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Debates University Rounds Speakers
The 10th Psychiatry Debate,
Teaching psychodynamic
psychotherapy: an unethical relic 09/20 Woodward, Neil, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine:
from the past? in spring 2018,was Brain connectivity in psychotic disorders
moderated by Dr. Michael Teehan.
Many thanks to our debaters,
residents Drs. Josh Smalley and Shay, Joseph; Harvard University: Psychodynamic Group
Justin Paradis, and faculty members 10/18 Psychotherapy
Drs. Mark Bosma and Andrew
Harris, for an excellent, interactive
debate on an important and 11/15 Robertson, George, Brain Repair Center, Dalhousie
controversial education topic. University: Neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders:
Convergent disease mechanisms and treatments
The 11th Psychiatry Debate, Reefer
madness! The highs and lows of
cannabis legalization was also Kisely, Steve, Dalhousie University: It’s not all doom and
moderated by Dr. Teehan. Many 12/20 gloom: unexpected findings from a systematic review
thanks to our debaters, residents and meta-analysis of psychiatric morbidity in indigenous
Drs. Leslie Kirkpatrick and Mandy peoples from the Americas
Emms, and faculty Drs. Sabina Abidi
and Zenovia Ursuliak, for a timely
and complimentary debate topic that Addington, Donald, University of Calgary: Applying
trailed the XXIX W.O. McCormick 01/24 guidelines and quality measures in first episode psychosis
Academic Day conference theme services”
Psychiatric Aspects of Cannabis.

R.O. Jones Memorial Crawford, Allison, University of Toronto: Narrative
Lecture 02/21 approaches to circumpolar wellness
Named in honour of the late Dr.
Robert Orville Jones, who among
his many achievements, founded 03/21 Fenton, Andre, New York University: Can cognition-
the Dalhousie Department of associated neural coordination abnormalities distinguish
Psychiatry in 1949 and was the between cognitive states and mental illness?
charter President of the Canadian
Psychiatric Association, the R.O.
Jones Memorial Lecture is held 04/18 Swanson, Jeffery; Duke University: Gun violence, mental
annually in conjunction with the illness, and the law: Balancing risk and rights for effective
Atlantic Provinces Psychiatric policy
Association annual conference.
This year’s R.O. Jones Memorial
Lecturer, Dr. James C. Coyne, PhD, 05/09 Conn, David; University of Toronto: Substance use
gave an excellent presentation disorders among older adults: New challenges and the
on June 6 on Why you should not road to creating national guidelines
routinely screen for depression and
suicide and what you should do
instead.

The year ended with the annual
Neuroscience Jeopardy, which was
once again a highly competitive,
informative and lively event.

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