**Shared on behalf of the Office of the Vice Dean, Education, Faculty of Medicine**
Faculty of Medicine Internal Deadline: Friday, January 31st, 2025 12:00pm
UBC Killam Teaching Prizes are UBC’s most prestigious teaching awards. The Prizes recognize excellence in teaching in the medical and science undergraduate programs, residency programs, school and graduate programs within the Faculty of Medicine. The Prizes are awarded annually, and are supported by the UBC Killam Endowment Fund.
UBC’s campuses and learning sites are situated within the traditional territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil- Waututh) Nationsand in the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples.
We invite you to register for a series of online teacher development workshops provided as a collaboration between the Regional Faculty Development Sites (Island, Northern, Southern, and Vancouver-Fraser Medical Programs).
The Teacher Certificate Program (TCP) welcomes faculty who teach and assess in the MD Undergraduate Program (MDUP) across all sites:
TCP 1: Foundational Teaching is designed for all who teach in the MDUP. Five 1.5-hour sessions on facilitating active learning, building healthy learner relationships, and developing effective feedback and assessments. This certificate is eligible for CME credits.
TCP 2: Career Planning & Wellness is designed with particular attention to the career and personal development of clinical faculty who teach in the MDUP with topics like promotions for clinical faculty and planetary health.
Each session is delivered on Zoom from 5:30 – 7:00 PM and courses within each track can be taken in any order towards a certificate. If you miss a session this year, not to worry, we will likely have another session the following year!
Our programs aim to support you with your teaching and learning endeavours. Visit the VFMP Teacher’s Hub for other faculty development opportunities. Or please speak to us to explore ways we can work together including customized workshops and ways to share best practices with colleagues across the MD program.
Kind regards,
VFMP Faculty Development Faculty of Medicine | University of British Columbia Gordon & Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre | Musqueam, Squamish & Tsleil-Waututh Traditional Territory 2775 Laurel Street, 11th Floor, Vancouver BC V5Z 1M9 vfmp.facdev@ubc.ca vfmpfacdev.med.ubc.ca/
UBC’s campuses and learning sites are situated within the traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh and in the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples.
**Shared on behalf of the Canadian Academy for Addiction Psychiatry**
The Canadian Academy for Addiction Psychiatry (CAAP) is very excited to announce its inaugural Annual Conference to be held on October 21 & 22, 2024 at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, SFU Campus, Vancouver, BC. The aim of this in-person event is to bring clinicians, academics and trainees together to share novel clinical approaches, research updates and more.
CAAP aims to address the growing challenges facing the healthcare system relating to addictions and concurrent disorders. This organization is comprised of psychiatrists and related professions who engage in relevant clinical and research activities. CAAP aims to:
Promote comprehensive and high quality evidence based practices for people living with substance use and concurrent disorders
Translate and disseminate evidence-based research to improve clinical practice and patient outcomes
Enhance addiction psychiatry training and careers in Canada
Connect with other global organizations to promote collaboration
**Shared on behalf of Concurrent Disorders Faculty Recruitment, UBC Department of Psychiatry **
Dear Department Faculty Members,
The UBC Department of Psychiatry is currently recruiting for a faculty position in the area of Concurrent Disorders at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. The Search Committee has recently reviewed the applications and shortlisted three candidates. The co-Chairs of the Search Committee would like to invite you to attend the virtual presentations by these candidates and provide your input.
The three presentations have been scheduled for the following Thursdays:
Schedule: Thursday, September 26, 2024 @ 9:00 to 10:00 am Candidate: Dr. Pouya Rezazadeh-Azar Title: Innovative Solutions for Mental Health, Pain, and Addiction Management in the Fentanyl Era
Schedule: Thursday, October 3, 2024 @ 9:00 to 10:00 am Candidate: Dr. Victor Li Title: Bridging the treatment gap for patients with concurrent disorders: reintegrating a marginalized population
Schedule: Thursday, October 10, 2024 @ 9:00 to 10:00 am Candidate: Dr. Mohammadali Nikoo Title: From Crisis to Care – Bridging Research and Practice to Address Evolving Challenges in the Field of Substance Use and Concurrent Disorders
Comments about the candidate can be emailed to Leah Ranada (leah.ranada@ubc.ca) following the presentation. As members of the Department, your attendance to these presentations and your subsequent feedback would be highly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Leah Ranada Assistant Human Resources Manager UBC Department of Psychiatry
We humbly acknowledge, with gratitude, that we 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.
***Shared on behalf of Dr. Robert McMaster (Vice Dean, Research, Faculty of Medicine). Please cascade within your unit.***
We are pleased to announce the 2025/26 Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) Competition.
The competition is open to new and returning clusters of research excellence in all disciplines at UBC Vancouver. Applicants may select a budget term of one or two years. Cluster leads must submit a notice of intent at https://apply.research.ubc.ca by November 1, 2024. Full applications are due January 8, 2025.
More information about this funding competition, the application process and upcoming information sessions on October 18 and 22 is available at www.research.ubc.ca/GCRC.
Grants are enabled by the UBC Vancouver Academic Excellence Funds in support of Research Excellence Strategy 6 (Collaborative Clusters) in UBC’s strategic plan.
Sincerely,
Gail Murphy Vice-President, UBC Research & Innovation
Gage Averill Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver
We humbly acknowledge, with gratitude, that we 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.
The 18th Annual Pacific Psychopharmacology Conference, organized by the UBC Department of Psychiatry and UBC CPD, took place in downtown Vancouver on September 19th and 20th, 2024. The format was truly hybrid with some presenters and some attendees participating remotely. On Thursday afternoon, a total of 178 practitioners spent the afternoon learning from local experts about ADHD across the life cycle. On Friday, 192 attendees were on site at the Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront, and 193 attended virtually.
Derek Thompson, Director, Indigenous Engagement for the UBC Faculty of Medicine, provided remarks for the conferees and speakers to open the meeting in advance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Highlights of the day’s plenary sessions included Professor Stefan Leucht‘s presentation on recent meta-analytic studies in psychiatry. Professor Leucht, of the Technical University of Munich in Germany, is a world leader in such investigations, and he gave an intimate session in the afternoon for clinicians on understanding methods of meta-analysis. Dr. Andrea Iaboni from the University of Toronto provided updates in a plenary session on the Canadian guidelines for managing anxiety in older adults.
Other speakers included Dr. David Taylor of the Maudsley Hospital in London, UK, Dr. Benjamin Goldstein from CAMH in Toronto, and Dr. David Crockford from the University of Calgary. The conference has a goal of including high-quality speakers, both international and local, who can address important clinical topics across the spectrum of ages and disorders. Perspectives from people with lived experience have been included in recent years. The conference committee is co-chaired by Randall F. White and Reza Rafizadeh and includes Nick Mathew, Katelyn Halpape, Jackie Siu and William Mak. The committee is very grateful to the organizational and on-the-ground support from UBC CPD including conference director Lindsay Callan and manager Michelle Baysan.
Next year’s conference will be in September. Look for the announcement of the exact date in early 2025.
** Sent on Behalf of Dr. Joseph Tham, Clinical Faculty Affairs Representative and Dr. Colleen Northcott, President, BC Psychiatric Association**
Dear Clinical Faculty colleagues,
I’m aware that many of us are member of the BC Psychiatric Association. Below is a call for nominations for their annual BCPA awards. BCPA Awards will be presented in November. Awardees must be BCPA members, so please connect with Colleen Northcott regarding the colleague you have in mind!
Each year at our Annual AGM & Education Day, we honour our BCPA members with awards. It is an excellent way to recognize each other for outstanding contributions to psychiatry. Please consider nominating a deserving member colleague for one of the following. Resident members can apply for the Resident Advocacy Awards. Click on the links for respective awards below to view an outline of the easy process to nominate. Note that the deadline approaches on October 16, 2024!
Joe Tham, MD, FRCPC Clinical Associate Professor, UBC Department of Psychiatry Clinical Faculty Affairs Representative
We humbly acknowledge, with gratitude, that we 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.
I would like to share a couple of staffing updates and announcements regarding our UBC Department of Psychiatry Administration Office.
Firstly, we are delighted to welcome Ms. Gitika Bhowmik who is joining the UBC Psychiatry Administrative team as our new HR Assistant as of September 26. Gitika brings to this role several years’ experience in human resources and a strong background in supporting UBC administrative and HR-related processes. Most recently, she served as Senior Administrative Assistant to the UBC School of Social Work, and previously in 2021 she provided temporary support to the Department of Psychiatry’s HR team through UBC Hiring Solutions. As our new HR Assistant, Gitika will be taking over the Student/Staff/Volunteer HR portfolio, handling all Workday processes, and providing day-to-day HR support for these groups. She will be situated in the main Administration Office on the 2nd Floor at UBC Hospital, Detwiller Pavilion (UBC Campus), and may be reached by email at gitika.bhowmik@ubc.ca.
We would also like to formally welcome Mr. Trevor Mah who joined the Faculty of Medicine as a Financial Analyst supporting the Department of Psychiatry in August. Trevor replaces Eric Toh who moved into a new analyst role in Administration Finance, FoM. Prior to joining UBC, Trevor worked as a senior accountant with D&H Group LLP. In his new role, Trevor oversees processes related to general finance, including review of funding for hires and reconciliation processes. He also manages project grant set up, and provides guidance on financial policies and procedures for the FoM and the Department, as well as solutions and support for all finance-related issues and queries. Trevor can be reached by email at trevor.mah@ubc.ca.
Please join me in warmly welcoming Gitika to the UBC Psychiatry Administration team, as well as Trevor to the UBC FoM Finance Team supporting Psychiatry!
Sincerely,
Margaret Koshi Director, Administration UBC Department of Psychiatry
The UBC Department of Psychiatry Administration Office respectfully acknowledges the land on which we live, work and play is the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-waututh) Nations.
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.
After Work
Sweden/Italy/Norway2023 (1 hr. 20 min. DCP) Director: Erik Gandini Wednesday October 16th @ 7:00pm The Cinematheque (1131 Howe St)
Film Description
Vancouver Premier
“In 1958, the philosopher Hannah Arendt wrote the following lines in her book The Human Condition: ‘What we are confronted with is the prospect of a society of labourers without labour, that is, without the only activity left to them. Surely, nothing could be worse.’ After Work is a timely, highly necessary, contemporary update on Arendt’s warning.” – Dimitri de Preux, Visions du Réel
Weaving together expert analysis by sociologists and philosophers with testimonials from everyday workers worldwide, After Work explores the existential and material paradoxes of modern work culture. In a medley of vignettes spanning class status, cultural norms, and generations, director Erik Gandini exposes the ethical and psychological implications of a life ruled by notions of work—from a gardener finding solace in his labour and an Amazon delivery driver reflecting on her social purpose, to an Italian heiress with numerous hobbies and a Kuwaiti government tech worker lamenting the boredom of his job. Exquisitely composed cinematography and an evocative orchestral score offer a playful yet sophisticated tone that invites viewers to consider the root causes of workaholism, the impact of burnout, and a future shaped by AI and automation.
In English, Italian, Korean, and Arabic with English subtitles
“Gandini’s message is clear: our attitude towards work must be reevaluated, and preparing for a new era begins with a shift in each individual’s mindset.” Martin Kudlac, Screen Anarchy
Post-screening Discussion:
Post-screening discussion with Dr. Brian Worth, a registered psychologist. After obtaining his doctoral degree in clinical psychology at the University of Detroit, Dr. Worth has been practicing in the clinical and forensic fields. His clinical interests include work-related psychological injuries and rehabilitation. He currently serves as a consulting clinician to WorkSafeBC.
Moderated by Dr. Harry Karlinsky, the Series Director of Frames of Mind and a Clinical Professor in the UBC Department of Psychiatry.
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An Introduction to Existing Problems and Some Solutions
October 8, 2024 4:00pm – 5:00pm PT
Summary
This is a talk to which everyone is invited and welcomed, but it is really designed for people in positions of power…Leaders of research groups, full professors. People who are applying for research funding as PIs. It’s geared towards helping you to think about how to be successful in funding competitions that are increasingly asking applicants to address issues around EDI.
Speaker
Dr. Jehannine (J9) Austin
Professor, UBC Departments of Psychiatry and Medical Genetics Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Genetic Counseling
Dr. J9 Austin is a Professor in Psychiatry & Medical Genetics at the University of British Columbia. J9 is a board certified genetic counsellor, and their research work involves studying how to improve access to genetics services for people who have historically been marginalized, and working to ensure that those services are safe and effective. They founded the world’s first specialist psychiatric genetic counselling service that has won an award for its impact on patient outcomes, and in addition to peer-reviewed publications, has written a book, and won awards for teaching, leadership, and research. J9 is a member of the College of the Royal Society of Canada, and a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. J9 is also Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Genetic Counseling.
