Upcoming Events

Maintaining adequate privacy around health information is a core priority of patients, medical institutions and professionals, software vendors, and clinical researchers. A web of regulatory instruments and best practices have developed to protect sensitive medical data. These ensure that only those who require access for treatment or research purposes are able to view this most personal category of private information. Failure to adopt adequate protective initiatives can leave patients vulnerable to the loss of highly sensitive personal information and medical…

We must consistently ask ourselves if our practices are appropriate for the Indigenous communities we work with. While strengths-based, anti-oppressive and evidence-based models may appear to be beneficial, these are Western models based on world-views that may not be shared by Indigenous Peoples. Explore key issues pertaining to concepts of mental health and wellness in accordance with Indigenous world-views, as well as forms of resiliency and resistance.

Join us for an opportunity to learn about innovative and evidence driven strategies and recommendations to enhance wellbeing following TBI. This event will bring together the clinical, research and legal communities to network, learn and share research, clinical practice and personal experience in TBI. Learning objectives include: Learn to incorporate evidence driven strategies to facilitate self-management of common symptoms following TBI. Hear about current research innovations that highlight recommended best practice in treatment of TBI. Gain an understanding of the…

Not feeling “yourself” at work or at home? Intrusive thoughts or challenging emotions? You may be affected by vicarious trauma, a common experience among clinicians, direct service workers, and advocates. This interactive workshop will take an in-depth look at vicarious trauma, and countertransference, contributing factors in its development, manifestations on a personal and professional level along with resiliency-based strategies to address it. Practical information is further developed through discussion, self-reflection exercises, and group activities, using an intersectional lens.

Maintaining adequate privacy around health information is a core priority of patients, medical institutions and professionals, software vendors, and clinical researchers. A web of regulatory instruments and best practices have developed to protect sensitive medical data. These ensure that only those who require access for treatment or research purposes are able to view this most personal category of private information. Failure to adopt adequate protective initiatives can leave patients vulnerable to the loss of highly sensitive personal information and medical…

Maintaining adequate privacy around health information is a core priority of patients, medical institutions and professionals, software vendors, and clinical researchers. A web of regulatory instruments and best practices have developed to protect sensitive medical data. These ensure that only those who require access for treatment or research purposes are able to view this most personal category of private information. Failure to adopt adequate protective initiatives can leave patients vulnerable to the loss of highly sensitive personal information and medical…

Everything You(th) Need: Redefining Youth Care will give you the opportunity to help support system change for youth and families by collaborating with system and thought leaders about new ways of providing care to youth. This event will be a unique opportunity to identify, share and mobilize knowledge about integrated youth services (IYS). IYS (sometimes referred to as ‘hubs’) provide youth with a ‘one-stop-shop’ for support with their mental health, physical health, substance use and addictions, education, vocational supports, housing…

Now in its 11th year, the Osgoode Certificate in Health Law was developed for healthcare professionals and those who advise them. Over five comprehensive, practical one-day modules, which include lectures, case studies, small group discussions, live simulations and demonstrations, you will learn what you need to know about contemporary issues in health law from a diverse faculty of lawyers, health care professionals, patients’ rights advocates, ethicists, risk managers, and insurance industry experts. Get informed about: Upcoming changes to Ontario’s health…

We must consistently ask ourselves if our practices are appropriate for the Indigenous communities we work with. While strengths-based, anti-oppressive and evidence-based models may appear to be beneficial, these are Western models based on world-views that may not be shared by Indigenous Peoples. Explore key issues pertaining to concepts of mental health and wellness in accordance with Indigenous world-views, as well as forms of resiliency and resistance.

Emerging research shows that gender affirmation has health benefits, and embedding it in mental health supports will minimize the negative consequences of transphobia, homophobia or biphobia. Added protections in human rights legislation also means that practitioners working with children, youth and families need opportunities to practice skills and plan for compliance in order to promote health and wellbeing in Canada’s increasingly gender-diverse demographics

We are pleased to again be hosting the Risk and Recovery Forensic Conference for our 14th year! A conference for professionals in mental health, probation & parole, corrections, legal services and police. St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton's Forensic Psychiatry Program is committed to the importance of the academic enterprise. It is through the acquisition of new knowledge through research, knowledge translation and education that allows our program to be a forerunner in mental health research and to deliver the best possible…

Rainbow Health Ontario (RHO), a program of Sherbourne Health, is pleased to announce the 6th RHO Conference, coming up April 21-23, 2020 in breathtaking Niagara Falls, Ontario at the Sheraton on the Falls, on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Attawandaron (Neutral) and Wendat peoples, territory which is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties. The largest LGBT2SQ health conference in Canada, the RHO Conference provides a forum for knowledge exchange, networking and research presentations for health care service providers,…

Anxious and disorganized early attachment patterns intertwined with early childhood trauma (emotional deprivation, physical /sexual abuse) and the strain of adversity or ongoing victimization may lead some clients to experience chronic and complex intrapsychic and interpersonal reactions. For some individuals, their adult lives are filled with a pool of unmet needs, a legacy of interpersonal turmoil, a range of disruptive trauma reactions and a deficit of skill, motivation and support to move beyond their past. These individuals may become chronically…

We are pleased to host the 2020 Indigenous Health Conference (IHC) in Niagara Falls. The conference will be held from May 21-23 2020, at the Sheraton Niagara Falls. The Niagara region is a natural choice as the location is rich in Indigenous history; the Treaty of Niagara was signed in 1764 bringing over 2500 Indigenous peoples together and numerous Indigenous landmarks including the Landscape of Nations: The Six Nations & Native Allies Commemorative Memorial, the First Nations Peace Monument, Fort…