Event Details

• Date: May 30–31, 2024
• Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:25 p.m. *Time is subject to change
• Delivery: Virtual

Target Audience

Family Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Psychotherapists, Social Workers, Specialists, and Learners in Health Professions.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this learning activity, the learners will be able to:

• Assess common mental health problems encountered in primary care and diverse patient populations.
• Initiate a treatment plan using a biopsychosocial care model comprising a range of therapeutic strategies, including pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy. 
• Apply the latest clinical practice guidelines to the screening, diagnosis and/or management of mental health concerns throughout the lifespan. 
• Recognize when to refer for specialist care.
• Identify local, provincial, and online resources for provider and patient support in the management of mental health concerns.

Accreditation Statement

McMaster University, Continuing Professional Development Program (CPD) is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME) to provide CFPC Mainpro+ and RCPSC Maintenance of Certification (MOC) study credits for Continuing Medical Education.

This one-credit-per-hour Group-Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the McMaster University Continuing Professional Development Program for up to 15.5 Mainpro+ credits.

This activity is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and approved by McMaster University Continuing Professional Development Program. You may claim a maximum of 15.5 MOC Section 1 hours (credits are automatically calculated)

Day 1 = 7.75 hours

Day 2 = 7.75 hours

Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit can be found at https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/about-ama-education.

Each attendee should only claim the hours they attended.