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January 30th, 2009

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  1. Memo from Dr. Donald Wasylenki, Chair - Dept. of Psychiatry - Univ. of Toronto:
    McGill Survey (Followup request)
     
  2. Memo from Dr. Donald Wasylenki, Chair - Dept. of Psychiatry - Univ. of Toronto:
    Awards and Honours
     
  3. REMINDER: Coming up this Monday!
    Dept. Of Psychiatry - Univ. of Toronto and Mt. Sinai Hospital:
    Professorial Lecture Series: "Reflections on Group Psychotherapy for Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer"
    Presented by Dr. Molyn Leszcz, MD, FRCPC; Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Health Complex; Professor and Head, Group Psychotherapy, Univ. of Toronto, Dept. of Psychiatry
    (Date: February 2, 2009)
     

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    Dept. Of Psychiatry:
    Women's Mental Health Fellowship
    (Deadline: March 31, 2009)
     

    5. Newest Course and Event Announcements

  5. Hospital for Sick Children:
    Schedule for January to June 2009: "Advanced Child Psychopharmacology"
    (Event: January to June, 2009)
     
  6. Hospital for Sick Children:
    Psychiatry Rounds: "Speaking Data to Power: Getting Evidence into Policy and Programs"
    Presented by Bruce Ferguson, Ph.D., C.Psych; Director of Community Health Services Resource Group; SickKids Hospital; Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology and Public Health Science, UofT
    (Event: February 5, 2009)
     
  7. Centre for Addiction & Mental Health:
    Grand Rounds: "Mental Health in Toronto’s Black Community"
    Presented by Dr. Kwame McKenzie, Deputy Director, Schizophrenia Program; Medical Director of Diversity and Mental Health; Senior Scientist, Social Equity and Health Research; Professor of Psychiatry at the UofT
    (Event: February 6, 2009)
     
  8. Women's College Hospital:
    Grand Rounds: "Thyroid dysfunction in Pregnancy and Postpartum"
    Presented by Sandra Kim, MD, FRCPC; Asst. Prof., Dept. of Medicine, UofT; Clinical Director, Endocrine Obstetrics Program, Women’s College Hospital
    (Event: February 6, 2009)
     
  9. The Arthur Sommer Rotenberg Chair in Suicide Studies, Dept. of Psychiatry, Univ. of Toronto, St. Michael’s Hospital:
    Suicide Studies Rounds: "Efficacy of a Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills Group for the Treatment of Suicidal/Self-Injurious Behaviour and Eating Disorder Symptoms in Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder"
    Guest speaker: Anita Federici, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Borderline Personality Disorder Clinic, CAMH
    (Event: February 9, 2009)
     
  10. Transdisciplinary Tobacco Rounds, CAMH:
    Special Session: The Behavioral Ecological Model: "Linking Research with Public Policy for Smoke-Free Homes and Cars"
    Presented by Melbourne Hovell, PhD, MPH; Director, Center for Behavioral Epidemiology & Community Health; University Distinguished Professor of Public Health; Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University
    (Event: February 11, 2009)
     
  11. North York General Hospital:
    Grand Rounds: "Making Tough Choices!"
    Presented by Margaret Trudeau
    (Event: February 13, 2009)
     
  12. Transdisciplinary Tobacco Rounds, CAMH:
    "Prefrontal Cortex MAO-A Binding in Cigarette Smokers under Acute Abstinence"
    Presented by Ingrid Bacher, PhD, MPhH; Mood and Anxiety Division at the CAMH; Dept. of Psychiatry, UofT
    (Event: February 20, 2009)
     
  13. CAMH, Continuing Education and Professional Development:
    9th Annual Conference: "Toronto Psychopharmacology Update Day"
    (Event: March 21, 2009)
     
  14. The Salvation Army Toronto Harbour Light:
    An International Conference on Addictions and Mental Health: "Embracing the Future of Addictions Treatment"
    Keynote Speakers:
    Dr. Charles O’Brien, Professor of Psychiatry – Vice Chair, Dept. of Psychiatry School of Medicine, Univ. of Pennsylvania
    Terrence Gorski, President – CENAPS Corporation, Spring Hill, Florida
    Dr. Graeme Cunningham, Director of Addiction Services – Homewood Health Services, Guelph
    Dr. Peter Selby, Clinical Director – Addictions Program, C.A.M.H. Toronto
    Commissioner M. Christine MacMillan, The Salvation Army – International Director for Social Justice
    (Event: April 23-24, 2009)
     

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    M E M O:

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    All Faculty Members, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
     

    From:

    Donald Wasylenki, Professor and Chair
     

    Re:

    McGill Survey (Followup request)
     

     
    Dear Faculty,

    We had previously circulated a request from colleagues at McGill University for your participation in their Placebo Survey. To date there has been very little input and it is very important that our department participate. I strongly urge you to please help our colleagues by taking five minutes to complete their survey.

    Donald Wasylenki, MD, FRCPC
    Professor and Chair
    Department of Psychiatry
    University of Toronto

    Dear Colleague,

    The use of placebos in clinical practice is both topical and controversial.  Please share your experience with us by kindly completing a 5-minute anonymous survey concerning your attitudes towards placebo use in medical practice.  This web-based survey has been approved for research by the Ethics Committee and is completely confidential.

    French:         http://tinyurl.com/McGillSondagePlacebo
    English:         http://tinyurl.com/McGillPlaceboSurvey

    Thank you for your consideration.

    Professor Amir Raz, Ph.D., ABPH
    Canada Research Chair in the Cognitive Neuroscience of Attention
    McGill University and SMBD Jewish General Hospital

    Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory
    Duff Medical Building #103 at the Montreal Neurological Institute
    3775 University Street
    Montreal, QC H3A 2B4
    Tel: 514-398-3410 ; Fax: 514-398-8069
    URL: www.razlab.mcgill.ca

    Clinical Neuroscience and Applied Cognition Laboratory
    Institute of Community & Family Psychiatry at the SMBD Jewish General Hospital
    4333 Cote Ste Catherine Rd.
    Montreal, Quebec H3T 1E4
    Tel: 514-340-8210 ; Fax: 514-340-8124
    URL: www.jgh.ca/razlab

    Psychology: http://www.psych.mcgill.ca/faculty/raz.html
    MNI: www2.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/research/people/affiliates/profile_amiraz000
    Transcultural Psychiatry: http://www.mcgill.ca/tcpsych/publications/faculty/raz/

    E-mail: amir.raz@mcgill.ca

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    M E M O:

    To:

    All Faculty Members, Residents and Fellows, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
     

    From:

    Donald Wasylenki, Professor and Chair
     

    Re:

    Awards and Honours
     

    I am pleased to announce the following awards and honours achieved by members of the Department of Psychiatry recently.

    Tony George and Neil Vasdev each have been awarded a prestigious Leaders Opportunity Fund (LOF) from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI). These awards constitute national recognition of the quality of recipients’ academic achievements to date and a strong vote of confidence in recipients and their research programs.

    Raed Hawa is co-recipient of a 2009 Helen P. Batty Award in Faculty Development for his contributions to the Teaching for Learning and Collaboration Program. The award is in the category of Innovation in Program Development and Design and will be presented during the Faculty of Medicine Educational Achievement event on May 19, 2009.

    Susan Lieff has been appointed Director of Academic Leadership Development at the Centre for Faculty Development in recognition of her contributions to understanding academic leadership in the health professions. Susan also will receive the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry’s Educator of the Year Award at the AAGP Annual Meeting in Honolulu in March 2009. This award recognizes extraordinary efforts, innovations and accomplishments that have a direct impact on the quality of geriatric psychiatry education.

    Paul Links has been appointed Editor in Chief of the Journal of Personality Disorders, a very significant international publication. This appointment recognizes Paul’s very prominent stature in the field of personality disorders research and his many contributions to understanding aspects of personality in relation to suicide, impulsivity and affect regulation.

    Daniel Mueller has been invited to attend the 2009 International Congress on Schizophrenia Research as a Young Investigator Travel Award Recipient. His research was judged by a distinguished group of psychiatric researchers as superior.

    Sagar Parikh has been selected as the 2007-2008 co-recipient of the Dave Davis Award for Excellence in Continuing Education and Professional Development. The award will be presented at the Faculty of Medicine Awards Ceremony in the spring of this year.

    Bruce Pollock has been selected as the recipient of the American Psychiatric Association Jack Weinberg Memorial Award for 2009. This award was established in memory of Jack Weinberg MD, a geriatric psychiatrist and a past president of APA. It “honors a psychiatrist who has demonstrated special leadership or who has done outstanding work in clinical practice, training or research into geriatric psychiatry.” The award will be bestowed on Bruce at the APA Convocation in May 2009.

    Hiroyuki Uchida, a geriatric clinical fellow, has had his research paper “Sensitivity of Older Patients to Antipsychotic Motor Side Effects: A PET Study Examining Potential Mechanisms” selected as the best original work submitted by an early career investigator by the AAGP review committee for the Barry Lebowitz Early Career Scientist Award. The award will be presented at the AAGP Annual Meeting in Honolulu on March 5, 2009.

    Lesley Wiesenfeld has been selected by the American Psychiatric Association as a recipient of an Annual Irma Bland Award for Excellence in Teaching Residents. This award recognizes “outstanding and sustaining contributions made as a faculty member at the University of Toronto” and will be presented at the 2009 APA Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

    I am sure that everyone will join me in congratulating these very talented colleagues and in thanking them for their exceptional contributions to the Department of Psychiatry!

    Donald Wasylenki, MD, FRCPC
    Professor and Chair
    Department of Psychiatry
    University of Toronto
     

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    TAPSCOTT CHAIR IN SCHIZOPHRENIA STUDIES
    AND HEAD, SCHIZOPHRENIA PROGRAM

    The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto is conducting a search for the joint position of Tapscott Chair in Schizophrenia Studies and Head of the Schizophrenia Program. The position is situated at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).

    The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto has one of the largest concentrations of faculty and students in the mental health field in the world. Academic activities are organized into 14 priority programs including schizophrenia (http://www.utpsychiatry.ca). The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health is Canada's leading addictions and mental health facility, fully affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry and designated as a centre of excellence by the World Health Organization (http://www.camh.net). It enjoys a high profile international reputation and plays a key role in influencing health policy at all levels of government.

    The successful candidate will be a productive clinician-scientist. He/she will be responsible for developing a strong interdisciplinary university program in schizophrenia research (basic, clinical and population) and education with a centre of excellence at CAMH. Overall success will be measured by the evolution of a stimulating academic program, characterized by recruitment and retention of productive faculty members, external funding and peer-reviewed publications and the active participation of students and fellows. The successful candidate will be a senior clinician-scientist with a strong record of independent scholarship in the schizophrenia field and with evidence of success in providing leadership and educating and mentoring students and junior faculty members. He/she will be eligible for an academic appointment at the Professor or Associate Professor level.

    Please reply with a letter of interest and current curriculum vitae to: Dr. Donald A. Wasylenki, Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, CAMH-College Site, 250 College Street, Suite 835, Toronto, ON CANADA M5T 1R8.

    The deadline for submissions is February 28, 2009.

    The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community. The University especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.

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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. The fellowship 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 health professional education. 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 or post-doctoral work in health professional education. 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 a member of Faculty in the Department of Psychiatry RISE Program and should lead to least one or two publications in a refereed journal as well as one or more presentations at international meetings. 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 normally be provided with appropriate office space, computer equipment and support at the Wilson Centre for Research in Education at the University Health Network. (A separate application to be a Wilson Centre Fellow is required). 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.  

    Application Deadline: March 31st 2009

    Fellowship Contact:

    Dr. Brian Hodges, MD, PhD, FRCP(C)
    Program Head, Research Scholarship and Innovation in Education (RISE)
    Department of Psychiatry
    University of Toronto
    University Health Network - General Division
    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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    Women's College Hospital
    Department of Psychiatry
    Grand Rounds
    Noon to 1 PM
    East Wing, Room E934
     

    Date: Friday, February 20, 2009
    Topic: “Sexuality research at WCH”
    Speaker:     Lori Ross, PhD, Co-Academic Leader, Reproductive Life Stages Program and Sexuality Working Group

     
    This is an accredited group learning activity eligible for RCPSC MOC.

    Pamela Kavanagh
    Manager, Medical Partnership
    Women's Mental Health Program
    Women's College Hospital
    76 Grenville Street, 9th Floor, Toronto, ON M5S 1B2
    Telephone: 416-323-6400, Ext. 4381
    Fax: 416-323-7718
    pam.kavanagh@wchospital.ca

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    Women's College Hospital
    Department of Psychiatry
    Grand Rounds
    Noon to 1 PM
    East Wing, Room E934
     

    Date: Friday, March 6, 2009
    Topic: “Morbidity and Mortality Rounds in Psychiatry”
    Speaker:     Cliff Posel, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, U of T; Head, Division of General Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

     
    This is an accredited group learning activity eligible for RCPSC MOC.

    Pamela Kavanagh
    Manager, Medical Partnership
    Women's Mental Health Program
    Women's College Hospital
    76 Grenville Street, 9th Floor, Toronto, ON M5S 1B2
    Telephone: 416-323-6400, Ext. 4381
    Fax: 416-323-7718
    pam.kavanagh@wchospital.ca

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