15th Annual Conference
15th Annual Conference
May 1-3, 2025
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity - Banff, AB
CACBT-ACTCC hosted the 14th Annual Conference in hybrid format at the Chelsea Hotel in downtown Toronto, May 9-11. The conference was well received, with 77% of survey respondents reporting it to be of “excellent” or “exceptional” satisfaction!
The CACBT-ACTCC 2024 conference theme was “Addressing the Challenges of a Changing World”, a theme close to our hearts. Clinical needs and priorities are changing in meaningful ways, responsive to the urgent and evolving realities of our natural world, our political landscape, our health system pressures, and more. How to deliver evidence-based, values-directed, and integrative services in this dynamic field is a collective challenge - and opportunity, which our conference was designed to address. All eight speakers offered a fabulous blend of the latest science and its applications for clinical practice, presented in engaging ways.
The program included three Keynote Addresses, three 90-minute Clinical Skills Training sessions, and two half-day workshops which addressed climate change anxiety, substance use care, lessons learned from understanding moral injury in health care workers during COVID, cultural adaptations of CBT, applications of CBT with Indigenous peoples, applications of CBT within the family context, helping teens overcome sleep difficulties, and use of mindfulness in management of anxiety and mood difficulties.
We had approximately 265 attendees register with around 182 indicating they wanted to participate in person and 83 opting to join virtually. As attendees could choose to join virtually or in person throughout the conference, we found the numbers fluctuated from session to session, which is typical for a hybrid conference.
The conference also included an in-person poster session with 52 presenters, with a 30-minute period during which online attendees could speak with presenters. The poster session was a roaring success, with huge engagement from our attendees, and a wonderful vibe in the room. We would like to thank all poster presenters for their informative poster presentation and valuable contribution to the conference.
We would like to thank our fabulous speakers, Dr. Shadi Beshai, Dr. Dillon Browne, Dr. Colleen Carney, Dr. Kim Corace, Dr. Emily Haigh, Dr. Sean Kidd, Dr. Margaret McKinnon, and Dr. Zindel Segal.
CACBT-ACTCC was pleased to congratulate:
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Dr. Jacqueline Cohen
Dr. Candice Monson -
Tyler Eschenwecker (University of Waterloo) - “Why Don’t We Just Ask? The Lived Experience of ERP of Those Who Fail to Benefit From It”
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Spencer Metcalfe (McMaster University) - Silent Burdens: A Comparative Thematic Analysis of Internalized Stigma Across Anxiety Disorders
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Nathaniel Pickering (University of Prince Edward Island) – “Exploring the Relationship Between Anxiety and Resilience in Firefighter Population and the Role of Urban Communities”
Marly Mikhail (McMaster University) – “Novel Age of Onset Clusters in Generalized Anxiety Disorder”
Emma Felice (McGill University) – “Increasing Access to Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy Using Telehealth”
Fei Ying (Western University) – “Partner-Schema Structures and Observable Communication Between Couples During a Conflict Discussion Task”
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Thank you to our outgoing board members who were an integral part of the CACBT board: Dr. Christine Purdon and our student affiliate Dalainey Drakes. We appreciate your dedicated volunteer service and invaluable contributions which have made a lasting impact on CACBT-ACTCC.
Thank you/ Merci to the Conference Planning Committee (Dr. Christine Korol, Dr. Christine Purdon, Dr. Fjola Helgadottir and CACBT-ACTCC’s Executive Director, Diana Dunnell). Many thanks to Dr. Rob Ferguson for working with sponsors and exhibitors, our Abstract Review Committee, poster judges, and our volunteers, who worked hard to ensure that the conference was well organized and enjoyed by all attendees. Thank you especially to Student Affiliate Representative Dalainey Drakes, who led the volunteer team and managed social media, and to Jenaé Goffi whose close collaboration with the Planning Committee, conference venue, and poster presenters was instrumental in bringing this event to life. See you in May 2026
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TESTIMONIALS
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“Good range of presentations. The quality was excellent. The posters were also outstanding. And nice to be able to talk to colleagues, some old and new people as well.”
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“The location! Hard to beat the views. It definitely added to the experience of the conference and the enjoyment of the sessions.”
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