Organized by Alain Brunet PhD, director of the Research Laboratory on Psychotrauma. Sociologists, philosophers, clinicians, and researchers along with professionals in health systems management, information technology, and networking will come together to reflect on the Internet’s future and its role in mental health care.
When: May 14-16, 2009
Where: Douglas Hall, Douglas Institute
Parking on site: $3
Topics covered:
- Internet as a means to inform, raise awareness of, and prevent mental illness
- Treatment via the Internet
- The management of the mental health services via Internet
- Research projects executed via the Internet
- Elearning
- Ethics and the future of the Internet in the mental health field
The conference is bilingual with simultaneous translation provided.
Continuing Medical Education
This event is approved for up 17.25 CME study credits by the Centre for Continuing Medical Education (“CME”). The Centre for CME, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools and through the (CACMS) is accredited to award AMA PRA category 1 credits.
This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Through a reciprocal agreement, The Centre for CME, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University designates this activity for AMA Physicians Recognition Award, Category 1 credit up to the maximum number of credit hours noted above.
Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent at the educational activity.
About the cocktail dinner
On Thursday May 14, a cocktail dinner at McCord museum where participants will have a unique opportunity to socialize with experts in the field of the Internet and mental health from 17 countries. The evening includes two speakers, food and wine and a private tour of the museum.
Participation in this event costs an additional $50. Places are limited.
The museum has a collection of 1,375,000 objects, images and manuscripts, reflecting social history and material culture of Montreal, Quebec and Canada. It is located next to McGill University, 690 Sherbrooke Ouest, Montréal (Québec) H3A 1E9.
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