Welcome!
Thank you for joining us for the inaugural CAMH SIMposium of Minds: The Future of Simulation and Digital Innovation for Mental Health.
This day celebrates our growing community of innovators, educators and learners who are using simulation and digital tools to improve mental health care, both locally and globally.
We appreciate the time, innovation and expertise you bring to this event. Your participation helps us advance a shared vision to foster patient-centred care, safety and excellence in mental health simulation and digital education.
Regards,
The CAMH Simulation Centre Team
Fabienne Hargreaves, Petal Abdool, Stephanie Sliekers, Rachel Antinucci, Tucker Gordon, Alexandra Andric, Jasmine Labana and Dimple Sharma
9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. | Keynote address
Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health: Perspectives on Teaching and Learning
The Arrell Family Foundation Auditorium
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Tristan Glatard, scientific director of the Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, inaugural BMO Chair in AI and Mental Health, and senior scientist at CAMH who will discuss artificial intelligence in mental health and its impact on teaching and learning. His talk will outline fundamentals of AI models, key applications of AI in mental health, the role of AI in health care education and ethical and societal impacts of AI.
9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. | Panel discussion
Building Ethical, Equitable and AI-enabled Futures in Mental Health
The Arrell Family Foundation Auditorium
Join leading voices in neuroinformatics, medical anthropology, clinical education and bioethics to discuss how AI-powered interventions and simulation can transform mental health training and care. Learn how ethical and inclusive simulation platforms can advance training for the compassionate care of diverse mental health populations.
Moderated by Dr. Sanjeev Socklingam, senior vice president, Education; chief medical officer; and senior scientist, CAMH.
Panelists:
- Dr. Tristan Glatard, scientific director, Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics; inaugural BMO Chair in AI and Mental Health; senior scientist, CAMH
- Dr. Daniel Buchman, bioethicist and scientist, CAMH
- Dr. Petal Abdool, medical director, CAMH Simulation Centre
- Dr. Laura Sikstrom, scientist, Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics
10:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. | Break
10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Rapid-fire presentations
Celebrating Existing Innovative Practices
Locations below.
These short presentations highlight current projects and practices that are using technology to advance mental health education, training, research and practice. They are organized around three themes, divided into three sets of concurrent presentations.
Theme 1: Technology-Enabled Learning and Research
The Arrell Family Foundation Auditorium
The impact of digital innovations such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence and serious gaming in mental health simulation and training.
- Intravenous Ketamine and Immersive Virtual Reality to Treat Depression: Study Protocol for A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial. Presented by Omer Syed
- A Thematic Analysis of Neurodivergent Experiences with Virtual Reality and Its Mental Health Implications. Presented by Anam Ahmad
- Immersive Virtual Reality Simulation for Suicide Risk Assessment Training: Innovations in Mental Health Nursing Education. Presented by Alexander Bahadur
- Determining the Severity and Prevalence of Cybersickness in Virtual Reality Simulations in Psychiatry. Presented by Alexander Bahadur
- Neuro-Affirming Generative AI for Adult Autism. Presented by Anna Durbin and Anupam Thakur
- Beyond The Classroom: Virtual Reality for Safer, Smarter Forensic Psychiatric Training. Presented by Diana Marginean
Theme 2: Interprofessional Training & Education
Basement Room 408 A/B
Advancing simulation as a tool for interdisciplinary learning, teamwork, and competency-building in mental health settings.
- Apologizing with H.E.A.R.T®: An innovative simulation to increase confidence in Disclosing a Patient Safety Incident. Presented by Rachel Antinucci and Faith Rockburne
- Simulating Safety: Applying TIDES in Escalated Scenarios Through Experiential Learning. Presented by Brooke Greenwood and Kate Van den Borre
- Cundill Youth Depression Simulation for Primary Care Physicians. Presented by Howie Fruitman and Brennan Sarich
- A Novel Professional Development Training to Build Skills and Resilience in Facilitating a Code Lavender Debrief. Presented by Shawna Lucas
- Interprofessional Learning in Mental Health Care. Presented by Vincy To and Christina Scerbo
Theme 3: Collaborative Practice & Patient Engagement
Basement Room 409
Strategies to enhance mental health care delivery and accessibility through lived experience partnerships and coproduction.
- Partnering with Lived Experience Advisors to Codesign Psychosis-focused Simulations for Social Work Education. Presented by Katie Stadelman, Caroline Walker and Onika Dainty
- Bridging Learning with Reality: Co-creation of A Simulated 9-8-8 Text Interaction. Presented by Erin Lowe and Myera Iftikhar
- Collaborating with Patients to Improve Documentation Practices: Highlighting Lived-Experience Perspectives of Accessing Clinical Notes. Presented by Charlotte Pape and Don Mahleka
- A Lived Experience Partnership in Simulation-Based Continuing Professional Development: A Case Study for Ethical Co-Production. Presented by Faith Rockburne and Fabienne Hargreaves
- Digital Outreach for Obtaining Resources and Skills. Presented by Sean Patenaude and Emily Foucault
- Exploring the impact of ECHO Ontario Trans and Gender Diverse Healthcare (ECHO-TGDH) on clinical care and delivery through coproduction and adaptive expertise. Presented by Tomisin Iwajomo, Victoria Bond, and Terri Rodak
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Lunch break and exhibitors
The Arrell Family Foundation Auditorium
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. | Innovation showcase + poster presentations
Basement foyer
Innovative showcases
- Layered Realities: Multi-Modal Simulation for Trauma-Informed De-escalation: presented by Adelina Morra, Katie Baldwin and Laila Strazds
- Comparing Virtual Reality Simulation to High Fidelity Simulation as an Educational Modality for Electroconvulsive Therapy Training: A Non-inferiority Study. Presented by Yun Chen Pang and Ziqi (Lillian) Fan
- Beyond The Classroom: Virtual Reality for Safer, Smarter Forensic Psychiatric Training. Presented by Diana Marginean
Poster presentations
- Using Fire Drills as Live Simulation. Presented by Kennia Buckley
- AnxEMU-VR: Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy on Epilepsy/Seizure-Specific Interictal Anxiety in People with Epilepsy. Presented by Vanessa Geitz
- Using Simulation to Build Competence in Delivering Mental Health Care. Presented by David Costa and Karen Huszar
- Executive Dysfunction in Adults with ADHD: Development of the SCALE Instrument for AI-Integrated Assessment. Presented by Rimsha Malik
- Enhancing Safety in Seclusion Room Practices: Implementation of a Decision Tree Protocol and Simulation-Based Training at CAMH. Presented by Brooke Greenwood and Kate Van den Borre
- Foundations of Excellence: High Reliability Orientation for New Graduate Mental Health Nurses. Presented by Rosalia Alfonso
- Virtual Reality To enhance Patient Education Regarding ECT. Presented by Peter Giacobbe
- Deteriorating Patient Scenarios: An Innovative and Virtually Adaptable Simulation Technique for Medical Student Education. Presented by Certina Ho
- Journey Maps as a Service Design Tool. Presented by James Sunwoo
- Effective Faculty Development to Improve Simulation Teaching and Evaluation. Presented by Justin Lee
- Examining Sociotechnical Factors in Human-AI Teaming: A Protocol For An Experimental Simulation-Based Research Study Of Human-AI Teaming For Violence Risk Assessment. Presented by Patrycja Szkudlarek
- Social Service Worker Program Simulation. Presented by Michaelann George, Malene Stewart, and Carin McLean
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Interactive workshops
Locations below
AI Virtual Patients: Promises and Perils of an Emerging Simulation Modality
The Arrell Family Foundation Auditorium
Facilitated by: Jordan Holmes, senior manager, Teaching, Learning & Technology, Centre for Teaching Support and Innovation, University of Toronto; Dr. Petal Abdool, Medical Director, CAMH Simulation Centre, Associate Scientist, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, CAMH.
Facilitating the Implementation of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Principles in Simulation-Based Education Using Generative AI
Basement 408 A/B
Facilitated by CAMH staff: Asha Maharaj, Director, Community and Continuing Education; Branka Agic, scientist; Howard Fruitman, instructional designer; Mu He, LMS administrator .
4:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. | Break
4:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Closing remarks
The Arrell Family Foundation Auditorium
5:00 p.m. | Networking social
Central, 114 Ossington Avenue
