The highly successful Geriatric Psychiatry Conference of the North Shore is almost ready to wrap up registration for its third annual event, taking place at from 0830 – 1630 hours at the Lions Gate Hospital Gym on Feb. 27, 2015.

The event, presented by North Shore Older Adult Mental Health offers a wide variety of unique programming on key topics such as:

• Adult Guardianship Act-Capability Assessments
• Addictions in the Elderly re: Alcohol
• BPSD in Dementia
• A panel discussion on Mental Health and Addictions and Community Partners on the Circle of Care for the Older Adult client

The hard-working

Programming for the day has been based on feedback from attendees of the two previous events, with the Organizing Committee preparing for more than 200 participants to take part in the full-day session. The top-notch presentations and low cost ($25 per person) are two big factors that have contributed to the popularity of the conference.

The hard-working Organizing Committee is made up of:

• Dr Arvind Kang, Clinical Manager-OAMH
• Dr Dean Brown, Director of Family Practice-Lions Gate Hospital and North Shore
• Tanis Evans, Manager-OAMH
• Linda Feng, Team Lead-OAMH

The Organizing Committee gratefully acknowledges the support of:

• Department of Psychiatry-Lions Gate Hospital
• Dr Lance Patrick-Medical Director of Mental Health and Addiction Services
• Elizabeth Stanger-Director of Coastal Mental Health and Addiction Services
• Bristol-Myers Squibb and Abbott Nutrition, sponsors of this conference.

For more information on the conference, or to register, either mail your registration to the address below or contact Linda Feng at :

OAMHT-Attention: Linda Feng

VCH-West Community Health Centre

241-2121 Marine Drive

West Vancouver, BC       V7V 4Y2