Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this program, you will be able to:

    1. Interpret the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders.
    2. Identify risk factors for early psychosis. 
    3. Identify when and how to utilize appropriate psychosis screening and monitoring tools.
    4. Evaluate safety risks for patients and healthcare providers, including risk of violence assessment and suicide risk assessment.
    5. Interpret the Canadian Schizophrenia treatment guidelines.
    6. Categorize and compare the unique characteristics of antipsychotic treatments including initiation, dosing and monitoring. 
    7. Interpret the Health Canada indications for antipsychotics with respect to children and adolescents.


Credits you'll earn



Speakers

Dr. Diane McIntosh

B.Sc. Pharmacy, MD, FRCPC

Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC

Dr. McIntosh is extensively involved in providing continuing medical education programs to colleagues nationally and internationally, with a focus on rational pharmacology and the neurobiology of mood and anxiety disorders and ADHD.

A widely respected author, educator, innovative entrepreneur, and advocate, she has dedicated her career to improving access to psychiatric care through the intersection of education and advanced technology. Dr. McIntosh has co-founded several landmark resources, including SwitchRx, an online tool used by over 125,000 global healthcare professionals; and RAPIDS, a platform designed to personalize psychiatric treatment and improve patient outcomes.

Beyond her clinical and digital innovation, she is the author of three books—including the acclaimed This is Depression—and the host of the PsychedUp, Blindsided, and Wicked Mind podcasts.

Dr. McIntosh’s significant contributions to Canadian healthcare and her lifelong service to psychiatric advocacy have earned her prestigious national recognitions. She was named one of Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive Network, and was honored with the King Charles III Coronation Medal, a testament to her enduring impact on medical education and her unwavering commitment to the mental health community.

Dr. Ric Procyshyn

B.Sc. Pharm, M.Sc., Pharm.D., Ph.D

Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, UBC

Dr. Ric Procyshyn is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, UBC. He also holds the position of clinical research psychopharmacologist at the BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services Research Institute and acts as a consultant for the BC Psychosis Program.

Ric has authored over 180 articles in peer-reviewed journals; is the principal editor of the Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs; and is the co-developer of the SwitchRx website.

Dr. Procyshyn enjoys teaching and has been awarded several teaching awards from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia.

Learn at Your Own Pace!

Enjoy 120 days of flexible access to review the material and claim your CME/CPD credits whenever it suits your schedule

Program Materials

  • Slide handout

  • Recorded Session

    3h 30min

  • Certificate