City-Wide Psychiatry Rounds: Shedding Light on Photobiomodulation in Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Hosted by Unity Health/St. Michael’s Hospital. Introduction by Dr. Thomas Ungar, Psychiatrist-In-Chief, Unity Health/St. Michael’s Hospital. Presenter: Dr. Corinne Fischer MD FRCPC Staff Psychiatrist & Director of Geriatric Psychiatry, St. Michael’s Hospital Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Toronto Associate Scientist and Co-Director of Neurodegenerative Research, Division of Neuroscience Research, at the Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Research, the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute Discussant/Moderator: Dr. Venkat Bhat MD, MSc, FRCPC, DABPN Assistant Professor, University of Toronto Staff Psychiatrist, St. Michael’s & University Health Network Objectives To provide a conceptual overview of photobiomodulation in comparison to other neuromodulatory therapies. To provide an overview of the basic science, anecdotal and clinical trial evidence for photobiomodulation in Alzheimer’s disease. To provide an overview of potential applicability to other neuropsychiatric disorders.