Participate in the 4th Annual Psychiatry Summer Immersion Program

Google’s Project Zero team discovered multiple security flaws with Samsung Galaxy and other smartphones that could allow hackers to target devices easily. All a hacker would need is the victim’s phone number, which can be used to compromise the phone without the user knowing anything is wrong. Samsung is aware of the issue and is currently working on a fix. However, until a solution is found, Google says users can protect themselves by turning off Wi-Fi calling in their device settings.

The devices affected are:

• The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, with the S-Pen. HAVEN DALEY/AP
• Samsung Galaxy phones, including those in the S22, M33, M13, M12, A71, A53, A33, A21, A13, A12 and A04 series
• Vivo phones, including those in the S16, S15, S6, X70, X60 and X30 series
• Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7 and 7 Pro
• Any wearables that use the Exynos W920 chipset
• Any vehicles that use the Exynos Auto T5123 chipset

On World Bipolar Day on March 30th, 2023, the CREST.BD Research Network led by Dr. Erin Michalak will host their fifth annual “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) on Reddit. This year’s event is the largest yet, featuring 68 experts in bipolar disorder (people living with BD, clinicians, researchers) from 12 countries answering questions from around the world for 48 hours from March 30th – April 1st.

This year, 8 members from our department will be participating in the Internet’s biggest BD Q&A event:

• Dr. Chris Gorman (Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry)
• Dr. Erin Michalak (Professor and Founder of CREST.BD)
• Dr. Emma Morton (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, CREST.BD)
• Dr. Ivan Torres (Clinical Professor and Neuropsychologist, Department of Psychiatry)
• Dr. Jill Murphy (Research Associate, Department of Psychiatry)
• Dr. John-Jose Nunez (Clinical Research Fellow, Department of Psychiatry)
• Dr. Kamyar Keramatian (Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry)
• Dr. Raymond Lam (Professor and Associate Head for Research, Department of Psychiatry)

For more information, and to participate in CREST.BD’s World Bipolar Day AMA event, visit: https://talkbd.live/world-bipolar-day-2023/

Dear Colleagues,

As the Department is now seeking to fill the vacancy for the role of Director, Continuing Professional Development (CPD), we are inviting expressions of interest for this key role, which will oversee competency-based CPD initiatives to support the needs and strengths of our faculty members, including clinicians providing mental health care.  This administrative appointment will be for a term of three years, and will come with a small stipend as a token of appreciation.

Reporting to the Associate Head, Postgraduate Education & CPD, the CPD Director will be responsible for developing strategic priorities for the enhancement of CPD in Psychiatry, and will contribute actively to the implementation of the departmental Strategic Plan in regards to this portfolio. The CPD Director will also lead efforts to advance the Department’s national and international profile in CPD through the establishment of partnerships with various academic centers, institutes, and government agencies around the world.

We encourage you to review the full job description, which outlines the specific responsibilities and accountabilities for this role. If you wish to submit your formal expression of interest, please do so by sending an email along with your CV to Vicky Yau, Director, Administration, at vicky.yau@ubc.ca by Sunday April 30, 2023. Please note that the Department may extend the application period for this role until the vacancy is filled.  

Should you have any specific questions regarding this position, please don’t hesitate to contact Vicky.

Sincerely,

Dr. Lakshmi N. Yatham, Professor and Head, UBC Department of Psychiatry
Dr. Jordan Cohen, Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Head, PGE & CPD, 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).

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Congratulations to Dr. Sophia Frangou on her election as the President-Elect of the Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP). Her term as President-Elect will be June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024, after which she will become President of SOBP on June 1, 2024 until May 31, 2025. This term will be followed by a 5-year term as Councilor.

Dr. Frangou is the UBC President’s Excellence Chair in Brain Health and the Associate Head of Research & International Affairs in the UBC Department of Psychiatry. She is an internationally renowned expert in the pathophysiology of mood and psychotic disorders, and her election to this new role adds to her prominent leadership profile.

The Society of Biological Psychiatry was founded in 1945 to encourage the study of the biological causes of and treatments for psychiatric disorders. It is a preeminent learned society that aims to promote excellence in scientific research and education, and reduce human suffering from mental disorders. The SOBP publishes several journals, including Biological Psychiatry, which is one of the most selective and highly cited journals in the field of psychiatric neuroscience.

Congratulations once again to Dr. Frangou on her election to this significant new role!