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February 26th, 2010

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  1. Univ. of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine Research Office:
    What's New in Research Funding! Week of February 22, 2010
     
  2. Save the Dates!
    Dept. of Psychiatry - Univ. of Toronto:
    Professorials 2010
     
  3. Save the Date!
    Dept. of Psychiatry - Univ. of Toronto:
    Harvey Stancer Research Day and Departmental Dinner
    (Event: June 17, 2010)
     

    4. Newest Course and Event Announcements

  4. Hospital for Sick Children:
    Psychiatry Rounds: "Families & Change: Practicing Evidence Based Family Therapy"
    Presented by Ramona Alaggia, MSW, PhD, RSW; Factor-Inwentash Chair in Children's Mental Health; University of Toronto; Factor-Invwentash Faculty of Social Work
    (Event: March 4, 2010)
     
  5. CAMH - College Street Site:
    Grand Rounds: "Insight into Insight: A neuroscientific perspective of illness awareness in schizophrenia"
    Presented by Phil Gerretsen, MD; Resident in Psychiatry, University of Toronto
    (Event: March 5, 2010)
     
  6. Ontario Tobacco Research Unit, Ontario Agency For Health Protection And Promotion/L'agence Ontarienne De Protection Et De Promotion De Sante, CAN-ADAPTT & TEACH:
    OTRU Rounds: "Current Tobacco Industry Strategies to Undermine Tobacco Control"
    Presented by Dr. Stanton Glantz, PhD; Prof. of Medicine (Cardiology), American Legacy Foundation Distinguished Professor of Tobacco Control, and Director of the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, Univ. of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
    (Event: March 5, 2010)
     
  7. Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, CME event:
    Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: Intermediate Level Training
    (Event: May 6-7, 2010)
     

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    University of Toronto,
    Faculty of Medicine Research Office

    Recently received updates and information:
    Week of February 22, 2010

    There are several recently received updates, from the following sources. Please go to Faculty of Medicine Research and International Relations website for details: http://www.medresearch.utoronto.ca/fmro_whats_new.html

    1. CIHR and its partners announce Funding Opportunities posted between February 1, 2010 and February 15, 2010
    2. Dean's Fund New Staff Grants
    3. Grant Miller Cancer Research Grants
    4. Dairy Farmers of Canada: Nutrition Research Funding Program
    5. Merck & Co. Inc.: Investigator-Initiated Studies Program
    6. Roche Organ Transplantation Research Foundation: Clinical Research Grants
    7. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: Clinical Research Awards
    8. Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation: Research Grant Program
    9. Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Amino Acid Research Program
    10. National Institutes of Health (NIH): Requests for Applications and Program Announcements

     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

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    *** PLEASE SAVE THE DATES! ***

    The Department of Psychiatry’s

    Professorial Lecture Series:

    Please save the dates for the upcoming Professorial lectures in celebration of our latest full professors. A celebratory reception will be held following each lecture.

    Wednesday, March 31, 2010, from 5:30-7:30 pm
    Jose N. Nobrega, PhD
    CAMH - College Street Site

    Wednesday, April 21, 2010, from 5:30-7:30 pm
    Paul J. Fletcher, PhD
    CAMH - College Street Site

    Tuesday, May 4, 2010, from 5-7 pm
    Mary Jane Esplen, PhD
    UHN - Toronto General Hospital

    NOTE: This event will be held at the
    University of Toronto, Hart House, Music Room.
    (Please RSVP for this event.)

    Monday, May 31st, 2010, from 5 - 8 pm
    Brian D. Hodges, MD, PhD, FRCPC
    UHN - Toronto General Hospital

    NOTE: This event will be held at
    the Art Gallery of Ontario

    Wednesday, September 15, 2010, from 5-7 pm
    Robert D. Levitan, MDCM, FRCPC
    CAMH - College Street Site

    Wednesday, October 13, 2009, from 5-7 pm
    Alan A. Wilson, PhD
    CAMH - College Street Site

    All faculty, residents, fellows
    and staff are invited.

    *** MARK YOUR CALENDARS ***


     

     
     

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    The Department of Psychiatry’s

    Harvey Stancer Research Day
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    Departmental
    Dinner

    Thursday, June 17th, 2010

    All faculty, residents, fellows
    and staff are invited.

    *** MARK YOUR CALENDARS ***


     

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    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

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    CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH (CIHR) Proof of Principle (POP) - Phases I and II

    Deadline for submission: MARCH 1, 2010 (Full application through ResearchNet and copies of signature pages by mail to CIHR)

    NOTE:  IMPORTANT CHANGES TO THIS COMPETITION

    * Revsied grant maximum amount per grant
    * Revised funding Pool Amount for the competition
    * Elimination of LOI stage of review 

    Applicants are reminded to carefully follow the guidelines and to work with the Innovations and Partnerships Office (IPO) of the University on their applications.  Please also contact CIHR representatives to clarify potential eligibility issues or other questions about the programs.

    (1)  Proof of Principle: Phase I

    Financial support of a maximum of $160,000 is available to each approved research project of up to 12 months duration designed to advance discoveries/inventions towards commercializable technologies, with a view to attract new investment, create new science-based businesses, organizations and initiatives, and ultimately improve health outcomes for Canadians. Research projects across all four pillars of CIHR are eligible for this program. Note that the end product is not required to generate revenue, but there must be a demonstrated market and opportunity for your product. Applications for the continuation of a research project funded through the POP I grant must progress from Phase I to Phase II.

    (2)  Proof of Principle: Phase I - Winter 2010 Priority Announcement (Specific Research Areas)

    In this competition, funds are available to encourage and support applications in specific areas that are aligned with CIHR's research priority areas and mandates. The maximum amount awarded for a single grant is up to $160,000 for a maximum of 1 year.  CIHR anticipates that three grants will be funded through this competition.

    CIHR Research Priority Areas:

    - Cancer Early Detection, Imaging, or Translational Therapeutics
    - Drug Development
    - Regional Partnerships Program – New Brunswick
    - Regional Partnerships Program – Newfoundland and Labrador

    (3) Proof of Principle: Phase II

    Financial support of a maximum amount of $300,000 from CIHR over one year for a single grant is available at the co-investment stage undertaking follow-on proof of principle activities in partnership with a non-academic investor, e.g. industry.  The contribution for funding support from the company must meet the ratio of 1:1 (CIHR: Industry).  This funding opportunity is aimed at providing a platform to better enable the academic institution/researcher to move the discovery/invention further down the innovation pipeline.  Research projects across all four pillars of CIHR are eligible for this program.  Note that the end product is not required to generate revenue, but there must be a demonstrated market and opportunity for your product.

    PREPARATION OF APPLICATIONS:

    Please read carefully the Proof of Principle Grants - ResearchNet "Application" Phase Instructions when preparing the application (http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/27947.html).

    Applicants will work with the Innovations and Partnerships Office (IPO) of the University to complete the applications with required signatures before submission through ResearchNet and mailing of signature pages by mail to CIHR. 

    Please notify our office as soon as possible at the contact information below your interest in one of the above POP programs for coordination on the administrative and technology review of your application.

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    Tammy Y. Chan
    Research Contracts Officer
    Life Sciences and Social Sciences and Humanities Innovations and Partnerships Office Office of the Vice-President, Research University of Toronto Suite 320, Heritage Building, MaRS Centre
    101 College Street
    Toronto, ON M5G 1L7 CANADA

    Tel:  1 (416) 946-0601
    Fax:  1 (416) 978-5821
    Email:  tammy.chan@utoronto.ca

    http://www.research.utoronto.ca/
    RIS Application Attachment is available at http://www.research.utoronto.ca/funding/pdf/ris_blue.pdf

    For location and direction to the MaRS Centre, see http://www.marsdd.com/mars/MaRS-Centre/Map-and-Directions.html.

    Will the Copenhagen Accord affect Canada’s economy? Professor Chris Kennedy comments at www.research.utoronto.ca

    • New Books and Publications

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    • CME Courses 2010

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    • Other Courses and Events

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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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    Mount Sinai Program for Narrative and Healthcare Humanities
    Upcoming presentations

    TO ALL:

    PLEASE MAKE NOTE OF THESE EXCITING UPCOMING NARRATIVE AND HEALTHCARE HUMANITIES PRESENTATIONS.  The specific location and time will be announced.

    Thursday, February 25, 2010, 5:30-9:00 pm.  (NOTE - DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE OF LOCATION TO THE 18TH FLOOR CLASSROOM AT MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL) – see revised flyer attached.
    Film night and discussion.  “Swathi Kiranam” (The Shooting Star). 
    Producer:  Madhu Rao Vallabhaneni, MD
    Discussant:  Edred Flak, MD
    SWATHI KIRANAM (1992) Telugu; subtitled in English. Starring:  Mammotty, Radhika, Manjunath.  Directed by Dr. K. Viswanath.  Music by K.V. Mahadevan
    A narcissistic teacher finds himself unable to tolerate the extraordinary talent of his young prodigy.

    Thursday, March 25, 2010, 7:00 pm.  ONTARIO MEDICAL ASSOCIATION /ARS MEDICA  STORYTELLING EVENING -The Art of Listening, Telling and Reflecting
    Just as the word ‘ear’ is at the core of the word ‘heart’, the core of the medical encounter is the art of paying attention to the stories that our patients and their bodies tell us.  Stories can be a means of celebrating life, and we AT ARS MEDICA have begun a tradition in OMA District 11 of acknowledging that fact THROUGH THIS YEARLY EVENT.

    Thursday, April 22, 2010, 12:00 noon – 1:15 pm.  “Nurse Jackie”.  Why all the fuss?  This new TV show is a hit with critics and the general public but nurses and healthcare workers are split down the middle.  Come watch an episode and discuss this provocative portrayal of the nursing profession.
    Discussant:  Donna Romano, RN, PhD

    Thursday, May 27, 2010, 12:00 noon – 1:15 pm.  Katherine Ashenburg, prize winning journalist and author of The Dirt on Clean:  An Unsanitary History (2007) and The Mourner’s Dance :  What We Do When People Die (2002)
    This discussion will focus on  how and why doctors have embraced notions of cleanliness over the centuries (see www.ashenburg.com)

    Thursday June 23, 2010, 12 noon:  TBA.

    SUBSCRIBE/SUBMIT WORK TO ARS MEDICA!  See www.ars-medica.ca
    We now have a study guide in every issue for group learning and individual reflection and a new section called “Body of Knowledge” for students in healthcare to share their stories.
      
    Mary Fennessey for Dr. Allan Peterkin,
    Head of the Mount Sinai Hospital Program in Narrative and Healthcare Humanities
    Mount Sinai Hospital
    Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Health Complex
    600 University Avenue, 9th floor, Room 963
    Toronto, ON  M5G 1X5
    Phone:  416-586-4800, ext. 8714
    Fax:   416-586-5970
    email:  mfennessey@mtsinai.on.ca
    www.mountsinai.on.ca

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    Mount Sinai Psychotherapy Institute
    Psychotherapy Effectiveness Workshop - Save the Date!!

    Dear Colleagues ,

    The Mount Sinai Psychotherapy Institute will be opening registration soon for our upcoming exciting workshops!

    The first to be offered is --

    Psychotherapy Effectiveness: Making effective use of countertransference and mentalizing. 
    Faculty: Drs. Jon Hunter, Molyn Leszcz, Clare Pain, and Paula Ravitz 

    Dates: April 16, 17 & June 11, 12 (Fridays are full days, Saturdays are half days)
    Location: Mount Sinai Hospital 

    Please save the date for this much anticipated workshop.  Registation will open soon! 

    Please visit our website for more information about this and other workshops.

    http://www.mountsinai.on.ca/mspi

     If you have any questions, please contact Connie Kim (ckim@mtsinai.on.ca)    

     

    Sincerely,

    Connie Kim 
    Administrative Coordinator,
    Mount Sinai Psychotherapy Institute
    Mount Sinai Hospital
    Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Health Complex
    925-600 University Avenue
    Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X5
    t. 416.586.4800 x2473
    f. 416.586.8654
    ckim@mtsinai.on.ca
    www.mountsinai.on.ca

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    *** PLEASE SAVE THE DATE! ***

    The Department of Psychiatry’s

    Harvey Stancer Research Day
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    Departmental
    Dinner

    Thursday, June 17th, 2010

    All faculty, residents, fellows
    and staff are invited.

    *** MARK YOUR CALENDARS ***


     

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