Mental Health and Telemedicine Organizations and Their Events

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The official publication of CACAP is the Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | Journal de l'Académie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent.

1. 29-th Annual Conference (Congrès annuel).: "Improving Child Mental Health - Clinical, Epidemiological, and Public Policy Approaches" Toronto, Ontario, Canada: November 12-14, 2009

Objectives:

• Encourage professional exchange and collaboration among art therapists, art therapy students and professionals in related fields
• Promote and maintain national standards of training, practice and professional registration.
• Foster research and publications in art therapy
• Increase awarenes of art therapy as an important mental health discipline within the community

The official publication of CATA is the biannual The Canadian Art Therapy Association Journal.

• Advancing and promoting the understanding and value of Play Therapy
• High standards of professional and ethical practice
• Advocating membership

To maintain a strong and professional organization, professional training and current research in Play Therapy is promoted throughout the program.

The official publication of CAG is the Canadian Journal on Aging.

1. 39-th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting Montréal, Québec, Canada: October 21-23, 2010

• A National Voice for its Members
• Clubhouses for members by members in all communities
• Safe places for members to meet and socialize
• Jobs for Association members
• Programs that members want and need

The core functions of CASP include:

• Facilitation of broad-based information sharing on intervention and research findings
• Advocacy for policy development at the federal/provincial/territorial level
• Development of excellence in research and service in Canada

Objectives:

• Take a leadership role in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder [ADHD] research in Canada
• Develop the Canadian ADHD Practice Guidelines [CAP-G]
• Facilitate development and implementation of training standards and guidelines
• Share information amongst all stakeholder groups
• Advocate to governments, teaching environments and employment organizations on ADHD

Members are:

• Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health
• Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
• Canadian Association of Social Workers
• Canadian Federation of Mental Health Nurses
• Canadian Mental Health Association
• Canadian Nurses Association
• Canadian Pharmacists Association
• Canadian Psychiatric Association
• Canadian Psychological Association
• Dietitians of Canada
• Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Canada
• The College of Family Physicians of Canada

The official publication of the CCNP is the Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience.

Constituent societies:

• The Canadian Neurological Society
• The Canadian Neurosurgical Society
• The Canadian Society of Clinical Neurophysiologists
• The Canadian Society of Child Neurology

Objectives:

• Provide a more effective forum for communication
• Assist in the dissemination of health economic and health services research
• Promote quality research in health economics and health services
• Promote effective partnerships in health economics and health services research

Mission:

• Foster awareness of the syndrome of hyperlexia across Canada
• Provide information relating to the observable characteristics of hyperlexia
• Collect, disseminate and share information, practical strategies, and resources regarding hyperlexia
• Provide opportunities for parents, children and professionals to network
• Acknowledge the value of appropriate, early and on-going intervention

The Vancouver Hyperlexia Support Group meets every 6 - 8 weeks. For information email Rebecca Robertson

The core functions of CIHI are:

• Identifying health information needs and priorities
• Collecting, processing and maintaining data for a comprehensive and growing number of health databases and registries, covering health human resources, health services and health expenditures
• Setting national standards for financial, statistical and clinical data as well as standards for health informatics/telematics
• Producing and disseminating value-added analysis

Objectives:

• Serve as a mental health resource centre for the province at large
• Support the development of Self-help groups and other community mental health initiatives
• Speak out on mental health concerns in the media
• Provide mental health and illness education in communities, schools, workplaces and professional training programs
• Advocate for improvements in the mental health care system
• Partner with other community groups and government to address major issues such as poverty and unemployment

The core business of the Provincial Office is knowledge enhancement through the development and distribution of information to a wide variety of mental health stakeholders, including local branches, consumers/ survivors and family members, policy makers and leaders and the media.

Activities center on:

• Knowledge transfer
• Support to Ontario Division branches and the mental health field
• Policy development and analysis
• Advocacy

Objectives:

• Advance the discipline of nursing in the interest of the public
• Advocate for public policy that incorporates the principles of primary health care and respects the principles, conditions and spirit of the Canada Health Act
• Advance the regulation of Registered Nurses in the interest of the public
• Work in collaboration with nurses, other health-care providers, health system stakeholders and the public to achieve and sustain quality practice environments and positive client outcomes
• Advance international health policy and development in Canada and abroad to support global health and equity
• Promote awareness of the nursing profession so that the roles and expertise of Registered Nurses are understood, respected and optimized within the health system

In addition, the Canadian Play Therapy Institute provides training and in-service education in a number of mental health topics including child psychotherapy and play therapy as well as child abuse and other mental health issues for staff and the public at the request of agencies, institutions and facilities throughout the world with programs geared specifically to the requirements of the host institution. A complete calendar of presentation topics is available by contacting the Institute office.

Providing a strong, collective voice for psychiatrists across the country, the CPA serves to maintain a community dedicated to ensuring the highest possible standard of professional practice in providing psychiatric services to Canadians.

On behalf of its members, the CPA provides leadership and support for affiliated provincial psychiatric associations and organizations through advocacy, the development of professional standards, scientific publications, medical psychiatric education, and the promotion of research.

The official journal of the CPA is The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry.

1. 60-th Annual Conference (assemblée annuelle) Toronto, Ontario, Canada: September 23-26, 2010
2. 61-st Annual Conference (assemblée annuelle) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: September 15-18, 2011

Objectives:

• Improve the health and welfare of all Canadians
• Promote excellence and innovation in psychological research, education, and practice
• Promote the advancement, development, dissemination, and application of psychological knowledge
• Provide high-quality services to members

1. 71-st Annual Convention Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: June 3-5, 2010
2. 72-nd Annual Convention Toronto, Ontario, Canada: June 2-4, 2011

Objectives:

• Foster and promote the roles of physicians in the prevention and treatment of alcohol and drug related problems
• Improve the quality of medical practice in the drug and alcohol field through:
  • Establishment and promotion of standards of clinical practice
  • Fostering and promotion of research
  • Fostering and promotion of medical education
• Promote professional and public awareness of the roles that physicians can play in the prevention and treatment of alcohol and drug related problems
• Foster and promote of further development of programs for the prevention and treatment of problems of alcohol and drug use in physicians
• Contribute to professional and public examination and discussion of important issues in the drug and alcohol field

CSAM provides Certification in Addiction Medicine for physicians.

CSBBCS seeks to develop and maintain effective lines of communication with the major federal and provincial funding agencies and science ministries with a view to influencing science policy and funding in Canada, particularly with respect to experimental psychology and behavioural neuroscience. We also seek to promote the value of research in experimental psychology and behavioural neuroscience in the eyes of the general public through the popular and scientific press and other public venues, and to increase communication within our own research community by means of newsletters, electronic networks, and an annual meeting. We have already begun to advocate on behalf of funding for basic science, which is in serious jeopardy in Canada (as elsewhere). It has joined the National Consortium of Scientific and Educational Societies, and plan to participate actively in their efforts to inform and influence the public, Government and granting councils.

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