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Workshops, Training, Conferences – OAAF/BC ACT Advanced Practice

Clozapine Point of Care Testing: The Implementation Journey at Health Science North Date: Wednesday March 22, 2023, 1:00 – 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time via Zoom Presented by: Catherine Dupuis Tonkovic BScN, Clinical Manager of the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Teams Health Sciences North/Horizon Santé-Nord, Sudbury, Ontario Learning Objectives: By the end of this presentation participants will: Understand hematological monitoring for Clozapine. Be familiar with the clozapine point of care testing devices. Understand the journey to implementation. Appreciate the positive impact of clozapine point of care testing. Sponsored by: HLS Therapeutics Registration form is here: ___________________________________________________________ Call for Presentations for Aug/14-16, 2023, Vancouver- F/ACT

New York State starts 20 ACT teams focused on at risk youth & their families, who have not responded well to traditional treatment

President’s letter, We know: funding, fidelity, staff/client ratios, service saturation matters

Dear Colleagues, We have over 40 years of worldwide ACT research and clinical experience. We know what works and what matters: Proper funding matters Model fidelity matters Staff – client ratios matter Service saturation matters PROPER FUNDING Funding for Ontario ACT teams varies dramatically ($800,000 – $1,700,000). Quebec teams get 1.3 million each. British Columbia teams get $1.7 million each. Unfortunately, some hospitals and agencies redirect part of their ACT funding to other service areas within the organization. You simply can’t follow the provincial operational standards and you can’t provide good clinical service if you are underfunded. Each of the

Video of The Peterborough-Lindsay, Ontario Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) in action

OAAF Virtual Conference on Wednesdays from March 17, to July 14, 2021

OAAF President’s Letters

January 2020 Dear Colleagues, We have over 40 years of worldwide ACT research and clinical experience. We know what works and what matters: • Proper funding matters • Model fidelity matters • Staff – client ratios matter • Service saturation matters PROPER FUNDING • Funding for Ontario ACT teams varies dramatically ($800,000 – $1,700,000). • Quebec teams get 1.3 million each. British Columbia teams get $1.7 million each. • Unfortunately, some hospitals and agencies redirect part of their ACT funding to other service areas within the organization. • You simply can’t follow the provincial operational standards and you can’t provide

2021 OAAF Conference

OAAF Position Statement: Physician Assisted Suicide

Physician assisted suicide (PAS/MAID) for persons with mental illness is illegal in Canada. The OAAF has endorsed the following position statement:

OAA Conference 2016 <br>October 26-28<br>Accomodations

OAA Conference 2016
October 26-28
Accomodations

Details on Conference packages coming soon. The Sheraton on the Falls Hotel and Conference Centre is a modern 4-diamond, 669 guest room hotel located on Falls Avenue in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. The Sheraton on the Falls is situated directly across from the Falls, on the corner of Clifton Hill and Falls Avenue Resort, offering the best Fallsview experience. Each of the 669 guest rooms features the Sheraton Signature Beds for the best night’s rest. The Sheraton also offers premier Fallsview rooms and suites to accommodate all visitors, and guarantees the Best Fallsview available. Offered at the hotel are Corner

The New Yorker: June 20, 2016

According to the latest Bureau of Justice Statistics estimate, fifty-six per cent of inmates in state prisons and forty-five per cent of inmates in federal prisons have mental-health disabilities.