PGY 1 - YEAR: 2015-2016 CORE CURRICULUM WORKSHOPS
LOCATION: Rm. RS 2029 (33 Russell Street)  START TIME: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
 Please check website http://postgrad.utpsychiatry.ca/core-curriculum/ or U of T PORTAL for updated schedule
Goal: To provide a comprehensive foundation in general psychiatry, for developing psychiatric residents, including exposure to the basic sciences
underlying psychiatric practice and an overview of the major clinical issues in adults.
Readings: All residents attending the Core Curriculum lectures will be expected to have read the appropriate chapter in 10th Edition of Synopsis of
Psychiatry or other assigned reading prior to the Core Curriculum lecture itself. Electronic Access - Go to utoronto.ca; then click on “library”;
then click on “electronic resources” and in the text box, enter “Kaplan & Sadock.” Both the child & adolescent text along with the comprehensive text
appear as the first few listings followed by the concise textbook 3rd edition (2008). You can then connect through the link either using the utorid or
library card.
Feedback: On day of lecture, you will be expected to complete a paper Supervisor’s Evaluation Form of each presenter.
Attendance: Core Curriculum attendance will be monitored. You will be required to Sign-in each morning by 9:00am. The attendance sheet will be
removed promptly at 9:20am. Attendance rates below 70% may result in an “unsatisfactory” rating, and will become part of your academic file.
Exam: Based on the content of each Core Curriculum session as well as Neuroimaging week. All exams are mandatory and must be written on
assigned dates. Not writing the exam will be viewed as a major breach of professionalism.
Workshop Lesson Plan
& Handouts will be
posted on Blackboard
for residents to review &
print as required
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ORIENTATION MORNING
9:00 am
Wed. June 24, 2015
RS-2029  33 Russell St.
1. BASIC SKILLS IN EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRY
Email: Jodi.Lofchy@uhn.on.ca
Tel: 416-603-5500
Block Coordinator: Dr. Jodi Lofchy
Educational Objectives

Residents will have an appreciation of the common clinical presentations in the psychiatric emergency room.

Residents will develop skills to complete and document a risk assessment in the emergency room.

Residents will have the knowledge to manage the high risk patient from a biopsychosocial perspective.
Date
July 8
July 15
Title
Chapter(s)
Introduction to Emergency
Psychiatry (full day 9:00 to 5:00)
pp. 907-919,
inclusive
Community Resources
Chapter in
Synopsis TBA
July 22
Medically Compromised Patient
July 29
The Suicidal Patient
Aug 5
9:00Behaviors-Ethical & Philosophical
Issues
10:30Hospitalization
Aug 12
Models of Psychotherapy in the
ED (Supportive PT/DBT)
897-907
Section 59.
Basic Ethical
Principles
1383 and
1386; Suicide
897-907
Presenters
Drs. Jodi Lofchy,
Justin Delwo
B. Poynter
Dr. Martin Svihra
Room
Dr. Ilana Shawn
Helliwell Centre
at TGH
Seminar Rm 1&2
RS2029
Gerstein Centre
RS2029
Dr. Jodi Lofchy
RS2029
Dr. Ian Dawe
RS2029
Dr. C. Wiebe
Edward McAnanama
RS2062
Aug 19
ED and the Psychotic Patient
Personality Disorders in the ED
Aug 26
Pages: 907918
chapter 7.2, 27
pp 791-794 &
799-801
Dr. Simuran Brar
See Lesson
Plan
Dr. Matt Levy
Dr. Justin Delwo
RS2029
RS2029 breakout
rooms T412 and
RS4088
PM: PRAT SUMMER PICNIC
Sept 2
Sept 9
Homelessness in the ED
Persons with Developmental
Disabilities in the ED
RS2029
Dr. Yona Lunsky,
Juveria Zaheer and
Amanda Sawyer
RS2029
1TBD
= Readings to be determined based on evaluation of the textbook chapters on psychiatric emergencies, identification of sections of
other relevant chapters and supplemental readings if needed
2. FOUNDATIONS OF THE PATIENT EXAMINATION
Email: Andrew.Lustig@camh.ca
Tel: 416-979-535-8501x32841
Block Coordinator: Dr. Andrew Lustig
Educational Objectives

Awareness of the components of a complete Psychiatric Interview and acquisition of new interviewing skills

Acquire skills to complete a formal Mental Status Examination.

Become familiar with Psychological Testing and understand basic Psychiatric Rating scales.
Date
Title
Chapter(s)
Presenters
Room
pp. 380-395.
Dr. J. Geagea
Dr. L. Buckley
Adam Quastel
7.1, 7.4
Drs. David
Goldbloom
& Molyn Leszcz
RS2029
Psychological Assessment
7.6, 7.9
Dr. Susan Abbey
RS2029
Oct 21
Assessment of the Depressed and the Anxious
Patient
15.1 pp 532551;Chapter 16.1
pp 579-582, 1 6.2
pp 587-594
Susan Abbey
Dr. Ari Zaretsky
Dr. Peter Voore
RS2029
Breakout rooms
RS2062 and
RS4088
Oct 28
9:00-10:15 – Cultural Psychiatry Basics Getting Started
10:30-12:00
Dr Crystal Pinto
Drs Andermann,
Fung & Munshi
RS2029
Sep16
9:00 - Assessment of: Psychotic Patient
10:30 - Substance Abuse Disorders (SUDs)
Sep 23
No teaching
Sep 30
9:00a.m. - Psychiatric Interviewing
Oct 7
No teaching - Mindfest
Oct 14
RS2022
3. SUBSTANCE RELATED DISORDERS
Email: pamela.stewart@camh.net
Tel: 416-535-8501 x 6687
Block Coordinator: Dr. Pam Stewart
Through readings, case presentations and interactive discussions, this block will familiarize residents with the principles and practice of
addiction psychiatry.
Educational Objectives

Be familarized with an approach to assessment of the addicted individual.

Develop confidence in treatment of a variety of addictions in special populations, including persons with concurrent disorders.

Understand the most common substances of addiction potential and their effects
Date
Title
Nov 4
PRAT FALL RETREAT
9:00-10:30  A conceptual framework for
Nov 11
addictive disorders (cells to society) and its treatment
10:30-12:00  Heroin and Opioids
9:00-10:30 Overview of Inpatient Medical
Withdrawal
10:30-12:00  Withdrawal Management
Principles to Outpatient Care
9:00-10:30  Nicotine and Cannabis
10:30-12:00 Cocaine, Hallucinogens and
other Stimulants
09:00-10:30  Psychosocial Interventions
10:30-12:00 Putting it all Together: the
complex picture of comorbidity
Nov 18
Nov 25
Dec 2
Chapter(s)
Presenters
Room
pp. 380-395
pp. 395-413
pp. 448-456
Dr. Peter Selby
RS2022
Dr. Keyghobad Araki
Dr. Kam Balchand
RS2029
Dr. Tony George
Dr. Keyghobad Araki
pp.413-419
pp. 428-438
pp. 444-448
Dr. Pamela Stewart
Dr. Adam Quastel
RS2029
RS2029
4. NEUROPSYCHIATRY
Block Coordinator: Dr. Mark Rapoport
Email: Mark.Rapoport@sunnybrook.ca
Tel: 416-480-4085
Educational Objectives

To learn how to complete a cognitive and neurological examination.

To appreciate the behavioral consequences of common neurological disorders such as stroke, Parkinson’s disease and traumatic
brain injury.

To develop an approach to the diagnosis and management of dementia.
Date
Dec 9
Title
Neuropsychiatry: Traumatic Brain Injury
Stroke & Cognitive Examination
Dec 16
Part II: Psychiatric Aspects of Parkinson’sRelated Disorders and the Neurological
Examination for Psychiatrists.
Dec 23Jan 1
U of T Seasonal holiday - University Closed
Jan 6
Epilepsy and Dementia
Chapter(s)
See Lesson Plan
10th Edition of
Synopsis of
Psychiatry .N/A in
Synopsis, but the
following chapters in
full edition may be
helpful:
2.2 Cerebrovascular
Disease2.6
Movement Disorders
Chapter 2.4
Neuropsychiatric
aspects of
Epilepsy
Presenters
Room
Shree Bhalerao
Dr. Gayla Tennen
RS2022
Dr. Mario Masellis
RS2029
Dr. Karl Farcnik
Dr. Mark Rapoport
Dr. Ron Keren
Sanjeev Kumar
RS2029
Chapter 10.3
Dementia
5. BIOLOGICAL THERAPIES: THE FOUNDATIONS
Email: Justin.delwo@mail.utoronto.ca
Tel: 416 530-6000 x 3663
Fax: 416 530-6706
Block Coordinator: Dr. Justin Delwo
Educational Objectives

To review the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of commonly prescribed psychotropic agents.

To review novel and innovative pharmacological treatment avenues in psychiatry.
 To discuss the role of naturopathic medicine, ECT, and other stimulation based therapies in Psychiatry.
Date
Jan 13
Chapter(s)
Title
09:00-10:30 Introduction to psychopharm
10:30-12:00  Pharmacology of
antipsychotics
Presenters
Room
Dr. Justin Delwo
36
Dr. Serge Le Blanc
Jan 20
09:00-12:00 Pharmacology of
antidepressants / antimanics
36
Jan 27
09:00-10:30  Pharmacology in Medical
illness
10:30-12:00  ECT
36
Feb 3
09:00-12:0010:30  Innovative therapies
10:45-12:00  Cultural
psychopharmacology
Feb 10
09:00-12:00 Psychopharmacology in
Women
Drs. Tara Burra
and Justin Delwo
Dr. S. Sockalingam
Dr. Dan
Blumberger
Dr. J. Downar
Drs. Daniel Mueller
and Ken Fung
Dr. Simone Vigod
Dr. Gail Robinson
RS2029
RS2022
RS2029
RS2029
RS2029
RS2029
RS2022
6. QUANTITATIVE & EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN PSYCHIATRY
Block Coordinators: Dr. Paul Kurdyak/ Dr. Simone
Vigod
Email: Paul_Kurdyak@camh.net
Tel: 416-629-5232
simone.vigod@wchospital.ca
Phone: 416-323-6400 x 4080
Fax: 416-323-6356
Topic Titles & Time Division To Be Clarified with Dr. Kurdyak – each morning is to be divided into two sessions with 1 related to
textbook topics and 1 related to critical appraisal
Educational Objectives

To understand the fundamentals of psychiatric epidemiology.

To understand the basics of psychiatric research methodology.

To develop a framework for critical appraisal of clinical research literature
Date
Feb 17
Feb
22,25,
26
Title
Critical Appraisal1
NEUROIMAGING WEEK
(full day 9:00 to 5:00)
Chapter(s)
section 4.7 "Epidemiology and
Biostatistics", pages 169 to
177.
Presenters
Dr. Paul Kurdyak / Dr.
Simone Vigod
Dr. Jonathan Downar
Room
RS2029
Feb 22, 25
RS2029;
Feb 26–RS2022
Feb 23
Neuroanatomy Day
( full day 9:00 to 5:00)
Feb 24
PRAT WINTER RETREAT
Mar 2
Mar 9
Chapter 3.1 Neuroanatomy
Kaplan and Saddock
Drs. Jonathan Downar,
Anne Agur
Critical Appraisal2
section 4.7 “Epidemiology and
Biostatistics”, pages 169 to
177.
Dr. Paul Kurdyak / Dr.
Simone Vigod/Dr. Juveria
Zaheer
Critical Appraisal3
Section 4.7
“Epidemiology and
Biostatistics”, pages 169 to
177
Dr. Paul Kurdyak / Dr.
Simone Vigod
UofT-Medical
Sciences Building
Rm: 1106
1 King's College
Circle
RS2029
RS2029
7. THE CONTRIBUTION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Email: Yona.Lunsky@camh.ca
Tel: 416-535-8501 x 37813
Block Coordinator: Dr. Yona Lunsky
Educational Objectives for Developmental Seminars PGYI
Date
Mar 16
Mar 23
Mar 30
Title
Learning Theory
Chapter(s)
Pg 133-169
Cognitive Development and Temperament
Attachment Theory
Pg 133-169
Pg 133-169
Presenters
Room
Dr. Yona Lunsky
RS2029
RS2022
Dr. Yona Lunsky
Drs. Robert Maunder &
Dr. Jon Hunter
RS2029
RS2029
8. PROFESSIONALISM AND PSYCHIATRY
Email: elia.abi.jaoude@utoronto.ca
Tel: 416-603-5800 x2149
Fax: 416-603-5182
Block Coordinator: Elia Abi-Jaoude
Educational Objectives

To identify and reflect on common clinical scenarios in which psychiatrists encounter professionalism dilemmas

To apply basic techniques of ethical reasoning in clinical situations.

To analyze case examples relevant to professionalism in psychiatry.
.
Date
Title
Apr 6
Introduction to bioethics and professionalism
Apr 13
Professionalism through the lens of Quality
and Safety
Chapter(s)
See Lesson
Plan
N/A
Apr 20
Conflict of Interest
See Lesson
Plan
Apr 27
Boundary Issues in Psychiatric Practice
See Lesson
Plan
Presenters
Room
Dr. Pier Bryden
RS2029
Dr. Lesley Wiesenfeld
RS2029
RS2022
Dr. M. Shuchman
Dr. D. Goldbloom
Dr. E. Abi-Jaoude
Dr. Gail Robinson
RS2029
RS2029
9. HUMAN SEXUALITY
Block Coordinator: Dr. Arielle Salama
Email: SalamaA@smh.ca
Tel:
416 864 3090
 Fax : fax 416 864 5480
Educational Objectives

Have an understanding of normal human sexual development

Have an understanding of the broad range of non-pathological as well as pathological human sexual behavior.
 Be able to conduct and interpret a full sexual history as part of a psychiatric assessment
Date
Title
Chapter(s)
Presenters
May 4
Sexual dysfunction
Chapter in
Synopsis TBA
Dr. Arielle Salama
May 11
Sexual and Gender Identity
Chapter in
Synopsis TBA
Dr. Arielle Salama
Room
RS2029
RS2029
10. SOCIOCULTURAL DIMENSIONS OF PSYCHIATRY
Email : ken.fung@uhn.on.ca
Tel : 416-603-5349
Block Coordinators: Drs. Ken Fung/Alpna Munshi
Alpna.munshi@camh.ca
Tel : 416-535-8501 x34902
Educational Objectives

To develop a set of attitudes necessary for culturally competent psychiatric practice, including self-reflection, awareness, and
open-mindedness

To acquire some basic knowledge of socio/cultural/spiritual influences on the history of psychiatry; mental health and mental
illness; and inequities and disparities facing diverse populations
 To develop and practice a basic repertoire of cultural competent skills necessary in cross-cultural clinical care, including
interviews, use of interpreters, and cultural formulation..
Date
Title
Chapter(s)
Presenters
Room
Cultural Psychiatry I
May 18
9:00 – 10:00 – Global Mental Health
10:00-10:30 – clinical and career aspects of cultural
psychiatry
10:45-12:00 - undocumented peoples' and refugee
mental health
Dr. Carolina Vidal
Lisa Andermann
Dr. Michaela Beder
RS2029
Cultural Psychiatry II – Aboriginal Mental
May 25
June 1
9:00-12:00
June 6-10
June10 2015
8:30-1:30p.m
Dr Peter Menzies
Dr Seema Khan
Dr. Crystal Pinto
health
9:00-9:45
9:45-10:30
10:45-12:00
RS2029
PGY 1 - EXAM Boardroom RS2029
Jun6-RS2022,
7-10-CS801
Neuroscience Week
Psychiatry Neuroscience Day
TBA
TBA