FRAMES OF MIND Mental Health Film Series | Wednesday May 15 @ 7:00pm | The Cinematheque
A monthly film series promoting professional and community education on issues pertaining to mental health and illness. Presented by The Cinematheque and the Institute of Mental Health, UBC Department of Psychiatry. Screenings are generally held on the third Wednesday of each month at The Cinematheque, 1131 Howe St, Vancouver, BC.
Canada/Cuba 2022 (90 min DCP)
Director: Nisha Platzer
Wednesday May 15th @ 7:00pm
The Cinematheque (1131 Howe St)
Film Description
In 1999, when Nisha Platzer was 11 years old, her older brother Josh died by suicide. Twenty years later, the Vancouver-based artist traces the past using the art of analogue filmmaking in her debut feature documentary, back home. Through contemplative narration and fragmentary film sequences (hand-crafted by processing film using plants, soil, and ashes), Nisha documents her efforts to reconnect with the memory of her deceased brother. After experiencing mysterious pain in her feet, Nisha is advised to seek a particular form of yoga treatment. In one of several synchronicities, the yoga specialist she meets, Swan, is revealed to be the mother of Josh’s childhood friend Sam. Between poetic images captured on 16mm and 8mm, Nisha establishes a deep connection with Swan, Sam, and others who knew Josh well, offering a touching exploration of grief and healing in their various manifestations—physical, emotional, and communal.
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“There’s a stark tactility to the images of back home, as well as a haunting, ethereal quality … [Platzer’s film] offers a poignant, personal consideration of family, wellness, and the (im)permanence of all things that walk the earth.” — Pat Mullen, POV Magazine
“With poetic attention to the smaller details that carry outsized emotional weight, back home navigates the agony of loss with clarity and a stubborn species of hope … [The film] creates a shared space for grief, healing, and true catharsis.” — Dorothy Woodend, The Tyee
“[Platzer’s back home] is less a story about family trauma than an attempt to empathize with the pain her brother was in … The result is a deeply moving and ultimately uplifting film about how to live with grief and loss.” — Andrea Thompson, Chicago Reader
Post-screening Discussion:
Post-screening discussion with Nisha Platzer and Maria Weaver. Moderated by Dr. Harry Karlinsky, Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia
About the Panel:
Nisha Platzer holds a master’s degree from Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV in Cuba and is a writer-director of short films that have screened at festivals on three continents. Her experience ranges from distributing documentaries and making handmade films on celluloid, to writing and directing narrative shorts and music videos.
Maria Weaver works for the Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division, as the associate director of Suicide Prevention and Life Promotion. Her journey is marked by a profound dedication to enhancing crisis-care reform, training diverse groups on de-escalation, uplifting the voices of those who have experienced challenges in mental health systems, and leading the profound work in suicide prevention and life promotion.
Dr. Harry Karlinsky, the Series Director of Frames of Mind and a Clinical Professor in the UBC Department of Psychiatry, has a longstanding commitment to professional and public education. He has presented nationally and internationally on topics ranging from Alzheimer’s disease to information technology to narrative medicine to PTSD and to the use of films in health care education.
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Transition to Practice EPA tips
** Dr. Charles Ho, Competence by Design Lead, UBC Psychiatry Postgraduate Education Program **
Hi Everyone,
We’re all very excited that our first Competence By Design (CBD) cohort are about to embark on the Transition to Practice (TTP) stage of training. It’s been the culmination of years of work and learning. This will be the first time that residents and faculty may be attempting to complete TTP EPA’s and I wanted to provide some guidance around them:
TTP1: Managing Clinical and Administrative Aspects of Psychiatric Practice is about a resident’s ability to handle the clinical and administrative aspects of a rotation at the level of a junior attending. The goal of this EPA is to prepare our residents for independent practice. When arranging rotations to obtain this EPA, I ask that the residents speak with their potential supervisor to ensure there are opportunities for independent practice so that this EPA can be assessed. The Competence Committee believes that most rotations have the flexibility for residents to practice being a junior attending, and so this EPA should be achievable in most rotations. If there are any questions about whether a rotation could fulfill this EPA requirement, the resident or supervisor can reach out to their Associate Program Director for further guidance.
TTP2: Supervising Junior Trainees. This is a friendly reminder that supervising junior trainees is a learning requirement that is in focus at this stage of training. Please be mindful of seeking opportunities where there may be other learners that you could support in supervising.
TTP3: Developing and Implementing Personalized Training Plan. Many residents are reflecting on their learning needs as they transition into being staff soon. Consider writing down your learning needs and seeking a supervisor to create a learning plan around your needs to complete this EPA.
We’re all very excited about the progress our CBD cohort has made. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at charles.ho1@phsa.ca if there are any questions about CBD.
Sincerely,
Dr. Charles Ho (he/him)
Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Competence By Design Lead
Department of Psychiatry University of British Columbia
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CaRMS 2024 Psychiatry Program Match Results
** Shared on behalf of Dr. Irfan Khanbhai, Program Director, UBC Psychiatry Postgraduate Education Program **
April 25, 2024
CaRMS 2nd Iteration
Today is CaRMS Match Day for the 2nd Iteration. I am very glad to let you know that we have matched our two previously unfilled positions in the Prince George and the IMG tracks with great candidates.
Thanks to all faculty and resident members of the Selections committee who put in so much time and effort to help in this incredibly important endeavour. Our big appreciation also goes out to our excellent administrative staff who have tirelessly supported us and made the process a completely seamless one.
March 20, 2024
CaRMS Match Day
Yesterday was the CaRMS Match Day for the incoming class in July 2024, and I am pleased to let you know that we have done well again this year. The calibre of residents that are coming to us is very high and we are excited to welcome them all! Attached is the list of successful applicants so that you are aware.
We have matched all of our spots across the province except for 2. There is one unmatched position in the Prince George Track and one in the IMG track. Hence, we will be going to the 2nd Iteration process where we will interview other candidates for these 2 spots in the second week of April.
Thanks to all of you who contributed to the very important selections process.
Irfan
Dr. Irfan Khanbhai MD, FRCPC
Clinical Associate Professor
Program Director
UBC Psychiatry Postgraduate Education Program
I humbly acknowledge, with gratitude, that I live, work, and play as an uninvited guest on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil- Waututh) Nations.
Mentorship and Supervision
June 26, 2024
4:00pm – 5:00pm PT
Summary
This session will focus on practical considerations for mentorship and supervision. More details coming soon!
Speaker
Dr. Mary De Vera
Associate Dean, Postdoctoral Fellows, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Associate Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Killam Excellence in Mentorship Awardee
Bio coming soon!
Research Data Management II: Data-Deposits and Finding Data
June 6, 2024
4:00pm – 5:00pm PT
Summary
Part 1: Data Deposits
Are you creating or managing research data and want to make it publicly accessible? This hands-on workshop (https://ubc-library-rc.github.io/rdm/) will provide an overview of Borealis, the Canadian Dataverse Repository, a bilingual, multidisciplinary, secure research data repository, supported by academic libraries and research institutions across Canada. Borealis supports open discovery, management, sharing, and preservation of Canadian research data stored entirely on Canadian servers. We will practice depositing research data in Borealis and review related issues such as controlled vocabularies (e.g. MeSH), ORCIDs, best practices for metadata for discovery, and the importance of data dictionaries and README files.
Part 2: Finding Data
The second half of this session will focus on finding and accessing existing data and statistics related to mental health. We will introduce potential sources of administrative data (e.g. Discharge Abstract Database), surveys (e.g. Canadian Community Health Survey), and relevant data repositories. Emphasis will be on data about the Canadian population but we’ll also highlight some international resources. In addition to identifying sources we will discuss how to access the data, particularly where resources are not freely available to the public.
Speakers
Eugene Barsky, Research Data Management Librarian, UBC Library
Eugene works with the UBC researchers curating and managing research data, from planning to deposit, to preservation. Eugene participates in building the Canadian Federated Research Data Repository service (FRDR) and collaborates with the Digital Research Alliance of Canada (the Alliance) and the European Union (OpenAIRE). He is the PI for the national Geodisy project funded by the Alliance. His recent peer recognition includes the Canadian Association of Research Libraries, American Society for Engineering Education, and Special Library Association awards. He published over 30 peer-reviewed papers and presented at more than 70 conferences. Eugene is an adjunct professor at the iSchool at UBC, teaching a graduate course about research data management, and is one of the founders of the Portage Network in Canada.
Jeremy Buhler, Data Librarian, UBC Library
Jeremy Buhler is a Data Librarian at the UBC Library Research Commons, responsible for UBC Library’s collection of open and licensed data. He works alongside specialists in GIS, digital scholarship, and research data management to provide access to data for teaching and research, and to help researchers develop skills in data analysis, manipulation, and visualization.