Course Outline

This two-hour course offers a practical overview of psychotropic medications — with an emphasis on their use in younger adults and adolescents. Topics include when to use these medications, common side effects, and best practices for monitoring. We will also explore ethical considerations and how medication can work alongside psychotherapy to support mental health.

Trainer Bio

Dr. Marshall Korenblum is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto. He has been a practicing child/adolescent psychiatrist in Toronto for 45 years. He was the Chief Psychiatrist/Medical Director of the former Hincks-Dellcrest Centre, now the Garry Hurvitz Sick Kids Centre for Community Mental Health for almost 25 years. Since 1980, he was also a Consultant to the Division of Youth Psychiatry at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. In 2017, he took a one-year sabbatical during which he was a consultant to the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, and a visiting scholar to the Universities of Melbourne and Sydney, in Australia. He has won a number of teaching awards, has presented his work both nationally and internationally, and is a passionate believer in public and professional education as a tool to combat stigma about mental illness in youth. In July, 2024, he retired from patient care, but continues to teach, supervise, and consult to various schools and mental health organizations. His clinical and research interests focus on the intersection of mood and personality disorder in adolescents, and the promotion of quality control in optimizing psychotherapy outcomes for teens.