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July 18th, 2008

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  1. Memo from Dr. Ari Zaretsky, Residency Program Director - Dept. Of Psychiatry - Univ. of Toronto:
    Rotation-Specific Educational Objectives Form
     
  2. Dept. of Psychiatry - Univ. of Toronto:
    CAMH - Medical Education Awards
     

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    Dept. of Psychiatry, Univ. of Toronto:
    Summerfest 2008: More details now posted
    (Event: August 19, 2008)
     
  4. Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry (CAGP) in conjunction with Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health:
    2008 Annual Scientific Meeting
    (Event: September 3-4, 2008)
     
  5. University Of Toronto Psychotherapy Program, Mount Sinai Hospital, Trinity College, Toronto Psychoanalytic Institute & Society, and Toronto Institute Contemporary Psychoanalysis:
    Day in Applied Psychoanalysis: Blood Remembering: Psychoanalysis and Poetry
    Keynote speaker: Robert Pinsky, former US Poet Laureate, Pulitzer Prize winner, and Professor at Boston University
    Guest speaker: Salman Akhtar, Psychoanalyst, Poet, and Professor at Jefferson Medical College Philadelphia
    (Event: September 27, 2008)
     
  6. Women's College Hospital:
    A day long workshop with Christine Courtois: "Treating Complex Trauman: Creating Safety through Relationship"
    (Event: October 4, 2008)
     
  7. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre:
    Annual Neuropsychiatric Day Presents: Neuroimaging of Multiple Sclerosis and Conversion Disorder
    (Event: October 31, 2008)
     

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    M E M O:

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    Postgraduate Coordinators, PGY-1 Residents (2008/2009), Chief Residents
     

    From:

    Dr. Ari Zaretsky, Residency Program Director
     

    Re:

    Rotation-Specific Educational Objectives Form
     

    Dear Colleague,

    The implementation of Rotation-Specific Educational Objectives for all rotations in Psychiatry is mandated by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Consequently, would you kindly review the educational objectives, as outlined in the attached Rotation-Specific Educational Objectives booklet, with your resident and ensure that the attached form has been completed and returned to the central PGME office by July 31, 2008.

    Thank you for your attention to this matter.

    Ari E. Zaretsky, MD, FRCPC
    Director, Postgraduate Education and Associate Professor,
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto

     

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    CAMH - Medical Education Awards 2007-08

    We would like to acknowledge the excellent contributions of each of the recipients for these awards.

    Medical Education Award for Best Resident Teacher

    Dr. George Voineskos - CAMH Postgraduate Supervisor Award

    Dr. Pablo Diaz - CAMH Undergraduate Medical Education Award for Best Teacher

    Dr. Greg Chandler - CAMH Undergraduate

    Dr. Mohammed Alsuwaidan - CAMH Best Resident Grand Rounds Award

    Congratulations to all of the award recipients! Please join us in congratulating all the winners.

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    RISE Fellowship Description

    The R.I.S.E Program (Research, Scholarship and Innovation in Education) of the Department of Psychiatry is pleased to announce the upcoming competition for the R.I.S.E Education Research Fellowship.  This two-year fellowship is offered to individuals who have either completed postgraduate training in psychiatry or a related field or to graduate students who wish to specialize in health professional education in relationship to psychiatry. The fellowship is a 2-year training program that aims to provide a solid understanding of major educational issues including curriculum, assessment and evaluation, principals and philosophies of medical education, learning theory, administration, faculty development and other aspects of health professional education.  In particular the fellowship will enable the individual to develop a deep knowledge of the application of these areas to education in Psychiatry.  A major focus of the fellowship is the acquisition of research expertise in health professional education.  The majority of the fellow’s time will be devoted to undertaking a formal graduate program in health professional education leading to a postgraduate degree and to research.  This will consist of an original research project in collaboration with established educational researchers at the Wilson Centre for Research in Education and the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education or the Institute of Medical Sciences or other graduate department of the University of Toronto.  The fellowship is supervised by an Educational Scholar in the Department of Psychiatry and should lead to least one or two publications in a refereed journal as well as one or more presentations at international meetings in health professional education.  In addition to the focus on research, an emphasis is placed on the development of teaching skills and educational innovation through participation in the educational activities of the Department of Psychiatry and in the other health professional faculties at the University of Toronto.

    Fellows must not undertake more than 15 hours/week of clinical or other non-fellowship related work, or more than 4-hours of teaching per week that is not connected to the primary research project.   The R.I.S.E fellow will be provided with appropriate office space, computer equipment and support at the Wilson Centre for Research in Education at the University Health Network.  The fellowship provides for a total of $35.000 salary support annually for a period of 2-years in addition to support for conference attendance. 

    NOTE: The Department of Psychiatry also has significant links with the Centre for Faculty Development. Thus, in appropriate circumstances the RISE fellowship could also be applied to scholarly work over a two-year period with the Centre for Faculty Development either through a Wilson Centre/CFD joint fellowship or entirely at the CFD.

    Application Deadline: September 1, 2008

    Fellowship Contact:

    Brian Hodges, MD, PhD, FRCPC
    Director, Research Scholarship and Innovation in Education (RISE)
    Department of Psychiatry
    c/o University of Toronto, Wilson Centre for Research in Education
    University Health Network
    200 Elizabeth Street, 1ES- 565
    Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4
    Tel: (416) 340-3079 Fax (416) 340-3792
    Email: brian.hodges@utoronto.ca

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    If you are interested or have expertise in the area of exercise and mental health, there is also opportunity to give a lecture in the course (class time, Fridays 10 am -12 noon, fall 2008)

    HMB473 Exercise & Mental Health Course

    We are looking for opportunities for our students to provide service in programs where exercise is used to manage mental illness (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease& other dementias;anxiety, bipolar, dissociative, major depressive, personality, stress disorders;drug and alcohol dependence, schizophrenia), provide rehabilitation in chronic physical illness (e.g., arthritis,asthma, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, dyslipidemia, fibromyalgia, spinal cord injury), and improve lifestyle(e.g.,age-related - children, adolescents, young people, elderly;eating-related concerns;longevity; overweight &obesity; sleep optimization;smoking cessation).

    This community service will form an integral and invaluable component of a new course that will increase understanding of the benefits and impact of exercise on mental health. Our long-term goal is for our graduates to become advocates for mental health.

    Our students are in their fourth and final year of a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Biology. They are selected based on their interest in Health & Disease and Neuroscience, long-term interest in health care, and excellent academic record.

    Time Commitments:
    Friday September 19, 2008, 10 am to 12 noon; in-class panel discussion
    ~ Sept 22 to Nov 17, 2008, ~ 2 hours service/week/student (total of 12-18 hours)
    Friday November 28, 2008, 10 am to 12 noon, in-class student presentations

    Contact information:
    Dr. Valerie Watt,
    Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine
    Director, Human Biology, Faculty of Arts & Science
    University of Toronto
    Email: teaching.hmb@utoronto.ca

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    The Department of Psychiatry at Women’s College Hospital is offering a one year funded fellowship to MD or PhD candidates seeking advanced training in HIV and women’s mental health.

    Applicants must have successfully completed their RCPSC psychiatry specialty examinations and be a member in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario by the date of commencement of the fellowship.  PhD candidates must have completed the requirements of their PhD program prior to starting the fellowship.

    The fellowship will include a mix of clinical and academic activities. The specific time allocation is negotiable, but ordinarily, fellows spend at least 75% of their time in scholarly pursuits.  Clinical work will focus on women’s mental health and may be spent with any one of the four existing programs in the Department of Psychiatry: General Psychiatry, Mental Health in Medicine, Reproductive Life Stages, or Trauma Therapy.  Alternatively, the successful applicant may wish to work jointly between two programs.  The academic component of the fellowship will include the design and completion of a research or other scholarly project suitable for publication.  Topics for this project should be directly related to the aforementioned clinical themes of the department.  Suitable research areas may include: fertility and family planning in persons infected with HIV, HIV and trauma in women, or pregnant women with HIV and mood or anxiety symptoms. Other potential topics can be considered and should be negotiated directly with the supervisor.

    Interested candidates may apply for one year of funding beginning July 1, 2009 or another mutually agreed upon date. Internal funding will be subject to the rules of the University of Toronto Department of Psychiatry fellowship program. (Please see: http://www.utpsychiatry.ca/ Go to ‘Education’ and scroll down to ‘fellowship program’ for information regarding the program.)

    Interested applicants should send a cover letter and CV by January 1, 2009 to:
    Pam Kavanagh
    Department of Psychiatry, Women’s College Hospital
    76 Grenville Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1B2
    Email: pam.kavanagh@wchospital.ca or Tel : 416-323-6400 Ext. 4381.

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    June 11, 2008

    Residents in Psychiatry

    Re: LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS FOR RESIDENTS IN PSYCHIATRY –
    WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2008 AT THE HOMEWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    I would like to invite you to attend the above-named seminar held at the Homewood Health Centre.  In the last few years, Homewood has hosted residents from the Universities of Western Ontario, Toronto and McMaster.  Residents interested in developing management and administrative skills are welcome to attend.

    The purpose of the seminar is to help residents in their role as Chief/Senior Residents.  Topics include leadership, team building, conflict management and the role of the Chief Resident.

    Teaching methods for the seminar will include short presentations, the use of self-assessment instruments and discussion periods.  Quality Management and group facilitating tools will be incorporated.
    The facilitators from the Homewood Health Centre are:

    1. Wilson Lit, MD, FRCPC
      Chief Clinical Officer and Chief of Staff
       
    2. Edgardo L. Pérez, MD, MPH, FRCPC, CHE
      President, Homewood Corporation and Chief Executive Officer
      Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
       
    3. Dianne Pittman, MD, MSc, FRCPC, CHE
      Director, Specialized Psychiatry Division

    Please join us for this day-long seminar which promises to be informative and also allow you to interact and learn from your resident colleagues from other universities.  There is no charge for this seminar, which will be held at Riverslea, a beautiful mansion on the grounds of Homewood.  Parking is available and directions are printed on the enclosed brochure. 

    Please RSVP to Cathy Barber at barbcath@homewood.org, or  (519) 824-1010 Ext. 2160 by Friday, July 4, 2008.
    Sincerely,

    Edgardo L. Pérez, MD, MPH, FRCPC, CHE, CPHQ
    CEO & President Homewood Health Centre and Homewood Corporation

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    Copy to:           Dr. Wilson Lit
                            Dr. Dianne Pittman


     
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