Women in Mind Conference

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Essential Knowledge in Women's Mental Health

Thursday Nov. 1, 2012, 7-9:30 PM (Eastern Time) 

Friday, November-02-12 7:45 AM - 4:00 PM (Eastern Time)

Hampton Inn Conference Centre
200 Coventry Road
Ottawa, Ontario Canada

November 1 - Take Charge: A Girlfriend's Guide to Mental Health (evening event for the general public)
November 2 - Women in Mind: Essential Knowledge in Women's Mental Health (professional conference)

The Conference will bring together leading clinicians and researchers to deliver a comprehensive review of essential issues in women's mental health.  This year's conference will feature presentations on mood disorders, suicide, psychosis, trauma, addictions, and social determinants of health. 

Speakers:
Dr. Donna Stewart - Mood Disorders in Women
Dr. Mary Seeman - Treating Psychosis in Women
Dr. Susan Farrell - Homeless Women's Experiences of Navigating the Health Care System
Dr. Wendy Spettigue - Eating Disorders
Dr. Sharman Robertson - Mothering with Mental Illness
Dr. Marilyn Herie - Women and Concurrent Disorders (Mental Health and Addictions)
Ms. Sheila Macdonald - Addressing the Mental Health and Physical/Forensic Needs of the Acute Survivor of Sexual Assault
Dr. Matthew Kerr - An Unwanted Legacy: Understanding the Impact of Chronic Developmental Traumatization
Dr. Simon Hatcher - Suicide in Canadian Women and How to Stop It
Dr. Kwame McKenzie - Immigrant and Refugee Women's Mental Health

For more information, visit their website.