Press

Fountain of Health Initiative for Optimal Aging

Fall 2016 National Report: A Year in Review

WPA Newsletter Summer 2016

Official Newsletter of WPA Section on Positive Psychiatry 

Article, Fluid

Mobile app design for better brain aging

Talk, TEDMED

Dr. Dilip V. Jeste, Seeking Wisdom in Graying Matter (June 14, 2016)

Article, Demand a Plan

Dr. Keri-Leigh Cassidy, First national initiative to help shift negative stereotypes (February 12, 2016)

Article, Impact Ethics

Dr. Keri-Leigh Cassidy, Wrinkles and the Paradox of Aging (January 25, 2016)

Interview, Cobequid Community Radio Station

Regarding Fountain of Health Initiative (August 21st 2015 episode, interview at 8.15)

Interview, CTV Live at Five

Regarding the Fountain of Health Initiative (August 14th 2015 episode)

Interview, Lighthouse Now Newspaper Interview

Nova Scotia Dementia Strategy (July 15th 2015 issue) 

Events

Professional Workshops & Conference Presentations:

2016

  • Dalhousie University R.O. Jones lecture, Keynote: Dr. Dilip Jeste, “Positive Psychiatry,” June, Halifax NS, Canada

  • First National Think Tank on Optimal Aging, Co-hosted Drs. Dilip Jeste and Keri-Leigh Cassidy, “Positive Psychiatry in Action,” June, Halifax NS, Canada

  • Atlantic Provinces Psychiatric Association, Presenter: Dr. Keri-Leigh Cassidy, “Fountain of Health Initiative for Optimal Aging,” June, St. John NB, Canada

  • Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry, Annual Scientific Meeting, Plenary Speaker: Dr. Keri-Leigh Cassidy, “Fountain of Health Initiative for Optimal Aging,” October, Quebec City, PQ, Canada

  • Alberta Mental Health Conference, Keynote: Dr. David Conn, “Optimizing Mental Health for Older Adults: Strategies for Promotion and Primary prevention.  ,” November, Edmonton, AB, Canada

2017

  • Ontario Health Alliance Ecosystem Launch, Keynote: Dr. Linda Gobessi, “Fountain of Health for Optimal Aging,” January, Toronto, ON, Canada,

  • British Columbia Geriatric Services Conference: Dialogue on Aging (Tapestry Foundation) , Keynote: Dr. David Conn, “Optimizing Mental Health for Older Adults – Strategies for Promotion and Primary Prevention,” April,  Vancouver, BC, Canada

  • National Initiative of Care of the Elderly, Keynote: Dr. David Conn, “Optimizing Mental Health for Older Adults – Strategies for Promotion and Prevention,” May, Toronto, Canada

  • American Psychiatric Association, Positive Psychiatry Symposium, “Brave New World of Positive Psychiatry at Community Level: Age-Friendly Communities,” Co-Chairs: Drs. Dilip Jeste and Keri-Leigh Cassidy, May, San Diego, CA, USA

  • Baycrest Clinical Update Conference, “The Fountain of Health Initiative: An Unique Canadian Strategy to Promote Brain Health and Resilience,” Keynote: Dr. Keri-Leigh Cassidy, June, Toronto, ON, Canada

  • Canadian Psychiatric Association, inaugural Symposium of Positive Psychiatry, “Positive Psychiatry in Clinical Practice:  The Fountain of Health Initiative” Drs. Kiran Rabheru, Beverley Cassidy and Linda Gobessi, September, Ottawa, ON, Canada

  • Canadian Consortium on Dementia, “Fountain of Health: An Unique Canadian Strategy to Promote Brain Health and Resilience,”  Plenary Speaker: Dr. Keri-Leigh Cassidy

  • Canadian Consortium on Dementia, “Fountain of Health: An Unique Canadian Strategy to Promote Brain Health and Resilience,”  Workshop for clinicians, Drs. Kiran Rabheru, Beverley Cassidy and Linda Gobessi, October, Toronto, ON, Canada

  • World Psychiatric Association, inaugural Symposium of Positive Psychiatry, “Positive Psychiatry & The Fountain of Health: Optimizing Brain Health, Vitality, and Resilience Across the Spectrum of Aging,” Drs. Dilip Jeste, Kiran Rabheru and Beverley Cassidy, October, Berlin, Germany 

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To request a speaker, please email us at info@fountainofhealth.ca