Registration for the CAPL 2025 Annual Conference is now open!

The conference will be held from May 4-7, 2025 at the Sofitel Montreal Golden Mile in Montreal, QC

PROGRAM

We are thrilled to announce our pre-conference seminars and keynote speakers for 2025!

Pre-conference Seminar #1

Research, Issues, and Approaches in Forensic Risk Assessment with Indigenous Clients

Presenters:
Mark Olver, Ph.D., R.D. Psych.
Keira C. Stockdale, Ph.D., R.D. Psych.

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Pre-conference Seminar #2

The Forensic Aspects of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Presenter:
Prof. Mansfield Mela, MBBS, FWACP, M.Sc. Psych, FRCPC

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Keynote presentations during the annual conference

The Trial and Many Tribulations of Jeremy Skibicki- A Canadian Serial Homicidal Necrophiliac

Presenters:
Gary Chaimowitz MB ChB FRCP
Christian Vanderhooft, Crown Attorney
Greg Allan, Patrol Sergeant, Winnipeg Police Service

The Advances in Ethics and Science that Promote Forensic Analysis

Presenter:
Philip J. Candilis, MD, DFAPA
Director of Medical Affairs, Saint Elizabeths Hospital
Washington DC USA
Professor of Psychiatry, George Washington University School of Medicine
President-elect, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Dangerous and Long-term Offender Applications From A Legal Perspective

Presenter:
Stacey D. Young
Deputy Director – High Risk Offenders and Prosecution Support, Crown Law Office – Criminal B. Soc. Sc., JD, LLM

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For more information about the pre-conference seminars and the program, please click HERE

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REGISTRATION

Early Bird Rate: February 28, 2025

Note: All presenters must register for the conference

MEMBERS: Online registration HERE

NON-MEMBERS: Online registration HERE

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ACCOMMODATION – 2 OPTIONS

We strongly recommend that you book your room as soon as possible as we have a limited number of rooms at our group rates.

SOFITEL MONTREAL GOLDEN MILE: Group rate available from May 3 – May 9
$325++. To make a reservation, please book online HERE. Under “Choose your room”, click on SPECIAL RATES and enter the preferential code: CAPL25

OMNI MONT-ROYAL (2-min walk from the Sofitel): Group rate available from April 30 – May 10
$295++. To make a reservation, please book online HERE. No preferential code needed.

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MENTORSHIP LUNCH FOR RESIDENTS/STUDENTS

We are hosting our fourth annual mentorship lunch for residents and students on Monday May 5. We will be selecting a limited number of interested CAPL members from diverse geographic and practice profiles to spend time with the residents and students during lunch to provide a forum in which learners can ask about the nuts and bolts of clinical, academic and administrative practice. Please forward your expression of interest to Dr. Victoria Roth at vicki.roth@islandhealth.ca to participate as a MENTOR, including your name, geographic location and practice profile by February 14, 2025.

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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at cgoddard@goddardcom.com

Kind regards,

Chantal Goddard

On behalf of the CAPL 2025 Annual Conference organizing committee:

Roland Jones, MD (Chair)
Julie Bérubé-Fortin, MD
Alberto Choy, MD
Padraig Darby, MD
Genna Di Pinto, Medical Student
Najat Khalifa, MD
Phil Klassen, MD
Rakesh Lamba, MD
Grainne Neilson, MD
Victoria Roth, MD
Chantal Goddard, Conference Organizer