Webinar: Improving Care for Elderly Patients with Depression

Dr. Peter Selby, Clinician Scientist in the Addictions Division and the Director of Medical Education at CAMH, and Dr. Benoit Mulsant, Professor of Geriatric Psychiatry and Chair of the Psychiatry Department at the University of Toronto, will present information about care for elderly patients with depression and will introduce participants to a new research project on the subject.

Learning Objectives:

• Understanding differential depression diagnoses in elderly patients.
• Depression medication management in elderly patients.
• Diagnosis of treatment-resistant depression in elderly patients.

More information:

• This webinar was recorded; you can view it here.
• Slide decks are here:
  • Background: A Systematic Approach to the Pharmacotherapy of Late-Life Depression (Dr. Mulsant’s presentation) [PDF]
  • OPTIMUM: Optimizing Depression Treatment in Older Adults
• View the introductory letter for the OPTIMUM A research study.
• View the handout for health care providers participating in the study.
• For more information about the OPTIMUM project and pragmatic trial, contact Dr. Peter Selby.
• Contact information:
  • To organize a meeting, recruitment, or on-site education about OPTIMUM and/or treatment for depression in older patients, contact Athina Perivolaris.
  • For questions or comments about the research project, contact Dr. Peter Selby.
  • For questions or comments about treatment of depression in older adults, contact Dr. Benoit Mulsant.
  • To refer a patient, call 1 866-539-3510 or email optimum@camh.ca.