10th April – Wednesday.

8:30-9.00: Reception of attendees.


9:00 – 11.30: Mental Health in Spain: A Role for interRAI?

9:00 – 9:15: Opening, welcome and introduction to the Hospital and mental health Network in the Hospital.

  • Jose M. Garcia-Vela. Hospital General Manager of University Rio Hortega Hospital

9:15-10:00: Challenges in the community care in Spain and Castilla and Leon

  • Siro García-Lleras. Mental Health Regional Manager in Castilla and Leon
  • Fernando Uribe. Head of Psychiatric Department of Clinic Hospital in Valladolid

10:00-10:45: Reticular Model of care in mental health in Zamora and West Valladolid: introduction and outcomes

  • Manuel Franco. Head of Department of University Rio Hortega Hospital – Valladolid. Spain

10:45-11:15: InterRAI’s Integrated Mental Health Assessment Systems: clinical and management applications

  • John Hirdes. Chair of the InterRAI Mental Health Network; Professor, School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, CANADA

11:15-11:30: Coffee


11:30-13:30: Management of Care in Mental Health.

Integration of care between specialized and non-specialized mental health and social services in Finland


Combining cost and outcomes in an efficient manner. Decision making in mental health.

  • Miguel Ángel Casado. Director General y fundador de PORIB (Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research Iberia). Spain

Case-mix systems for in-patient psychiatry and community mental health.

  • Brant Fries. Professor Emeritus, School of Public Health and Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan, UNITED STATES

Assessment of patient safety with interRAI systems: Risk management related to harm to self, harm to others, and self-care

  • John Hirdes. Chair of the interRAI Mental Health Network; Professor, School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, CANADA

Data Mining Algorithms and Techniques in Mental Health

  • Isabel De la Torre-Diez. Professor. Department of Signal Theory and Communications, and Telematics Engineering, University of Valladolid

13:30 – 14:30: Lunch


14:30- 17:30: Quality of care in mental health.

Police interactions with persons with mental illness: Building partnerships with mental health services

  • Ron Hoffman. Assistant Professor, Nipissing University, CANADA

Use of interRAI Quality of Life Assessments to Support Recovery in Mental Health and Addictions.

  • Alice Hirdes. Adjunct professor at the Universidade Luterana do Brasil (ULBRA), BRAZIL

Open Dialogue in Finland. View from Finland: Pros and Difficulties


Mental Health Quality Indicators (MHQIs): Inpatient and community mental health

  • Chris Perlman. Assistant Professor, School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, CANADA

Composite measure of mental health outcomes

  • Howard Barbaree. Forensic Psychologist and Professor, Law and Mental Health Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, CANADA

Psychiatric medication reduction in the Toro Catchment area. Less is more?

  • Francisco Sans. Psychiatrist. Coordinator of mental health in Toro primary care center. Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health. Zamora Hospital

Mental health in acute hospital settings.

  • Jason Ferris. Associate Professor, Centre for Health Services Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, AUSTRALIA

11th April – Thursday.

Parallel Sessions

10:00-11:30: Child and Youth Mental Health

Improving the Quality of Child and Youth Mental Health Services

  • Shannon Stewart.Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Training, Applied Psychology, Western University. CANADA

Growth, development and mental health: The interRAI 0-3 and Child/Youth Mental Health systems.

  • Shannon Stewart. Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Training, Applied Psychology, Western University. CANADA

10:00-11:30: Geriatric Psychiatry 

Frailty, Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities

  • Lynn Martin. Professor, Public Health, Lakehead University, CANADA

Mental health in clinically complex older populations

  • Margaret Saari. Post-doctoral Fellow, St. Elizabeth’s Research Centre, CANADA

Antipsychotic Drug Interactions and Mortality among Nursing Home Residents with Cognitive Impairment