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May 9th, 2008

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  1. REMINDER: Coming up on Wednesday!
    Dept. Of Psychiatry - Univ. of Toronto:
    Centenary History of Psychiatry Seminar #6: Journeys in Therapeutics
    Presenters: Dr. Norman Doidge, Assistant Professor - Psychotherapy Program
    Dr. Sidney Kennedy, Professor - Mood & Anxiety Disorders
    Program Seminar Leader: Dr. David Goldbloom, Professor - General Psychiatry
    (Event: May 14, 2008)
     
  2. REMINDER: Registration deadline is May 19th, 2008.
    Memo from Dr. Donald Wasylenki, Chair - Dept. Of Psychiatry - Univ. of Toronto:
    Departmental Dinner
    (Event: June 19, 2008)
     

    3. Events

  3. Hospital for Sick Children:
    Psychiatry Rounds: "Adolescents as Parents at Sick Kids and in the community: How do we meet their needs?"
    Presented by Gillian Thompson, RN, BScN, MN, ACNP; Clinical Nurse Specialist/ Nurse Practitioner; Adolescent Medicine-Young Families Program; SickKids Hospital
    Patricia Malloy, RN, MSN; Clinical Nurse Specialist/NP; Infectious Diseases; SickKids Hospital
    (Event: May 15, 2008)
     
  4. PLEASE NOTE: The May 12th Suicide Studies Rounds is cancelled.
    The Arthur Sommer Rotenberg Chair in Suicide Studies, Dept. of Psychiatry, Univ. of Toronto, St. Michael’s Hospital
     
  5. PLEASE NOTE: The VENUE has changed.
    Women’s Mental Health Program, UofT - Dept. of Psychiatry and Women's College Hospital:
    5th Annual Women's Mental Health Research Day
    (Event: May 16, 2008)
     
  6. CAMSpecialistsConnect:
    First International Conference on Integrative, Complementary and Alternative Medicine (ICAM) & Mental Health with North America’s leading professionals
    (Event: May 23-25, 2008)
     

    Reminders

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  • Education
  • Research
  • Awards
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    April 9, 2008

     

    Dear Colleague,

    RE: CENTENARY GALA DEPARTMENTAL DINNER

    Please join us in celebrating 100 years of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto by attending our Centenary Gala Dinner on June 19th, 2008. This prestigious black-tie occasion will be one of the highlights of our Centenary year! We are honoured to have the eminent Dr. Harvey Stancer attend this centenary event. We will also be honouring our distinguished guest lecturers; namely, Dr. Martin Knapp, Dr. David Kupfer, Dr. Helen Mayberg, Dr. Laura Roberts and Dr. Nora Volkow. All Residents and Fellows in the Department are invited as we will toast our Centenary Resident graduates. The dinner will follow the Harvey Stancer Research Day, and various awards will be presented. This is an important event and I hope you will attend.

          Place : The Four Seasons Hotel, 21 Avenue Road, Regency Ballroom
                      Toronto, Ontario M5R 2G1 (Avenue Rd. & Bloor)

          Date : Thursday, June 19, 2008

          Time : Cocktails at 6:00 p.m., Dinner at 7:30 p.m.

    Each hospital setting is responsible for payment for tickets to the dinner for all faculty members in their hospital partnership. If you are not a member of a hospital partnership, the cost of the dinner will be $160.00 (which will cover the cost for our Resident and Fellow attendees). On this special occasion, partners and guests are invited to attend at a reduced cost of $80.00 per person. (*Please note: As in previous years, there will be a cash bar.) Cheques should be made payable to “The Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto” and sent to Marie Mara, Room 828, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health: College St. Site, 250 College Street, Toronto, ON M5T 1R8.

    Please R.S.V.P. by May 16, 2008 at the following link:
    http://www.utpsychiatry.ca/Dinner/gala_dinner-faculty.htm

    Yours sincerely,

    Donald Wasylenki, MD, FRCP(C)
    Professor and Chair
    Department of Psychiatry

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    Hospital for Sick Children
    Psychiatry Rounds - Nursing Week

    Date/Time:

    May 15, 2008 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
     

    Venue:

    Hollywood Theatre (1st floor Elm Wing).
     

    Title:

    "Adolescents as Parents at Sick Kids and in the community: How do we meet their needs?"
     

    Presenter(s):

    Gillian Thompson, RN, BScN, MN, ACNP
    Clinical Nurse Specialist/ Nurse Practitioner
    Adolescent Medicine-Young Families Program
    SickKids Hospital
     
    Patricia Malloy RN, MSN
    Clinical Nurse Specialist/NP
    Infectious Diseases
    SickKids Hospital
     

    Learning objectives:
    1. To give an overview of adolescence, adolescent parenting, approaches and resources that meet the needs of this high risk population;
    2. Review and refine an awareness of the adolescent's normal stages of development;
    3. Describe the complex dynamics and experiences of adolescent parenting;
    4. Highlight therapeutic approaches and resources that are supportive in obtaining health in this high-risk population.
       

    Contact:

    Sandra Silva, 416-813-6174
     

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    • Education

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    Upcoming SSHRC Competitions

    Please note the following upcoming SSHRC competitions, and the UTRS internal deadlines:

    Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada:
    http://www.sshrc.ca/web/apply/program_descriptions/conferences_e.asp
    Application form will be available in March
    UTRS deadline: 24 April 2008 /  SSHRC deadline: 1 May 2008

    International Opportunities Fund Development and Project Grants:
    http://www.sshrc.ca/web/apply/program_descriptions/iof_e.asp
    Application form will be available in March
    UTRS deadline: 30 April 2008 / SSHRC deadline: 7 May 2008

    Aid to Scholarly Journals:
    This program replaces two earlier programs; Aid to Research and Transfer Journals and Aid to Open-Access Research Journals. The application form will be available on the SSHRC website by May 1, 2008, and further information is available at:
    http://www.sshrc.ca/web/apply/program_descriptions/
    scholarly_journals_e.asp
    UTRS deadline: 23 June 2008  /   SSHRC deadline: 30 June 2008

    If you have questions about any of the above programs, please contact me.
    --

    Sarah Scott
    Grants Officer, Social Sciences and Humanities
    Research Services
    University of Toronto
    Simcoe Hall, Room 133S
    27 King’s College Circle
    Toronto, ON M5S 1A1

    T: 416-978-7324  F: 416-971-2010
    Email: sja.scott@utoronto.ca

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    May 2008

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    Opening Behavioural Neurology Clinic Day to Staff/Faculty

    Dear Faculty, Residents and Fellows:

    The Annual Behavioural Neurology Educational Clinic Day is open to all staff/faculty. There are still spots available and we would be pleased to have you attend. The date is May 16, 2008. Registration is free.

    Please find attached the program for the Clinic Day, as well as additional information, below. Registration will be on a first come-first serve basis so I encourage you to respond as soon as possible.

    Feel free to pass this invitation on to other faculty/staff in your divisions, departments, and hospitals.

    Please RSVP to Andrea Lee at a.lee@baycrest.org and include the information below.

           Name:
           Phone number:
           Email Address:
           University or Hospital Program or Department:

    Note: Space is limited. If you have to cancel after registering, please inform Andrea Lee as soon as possible so that room can be opened for others.

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    War, Immigration and Trauma

    Friday May 16 - Saturday May 17, 2008

    This year CPAD focuses on understanding the incomprehensible: war. What is fortunately so far from our safe shores here in Canada, is embedded in the past and in the internal representations of many of our new citizens. Our challenge is to help. This year CPA brings together speakers who have first hand experience of the forces that overwhelm the capacity to cope and those who work on restoring organization within families, individuals and social systems. Psychotherapy and healthy child development are unworkable inside a system that does not support them. We focus too on how our own policies and practices support or harm those who seek refuge here.

    Once again the format for CPAD has changed as we experiment to deliver expertise and information most relevant to your work and to your patients and clients. Olara Otunnu is the first CPAD speaker who is not a mental health professional. His international credentials and experience speak for themselves. Cecile Rousseau brings a remarkable professional track record and approach to treatment for those who have been psychologically injured. This year for the first time we have invited a panel of experts to provide brief headlines about their work; to tell us about the issues closest to their hearts. We have also invited the community to join us; social groups and agencies who work with survivors of war and torture will exhibit their work.

    Our intention is to foster awareness, knowledge and discussion. We hope to see you here.

    Jean-Victor P. Wittenberg (Chair CPAD)

    Keynote Speakers

    Mr. Olara. A Otunnu, President of LBL Foundation for Children, and Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict 1998-2005.

    Dr. Cecile Rousseau, MD, of The Montreal Children’s Hospital and the Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry at McGill University

    Further information:
    Cathy Ditizio
    Conference Administrator
    416-813-7528
    cathy.ditizio@sickkids.ca

    Dr. Jean Wittenberg
    Head, Psychotherapies Program
    416-813-7528
    jean.wittenberg@sickkids.ca

    SAVE THE DATE: MAY 16-17, 2008

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    Upcoming Grand Rounds Topics
    Department of Psychiatry
    Women’s College Hospital
    Noon to 1 pm
    Room E934, East Wing

    Date:

    May 30

    Speaker:

    Temi Firsten, MSW Department of Psychiatry Women’s College Hospital

    Title:

    Locating Ourselves in the Work: An Engendered Lens on Psychotherapy and Mindfulness
     

    Learning Objectives: At the end of this session the participant will:
    • Understand a rationale for locating ourselves in our work
    • Be aware of an engendered perspective on bridging mindfulness and psychotherapy
    • Be introduced to the practice of Insight Dialogue/interpersonal meditation
     

    Date:

    June 20

    Speaker:

    Abe Snaiderman, Director, Neuropsychiatry Clinic, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Neurorehabilitation Program

    Title:

    Neuropsychiatric issues of traumatic brain injury: Definitions, classifications and basic concepts
     

    Learning Objectives: At the end of this session the participant will:
    • Understand the basic pathophysiologic factors, classification and definitions of Traumatic Brain Injury.
    • Be aware of the common neuropsychiatric syndromes associated with Traumatic Brain Injury
    • Understand the basic treatment issues in T.B.I.
     

    Date:

    September 5

    Speaker:

    Mary V. Seeman MD, Professor Emerita, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto

    Title:

    Antipsychotics in Pregnancy
     

    Learning Objectives: At the end of this session the participant will:
    • Understand why weight gain is a greater risk for women than for men
    • Understand why prolactin elevation is a greater risk for women than for men
    • Know why QTc prolongation is a greater risk for women than for men
    • Be aware of the reasons why sedation is a greater risk for women than for men

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    Mount Sinai Psychotherapy Institute (MSPI):

    Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP)

    The Mount Sinai Psychotherapy Institute (MSPI) is pleased to announce an upcoming workshop on Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP) which will be taught by Drs. Sian Rawkins and Molyn Leszcz.  CBASP (McCullough) is the only psychotherapeutic model developed specifically for the treatment of chronic depression. It is a time-limited manualized approach whose effectiveness has been validated through large scale research trials (NEJM 2000). Its aims are to help the chronically depressed adult to break through the self-perpetuating cycle of disconnection from the environment, so that their behavioral consequences can better inform their interpersonal behavior. Through active use of the therapeutic relationship, goals include helping the patient generate empathic behavior and heal interpersonal trauma.  

    Enrolment will be limited to 30 participants and the format will include interactive teaching and demonstration of techniques with standardized patients held over two weekends in April and June of 2008 (April 25 and 26, June 20 and 21).  This will be enhanced with two months of case based learning and group consultation through our electronic list-serve.  This workshop can be taken on its own or, by application, as part of the advanced training of the MSPI Psychotherapy Certificate Programme .

    For further information and registration, please see the attached flyer or contact Janissa Wan:  JWan@mtsinai.on.ca at 416-586-4800 x5185.

    Sincerely,

    Paula Ravitz MD FRCPC
    Director, Mount Sinai Psychotherapy Institute (MSPI)
    416-586-4800 x7500
    Paula.Ravitz@utoronto.ca

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    Annual meeting of the Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology

    Deadline for early registration for the Annual meeting of the Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology has been extended to April 15, 2008.

    The meeting will be held in Toronto June 6-9th, 2008 at the Hilton Hotel.

    Details and Registration available on the website: www.ccnp.ca

    This conference brings together Canadian and International leaders in Neuroscience, Neurospsychopharmacology and Psychiatry to present innovative symposia with a strong emphasis on translational research. Trainees and graduate students are encouraged to apply for travel awards and to compete for a spot in "CCNP: The Next Generation" symposium. The annual meeting is geared toward all basic scientists and clinical practitioners working in psychiatry focused domains. The President's theme for 2008 is "Neurodevelopment and Behaviour".

    We look forward to welcoming you to the Hilton Hotel's newly designed conference facilities at 145 Richmond Street West, right in the heart of Toronto's theatre and restaurant district.
     

    Meir Steiner, MD, PhD, FRCPC
    President
    CCNP

    Sidney Kennedy, MD, FRCPC
    Chair, Local Organizing Committee
    Psychiatrist-in-Chief,
    University Health Network

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    Transdisciplinary Tobacco Rounds:
     
    Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Technology and Tobacco Control:
    An Examination of the City of Hamilton's Tobacco Product Vendor GIS Mapping Project
     

    Presenter:

    Kevin McDonald, Manager, Tobacco Control Program, Hamilton Public Health Services
    Carol Craig, Epidemiologist, Hamilton Public Health Services
     
    Acknowledgements:
    Erin Bosch , GIS Technologist, Corporate Services, City of Hamilton
    Nancy Greaves, Manager, Surveillance Unit, Hamilton Public Health Services
     

    Learning objectives:
    1. To describe current tobacco product vendor surveillance practices in the city of Hamilton;
    2. To describe current tobacco product vendor surveillance practices in the city of Hamilton; and
    3. To propose targeted surveillance and enforcement strategies for tobacco control leveraging GIS technology.

    Date:

    Friday, June 20, 2008
     

    Time:

    9 - 10 am
    Coffee and tea will be served.
     

    Location:

    Centre for Addiction and Mental Health - College St. Site
    250 College St
    Auditorium - (G58)
    RSVP for in person attendance is not required
     

    Contact:

    Virginia Chow
    virginia_chow@camh.net
    416-535-8501 ext. 1199
     

    Directions:

    College St. site is located on College St. just east of Spadina

    BY TTC: You can get off at Spadina Station and walk south along Spadina to College. (Approx 10 min)

    OR

    Get off at Queens Park Station and walk west along College St. (Approx 10 min)
     

    Parking:

    There is limited parking around CAMH. There is underground parking (entrance off Spadina Street just north of College). This lot fills up rapidly before 9:00am. The parking fee is $12.00 for all day. If you use underground parking, do not try to enter the building via the stairwells. We have a security system and a key is required. Exit the parking lot via the parking attendant's kiosk and go around the building to the Spadina entrance of 250 College St.
     

    Webcast:

    For more information about webcasting of this event to Brentcliffe, QS and other sites, contact virginia_chow@camh.net or 416-535-8501 x1199. Web casting of this event is funded by a partnership under the coordination of the Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative (CTCRI). <http://www.ctcri.ca>.

    A special thank you to OTRU for the long-term loan of their webcam.
     

    Next TTR:

    TBA
     

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    The 2008 Annual Thelma Cardwell Research Day
    June 25th, 2008

    This year, as part of the annual Thelma Cardwell Research Day we have the pleasure of bringing you a world-renowned speaker in the field of mental health. Having garnered the attention of the world during her own struggle with mental illness, our speaker Margaret (Trudeau) Kemper now works to erase the stigma that prevents people from seeking treatment and creates barriers in the workplace.

    Currently 1 in 5 Canadians will be affected by mental illness at some point in their lives, and at any given time, 300,000 Canadians struggle with serious and persistent mental illness. This is an issue of great relevance to rehabilitation professionals. Many individuals facing physical disability find their recovery impacted by the onset of mental illness.

    At the University of Toronto, our research in this area is focused on removing stigma as we identify ways to return these individuals to meaningful lives and employment. We hope you will join with us for this lecture and celebrate the success of our students who will carry on this very important work.

    The Thelma Cardwell Research Day is one of the highlights of the University of Toronto Occupational Therapy program and is highly anticipated in the OT community.  We will also be featuring many important research projects conducted by our graduating students. These innovative projects move forward the study of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy and include research that explores models of occupational therapy to very applied projects that look at the development of new technologies for people with disabilities.

    We ask you to save the date, and plan to join us for this fascinating lecture about a subject in need of serious attention and research.

    Register Now: http://www.ot.utoronto.ca/research/research_day/index.asp

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