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September 18th, 2009

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  1. Memo from Dr. Donald Wasylenki, Chair, Dept. of Psychiatry - Univ. of Toronto:
    External Review Reports
     
  2. Memo from Dr. Donald Wasylenki, Chair, Dept. of Psychiatry - Univ. of Toronto:
    Cameron Wilson Chair in Depression Studies
     
  3. Social Sciences and Humanities, Research Services, Univ. of Toronto:
    Research Services website updates for SSHRC 2009 Standard Research Grant competition
     
  4. CIHR University Delegate Webpage, Univ. of Toronto:
    E-Alert – Issue 78
     
  5. Coming up next week!
    Dept. of Psychiatry - Univ. of Toronto:
    Chair's Welcome Event
    (Event: September 22, 2009)
     
  6. PLEASE NOTE: Venue is Toronto WESTERN Hospital site at 399 Bathurst Street.
    Dept. of Psychiatry - Univ. of Toronto and University Health Network:
    Professorial Lecture Series: "Psychiatry At Warp 9: Multiple Approaches For Maximal Outcomes"
    Presented by Dr. Sagar Parikh, MD, FRCPC; Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto; Deputy Psychiatrist-In-Chief, University Health Network
    (Event: September 23, 2009)
     
  7. Dept. of Psychiatry - Univ. of Toronto:
    Annual Fellowship Program Reception
    (Event: October 14, 2009)
     

    8. Newest Course and Event Announcements

  8. Hospital for Sick Children:
    Psychiatry Rounds: “Sex Differences in the Autism Phenotype”
    Presented by David H. Skuse, MD, FRCP, FRCPsych, FRCPCH; Head, Behavioral and Brain Sciences Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College, London; Honorary Consultant, Developmental Neuropsychiatry to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
    (Event: September 24, 2009)
     
  9. CAMH - College Street Site:
    Addiction Rounds: “Screening and Brief Intervention for Unhealthy Alcohol and Other Drug Use: Where the evidence is…and isn’t”
    Presented by Richard Saitz MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology
    (Event: September 25, 2009)
     
  10. CAMH - College Street Site:
    Grand Rounds: “Toronto’s Mental Health Court: Operations, Benefits and Impact”
    Moderator: Dr. Howard Barbaree, Clinical Director, Law and Mental Health Program, CAMH
    Discussants: The Honourable Mr. Justice Richard D. Schneider, Ontario Court of Justice, Toronto Region; Dr. Padraig Darby, Law and Mental Health Program, CAMH; and Dr. Derek Pallandi, Law and Mental Health Program, CAMH
    (Event: September 25, 2009)
     
  11. UHN - Toronto General Hospital:
    Grand Rounds: Depression and Circadian Rhythms: A New Therapeutic Approach
    Presenter: Diane Boivin, MD (Director, Centre For Study and Treatment of Circadian Rhythms, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University)
    Chair: Sidney Kennedy, MD
    (Event: September 25, 2009)
     
  12. Note: Updated flyer is now posted.
    Ontario Psychiatric Association:
    2009 Psychotherapy Section's Fall Conference:
    A New Look at Paranoia: Understanding and Addressing Paranoid Dynamics across the Spectrum of Mental Health and Disorder
    Presented by Dr. Nancy McWilliams, Psychoanalyst and Visiting Professor of Clinical Psychology at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University
    (Event: September 26, 2009)
     
  13. REMINDER:
    Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Univ. of Toronto:
    Landmark Lecture: Nitric Oxide as the Molecule of Life
    Presented by Dr. Louis Ignarro, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1998)
    (Event: October 13, 2009)
     
  14. CAMH, Cont. Education & Professional Development, Fac. of Medicine, Univ. of Toronto:
    CME: Geriatric Psychiatry for Primary Care
    (Event: November 14 and December 9, 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:

    External Review Reports
     

     
    I am pleased to attach, for your information, the Department of Psychiatry External Review Report along with the Decanal Response and my own brief comments. As the report is very positive, everyone should feel proud of what we have accomplished. Once again, I would like to thank everyone who participated in the review.

    Attachments:
    [External Reviewers Report] | [Decanal Response] | [Psychiatry Response]

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

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    M E M O:

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

    From:

    Donald Wasylenki, Professor and Chair
     

    Re:

    Cameron Wilson Chair in Depression Studies
     

     
    I am very pleased to announce that following an extensive search, Dr. Zindel Segal has been appointed to the University of Toronto Cameron Wilson Chair in Depression Studies at CAMH for a five-year term, renewable, effective September 1, 2009. Dr. Segal also becomes Head, simultaneously, of the Department of Psychiatry Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program.

    Dr. Segal is an international authority in the field of cognitive therapy, mindfulness and depression. His work consistently has been supported by peer-reviewed research awards, he has published more than 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals and has made presentations and given special and invited lectures and workshops throughout the world. His many honours and awards include the Douglas Utting Prize and Medal for Depression Research, the Colin R. Woolf Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Membre Associé Étranger de la Société Médico-Psychologique de France. His 2002 book, “Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression: A new approach to the prevention of depressive relapse,” has had a major impact on the field of depression studies and clinical practice. In addition to his excellence in scholarship, Dr. Segal is a gifted and dedicated teacher and mentor engaged continuously in fellowship, graduate student and clinical supervision. Previously, Dr. Segal held the Morgan Firestone Chair in Psychotherapy at Mount Sinai Hospital and was Head of the Department of Psychiatry Psychotherapy Program, in which positions his performance was outstanding! I am sure everyone will join me in congratulating Dr. Segal and wishing him success and satisfaction in his important new roles.

    At this time, I would especially like to thank Dr. Arun Ravindran who has been excellent as interim Head of the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program since Dr. Trevor Young’s departure in 2007 and Dr. Paula Ravitz who has been appointed interim Head of the Psychotherapy Program, effective September 1, 2009.

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

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    CIHR University of Toronto University Delegate

    Updates to the CIHR University Delegate Webpage
    Definition of “Equipment” at CIHR

    The following updates to the CIHR Delegates webpage have been posted on the Faculty of Medicine Research Office web site at http://www.medresearch.utoronto.ca/chir.html

    E-Alert – Issue 78

    Contents

    1. CIHR at a Glance – Working for You
      a) Quench your scientific thirst
      b) October 29, 2009: 50th Anniversary - Gairdner Foundation International Awards Ceremony
      c) November 17, 2009: Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Prix Galien Canada Awards
      d) Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network Implementation Progress August 2009
    2. Funding Opportunity News
      a) Funding opportunities posted between August 15 and September 15, 2009 by CIHR and its partners
    3. Application and Funding Policy News
      a) PMC Canada: Making Canadian health research accessible to all
      b) Tri-Agency Financial Administration Guide Launch/Changes Effective September 11, 2009
    4. Links to Institute and Portfolio News
    5. Announcements from other organizations
      a) Call for Nominations: Interagency Advisory Panel on Research Ethics (Reminder)

     E-alert – Subscription Information
    Subscribe to your own electronic subscription of E-Alert on CIHR’s web site.
    Click here for instructions:  http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/26626.html

  • Research Services website updates for
    SSHRC 2009 Standard Research Grant competition

    Research Services has updated the information on its website for the SSHRC 2009 Standard Research Grant competition.  Please visit the website by clicking on the following link:

    www.research.utoronto.ca/for-researchers-administrators/funding-sources/
    tri-council/sshrc/other-sshrc-pages/?showopp=462

    We have provided additional information on the Standard Research Grant program in the "SSHRC Standard Research Grants Guide For Applicants", the second link under "More Information" on the webpage, which will be valuable for both first-time applicants and those with previous SSHRC experience.

    Please distribute this message to all potential SSHRC applicants in your department.

    Thank you,
    Sarah
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    Sarah Scott
    Research Funding Officer, Social Sciences and Humanities, Research Services,
    University of Toronto
    McMurrich Building, 3rd floor
    12 Queen's Park Crescent West
    Toronto, ON M5S 1S8

    T: 416-978-7324  F: 416-971-2010  E: sja.scott@utoronto.ca
    www.research.utoronto.ca

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    You are cordially invited to the
    Department of Psychiatry’s

    CHAIR'S WELCOME
    RECEPTION

    September 22nd, 2009, from 5-7 pm

    University of Toronto - Faculty Club
    41 Willcocks Street, Main Lounge

    All faculty, residents, fellows
    and staff are invited.

    *** MARK YOUR CALENDARS ***


     

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    PLEASE NOTE:
    The venue has changed to the Toronto WESTERN Hospital site at 399 Bathurst Street.


     
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    "Landmark Lecture"

    Dear Colleagues,

    On behalf of Martin Strauss, Lee Errett, Subodh Verma and the Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, I am pleased to invite you to the acclaimed "Landmark Lecture" series. The Landmark Lecture is a unique educational platform introduced by our division over the past four years, and complements our efforts to enhance research, education, clinical care, and inter-specialty collaboration within the Greater Toronto Area. Established in 2006, the Landmark Lecture series featured Dr. Salim Yusuf in its inaugural year, Dr. Eugene Braunwald in 2007, and Dr. Steven Nissen in 2008. Over 300 members of Toronto's cardiovascular community have attended each Landmark Lecture.

    Dr. Louis Ignarro is the Landmark Lecturer for 2009. Dr. Ignarro was the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1998) for his discovery of the role of Nitric Oxide as a key "signaling" molecule between cells, a discovery that has had tremendous impact in all medical specialties and life sciences. Dr. Ignarro's lecture is entitled "Nitric Oxide as the Molecule of Life".
    Please reserve the evening of Tuesday October 13, 2009 at 6pm to join us at the Hilton Hotel (145 Richmond Street West) for a memorable evening with Dr. Louis Ignarro. A formal invitation can be downloaded at  http://www.medresearch.utoronto.ca/Landmark.pdf lecture Oct. 13, 2009. We encourage you to RSVP quickly, since we expect that this event will be oversubscribed. We look forward to seeing you at the 2009 Landmark Lecture.

    All the best.

    Peter Lewis

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    P. N. Lewis, Ph.D.
    Vice Dean, Research and International Relations
    Faculty of Medicine

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    UPCOMING SSHRC COMPETITIONS

    Application forms and updated program descriptions for the following SSHRC competitions are now available on the SSHRC website.
    For these programs, the applicant will submit to SSHRC the original hard copy of the proposal which must bear all necessary signatures, including the institutional signature. To request institutional approval, please submit your full original proposal (with attachments and CVs) to UTRS by the internal deadline; submitted proposals must already have been signed by the applicant and by the appropriate divisional authorities, and must be accompanied by a completed, signed RIS Application Attachment (form available at http://www.research.utoronto.ca/funding/pdf/ris_blue.pdf).

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    Image, Text, Sound and Technology Program
    The ITST program assists researchers to integrate digital media technologies into humanities and social sciences research, to bring together experts from different disciplines to advance research in this area, and to facilitate the development of national and international partnerships. The program is broadly applicable to many areas of research in connection with the application of new digital technologies.

    ITST Research Grants
    http://www.sshrc.ca/site/apply-demande/program_descriptions-descriptions_de_ programmes/itst/research_grants-subventions_recherche-eng.aspx

    Value: Up to $50,000 over two years.

    ITST Summer Institutes, Workshop and Conference Grants http://www.sshrc.ca/site/apply-demande/program_descriptions-descriptions_de_programmes/itst/workshops-ateliers-eng.aspx

    Value: Up to $50,000 over one year.

    UTRS deadline: September 10, 2009     SSHRC postmark deadline: September 15,
    2009

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    Aboriginal Research Pilot Program
    http://www.sshrc.ca/site/apply-demande/program_descriptions-descriptions_de_programmes/aboriginal-autochtone-eng.aspx

    SSHRC has announced a new competition in its Aboriginal Research Pilot Program. This is the first funding offered under this program since 2007 and revisions to the program description reflect the evaluation conducted by SSHRC in 2008.

    The program objectives are:
    a) to facilitate research by and with Aboriginal scholars and communities on issues relevant to Canada's Aboriginal peoples; and
    b) to build the capacity of the humanities and social sciences community to operate within and benefit from traditional Aboriginal and other knowledge approaches to these issues.

    Two types of grant are available:

    Development Grants:
    Up to $25,000 over up to two years.

    Research Grants
    Up to $250,000 over up to three years (annual maximum $100,000).

    UTRS deadline:  September 24, 2009   SSHRC postmark deadline:  September 30,
     2009

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    Metropolis Project
    http://www.sshrc.ca/site/apply-demande/program_descriptions-descriptions_de_programmes/metropolis-eng.aspx

    This program will fund a major national-level policy research project in the field of immigration and diversity. For this year’s competition, the policy research question to be investigated is:  From the point of view of governments and of newcomers and minorities, are government-NGO partnerships the most effective model for delivering services for integration and inclusion in Canada?
     Up to $125,000 is available over a period of 12-18 months.
    UTRS deadline: September 24, 2009     SSHRC postmark deadline: September 30,
    2009 

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    Research Development Initiatives
    http://www.sshrc.ca/site/apply-demande/program_descriptions-descriptions_de_programmes/rdi-idr-eng.aspx

    This program supports the development and analysis of new directions in research in their early stages. Grants are for up to $40,000 over two years.

    UTRS deadline: October 1, 2009     SSHRC postmark deadline: October 7, 2009
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    Thank you, and please let me know if you need further information about any of the above programs,

    Sarah

    Sarah Scott
    Research Funding Officer, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Services University of Toronto McMurrich Building, 3rd floor
    12 Queen's Park Crescent West
    Toronto, ON M5S 1S8

    T: 416-978-7324  F: 416-971-2010  E: sja.scott@utoronto.ca www.research.utoronto.ca

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    *** PLEASE SAVE THE DATE! ***

    You are cordially invited to the
    Department of Psychiatry’s

    CHAIR'S WELCOME
    RECEPTION

    September 22nd, 2009, from 5-7 pm

    University of Toronto - Faculty Club
    41 Willcocks Street, Main Lounge

    All faculty, residents, fellows
    and staff are invited.

    *** MARK YOUR CALENDARS ***


     

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    PLEASE NOTE:
    The venue has changed to the Toronto WESTERN Hospital site at 399 Bathurst Street.


     
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    Getting to Uptake: Leveraging Social Innovation for Practice Change

    The symposium will bring new ideas from business and social media enterprise to a gathering of experts from the children’s sectors to explore how social media innovations and new thinking might leverage organizational or practice change in education and mental health.

    The focus will be on (1) the co-development of new strategies for knowledge translation and practice change, and (2) the re-interpretation of existing strategies that have been applied in one sector but have yet to be adapted for application in another. The existing inventory of knowledge translation strategies is limited and their effectiveness variable. The field must continue with further research on their effectiveness, but the pool of strategies also needs to evolve further. The venue will provide a much needed opportunity to look beyond our own disciplines and work environments to that we might learn from what others are doing elsewhere that may have application in mental health and education. Only then will we be able to further our success in bridging knowledge to practice and to improve knowledge exchange and uptake.

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    • October 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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    Department of Psychiatry,
    Humber River Regional Hospital

    Annual Clinical Day:
    “Stigma of Mental Illness – Combating the Enemy Among Us”

    October 2, 2009 - Old Mill Inn, Toronto

    For more information, please contact:
    Mary Pistilli, (416) 658-2067 or mpistilli@hrrh.on.ca


     
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    "Landmark Lecture"

    Dear Colleagues,

    On behalf of Martin Strauss, Lee Errett, Subodh Verma and the Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, I am pleased to invite you to the acclaimed "Landmark Lecture" series. The Landmark Lecture is a unique educational platform introduced by our division over the past four years, and complements our efforts to enhance research, education, clinical care, and inter-specialty collaboration within the Greater Toronto Area. Established in 2006, the Landmark Lecture series featured Dr. Salim Yusuf in its inaugural year, Dr. Eugene Braunwald in 2007, and Dr. Steven Nissen in 2008. Over 300 members of Toronto's cardiovascular community have attended each Landmark Lecture.

    Dr. Louis Ignarro is the Landmark Lecturer for 2009. Dr. Ignarro was the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1998) for his discovery of the role of Nitric Oxide as a key "signaling" molecule between cells, a discovery that has had tremendous impact in all medical specialties and life sciences. Dr. Ignarro's lecture is entitled "Nitric Oxide as the Molecule of Life".
    Please reserve the evening of Tuesday October 13, 2009 at 6pm to join us at the Hilton Hotel (145 Richmond Street West) for a memorable evening with Dr. Louis Ignarro. A formal invitation can be downloaded at  http://www.medresearch.utoronto.ca/Landmark.pdf lecture Oct. 13, 2009. We encourage you to RSVP quickly, since we expect that this event will be oversubscribed. We look forward to seeing you at the 2009 Landmark Lecture.

    All the best.

    Peter Lewis

    --

    P. N. Lewis, Ph.D.
    Vice Dean, Research and International Relations
    Faculty of Medicine

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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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