BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//WordPress - MECv6.0.0//EN X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://medfest.org/ X-WR-CALNAME:MED X-WR-CALDESC:The world's biggest celebration of medicine REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-90e69a6d2ad189b222ac1998abe63aea@medfest.org DTSTART:20260429T173000Z DTEND:20260429T203000Z DTSTAMP:20260415T143600Z CREATED:20260415 LAST-MODIFIED:20260416 PRIORITY:5 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Cultural Psychiatry Day 2026 DESCRIPTION:Advancing psychiatric practice and training through EDI, cultural perspectives, and ethnospecific services\n\n\nDetailed Agenda\n \n1:20 – 1:30 PM Welcome, introductions, and land acknowledgement\nDr. Kenneth Fung and Lisa Andermann, University of Toronto\nPart I: Keynote\n1:30 – 2:00 PM Keynote: Advancing psychiatric practice and training through EDI, cultural perspectives, and ethnospecific services\nDr. Cécile Rousseau, McGill University\n2:00 – 2:15 PM Q & A\n \n2:15 – 2:20 PM Break\n \nPart II: Panels: Lived experiences of EDI, cultural perspectives, and ethnospecific services in education and training\n2:20 – 2:45 PM Panel 1: Clinician perspectives\nDonna Alexander (SAPACCY), Lisa Andermann (Mount Sinai Ethnocultural ACT Team), Alan Fung (Mount Sinai Wellness Centre), and Peter Braunberger\n2:45 – 3:00 PM Q&A\n3:00 – 3:30 PM Panel 2: Resident perspectives\nFernanda Perez Gay-Juarez (McGill), Shuyi Zhai (McGill), Johanne Mathieu\n(Queen’s), Tori Anderson (U of T), David Dai (U of T), and Dina-Liza Ikene\n(Université de Sherbrooke)\n3:30 – 3:45 PM Q&A\n3:45 – 3:50 PM Break\n \nPart III: Resident Presentation & Cultural Formulation\n3:50 – 4:15 PM Resident presentation and cultural formulation by Dawn Veinot (Queen’s)\nSupervised by Sarosh Khalid-Khan (Queen’s)\n4:15 – 4:30 PM Q&A\n4:30 – 4:35 PM Concluding comments and farewell\n \nPlanning Committee\nG. Eric Jarvis (Transcultural Section Chair, CPA), Kenneth Fung (University of Toronto), Jaswant Guzder (McGill University), Lisa Andermann (University of Toronto), Azaad Kassam (University of Ottawa), Varinder Dua (COPCE Chair; Member, CPD Planning Committee, CPA), Oyedeji Ayonrinde (Queen’s University)\nIn collaboration with all participating university sites\nDalhousie University, McGill University, McMaster University, Memorial University, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Queen’s University, University of British Columbia, University of Ottawa, University of Sherbrooke, University of Toronto, Western University, University of Calgary\n\n\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Advancing psychiatric practice and training through EDI, cultural perspectives, and ethnospecific services

Detailed Agenda

 

1:20 – 1:30 PM Welcome, introductions, and land acknowledgement

Dr. Kenneth Fung and Lisa Andermann, University of Toronto

Part I: Keynote

1:30 – 2:00 PM Keynote: Advancing psychiatric practice and training through EDI, cultural perspectives, and ethnospecific services

Dr. Cécile Rousseau, McGill University

2:00 – 2:15 PM Q & A

 

2:15 – 2:20 PM Break

 

Part II: Panels: Lived experiences of EDI, cultural perspectives, and ethnospecific services in education and training

2:20 – 2:45 PM Panel 1: Clinician perspectives

Donna Alexander (SAPACCY), Lisa Andermann (Mount Sinai Ethnocultural ACT Team), Alan Fung (Mount Sinai Wellness Centre), and Peter Braunberger

2:45 – 3:00 PM Q&A

3:00 – 3:30 PM Panel 2: Resident perspectives

Fernanda Perez Gay-Juarez (McGill), Shuyi Zhai (McGill), Johanne Mathieu

(Queen’s), Tori Anderson (U of T), David Dai (U of T), and Dina-Liza Ikene

(Université de Sherbrooke)

3:30 – 3:45 PM Q&A

3:45 – 3:50 PM Break

 

Part III: Resident Presentation & Cultural Formulation

3:50 – 4:15 PM Resident presentation and cultural formulation by Dawn Veinot (Queen’s)

Supervised by Sarosh Khalid-Khan (Queen’s)

4:15 – 4:30 PM Q&A

4:30 – 4:35 PM Concluding comments and farewell

 

Planning Committee

G. Eric Jarvis (Transcultural Section Chair, CPA), Kenneth Fung (University of Toronto), Jaswant Guzder (McGill University), Lisa Andermann (University of Toronto), Azaad Kassam (University of Ottawa), Varinder Dua (COPCE Chair; Member, CPD Planning Committee, CPA), Oyedeji Ayonrinde (Queen’s University)

In collaboration with all participating university sites

Dalhousie University, McGill University, McMaster University, Memorial University, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Queen’s University, University of British Columbia, University of Ottawa, University of Sherbrooke, University of Toronto, Western University, University of Calgary

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