered endocannabinoid metabolism in chronic pain patients with opioid use disorder: preliminary findings from positron emission tomography study with [11C]CURB |
Pavithra |
Suresh |
Upregulation of PSD95 in Primary Neurons via α5-GABAA-R Modulation |
Kosar |
Teymouri |
Exploring Sex-Dependent Relationships of Complement Component C4 with Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia and Hospitalization Frequency |
Wenzhu |
Ye |
Association of NTRK2 Gene with Suicidality: A Meta-analysis |
Clement |
Zai |
Characterization of Suicide-related Phenotypes in a Sample of Mood Disorder Patients |
Jessica |
Zhang |
Using smartphone technology to predict mood episodes in youth with bipolar disorder |
Maia |
Zilberman |
Synaptic Density Among Youth with Mental Health Challenges and Chronic Cannabis Consumption |
Psychotherapy, Humanities, and Psychosocial Interventions
First name |
Last name |
Abstract Title |
Tina |
Guo |
Quality of Media Reporting on tWitch's Suicide - An Update |
Erene |
Stergiopoulos |
“[We] need a seismic shift”: Disabled student perspectives on disability inclusion in U.S. medical education |
Juveria |
Zaheer |
Exploring the perspectives of female clinician scientist training program alumnae and trainees on barriers and facilitators to research careers in academic psychiatry |
Quality, Innovation & Safety
First name |
Last name |
Abstract Title |
Jasmine |
Amini |
Development of an AI large language model to design caring messages following psychiatric discharge |
Alexander |
Bahadur |
Immersive Virtual Reality Simulation for Suicide Risk Assessment Training: Innovations in Mental Health Education |
Blanca |
Bolea Alamanac |
Project MINDSET: Mood, Inattention and Dysregulation Symptoms in Survivors of Trauma: Acceptability of Mood mApper app |
Noah |
Chisamore |
Real World Effectiveness of Repeated Intravenous Ketamine Infusions for Treatment Resistant Depression in Transitional Age Youth |
Jessica |
D'Arcey |
App for Independence (A4i): A Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial of a Digital Health Tool for Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders |
Lu |
Gao |
Reviving the Classroom: The Compelling Case for Embracing In-Person Learning Once Again |
Megan |
George |
A Feasibility Trial of Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM) in Patients with Newly Diagnosed and Recurrent Advanced Ovarian Cancer |
Nabil |
Hawwa |
Don’t Panic – a Psychiatry and Neurology Interdepartmental Collaboration to Understand Learner Anxiety with Code Strokes. |
Tamara |
Hoppe |
Microdosing with mindfulness in acute adult psychiatric inpatients - a survey of staff and patient attitudes after 18-months at an urban, academic psychiatric hospital. |
Pamela |
Kaduri |
Abstract Integrating Addictions Training into a Diversity Serving Community Health Centre: TAKE ME Project |
Katherine |
McKay |
Building from within to Bridge Between: The Transitions from Hospital to Home |
Gaurav |
Mehta |
Association between BMI, Waist Circumference, Lipoprotein ‘a’ levels & and Framingham Risk Score (FRS) in Patients with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) |
Hilary |
Pang |
Generative Artificial Intelligence and Medical Education: A Review of Opportunities and Challenges |
Christopher |
Pople |
A novel interleaved intermittent theta burst-fMRI method to characterize online target engagement in treatment-resistant depression |
Dana C. |
Ross |
Randomized Controlled Trial of a Virtual Blended Psychoeducational Treatment for Adults with a History of Childhood Interpersonal Trauma: Primary Outcome |
Andrew |
Sedrak |
The Time Perception Accuracy Test (TPAT) – A clinical tool for measuring deficits in the perception of event timing in relation to psychosis. |
Dara |
Silver |
Exploring the effects of Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Antagonist drugs as a Treatment for individuals with Substance Use Disorder: A Systematic Review of Clinical Trials |
Brendan |
Singh |
Violence is Part of the Job: Investigating the impacts of Workplace Violence on Emergency Department Staff through Qualitative Interviews |
Valentina |
Tamayo Velasquez |
The Development of a Machine Learning (ML) Alert System for Adverse Events in Acute Mental Health Settings |
Siya |
Verma |
Indicators of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) Subgroups within the Major Depressive Disorder Integrated Care Pathway (MDD-ICP) |
DAVID |
WIERCIGROCH |
Mental Health in Medicine: Implementation of measurement-based care within an interdisciplinary stepped care clinic in medical psychiatry |
Maya |
Zaidan |
Bridges to Patient Satisfaction: Exploring the Roles of Trauma and Ethnicity Among Perinatal Women Receiving Behavioural Activation |
Alina |
Zaidi |
ANTIDEPRESSANT CLASS AND CONCURRENT RTMS OUTCOMES IN MAJOR DEPRESSION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS |