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Virtual reality for PTSD treatment is 'just the beginning'

 3MDR combines walking, talking, eye movement and virtual reality. The study will have 40 participants from the Canadian Armed Forces. They will receive the therapy once a week for six weeks.

 

MORAL COURAGE: LEADING IN TIMES OF CONFLICT AND CRISIS

Cleveringa Dallaire Critical Conversation Series

Livestream Event
Sept. 22, 2021 | 11:30 a.m. MDT

Join Lieutenant-General (ret’d) The Honourable Roméo Dallaire and world experts in post-traumatic stress syndrome, children’s rights, war crimes, humanitarian law and peacekeeping for a series of important conversations about leadership and moral dilemma during times of conflict and crisis.

Heroes in Mind Advocacy and Research Consortium (HiMARC) is pleased to present this very special event series in collaboration with our research partners at Leiden University in the Netherlands and the Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security at Dalhousie University.

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First response to fashion

Sep. 24, 2021 | 6:40 p.m. MDT

The First Response to Fashion show is an annual event featuring first responders on the runway! Proceeds from the event are donated to the University of Alberta and the Heroes in Mind, Advocacy and Research Consortium (HiMARC)

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PAST EVENTS

WALK & TALK - 3MDR FOR PTSD

Presented by Eric Vermetten
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This presentation focuses on 3MDR, a new PTSD treatment technology that is planned for implementation at Alberta Hospital Edmonton, Occupational Stress Injury (OSI) clinics in Edmonton and Calgary, and the University of Alberta. Work is underway at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Alberta to develop an Interventional Psychiatry program;
Dr. Vermetten and Leiden University are collaborators on research projects planned for the Interventional Psychiatry Program, utilizing substance assisted psychotherapy and 3MDR.