Jana Davidson

MSc, MD, FRCP

Investigator, BC Children’s Hospital

I am interested in the metabolic effects of second generation antipsychotic medications on children and youth.

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

Contact Information

Location

4500 Oak St, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6H 3N1

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

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

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

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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