Beyond First-Rank Symptoms: Navigating Complexity in Schizophrenia Care
Presenting Author(s): Dr. Valerie Primeau, MD, FRCPC
Date and time: 21 Mar 2026 from 09:00 to 10:00
Location: Mount Temple Ballroom A/B
Learning Objectives
1. Identify key clinical challenges in the assessment and treatment of schizophrenia, including diagnostic uncertainty, symptom overlap, treatment adherence, and the impact of co-occurring psychiatric and medical conditions;
2. Examine how comorbid conditions, including substance use, trauma-related conditions, and chronic medical illness, interact with schizophrenia, contributing to diagnostic complexity and shaping pharmacologic and psychosocial treatment approaches; and
3. Discuss strategies for integrating biomedical treatment with culturally responsive, holistic, and Indigenous-informed approaches to care.