VISION
Towards a healthy future for Canadians in the early phase of psychosis.
MISSION
To enhance optimum care for Canadians in the early phase of psychosis through improved service models, the generation and translation of knowledge, and engagement and partnership with multiple stakeholders.
OBJECTIVES
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Effective advocacy for development, implementation and improvement of early intervention services
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Clinical research across the spectrum of biological, psychological and social determinants of illness and interventions, including studies of service delivery models to effect evidence-based care and policy
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Training across programs for clinicians, researchers and trainees from all disciplines
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Development of standards for service delivery
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Engagement, partnership and support of stakeholders in the early psychosis intervention community
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Promotion of equity, diversity and inclusion in our leadership, membership and activities
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Sanjay Siddhartha, MD, DPM, FRCPC
Director at Large
Miramichi, New Brunswick
Thomas Hastings, MD, FRCP(C)
Vice President Clinical
Oakville, Ontario
Sudhakar Sivapalan, MD, FRCPC
Director at Large
Edmonton, Alberta
Nicole Kozloff, MD, SM, FRCPC
Director at Large
Toronto, Ontario
Nicola Otter, BSC
Executive Director
Hamilton, Ontario
Kellie LeDrew, MD, FRCP(C)
Director at Large
St. John's, Newfoundland
Members
British Columbia
Shelly Ben-David, PHD, RSW
Kelowna: University of British Columbia
Diane Fredrikson, B.SC, MD, FRCPC
Vancouver: Early Psychosis Intervention, Vancouver Coastal Health
Nicolas Ramperti, MD, FRCPC
New Westminster: Early Psychosis Intervention, Fraser Health Authority
Richard Williams, M.B, BS, MPHIL, FRCPC, FRCPSYCH
Victoria: Victoria EPI Program
Saskatchewan
Steven Adams, BSC, MD, FRCPC
Saskatoon: Early Psychosis Intervention Program
Ontario
Offer Agid, MD
Toronto: Complex Mental Illness Program, Schizophrenia Division - CAMH
Kelly K. Anderson, PHD
London: PEPP London
Alexandra Baines, MD, FRCPC
Ottawa: On Track Champlain District Regional First Episode Psychosis Program
Christopher Bowie, PHD, C PSYCH
Kingston: Heads Up Early Psychosis Intervention Program
Sarah Bromley, OT REG (ONT)
Toronto: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health - Slaight Centre Early Intervention Service
Ranjith Chandrasena, MD
Chatham: TNT (Today not Tomorrow)
Brian Cooper, M.SC (OT), OT REG (ONT)
Hamilton: Cleghorn Early Intervention Clinic
Leonard Cortese, BSC, MD, FRCP
Windsor: Windsor Early Intervention Program
Vincenzo De Luca, MD, PHD
Mississauga: FACT Peel CAMH
Nicole Kozloff, MD, SM, FRCPC
Toronto: Slaight Family Centre for Youth in Transition, CAMH
Lena Palaniyappan, BA, MBBS, PHD
London: PEPP London
Giovanni Villella, MD, FRCPC
Windsor: Early Intervention Program (CMHA)
Marco Solmi, MD, PHD
Ottawa: University of Ottawa
Aristotle Voineskos, MD, PHD
Toronto: Slaight Family Centre for Youth in Transition, CAMH
Thomas Hastings, MD, FRCP(C)
Phoenix Program: Early Intervention in Psychosis
Andrea Bardell, MD, FRCPC
On Track First Episode Psychosis Program
Nicola Otter, BSC
Nova Scotia
Brittany Chisholm, RN
Halifax: Early Psychosis Intervention Nova Scotia
Kara Dempster, MD, FRCPC
Halifax: Nova Scotia Early Psychosis Program
Jason Morrison, MD
Halifax: Nova Scotia Early Psychosis Program
David Whitehorn, PHD, MSN
Halifax: Early Psychosis Intervention Nova Scotia
Philip Tibbo, MD, FRCPC
Halifax: Nova Scotia Early Psychosis Program
Marissa LeBlanc, MD, PhD
Halifax: Nova Scotia Early Psychosis Program
newfoundland and Labrador
Kellie LeDrew, MD, FRCP(C)
Alberta
Adam Abba-Aji, MD
Edmonton: Young Adult Assessment, Evaluation & Treatment Programs
Kathy Aitchison, BA (HONS), MA (OXON), BM BCH, MRCPSYCH, CCST, PHD, FRCPSYCH
Edmonton: Edmonton Early Psychosis Intervention Clinic
Heidi Chau, MD, FRCPC
Edmonton: Edmonton Early Psychosis Intervention Clinic
Pierre Chue, MBBCH, FRPSYCH, LMCC, FRCPC, DABPN, MSC, CCST
Edmonton
David Crockford, MD, FRCPC, DABPN, FAPA, FCPA
Calgary: Calgary Early Psychosis Intervention Program
Zahinoor Ismail, MD, FRCPC
Calgary: Alberta Health Services
Scot Purdon, PHD, R.PSYCH
Edmonton: Edmonton Early Psychosis Intervention Clinic
Thomas Raedler, MD
Calgary: Early Psychosis Treatment Service
Sudhakar Sivapalan, MD, FRCPC
Edmonton Early Psychosis Intervention Clinic
Crystal Mundy, PhD
Manitoba
Trevor Ballegeer, MD
Winnipeg: Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Service (EPPIS)
Colleen Murphy, PHD, C PSYCH
Winnipeg: Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Service (EPPIS)
QuÉbec
E. Lila Amirali, MD, MMGMT, FRCPC, FAPA
Montreal: FEP - Montreal Children's Hospital
Marie-France Demers, B Pharm, MSc, BCPP
Quebec: Clinique Notre-Dame des Victoires
Eric Jarvis, MD
Montreal: CCPIN
Ridha Joober, MD, PHD
Montreal: Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychosis - PEPP Montreal
Tania LeComte, PHD
Montreal: University of Montreal
Martin LePage, PHD
Montreal: PEPP - Montreal
Ashok Malla, MBBS, FRCPC, MRCPSYCH, DPM
Montreal
Clairélaine Ouellet-Plamondon, MD, MSC, FRCPC
Montreal: Clinique Jeunes Adultes Psychotiques (JAP)
Marc-André Roy, MD, MSC, FRCPC
Quebec: Clinique Notre-Dame des Victoires
Jai Shah, MD, PRCPC
Montreal: PEPP - Montreal
Marie Villeneuve, MD, FRCP(C)
Montreal: IUSMM
Howard Margolese, MD, FRCPC
Amal Abdel-Baki, MD, FRCPC
New brunswick
Sanjay Siddhartha, MB, BS, DPM, MD (PSYCH MED), FRCPC, FAPA, CCPE, LFIPS
Miramichi: Miramichi Regional Hospital
If you are interested in becoming a member of the Canadian Consortium for Early Intervention in Psychosis, please contact us at admin@epicanada.org.