University of Toronto - Department of Psychiatry

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December 18th, 2009

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Department

Dept. of Psychiatry - Univ. of Toronto:
New Guidelines for Promotion to Assistant Professor
Dept. of Psychiatry - Univ. of Toronto:
Chair's Holiday Reception: Photos from the Event
Office of the Vice President Human Resources and Equity, Univ. of Toronto:
Customer Service Standard - Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
Dept. of Psychiatry - Univ. of Toronto:
University Closure for the Holidays
Save the Date!
Dept. of Psychiatry - Univ. of Toronto:
Harvey Stancer Research Day and Departmental Dinner
(Event: June 17, 2010)

Newest Course and Event Announcements

PLEASE NOTE: This is an extended session.
University Health Network:
Grand Rounds: “Authentic Leadership”
Presenter: Susan J. Lieff, MD
Chair: Sidney Kennedy, MD
(Event: January 8, 2010)
UofT Dept. of Psychiatry, CAMH and University Health Network:
“Toronto Psychopharmacology Update Day”
(Event: March 27, 2010)
CAMH:
CME event: “Intermediate Cognitive Therapy Institute”
(Event: April 15-17, 2010)

Courses and Events

CME Courses 2009

Primary Care Psychiatry Institute: Key Practice Challenges, CAMH, Cont. Medical Education, (Jan. 29-30)
Toronto Psychopharmacology Update Day, UofT Dept. of Psychiatry, CAMH and UHN, (Mar. 27)
Intermediate Cognitive Therapy Institute”, CAMH, (Apr. 15-17)

Other Courses and Events 2009

Advanced Child Psychopharmacology, Hospital for Sick Children, (July - Dec.)
Training in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Trauma, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, (May 2009 - Jan. 2010)
Grand Rounds, Women's College Hospital, (Sept 2009 - Feb. 2010)
2009-2010 Certificate in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement, University of Toronto Centre for Patient Safety, (Oct. 2009 to May 2010)
2010 Fellowship Program, The Toronto Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis, (Jan. - May)
Grand Rounds, University Health Network, (Jan. 8)
Psychoanalysis in Cultural Context: Bion, his Theory, and War, The Toronto Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis, (Jan. 9)
“Scientist Knowledge Translation Training Workshop©”, Learning Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, (Jan. 12)
“Patient-Oriented Primary Care: Scaling Up Innovation”, CIHR - Primary Healthcare Summit, (Jan. 18-19)
Brain Matters: Traumatic Brain Injury and Mental Health - Overview, Impact and Management, St. Michael’s Hospital Mental Health Service and Cont. Education, Faculty of Medicine, UofT, (Jan. 25)
TCPP Winter 2010 Lecture Series, Toronto Child Psychoanalytic Program, (March & April)
20th Annual Rotman Research Institute Conference, Baycrest - Berkeley, (Mar. 22-26)
41st Child Psychiatry Day, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Dept. of Psychiatry, Univ. of Toronto, and Hospital for Sick Children, (Apr. 15)
Advanced Training Program in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (AT PPP), The Toronto Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, (Oct. 24, 2009 and Apr. 17, 2010)
2010 OPA Annual Conference, Ontario Psychiatric Association, (Apr. 23-24)
3 year TCPP Program, Toronto Child Psychoanalytic Program, (Fall 2010; May 31 deadline)

Reminders

Education
Research
Awards
Funding
CME Courses
Other Courses and Events:
Dec-09 | Jan-10 | Feb-10 | Mar-10 | Apr-09 | May-10 | June-10

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Department

University of Toronto,
Department of Psychiatry

New Guidelines for Promotion to Assistant Professor

The latest guidelines for promotion to Assistant Professor are now posted on the department website. Please review the criteria for promotion, the procedural information and dates concerning the promotions process as they are essential to a successful promotion. Please make certain that your documentation is complete.

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Please note the holiday closure:

The University of Toronto,
Department of Psychiatry will be closed
Monday, December 21st, 2009 to
Friday, January 1st, 2010 inclusive.

It will re-open on
Monday, January 4th, 2010.

Customer Service Standard
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)

The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act was passed by the provincial government in 2005 with the goal of establishing a fully accessible Ontario by 2025.

The Customer Service Standard is the first of five Standards under the Act to become law. All public Ontario institutions, including universities, must comply with this Standard by January 1, 2010.

A key requirement of the Customer Service Standard is to provide information to employees regarding the delivery of service to individuals with disabilities. For the University of Toronto, the legislation applies to everyone who interacts with a student, future student, volunteer or member of the public. In order to ensure compliance, we must be able to demonstrate that we have made every reasonable effort to ensure that all faculty and staff are given information regarding their obligations under the Customer Service Standard. Accordingly, we ask that you carefully read the attached brochure and contact Human Resources if you have any questions about the Standard or learn of concerns about accessing services in the Faculty of Medicine.

Please note that non-compliance with the requirements of the Customer Service Standard may result in fines ranging from $50,000 to $100,000 per day of offence and these costs will be downloaded to divisions.

The Customer Service Standard is an important part of the on-going dialogue regarding accessibility of services across our campuses. Our aim is to ensure that all members of our community are treated with respect and dignity. Please remember that your interactions with others do make an impact.

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*** PLEASE SAVE THE DATE! ***

The Department of Psychiatry’s

Harvey Stancer Research Day
and
Departmental
Dinner

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

All faculty, residents, fellows
and staff are invited.

*** MARK YOUR CALENDARS ***

Newest Course and Event Announcements

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Education

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Research

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Awards

KUNIN-LUNENFELD APPLIED RESEARCH UNIT

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN NEUROIMAGING OF MOOD AND COGNITION

The Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit (KLARU) at Baycrest is offering a two-year funded research fellowship in neuropsychiatry and neuroimaging in the laboratory of Dr. Linda Mah. Projects will focus on understanding the structural and functional neuroanatomical abnormalities associated with mood and memory disorders in the elderly and healthy aging. Studies will be carried out in collaboration with Dr. Cheryl Grady, Neuroimaging and Aging Lab, Rotman Research Institute and other researchers within KLARU and Rotman.

Clinical training in neuropsychiatry, behavioural neurology, and neuropsychology may also be available as part of the fellowship, although a minimum of 80% of the fellow’s time will be devoted to research and related activities. Start date is July 2010 or earlier. Bursaries are in line with the fellowship scales of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and include an allowance for travel and research expenses. Applicants should have a Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent degree. Baycrest welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, including members of visible groups, minorities, women, aboriginal persons, and persons with disabilities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

KLARU is an applied research unit within the Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest, and is dedicated to fostering a closer integration of scientific research with clinical care at the bedside and into the community. The Rotman Research Institute (RRI) is a premier centre for cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging, and is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto.

Applicants should submit a C.V. and relevant reprints, together with a cover letter describing current research interests and future research goals, and also arrange to have three letters of reference sent independently to Dr. Linda Mah, Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest, 3560 Bathurst St, Toronto, Ontario, M6A 2E1, email: lmah@klaru-baycrest.on.ca

Funding

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New Books and Publications

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CME Courses 2009

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Other Courses and Events

December 2009

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University of Toronto Centre for Patient Safety:
2009-2010 Certificate in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement

Dear Faculty,

Last year, Drs. Ed Etchells (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre), Kaveh Shojania (SHSC), Chaim Bell (St. Michael’s Hospital), Anne Matlow (Sick Kids Hospital), and Chris Hayes (St. Michael’s) ran a Certificate Course through the University of Toronto’s Centre for Faculty Development. This course filled to capacity within two weeks of the announcement. The 39 participants came from the Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Surgery, Family & Community Medicine, and Radiology and represented all of the core University of Toronto teaching hospitals. Their academic ranks included subspecialty residents and fellows (5), Clinical Associates (2), Lecturers (8), Assistant Professors (14), and Full Professors (3), including one Division Head. These individuals predominantly came from the Faculty of Medicine, but this year’s course has been modified to increase multidisciplinary participation.

The course consists of didactic and interactive sessions roughly 2 Friday afternoons per month from October to May. Interested individuals can also use the course as an opportunity to develop projects in patient safety or quality improvement that they plan to implement in their respective institutions.

Formal and informal feedback from last year’s course has been uniformly positive, so the course is being offered again under the auspices of both the Centre for Faculty Development and the newly created University of Toronto Centre for Patient Safety. Guest lectures include prominent local and external researchers and decision makers (e.g., from the Ministry of Health), as well as the course directors.

The full course description and link to the registration form can be found at http://www.deptmedicine.utoronto.ca/Faculty/patient_safety.htm

Lisa Habib
Strategic Planning and Implementation Assistant
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
3-805, R. Fraser Elliott Building
190 Elizabeth St., Toronto, ON M5G 2C4

p. 416.978.6834
f. 416.978.7230
e. lisa.habib@utoronto.ca
w. www.deptmedicine.utoronto.ca

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