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Anthony M. Ocana
MSc, MD, CCFP, ABAM
Anthony
has over 15 years assessing and caring for patients with mental health
concerns. Currently his primary interest is in the management of ADHD and associated disorders including: substance use disorder, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, etc.
He is board-certified in addiction medicine by the
American Society of Addiction Medicine. In 2005 Dr. Ocana helped design
the Vancouver Coastal Health adult and seniors' addiction day program in West
Vancouver, where he assessed and treated patients with every possible addiction, from sex and shopping to meth and heroin and everything in between.
He is an occupational medicine consultant. Dr. Ocana
founded HealthSmith Wellness Group in 1997 as an alliance of business and
health professionals whose aim it is to help organizations improve their bottom
line by optimizing wellness in the workplace.
Anthony is a teacher. He has presented seminars
on integrative medicine, mental health and organizational wellness to
physicians, nurses, dietitians, psychologists, pharmacists, human resources
professionals and numerous organizations large and small.
Dr. Ocana is a
member of the British Columbia Business and Roundtable on Mental Health in the
Workplace. He has a BSc. degree in pharmacology/toxicology and an MSc.
degree in clinical nutrition from the University of Toronto. Dr. Ocana
received his MD degree from the University of Toronto and did his residency in
family medicine at the University of Calgary.
Most recently he was one of 6 international researchers at the 2009, 2nd International Congress on ADHD in Vienna, who was awarded a E500 prize for his poster, Management of ADHD in patients with co-morbid Cocaine Addiction.
You can follow him on Twitter at dranthonyocana, or on his blog, QuestForFire, at aocana62@wordpress.com
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