Essentials of Psychiatry:
An Overview for Family Physicians and other Specialists

Presented by the Office for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University, this accredited webinar series in mental health included over 12 hours of programming. All courses were delivered in English.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
By the end of this series, learners were able to:

• Demonstrate integration of psychiatric knowledge, clinical skills, and professional attitudes while providing patient-centered care;
• Identify comorbidities that could complicate the diagnosis, treatment and management of complex psychiatric disorders;
• Select appropriate diagnosis, treatment and management of common psychiatric disorders;
• Know when and how to refer psychiatric patients to other specialists.

ROYAL COLLEGE MOC: 

For information on how this activity fits in the Royal College Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program, please visit the Royal College’s website (royalcollege.ca/moc). For more personalized support, please contact the Royal College Services Centre (1-800-461-9598) or your local CPD Educator.

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS:
Gabriella Gobbi, MD. PhD, CSPQ
Leonora Lalla, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP

SCIENTIFIC PLANNING COMMITTEE:
Theodore Kolivakis, MD, FRCPC
Marco Leyton, PhD
David Luckow, MDCM, CFPC, DABAM, CMRO
Francesca Luconi, PhD
Keith Todd, MD
Daniel Zigman, MDCM, FRCPC

Through talks by some of McGill University’s most prominent psychiatric clinicians, researchers, and mental health professionals, participants experienced interactive presentations about the latest research in mental health.
 

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
cpdcourses.med [at] mcgill.ca 
514-398-4797