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Tourette OCD Alberta Network

Our mission is to improve access to care for people with Tourette Syndrome and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder province wide.

 

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TOAN & TC Conference

The Tourette OCD Alberta Network and Tourette Canada, with the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, have organized a conference/workshop that brings together physicians, allied professionals and people with live experience with Tourette syndrome and/or OCD.

With three distinct learning tracks for each group, participants can tailor their experience based on their needs. The workshop will cover a range of topics, and each session will be delivered by researchers and healthcare professionals with extensive expertise and clinical experience.

Please go to the Eventbrite link below to find out more details regarding the track that suits your needs, and to book your ticket. There is an early bird pricing incentive.

Should you have any queries or questions, please email: julian.fletcher@ucalgary.ca

 

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Tourette OCD Alberta Network : YouTube Channel

This is our latest webinar recording from our YouTube Channel:

Trichotillomania: phenomenology, assessment, and behavioural treatment

by Dr. John Piacentini on May 28th, 2025.

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Educational Outreach Program for Schools

The prevalence of Tourette Syndrome (TS) is approximately 1% of the student population, indicating that it is highly likely someone in your school will have the disorder. To complicate matters, most students with the diagnosis of TS also have co-occurring disorders such as ADHD and OCD. 

We provide customized presentations for:

Grade specific issues.  Teacher, parent, and student specific presentations. Information on Tourette Syndrome (TS) and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Information of what TS and OCD look like in the classroom. Strategies for the classroom. Short films to illustrate TS and OCD. Empathy exercises to help people of all ages understand what it feels like to live with TS and OCD.

All the presentations have been vetted by a team of neurologists, psychologists, and teachers to come up with the most current information available - and they range in length from 30 minutes to 2 or 3 hours.

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