SLTBR Annual Meetings Page

2008 Symposia Details

Symposium I - Chronobiological aspects of ADHD

Chair: Robert D. Levitan MD, MSc

Talks and Speakers:

1. Correlation between the DLMO phase angle displacement from mid-sleep and cognition and attention ratings in adolescents with ADHD.

George A. Keepers, M.D.
Carruthers Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry

Oregon Health & Science University


2. Are most adults with ADHD evening types? Results from a study using

actigraphy, DLMOs and sleep questionnaires.

J.J.S. Kooij, MD, PhD

Psychiatrist, Head of Program for Adult ADHD

PsyQ, Psycho-Medical Programs

The Hague, The Netherlands


3. Circadian Preference and Neuropsychological Function in Adults with ADHD: A Canadian Sample

Robert D. Levitan MD, MSc

Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto,

President, Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms


4. A Study of Light Therapy for Adult ADHD

Yuri Rybak M.D.

University of Western Ontario


Industry Sponsored Symposium and Lunch:
"Strategies for the Prevention of Seasonal Major Depressive Disorder"

Speakers: Dr. Norman Rosenthal, Dr. Raymond Lam

Chair: Dr. Namni Goel

Sponsors: Biovail Canada


Symposium II - Antidepressants, Light and Circadian Rhythms

Chair: Ray Lam, MD, FRCPC

Talks and Speakers:


1. Circadian Effects of Antidepressants

Diane Boivin, PhD

Centre for Study and Treatment of Circadian Rhythms, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada


2. Evidence-based Use of Antidepressants for Seasonal Affective Disorder

Raymond Lam, MD, FRCPC

Professor of Psychiatry, University of BC, Vancouver, BC, Canada


3. Combining Antidepressants with Light Therapy

Anthony Levitt M.D.

Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada


Symposium III - Light Therapy: Looking to the Future

Chair: Marc Hebert, PhD

Talks and Speakers:

1. Effect of Bright Light on Fatigue in Breast Cancer

Sonya Ancoli-Israel, PhD

Department of Psychiatry 0603, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, USA


2. The Alerting Effects of Light

Marijke Gordjin, PhD

Department of Chronobiology, University of Groningen, Haren, The Netherlands


3. Quantifying Circadian Entrainment and Disruption

Mariana Figueiro, PhD

Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, USA


4. Effects of Light on Brain Activity Related to Working Memory and Emotion Processing Assessed in Humans Using fMRI

Gilles Vandewalle, PhD

Centre d'etude du sommeil et des rythmes biologiques, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur, Universite de Montreal.