UBC Reducing Male Suicide Research Excellence Cluster (RMS) presents a virtual panel on, "Getting upstream to prevent male suicide" for Men's Health Week 2021 on June 16. The panel features a trio expert panel of Canadian researchers from the RMS cluster who are doing innovative work to reduce male suicide.
This event was facilitated by Dr. John Oliffe, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Men’s Health Promotion.
Virtual expert panel
Dr. John Ogrodniczuk, PhD
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Director of the UBC Psychotherapy Program, Founder of Heads Up Guys
Dr. Paul Links, MD, FRCP(C)
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University
Dr. Francine Darroch, MEd, MPH, PhD
Assistant Professor, Carleton University
Referenced works
Interested in checking out the panel's work? Below are some referenced papers you can check out:
Dr. Paul Links
Links, P. S., Eynan, R., & Shah, R. (2019). Are New Standards for Assessing and Managing Suicidal Patients Needed in Canada? The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 64(6), 400-404. doi.org/10.1177/0706743718821341
Links, P. S. (2011). The role of physicians in advocating for a national strategy for suicide prevention. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 183(17), 1987-1990. doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.111008
Dr. Francine Darroch
Darroch, F.E., Oliffe, J.L., Gonzalez Montaner, G., & Webb, J.M. (2021). Barriers to physical activity for father's living in marginalizing conditions. Health. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full...
Dr. John Ogrodniczuk
Ogrodniczuk, J.S., Rice, S.,M., Kealy, D., Seidler, Z.E., Delara, M., Oliffe, J.L. (In Press January 2021). Psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study of online help-seeking Canadian men. Postgraduate Medicine. Link to access paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/...