Remember to book your tickets for the optional Gala Dinner. Taking place at a wonderful Vancouver Aquarium this evening will offer delegates and their guests a memorable evening. Tickets can be booked via the online registration form and include drinks on arrival, a 3-course buffet, a dolphin performance and the opportunity to view some of the galleries.
To enable delegates to take advantage of the recently announced CPD credits and reduced delegate fees the organisers are pleased to announced the early booking deadline will be extended until 19 March 2010.
The ISAD 5th Biennial Conference 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. This program has been reviewed and approved by UBC Division of Continuing Professional Development.
The European Accreditation Committee in CNS has designated this scientific event for a maximum of 18.5 CME credits. Those interested in obtaining these CME credits will be required to fill in a special feedback rating form.
Final program information, including details of the presentations to be given within eacvh symposia, is now available on the conference website. Please refer to the programme pages for details.
Delegates are advised to register by February 19, 2010 to take advantage of reduced registration rates. A saving of US$150 is available for early booking delegates.
The 3-day programme overview for the ISAD 5th Biennial Conference is today announced. This includes chairs and speakers for the 12 Symposia to be presented during the conference.
Details of the chairs for the twelve accepted Symposia are today announced. Visit the programme pages for details and biographical information.
The following three new Symposia are today announced for presentation at ISAD 5th Biennial Conference: Screening for bipolar disorder; Oxidative biology in psychiatric disorders and CANMAT: Managing depression in the bipolar and unipolar patient
Online registration for is now open for the ISAD 5th Biennial Conference. Reductions on the registration fee apply for delegates registering before February 19, 2010.
The following speakers will give plenary lectures at the ISAD 5th Biennial Conference: Pierre Blier, University of Ottawa, Canada; Martin Knapp, London School of Economics, UK and Myrna Weissman, Columbia University, USA.
Details of the symposia to be presented at the ISAD 2010 conference are today announced. These will be arranged in parallel sessions with a keynote presentation on each day and supplemented by contributed oral and poster presentations.
Abstracts are invited by 30 September 2009 for oral and poster presentations at the conference. Please submit via the online submission form on the ISAD 2010 website.
ISAD would like to invite symposium proposals from the Fellowship on the conference topics. Proposals may focus on basic, translational and clinical research and integrative symposia are encouraged. Affective disorders are defined broadly and include Anxiety Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Posttraumatic Disorder. The deadline for submission is February 1, 2009.
The 5th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Affective Disorders will take place at the Westin Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver, Canada, April 16-19, 2010. The Conference will promote research into the affective disorders through all relevant scientific disciplines and will encourage networking, exchange of ideas and experiences, and advance awareness of the consequence of mental health to global health and human development.
