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Oral Presentations

Adult Psychiatry and Health Systems

First Name

Last Name

Abstract Title

Saadia

Sediqzadah

Cost-effectiveness of injectable opioid agonist therapy for individuals with severe opioid use disorder

Vera

Men

Suicide Deaths by Gas Inhalation: A Continuing Observational Study of Emerging Methods of Suicide in Toronto (1998-2020)

Josephine

Francis Xavier

Building Healthier Families: The Transformative Power of Social Support for First-time Fathers in Promoting Infant, child, youth, and Family Mental Health

Chloe

Lau

Impulsivity and Alcohol Use Typologies: Associations with Personality and Performance-Based Impulsivity Tasks

Farhan

Fancy

Real World Effectiveness of Repeated Ketamine Infusions for Treatment Resistant Bipolar Depression

Child and Youth Mental Health

First Name

Last Name

Abstract Title

Megan

Mio

Integrating Brain and Body Blood Vessels: Systemic Microvascular Phenotype in Youth with Bipolar Disorder

Mikaela

Dimick

Risk-sensitive Decision Making and Self-Harm among Youth with Bipolar Disorder

Samantha

Burns

The Bidirectional Impacts of School Belonging and Autonomy in Reducing Anxiety and Depression Among Students

Susan

Campisi

Eating Behaviour among Adolescents with Depressive Symptoms

Enoch

Ng

Senior residents’ self-reported competence in evidence-based treatments for depression in youth

Geriatric Psychiatry

First Name

Last Name

Abstract Title

Kevan

Clifford

Lifespan changes in brain structure and cognitive performance associated with normal aging in mice

Daniel

Kapustin

The Impact of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms on Functional Independence in Dementia

Renee

Lawson

Assessing motor cortex excitability and its relationship with cortical atrophy in Alzheimer's dementia

Shreya

Jha

Neuronal viability/astrocyte activity ratio in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex as a biomarker of Alzheimer’s dementia: a proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy study

Julia

Gallucci

A multivariate approach linking depressive symptoms to functional connectivity in schizophrenia spectrum disorders

Neurosciences and Clinical Translation

First Name

Last Name

Abstract Title

Iska

Moxon-Emre

Neural Correlates of Social Cognition in Autism-spectrum and Schizophrenia-spectrum Disorders

Kody

Kennedy

Endothelial Function in Youth with Bipolar Disorder: Preliminary Evidence for Mood Polarity Differences

Daniel

Felsky

Multiscale neural signatures of major depressive, anxiety, and stress-related disorders

Lindsay

Oliver

Individualized Functional Connectivity Patterns and rTMS Treatment Response in Schizophrenia: Retrospective Analyses of a Double-Blind, Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial

Nidhi

Kulkarni

Controlled Study of Metabolic Syndrome among Offspring of Parents with Bipolar Disorder

Adriano

Mollica

The impact of patient expectations on clinical outcomes following transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment resistant depression

Shankar

Tumati

Blood-based biomarkers for predicting treatment response in the Apathy in Dementia Methylphenidate Trial 2 randomized clinical trial

Ju-Chi

Yu

Social and non-social cognitive deficits in schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) are related to decreased segregation in different levels of network hierarchy

Muhammad

Shoaib

Evaluation of polygenic risk-environment (GxE) interaction models for ADHD traits.

Nicholas

Neufeld

Functional connectivity within the default mode network as a neurobiological substrate of psychomotor disturbance in patients with psychotic depression

Mohamed

Abdelhack

 Sleep and depression show contradicting neural signatures during task-engaged and resting states

Jessica

Qian

Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping of the Substantia Nigra in Patients with Schizophrenia

Mahavir

Agarwal

Metformin for the prevention of clozapine-induced weight gain: A retrospective naturalistic cohort study

Kosar

Teymouri

Investigation of Complement C4 gene Variants and Clinical Characteristics of Schizophrenia

Shohreh

Kariminezhad

Atypical Resting-State Electroencephalography Alpha-Gamma Phase-Amplitude Coupling in Autistic Adults

Psychotherapy, Humanities, and Psychosocial Interventions

First Name

Last Name

Abstract Title

Holly

Stanczak

Facilitating patient-centered psychotherapy for perinatal women with depressive and anxiety symptoms

Joshua

Rosenblat

Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Phase II, Randomized, Feasibility Study

Brett

Jones

Digital dialectical behavioral therapy (d-DBT) skill for treatment of acute suicidality in psychiatric inpatients: randomized feasibility trial

Sakina

Rizvi

Mitigating suicide risk during the COVID-19 pandemic using an intensive single session of virtually-delivered "Brief Skills for Safer Living”

Johny

Bozdarov

Mindfulness-Based Boxing Therapy (MBBT) for Depression and Anxiety: a Feasibility Study

Quality, Innovation & Safety

First Name

Last Name

Abstract Title

Karen

Wang

"Not just tick boxes": A systematic review of patient and provider perspectives on measurement based care

Eulaine

Ma

Shaping a Clinician Scholar Program for the Next Generation of Psychiatry Residents

Nikhita

Singhal

The Use of Placebo Controls and Study Design in Psychedelic Research: A Systematic Review

Kayla

Hamel

Engaging Youth Experiencing Poverty in Clinical Research: Lessons Learned from a Large Toronto Trial

Attia

Khan

Social Support for Racialized Families of Youth with Developmental Disabilities: Health, Education, Employment, and Other Service Sectors

Poster Presenters

Adult Psychiatry and Health Systems

First Name

Last name

Abstract Title

Kazunari

Yoshida

Prevalence of psychotropic medication use and psychotropic polypharmacy in autistic adults with or without intellectual disability

Helena

Kim

The effect of olanzapine exposure on relapse and brain structure in major depressive disorder with psychotic features

Amanda

Ceniti

Conducting a national needs assessment to develop the Friends/Family of Individuals at Risk of Suicide Training (FIRST) Program

Molly

Hyde

Characterizing anhedonia as a clinical and neurobiological marker of suicide risk

Danica

Johnson

Assessing the antidepressant efficacy of ketamine for treatment-resistant depression with comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder

Jasmine

Amini

Sex Differences in the Clinical Correlates of Suicide in Bipolar Disorder: An Observational Study of Coroner Data in Toronto

Ankita

Das

Motivations, perceptions and effects of cannabis use in individuals with mood and anxiety disorders

Andrew

Lustig

Assembling methamphetamine: A corpus based discourse analysis of an online forum for people who use crystal meth

Prudence Po Ming

Chan

Substances Used in Suicide Deaths by Self-Poisoning in Toronto: An Observational Study of Coroners Data 1998-2020

Zanib

Chaudhary

Aggressive behavior trajectories in psychoses: effect of early onset

Tina

Guo

The Quality of Media Reporting Regarding the Suicide of Stephen “tWitch” Boss

David

Kreindler

Identifying Motifs in Individuals' Mood Symptom Time Series Using Dynamic Time Warping

Anastasia

Levinta

The association between stage of treatment-resistant depression and clinical utility of ketamine/esketamine: a systematic review.

Sipan

Haikazian

Real World Effectiveness of Maintenance Ketamine Infusions in Treatment-Resistant Unipolar and Bipolar Depression

Masoud

AhmadzadAsl

Correlates of placebo effects across psychiatric conditions: a systematic review and meta-analyses

Ayan

Dey

Changes in sleep quality and cognition with rTMS treatment among adults with treatment-resistant depression

Gil Angela

Dela Cruz

The FORWomen Qualitative Study: Women's Substance Use Treatment Experiences in Forensic and Nonforensic Settings

Daniela

Morera Gonzalez

Clinical Variables Related to Quality of Life and Functioning in Patients with Bipolar Disorder

Daniel

Sanchez Morales

Self-harm Behaviour and the Accessing of Mental Health Services in Ontario during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Samantha

Lucchetta

Revisiting the English Short Measure for Adult Playfulness (SMAP): An Investigation of Reliability, Validity, and Cross-Cultural Comparisons

Cindy

Wang

Perceptions of Cannabis and its Association with Mental Health Amongst Budtenders (BUDCAN)

Nzaar

Al-Chalabi

Assessing past suicidal behaviour in schizophrenia spectrum disorders using the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale and the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation

Child and Youth Mental Health

First Name

Last Name

Abstract Title

Xinyue

Jiang

Neurostructural Phenotypes Associated with Bipolar Disorder Polygenic Risk Scores in Youth

Clement

Zai

Polygenic Risk Scores and Suicidality in Bipolar Disorder and High-risk Youth

Wagma

Saad

Association between Maternal Prenatal Depression and Anxiety and Children’s Sleep patterns at Age 3, The Role of Maternal Depression at The Age 3 Years Assessment: A Cohort Study

Joseph

Sanfilippo

Relationships between cognition, white matter, and psychopathology in the Toronto Adolescent and Youth Cohort Study

Jessica

Muha

The association between depression and emotional eating in children and adolescents: A systematic review

Jessica (Jane)

Zhang

Using smartphone technology for the early detection of bipolar episodes in youth

Anisa

Khalfan

Identifying cardiovascular disease risk endotypes of adolescent Major Depressive Disorder using exploratory unsupervised machine learning

suyi

shao

Pilot Study of Circulating Cell-free mtDNA in Relation to Brain Structure in Youth Bipolar Disorder

Argie

Gingoyon

A comparison of factors associated with youth emergency department presentations for suicide risk behaviour prior to versus during the COVID-19 pandemic

Anett

Schumacher

Cognitive functioning in depressed children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Margot

Frayne

The Toronto Adolescent and Youth Cohort Study: Study Design and Early Data Related to Psychosis Spectrum Symptoms, Functioning, and Suicidality

Mollie

Eriksson

Factors that are associated with friendship and “doing well” in children with autism spectrum disorder

Ronda

Lo

Bypassing psychiatric assessment: Feasibility of using a computer algorithm to refer children to mental health interventions based on self-report alone

Rachel

Kelly

Cognition and Educational Achievement in the Toronto Adolescent and Youth (TAY) Cohort Study: Rationale, Methods, Feasibility, and Early Data

Jimmy

Wong

Feasibility of acquiring brain imaging and biosample collection in the Toronto Adolescent and Youth (TAY) Cohort Study

Abdulrahman

Alghamdi

Prenatal Exposure to Antipsychotic Medications and Offspring Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Andrew

Sedrak

Data visualization to support communication of research results within a youth and adolescent cohort study.

Yola

El Dahr

Ecological Momentary Assessment with REDCap: Methods, Feasibility, and User Behaviour in a Parent and Child Study

Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry

First Name

Last Name

Abstract Title

Syeda

Hashmi

“I feel a lot more vulnerable”: Exploring Unmet Psychosocial Care and Recovery Needs in Young Survivors of Stroke

David

Freedman

The relationships between depression, anxiety, and cognition in multiple sclerosis

Vivian

Feng

Biomarkers of gut barrier integrity in cognitively vulnerable coronary artery disease patients

Natasha

Anita

Serum linolenic-acid derived oxylipin species and executive function in individuals with type 2 diabetes

Si Won

Ryoo

Associations between insulin-like growth factor-1 and cognition in normoglycemia, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes mellitus

Gaurav

Mehta

CANRISK Tool - accuracy, specificity and sensitivity in  people with Serious Mental Illness

Education Scholarship

First Name

Last Name

Abstract Title

Erene

Stergiopoulos

Licensure policy for physicians with medical conditions: A critical analysis of Canadian Policy

Certina

Ho

Fellowship Program Needs Assessment: Focus on Orientation, Health and Wellness, Mistreatment, and Training Site Experience

Wei

Wei

Practice changes, barriers, and facilitators to change in psychiatry teaching and learning after a faculty development workshop series

Geriatric Psychiatry

First Name

Last Name

Abstract Title

Niki

Akbarian

Neuroticism is Associated with Neurodegenerative Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease in Cognitively Unimpaired Older Adults

Krista

Lanctot

Neuropsychological correlates of apathy and depression across neurodegenerative disorders

Yejin

Kang

Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Mild Vascular Cognitive Impairment

Colin

Faulkner

Heart rate variability in dementia patient with history of excessive alcohol use

Aron

Amaev

Does psilocybin increase synaptic density in the brains of patients with mild cognitive impairment?

Tulip

Marawi

Brain-cognition associations in late-life depression or mild cognitive impairment: A multivariate analysis of gray and white matter integrity

Kanza

Naveed

Brain Structural Moderators of Change in LTP-like Activity over the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex in Patients with Alzheimer’s Dementia in response to Repetitive Paired Associative Stimulation

Ella Bing Xin

Song

Circulating cell-free mitochondrial DNA (ccf-mtDNA) and memory in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early Alzheimer’s disease (AD)

Luc

Rivet

The Relationship Between Grey Matter Atrophy and Apathy Severity in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Mixed Dementia: A COMPASS-ND study

Arun

Chinna-Meyyappan

Risk of motor vehicle collisions and culpability among older drivers using cannabis: a meta-analysis

Krushnaa

Sankhe

Molecular senescence markers in older adults with apathy symptoms in the PACt-MD study

Samira

Choudhury

Quality of Life in patients with Dementia with Clinically Significant Agitation in Long Term Care and Psychiatric Inpatient Units

Rafae

Wathra

Impact of prior pharmacotherapy on remission with sequential bilateral theta burst versus standard bilateral repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in treatment resistant late- life depression

Salma

Amarin

Factors affecting psychotropic and other medication polypharmacy in patients with dementia with agitation

Hui Jue (Janet)

Wang

Efficacy and safety of a novel botanical cannabinoid drug for the treatment of agitation in Alzheimer's disease: Study protocol for a multi-site, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled cross-over trial

Neurosciences and Clinical Translation

First Name

Last Name

Abstract Title

Alina

Zaidi

Neurophysiological and clinical outcomes with rTMS and concurrent antidepressant use in depression: A Systematic Review

Mahbod

Ebrahimi

Examining the Link Between Immune Gene Variants and Suicide Risk in Schizophrenia: An Association Study

Soroush

Bagheri

Relationship between Individual Variability and Social Cognition as Measured by Fractional Amplitude of Low Frequency Fluctuation in a Transdiagnostic group of Schizophrenia and Autism Spectrum Disorders

Alexandre

Guet-McCreight

In-silico EEG biomarkers of α5-GABAA receptor modulation efficacy in restoring human cortical microcircuit function in depression

Julia

Tomasi

Investigating the Genetic Linkage of Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and Anxiety Disorders: Polygenic Risk Score Overlap and Replication of HRV Genome-Wide Polymorphisms in Individuals with Anxiety Disorders

Ilya

Demchenko

Target engagement of the subgenual anterior cingulate cortex in major depressive disorder with temporal interference stimulation: A randomized control trial

Ayesha

Rashidi

Understanding the Dimensions of Social Cognition in Autism Spectrum and Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

Sarasadat

Aghabozorgafjeh

Association study of GSK3β and PPARD gene variants with bipolar disorder, medication response, and suicidality in Iranian population

Yasaman

Kambari

Vestibular System Reactivity of Patients with Schizophrenia

Sierra

Codeluppi

Chronic stress-induced anhedonia-like behavior can be mimicked by cortical astroglial ablation and reversed by increased astroglial activity

Thomas

Tan

Individual Variability Of Resting State Functional Connectivity as a biomarker Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation treatment response in Major Depressive Disorder

Isabella

Sewell

The Circuit-based underpinnings of Post Concussive Syndrome following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Maria

Secara

Heterogeneity in Functional Connectivity: Dimensional Predictors of Individual Variability during Rest and Task fMRI in Psychosis

Oana

Mirel

Lipid Peroxidation and Brain Structure in Youth Bipolar Disorder

Annette

Kowara

Examining Tumour Necrosis Factor Alpha Before and After a Single Treatment with Esketamine in Treatment Resistant Depression

Melissa

Wong

Investigating the association between γ-aminobutyric acid and cognition in an exercise-transcranial direct current stimulation intervention in vascular mild cognitive impairment

Christina

Pereira

Endocannabinoid Metabolism Linked with Alcohol Use in A Mixed Cohort of Individuals with Social Anxiety Disorder and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder:  A Positron Emission Tomography Study with [11C]CURB

Shivahn

Garvie

A Systematic Review of Neuromodulation Therapies for Substance Use Disorders

Alice

Rueda

Deciphering Metacognition and Treatment Response in Major Depressive Disorder

Joshua

Di Vincenzo

Adjunctive semaglutide for the treatment of cognitive dysfunction in major depressive disorder: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Sushmit

Das

Atypical alpha EEG Microstates in autistic adults correlate with core behavioral characteristics of autism

Andrea

Mckenzie

The effect of Intranasal Insulin on reward response and anhedonia in mood disorders

Amy

Mackenzie

Case Report: A Rare Presentation of LGI1-Antibody Encephalitis

Wenzhu

Ye

Meta-analysis of NTRK2 Gene with Suicidality

Psychotherapy, Humanities, and Psychosocial Interventions

First Name

Last Name

Abstract Title

Danielle

Downie

Computer-based training for cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT4CBT): a mixed methods evaluation

Madison

Moloney

Optimizing Treatment for Depressed Parents of Children with Emotional and Behavioural Disorders (OPTED): A Feasibility Trial Protocol

Bahar

Orang

CAMH as Haunted: Policing, Property, and the Psychiatric Emergency Department

Quality, Innovation & Safety

First Name

Last Name

Abstract Title

Stanley

Wong

Macrodosing Buprenorphine: A Promising Approach for Managing Opioid Withdrawal

Micah

Zagala

 Improving Mental Health Transitions for Patients with Schizophrenia 
Using Quality Improvement Science

Eulaine

Ma

The use of artificial intelligence in evaluating medical trainees: A literature review

Laura

Rivera

Application of Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning to Determine Clinical and Functional Outcomes in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: A scoping review protocol

Claire

Stanley

A New Model of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT): Psychogeriatric ACT

Carrol

Zhou

Dynamic Sustainability in practice: revamping the Day Hospital Program at North York General Hospital in response to COVID-related changes in patient demographics

Ari

Cuperfain

Emergency Use of Restraints Among Hospitalized Patients with Comorbid Cannabis Use

Christian

Schulz-Quach

Measuring, understanding, addressing and ameliorating the effects leading to workplace violence and code whites at UHN

Danica

Chaharlangi

Novel Simulation-Based Educational Activity for Violence Risk Assessment

Alexia

Polillo

Beyond satisfaction: A mixed methods analysis of patient, family, and provider perspectives on virtually delivered early psychosis intervention (EPI) services