Jana Davidson

Investigator and Chief Medical Officer, BC Children’s Hospital, Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children and BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre

Academic Affiliations

Clinical Professor, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Research Theme

Brain, Behaviour & Development

Research Areas

Medicines

Contact

jxdavidson@cw.bc.ca

Phone

(604) 875-2802

Mailing Address

4500 Oak St
Vancouver, BC
V6H 3N1

Overview: I am interested in the metabolic effects of second generation antipsychotic medications on children and youth.
Publications: Child & Youth Brain Health: Strategies and Solutions in Hospital and Rehabilitative Care
Healthy Brains Across the Lifespan Conference, Toronto ON
03/2016
Primary Healthcare Renewal and Collaborative Practice: Is Grassroots Governance the Key to Change?
Canadian College of Health Leaders & SFU Beedie School of Business, Vancouver BC
01/2016
A Gateway to Family Smart Evidence - No One Person, No One Service - All Together for Child and Youth Mental Health
Children's Mental Health Ontario Conference, Toronto, ON
11/2015
Enhancing Care in Child and Youth Mental Health & Substance Use in Rural and Remote Areas of BC
BC Psychiatric Association, Enhanced Learning Series in Child and Youth Mental Health, Vancouver BC
11/2015
Developing Provincial Standards for Tertiary Mental Health Programs and Services in British Columbia
American Psychiatric Association Conference, New York
10/2015
Developing Provincial Standards for Tertiary Mental Health Programs and Services in British Columbia
Canadian Psychiatric Association Conference, Vancouver BC
10/2015
Effectiveness of an Educational Handbook in Improving Psychiatry Resident Knowledge of Second Generation Antipsychotics
Academic Psychiatry
04/2015
Quetiapine Treatment in Youth is Associated with Decreased Insulin Secretion
Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology
PubMed: 24633003
06/2014
Prevalence and Patterns of Antipsychotic Utilization in Children and Adolescents at the Time of Admission and Discharge from a Tertiary Care Inpatient Psychiatry Facility
Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology
PubMed: 24346744
02/2014
A Population-Based Study of Antipsychotic Prescription Trends in Children and Adolescents in British Columbia, from 1996 to 2011
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
PubMed: 23768264
06/2013

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