Symposium québécois de santé mentale, neurodéveloppement et génétique

Quebec Symposium on Mental Health, Neurodevelopment and Genetics

Recent findings of psychiatric genetics lay the foundations for an upheaval in our understanding of diagnostic boundaries, biological factors and mechanisms and the way we take care of mental disorders. Mental health professionals are often poorly informed to understand the interest and limits of genetic testing in psychiatry or answer questions from patients.

The symposium proposes scientific talks and roundtables to discuss the concrete implications, challenges, and opportunities of translating into clinic the advances in psychiatric genetics in a practical approach.

On the other hand, geneticists and genetic counselors are unaware of the long-term mental health implications linked to large-scale whole exome-genome diagnostic procedures currently implemented in the clinic.
The symposium will propose scientific talks and roundtables to discuss the practical implications, challenges, and opportunities of translating into clinic the advances in psychiatric genetics in a practical approach.

Target Audience

All professionals working with patients with mental and developmental disorders; including doctors in genetics, psychiatry, pediatrics, genetic counselors, educators and associated professions, psychologists and neuropsychologists, speech therapists and occupational therapists. This day will also be relevant for students in these fields of study.

Scientific Committee

This activity is organized jointly with the Department of Psychiatry and the Genetics Service of the CHU Sainte-Justine.

• Baudouin Forgeot d’Arc, psychiatry | CHU Sainte-Justine
• Sébastien Jacquemont, genetic | CHU Sainte-Justine
• Khadije Jizi, genetic | CHU Sainte-Justine

Format

• In person at CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal | A great opportunity to exchange with peers. Snack and lunch included - LIMITED PLACES, HURRY UP !
• In virtual live

The conferences WILL NOT be available to listen later.

The talks will be presented sometimes in French, sometimes in English. A translation system will be available.

Program

The program of the event is available under the tab "Program".

The following companies granted this activity for educational purpose:

• Prevention genetics
• Transforming Autism Care Consortium
• Fondation Azrieli

Registration

Register online by clicking on the ''Registration'' tab

Registration fees : Early-bird, before or on April, 17^th 2023

• Doctor | PhD | Researcher : 300 $
• Healthcare Professional : 100 $
• Resident : 100 $
• Student : 80 $

Registration fees : Late, after April, 17^th 2023

• Doctor | PhD | Researcher : 350 $
• Healthcare Professional : 125 $
• Resident : 125 $
• Student : 95 $

Cancellation policy

In case of cancellation, the following fees will be applied :

• Cancellation before or on April 15^th, 2023 : 15 % of registration fee
• Cancellation after April 15^th, 2022 : 50 % of registration fee
• No refund on or after the day of the event