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June 12th, 2009

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  1. Dept. of Psychiatry - Univ. of Toronto:
    Awards and Honours
     
  2. Dept. of Psychiatry - Univ. of Toronto:
    Summerfest - save the date
     
  3. Save the Date!
    Dept. of Psychiatry - Univ. of Toronto:
    Paul Garfinkel Lecture: Topic: Leadership
    Guest Speaker: Professor Ron Daniels, President, The Johns Hopkins University
    (Event: September 16, 2009)
     

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  4. Centre for Addiction & Mental Health:
    Grand Rounds: “Understanding Sub-groups of Major Depressive Disorder through Attachment Theory”
    Presented by Neely Bakshi, MD, Resident in Psychiatry, University of Toronto
    (Event: June 19, 2009)
     
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    Transdisciplinary Tobacco Rounds, CAMH:
    Title: Evaluating Global Tobacco Control Policies: Findings from the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project
    Presented by Geoffrey T. Fong, PhD; Professor of Psychology & Health Studies at the University of Waterloo; Senior Investigator at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research; Founder and Chief Principal Investigator of the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project
    (Event: June 19, 2009)
     
  6. Centre for Addiction & Mental Health:
    Addiction Rounds: "Dying for a drink in the land of the long white cloud: Reflections on the effects and politics of lowering the minimum purchase age in New Zealand"
    Presented by Dr. Kypros Kypri, Senior Research Fellow, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Australia
    (Event: June 26, 2009)
     
  7. Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy:
    Eight Week Workshop: Preventing Depressive and Anxiety Relapse Facilitators: Patricia Rockman, MD, CCFP, FCFP & Allison McLay, BA, Dip. CS
    (Event: August 25 - October 20, 2009)
     

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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 a number of awards and honours bestowed recently.

    Daniel Blumberger has been awarded a CIHR Fellowship, the Canadian College of Psychopharmacology Dewhurst Travel Award and the Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship Award for 2008-2010.

    Allan Kaplan has won the J.M. Cleghorn Award for Excellence in Leadership and in Clinical Research from the Canadian Psychiatric Association. This award recognizes his own outstanding research along with his leadership and mentoring of scientist trainees and will be presented at the Annual Meeting in St. Johns in August.

    Alexander McGirr (medical student) received the COUPE Best Paper Award. He is the fifth student in a row to win the award from the University of Toronto although the competition is open to all 17 medical schools!

    Sid Kennedy has been elected as the next President of the International Society of Affective Disorders. ISAD is the main organization focusing on treatment and research into mood disorders internationally.

    Sian Rawkins has been selected as a recipient of a Junior Faculty Development Award from the Association for Academic Psychiatry. The award will be presented at the AAP Annual Meeting in Washington in the fall.

    Russell Schachar has been appointed Chair-holder for the TD Bank Financial Group Chair in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Hospital for Sick Children for an initial five year term beginning July 1, 2009. This award recognizes his outstanding contributions to research in child psychiatry and his academic leadership in the field. The Chair was previously held by Joseph Beitchman, Head, Division of Child Psychiatry.

    Aristotle Voineskos has won the Association of Chairs of Psychiatry in Canada 2009 Annual Research Award. The award will be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Psychiatric Association in St. Johns in August.

    I am sure that everyone will join me in congratulating these outstanding colleagues and thanking them for their contributions to the Department of Psychiatry.

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

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    SAVE THE DATE!

    Dear Faculty, Residents and Fellows,

    Please save the date for this year’s Summerfest.

    Save the date: Thursday, July 9th, 2009

    View Photos from Summerfest 2008
     
    Summerfest 2008

    More details  to follow.

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    Summerfest enquiries contact:
    Kathy Ostaff
    kathy.ostaff@utoronto.ca
    416-979-6948
     

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    *** PLEASE SAVE THE DATE! ***

    You are cordially invited to the
    Paul Garfinkel Lecture:

    Topic: Leadership

    Guest Speaker: Professor Ron Daniels, President, The Johns Hopkins University
    September 16th, 2009, (am)

    *** MARK YOUR CALENDARS ***


     

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    Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy:
    Preventing Depressive and Anxiety Relapse
    (8 week Program)

    Mindfulness is a non-judgmental way of paying attention in the present moment. This helps us to relate differently to such conditions as Depression and Anxiety, opening us to possibilities for change. Mindfulness may increase our ability to manage our emotions and to accept that which cannot be changed, reducing our reactivity.

    Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is a treatment for Depression and Anxiety that examines the relationship between beliefs, thoughts, feelings and behaviours. People suffering from Depression and Anxiety often have thoughts related to feelings of hopelessness and/or helplessness. CBT identifies thoughts as thoughts (rather than the facts we believe them to be) and helps challenge them, opening us to more constructive beliefs, often leading to changes in moods and behaviours.

    This experiential, 8 week course works with mindfulness and CBT. Homework consists of approximately one hour per day of meditation and CBT activities, six days per week. All participants must have a Family Physician and a valid OHIP card. Participants must be currently free of substance misuse.

    Fees: $290.00 (includes all materials and non-MD facilitator). Those with extended health coverage may be covered under Psychological services. Registration required by August 18, 2009

    Dates: Required Orientation/Intake: Tuesday August 25, 2009-3:00pm-5:00pm, Please bring your OHIP card. Course: Tuesdays  September 1, 2009 – October 20, 2009 – 3:00pm-5:00pm. 

    Location: 1466 Bathurst Street, #306, Toronto. Please call Jackie to register: 416-536-5555 or email drrockman@o.aibn.com.

    Facilitators: Patricia Rockman, MD, CCFP, FCFP & Allison McLay, BA, Dip. CS

    Patricia Rockman is a Family Physician, Medical Psychotherapist/Educator working in the areas of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Mindfulness based techniques.

    Allison McLay works in psychological assessment and counselling in the area of Learning Disabilities. She has co-led various MBCT and MBSR programs.
     

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    Henry Durost Award for Excellence
    in Creative Professional Activity

    Nominations are invited for eligible faculty members for the Henry Durost Award for Excellence in Creative Professional Activity. Please review the nomination process and forward nominations to Dr. Peter Prendergast, Vice Chair Clinical Services, at room 812, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, College Site, 250 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1R8 or peter.prendergast@utoronto.ca.

    The deadline for nominations is June 12, 2009.

    The Henry Durost Award for Excellence in Creative Professional Activity was established by the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, to honour the memory of a distinguished physician-leader and medical administrator whose career exemplified the importance of creative professional activity to the academic enterprise.

    Purpose:

    To acknowledge that creative professional activity complements teaching and research, and is valued by the department and the faculty because of its contribution to knowledge transfer, exemplary clinical practice and innovative healthcare delivery.

    Eligibility:

    The award is open to any faculty member who has contributed to departmental activities for a minimum of five years.

    Criteria:

    Nominees will have demonstrated sustained excellence in one or more of the following domains:

    • demonstrating creativity and accomplishment in a leadership role within the department, the healthcare system or a related professional organization
    • developing and implementing innovative models of clinical programming or service delivery
    • contributing significantly to system reform, through consultation activities, membership of task forces, development of position papers or participation in policy development
    • expanding the understanding of mental health issues using the humanities, arts, communication media or other creative vehicles

    Nomination Process:

    Each year, the Vice-Chair, Clinical Services will issue a call for nominations in the form of a C.V. and letter which detail the accomplishments of the nominee with respect to the above criteria.  The letter should come from an individual who can speak to the impact of these accomplishments.

    Award Committee:

    An Award Committee will review the nominations and select one individual annually to receive the award.  The Award Committee will consist of:

    • the Chair
    • the Vice-Chair, Clinical Services
    • the Physician-in-Chief, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
    • one hospital chief (to be selected annually by the Chair)
    • one program head (to be selected annually by the Chair)
    • one non-faculty member from the broader mental health community (to be selected annually by the Chair)

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    • Other Courses and Events

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    Mount Sinai Hospital
    Psychotherapy Institute

     
    COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS SYSTEM OF PSYCHOTHERAPY (CBASP): HOPE FOR CHRONIC DEPRESSION. 

    An interactive workshop using standardized patients; co-taught by Sian Rawkins MD FRCPC and Molyn Leszcz MD FRCPC.
    (June 19 and 20, 2009 & September 11 and 12, 2009)
    Learn to recognize and modify maladaptive interpersonal behaviours of chronically depressed patients with the techniques of CBASP.  For further information and registration details: http://tinyurl.com/ctscwx

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    PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA: AN INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP USING STANDARDIZED PATIENTS

    Co-taught by Clare Pain MD, Lisa Andermann MD & Ruth Lanius MD, PhD.
    (July 17 and 18, 2009 & September 25 and 26, 2009)
    Learn to manage the clinical challenges of trauma clients, Canadian-born to refugees, and learn about the neuroscience of unresolved trauma and affect dysregulation.  For further information and registration details: http://tinyurl.com/d2vtsa

     

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    • July 2009

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    SAVE THE DATE!

    Dear Faculty, Residents and Fellows,

    Please save the date for this year’s Summerfest.

    Save the date: Thursday, July 9th, 2009

    View Photos from Summerfest 2008
     
    Summerfest 2008

    More details  to follow.

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    Summerfest enquiries contact:
    Kathy Ostaff
    kathy.ostaff@utoronto.ca
    416-979-6948
     

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    Mount Sinai Hospital
    Psychotherapy Institute

     
    COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS SYSTEM OF PSYCHOTHERAPY (CBASP): HOPE FOR CHRONIC DEPRESSION. 

    An interactive workshop using standardized patients; co-taught by Sian Rawkins MD FRCPC and Molyn Leszcz MD FRCPC.
    (June 19 and 20, 2009 & September 11 and 12, 2009)
    Learn to recognize and modify maladaptive interpersonal behaviours of chronically depressed patients with the techniques of CBASP.  For further information and registration details: http://tinyurl.com/ctscwx

    and

    PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA: AN INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP USING STANDARDIZED PATIENTS

    Co-taught by Clare Pain MD, Lisa Andermann MD & Ruth Lanius MD, PhD.
    (July 17 and 18, 2009 & September 25 and 26, 2009)
    Learn to manage the clinical challenges of trauma clients, Canadian-born to refugees, and learn about the neuroscience of unresolved trauma and affect dysregulation.  For further information and registration details: http://tinyurl.com/d2vtsa

     

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    • August 2009

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    Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy:
    Preventing Depressive and Anxiety Relapse
    (8 week Program)

    Mindfulness is a non-judgmental way of paying attention in the present moment. This helps us to relate differently to such conditions as Depression and Anxiety, opening us to possibilities for change. Mindfulness may increase our ability to manage our emotions and to accept that which cannot be changed, reducing our reactivity.

    Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is a treatment for Depression and Anxiety that examines the relationship between beliefs, thoughts, feelings and behaviours. People suffering from Depression and Anxiety often have thoughts related to feelings of hopelessness and/or helplessness. CBT identifies thoughts as thoughts (rather than the facts we believe them to be) and helps challenge them, opening us to more constructive beliefs, often leading to changes in moods and behaviours.

    This experiential, 8 week course works with mindfulness and CBT. Homework consists of approximately one hour per day of meditation and CBT activities, six days per week. All participants must have a Family Physician and a valid OHIP card. Participants must be currently free of substance misuse.

    Fees: $290.00 (includes all materials and non-MD facilitator). Those with extended health coverage may be covered under Psychological services. Registration required by August 18, 2009

    Dates: Required Orientation/Intake: Tuesday August 25, 2009-3:00pm-5:00pm, Please bring your OHIP card. Course: Tuesdays  September 1, 2009 – October 20, 2009 – 3:00pm-5:00pm. 

    Location: 1466 Bathurst Street, #306, Toronto. Please call Jackie to register: 416-536-5555 or email drrockman@o.aibn.com.

    Facilitators: Patricia Rockman, MD, CCFP, FCFP & Allison McLay, BA, Dip. CS

    Patricia Rockman is a Family Physician, Medical Psychotherapist/Educator working in the areas of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Mindfulness based techniques.

    Allison McLay works in psychological assessment and counselling in the area of Learning Disabilities. She has co-led various MBCT and MBSR programs.
     

    • September 2009

     
     

    *** PLEASE SAVE THE DATE! ***

    You are cordially invited to the
    Paul Garfinkel Lecture:

    Topic: Leadership

    Guest Speaker: Professor Ron Daniels, President, The Johns Hopkins University
    September 16th, 2009, (am)

    *** MARK YOUR CALENDARS ***


     

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    • October 2009

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    • November 2009

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    The Canadian Action Network for the Advancement, Dissemination and Adoption of Practice-informed Tobacco Treatment
    (CAN-ADAPTT)

    Dear colleagues,

    We are pleased to announce the date for CAN-ADAPTT’s 2nd Annual Meeting on November 1, 2009 from 10:30 am - 4:30 pm. This year our event will be held as a pre-conference workshop at the 6th National Conference on Tobacco or Health 6th (November 1 - 4, 2009) in Montréal, Quebec. Please mark these dates in your calendars. There is no cost for the CAN-ADAPTT workshop, however, space is limited and pre-registration is required.

    Registration for the CAN-ADAPTT workshop and/or the National Conference can be completed online through the NCTH website or you may follow the link I have provided below. If you have any questions regarding our annual meeting please feel free to contact me at stephanie_elliott@camh.net  or 416-535-8501 x 7427. We look forward to seeing you all in Québec!!  

    CAN-ADAPTT and NCTH Registration form

    Stephanie Elliott
    Administrative Secretary
    CAN-ADAPTT & Long-Term Care Projects
    175 College Street, rm 112
    Toronto ON, M5T 1P7
    Tel: (416) 535-8501 x7427
    Fax: (416) 599-8265
    www.CAN-ADAPTT.net
    www.smokefreeltc.ca

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    • December 2009

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