Preliminary Program
8h30 | Welcome
9h00 - 10h30 | Are mental disorders genetic diseases?
- Contribution of genetics to mental disorders | Sébastien Jacquemont
- RQDM - A complete genome for all Quebecers? What is the impact for the genetics of mental disorders? | Jacques Michaud
10h30 - 10h45 | Break
10h45 - 12h15 | Will psychiatric diagnoses disappear? How genetics can reshape nosography?
Speakers:
- Michael Gandal
- Aaron Alexander Bloch
- Varun Warrier
12h15 - 13h00 | Lunch
13h00 - 14h30 | How will genetic prediction of mental disorders change practice?
- From symptomatic treatment to symptom prevention.
- A therapeutic revolution? The emergence of genetic-based precision medicine, pharmacogenetics, gene therapy... And how therapeutic trials inform us about genetic mechanisms?
- Transgenerational effects of genetics and environment.
Speakers:
- Boris Chaumette
- Jacob Vorstman
- To be confirmed
14h30 - 14h45 | Break
14h45 - 16h15 | Round table discussion
- When and how to request a genetic test? What to do with the results? | Khadije Jizi et col.
- Management of a patient with a mutation:
- Family genetic counseling
- High risk (autism, psychosis...), prodromes. When to treat ?
- How to prescribe and interpret a test? - Real-life experience: Family to be confirmed
3 octobre 2025 - Ateliers de simulation, présentiel seulement
8h30 à 8h50
Accueil des participants sur place au CSME
8h50 à 12h30 - Choix de 3 ateliers parmi les 4 proposés
8h50 à 9h50 : Atelier 1
9h50 à 10h00 : roulement entre atelier
10h00-11h00 Atelier 2
11h00 à 11h10 : roulement entre atelier et pause
11h10 à 12h10 Atelier 3
12h10 à 12h30 : retour en groupe
Choix d’atelier :
1. Préparation et enrichissement du lait dans mon centre : volet pratique
2. Gestion des désaturations aux boires
3. Allaitement et médicaments maternels : crash course et mises en situations
4. Optimisation de la méthode kangourou dans mon centre : considérations pratiques