COURSE SCHEDULEFRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2026
8:45 a.m. - Check-in8:50 a.m. - Welcome, Alice Saperstein, PhD MORNING SYMPOSIUM 9:00 a.m. - From Remediation to Health: A Recovery Journey, Lisa Dixon, MD, MPH10:00 a.m. - Addressing Cognitive Challenges in Real-World Clinical Care, Dawn Velligan, PhD RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM A: International Perspectives on Cognitive Health Services in Psychosis CareModerator: Christopher R. Bowie, PhD, CPsych 11:00 a.m. - Effectiveness-implementation Study of Cognitive Screening for Routine Early Psychosis Care: The Australian CogScreen Study, Alexandra Stainton, PhD11:20 a.m. - Feasibility and Acceptability of CReSt-R: A Combined CRT and CBT Social Recovery, Focused Therapy Delivered in Early Intervention for Psychosis Services, Maeve Dwan O’Reilly, PhD11:40 a.m. - Cognitive Functioning in Psychosis: Perspectives of Caregivers and People with Lived Experience of Psychosis, Torill Ueland, PhD12:00 p.m. - Impact of CT-NEAR on Tunisian Youth at CHR: Preliminary Findings of an RCT, Zeineb Salma Abbes, MD12:20 p.m. - ThinkTactic VR: A Co-Designed Virtual Reality Approach to Cognitive Remediation for, Psychosis, Synthia Guimond, PhD12:40 p.m. Panel Discussion 12:50 p.m. - Poster Award Presentation, Matthew M. Kurtz, PhD1:00 p.m. - Lunch and Poster Session (NON-CME) RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM B: Cognition Research in the Affective DisordersModerator: Dimosthenis Tsapekos, PhD 1:50 p.m. - Efficacy and Mechanisms of Cognitive Remediation in Bipolar (CRiB2): Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial, Dimosthenis Tsapekos, PhD2:10 p.m. - Combining Group-Based Cognitive Remediation with Psychological Therapy to Enhance Recovery for People with Mood Disorders, Katie Douglas, PGDip Clin Psych, PhD 2:30 p.m. - Virtual Reality-Based Cognitive Remediation in Mood and Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: Results from a Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind Trial, Andreas Elleby Jespersen2:50 p.m. - Virtual Reality Cognitive Remediation as an Opportunity for Psychiatric Rehabilitation: Focus on Bipolar Disorder, Valerio De Lorenzo3:10 p.m. Panel Discussion BREAK RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM C: Rising Stars SpotlightModerator: Stephanie Woolridge, PhD, CPsych 3:40 p.m. - Examining the Effectiveness of a Provincial Action-Based Cognitive Remediation, Program in British Columbia, Olivia Simioni, MSc4:00 p.m. - Key Components of Cognitive Remediation for Schizophrenia: A Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis, Nienke Buist, MSc4:20 p.m. - Technology-Enhanced Simulated Scripts (TESS): A Personalized Virtual and Augmented Reality Interventions in Autism,Margherita Attanasio, PhD4:40 p.m. - Employ Your Mind - Vocational Rehabilitation and Cognitive Remediation Program: The Participants’ Experience,Ilona Pruscino5:00 p.m. - Panel Discussion 5:10 p.m. - Closing Remarks5:15 p.m. - Adjourn
8:45 a.m. - Check-in8:50 a.m. - Welcome, Alice Saperstein, PhD MORNING SYMPOSIUM 9:00 a.m. - From Remediation to Health: A Recovery Journey, Lisa Dixon, MD, MPH10:00 a.m. - Addressing Cognitive Challenges in Real-World Clinical Care, Dawn Velligan, PhD RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM A: International Perspectives on Cognitive Health Services in Psychosis CareModerator: Christopher R. Bowie, PhD, CPsych 11:00 a.m. - Effectiveness-implementation Study of Cognitive Screening for Routine Early Psychosis Care: The Australian CogScreen Study, Alexandra Stainton, PhD11:20 a.m. - Feasibility and Acceptability of CReSt-R: A Combined CRT and CBT Social Recovery, Focused Therapy Delivered in Early Intervention for Psychosis Services, Maeve Dwan O’Reilly, PhD11:40 a.m. - Cognitive Functioning in Psychosis: Perspectives of Caregivers and People with Lived Experience of Psychosis, Torill Ueland, PhD12:00 p.m. - Impact of CT-NEAR on Tunisian Youth at CHR: Preliminary Findings of an RCT, Zeineb Salma Abbes, MD12:20 p.m. - ThinkTactic VR: A Co-Designed Virtual Reality Approach to Cognitive Remediation for, Psychosis, Synthia Guimond, PhD12:40 p.m. Panel Discussion 12:50 p.m. - Poster Award Presentation, Matthew M. Kurtz, PhD1:00 p.m. - Lunch and Poster Session (NON-CME) RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM B: Cognition Research in the Affective DisordersModerator: Dimosthenis Tsapekos, PhD 1:50 p.m. - Efficacy and Mechanisms of Cognitive Remediation in Bipolar (CRiB2): Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial, Dimosthenis Tsapekos, PhD2:10 p.m. - Combining Group-Based Cognitive Remediation with Psychological Therapy to Enhance Recovery for People with Mood Disorders, Katie Douglas, PGDip Clin Psych, PhD 2:30 p.m. - Virtual Reality-Based Cognitive Remediation in Mood and Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: Results from a Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind Trial, Andreas Elleby Jespersen2:50 p.m. - Virtual Reality Cognitive Remediation as an Opportunity for Psychiatric Rehabilitation: Focus on Bipolar Disorder, Valerio De Lorenzo3:10 p.m. Panel Discussion BREAK RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM C: Rising Stars SpotlightModerator: Stephanie Woolridge, PhD, CPsych 3:40 p.m. - Examining the Effectiveness of a Provincial Action-Based Cognitive Remediation, Program in British Columbia, Olivia Simioni, MSc4:00 p.m. - Key Components of Cognitive Remediation for Schizophrenia: A Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis, Nienke Buist, MSc4:20 p.m. - Technology-Enhanced Simulated Scripts (TESS): A Personalized Virtual and Augmented Reality Interventions in Autism,Margherita Attanasio, PhD4:40 p.m. - Employ Your Mind - Vocational Rehabilitation and Cognitive Remediation Program: The Participants’ Experience,Ilona Pruscino5:00 p.m. - Panel Discussion 5:10 p.m. - Closing Remarks5:15 p.m. - Adjourn