Why Study With Us?

The Geriatric Psychiatry Online Course covers a broad array of key topics in geriatric mental health. Participation is anchored around cases and short answers with opportunities to interact with peers and faculty. We are evolving the curriculum to meet the needs of participants and are introducing:

• Flexibility in module selection and pricing
• Certificates of completion issued by the Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry
• International participants
• Topic overviews for each module
• Collaboration with GeriMedRisk
• Opportunities to interact with faculty

How Particpants are Describing the Course: 

Expert opinion as well as peer engagement in the online discussions

Interactive and supervisors were really involved in discussion making process

Engaging and informative

Extensive discussions 

Insightful Content 

Participant Testimonials: 

“Excellent review with helpful comprehensive references and good discussion from participants and facilitators.” 

“Really appreciated the interactive nature.  The facilitator prompted us by posting follow-up questions, answered questions by sharing his own clinical experience and by providing additional references.  Helped engage us and maintain interest”

“Exceptional job in designing this course. It was very relevant, practical and applicable. It far exceeded my expectations. Having access to the country's experts in different areas was priceless. Well done!”

“Very well done!  The course was well paced and the selected articles were informative.  It was also good to be able to discuss issues with colleagues across the country.” 

“[I gained a] greater understanding of the unique impact psychiatric conditions have on assessment and treatment of older adults.” (Registered Nurse)  

"I work in a rural practice with little specialist coverage and access to mental health counselling, support programs etc. This helped me become more confident in assessing and managing my elderly psychiatry patients. Often they don't have the capability to travel long distances to see a specialist.” (Registered Nurse)

“[I am] more confident to do counselling with families regarding the prognosis and the progression of dementia.” (Challenging Behaviour Resource Consultant - Nurse)

“It provided me with up to date research and information on assessment and treatment of older adults.  Given I do not have a medical background, and I am working in a medically focused field, it enhanced my confidence to better support the client's I work with. I feel it also improved my assessments to better reflect reliant and helpful information for our teams' geriatric psychiatrist to review.”   (Psychiatric Nurse)