Virtual Research Roundtable December 2025

VIRTUAL RESEARCH ROUNDTABLE

Where Do I Start? Meaningful Inclusion of People with Lived Experience in CPD Research

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Eastern Time

Free registration for SACME Members / $30 for Non-Members

Event Overview

The Virtual Research Roundtable (VRR) is a unique opportunity for individuals to deepen their research knowledge and connect with peers. This casual 1-hour webinar will feature a presentation by some of our esteemed colleagues on a specific research method or topic.

Following the short presentation, engage in a dynamic conversation with the presenter and other colleagues. You'll have the chance to ask questions, explore how the presented concepts can enhance your own research, and discuss potential collaborative opportunities.

Join us for this engaging event designed to grow our research capacity, exchange ideas, and foster collaborative work. We look forward to your participation and the vibrant discussion that will follow.

This event is eligible for SACME’s Certificate of Recognition Program in CPD/CE Scholarship.

Speakers

Edeline Mitton

SUNY Downstate Medical Center 

A 20-year veteran of the State University of New York (SUNY) system, Edeline Mitton, MEd, is the director of the Office of Continuing Medical Education at Downstate Medical Center. She received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology with a minor in marketing from the City University of New York College of Staten Island, a master’s in education with a concentration in instructional design from the University of Phoenix, and a Medical Informatics Certification at SUNY Downstate. In addition, she is involved in the cultivation of mindfulness meditation and yoga therapy and research. Mitton has been involved with PCORI since 2014, serving as a merit reviewer and an Ambassador. She believes in the PCORI mission of putting patients at the center of research. As an educator for physicians, she believes that the patient should be front and center when looking at practice gaps. What is it that this physician is lacking and needs to improve upon to impact that patient’s health? How do we not involve the patient in their care? They know their bodies, the spaces in between, and what feels right. Mitton is also a caretaker and advocate for Alzheimer’s patients.

Holly Harris

PhD Student and Research Coordinator for the Collaborative Learning College at CAMH

Holly Harris is a research professional specializing in co-production, Recovery Colleges, and participatory-action research. Holly leverages her lived experiences of mental health system encounters and Master’s in Critical Disability Studies to ensure that many perspectives, including lived-experience perspectives, are meaningfully engaged in health education, research, and programming. Holly is a Recovery College Research Coordinator at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and is pursuing a PhD in Gender, Feminist, and Women’s Studies at York University.

Sophie Soklaridis

Senior Scientist and Scientific Director, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Chair, Equity and Recovery-Oriented Mental Health Education Research

Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine

Vice-Chair, Mental Health Equity & EDIIA, Department of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine

Dr. Sophie Soklaridis is a Senior Scientist and Scientific Director at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). She is the inaugural Research Chair of Recovery and Equity-Focused Mental Health Education Research. She is an Associate Professor at the Department of Psychiatry and Department of Family & Community Medicine at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, and the Vice-Chair of Mental Health Equity and EDIIA at the Department of Psychiatry. She is a Scientist at Wilson Centre for Research in Education. Her research takes a critical sociological approach on the issues of power, identity and relationships. Her scholarly foci include patient/clients as partners in research and mental health education and the influence of power and privilege on academic medicine. She is a widely published and well-funded scientist who has received multiple awards for her research.

Moderator

Martin Tremblay, PhD