PGY-2 YEAR: 2015-2016 CORE CURRICULUM WORKSHOPS
Location: CAMH-Clarke Site, Boardroom 801, (9:00 am to 5:00pm)
 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 by either using you
UTORid or your library card.
Feedback: On the day of the workshop, you will be expected to complete a paper Supervisor’s Evaluation Form of each presenter. The Curriculum
Committee uses these evaluations to modify the curriculum and your feedback is highly valued.
Attendance: Core Curriculum attendance will be monitored. You will be required to Sign-in each morning by 9:20am. Signing in for your
colleagues will be viewed as a major breach of professionalism. Attendance will be reflected on your ITER evaluation under the category of
“Professionalism.” Attendance rates below 75% 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 Neuroscience 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.
PGY 2 Centralized Resident Groups: Please refer to the end of the schedule for Groups.
Workshop Lesson Plan
& Handouts will be
posted on Blackboard
for residents to review &
print as required
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Courses you are teaching: PGME-FOM-PERM-PSY: Postgraduate Psychiatry Program > CORE CURRICULUM
Wed. June 24, 2015
ORIENTATION MORNING
9:00 am
RS-2029  33 Russell St.
1. Getting Started
Block Coordinator: Dr. Andrea Berntson
Tel : (416) 586-4800 x4568
Email : ABerntson@mtsinai.on.ca
Educational Objectives:
At the completion of this block of the Core Adult General Psychiatry Curriculum, the resident will have acquired the following competencies
and will function effectively in:
1. Demonstrating an awareness of structures of governance in mental health care, as well as an understanding of the major regional,
national and international advocacy groups active in mental health matters.
2. Recording and maintaining accurate and timely medical records for each patient seen; the record to include history, relevant
physical examination, relevant investigations, diagnosis, understanding, and treatment plan.
3. Synthesizing an effective level of clinical knowledge and understanding relevant to psychiatry regarding local health care regulations
including but not restricted to the Mental Health Act, Personal Health Information Protection Act, Health Care Consent Act,
Substitute Decisions Act, Ontarians with Disabilities Act, and other legislated reporting directives, etc…
4. Assessing patient suitability for psychotherapy
5. Recognizing and utilizing general common factors in psychotherapy
Mindfulness
Date
July 8
Start Time
11:30-12:45
10:15-11:30
Psychotherapy Seminar Begins
“Clinical Mindfulness: Not at all what
we talked about in June”
Reflective Practice: Well-being &
Managing Stress
Psychopharmacology
11:30-12:45
Psychotherapy
2:00-5:00
9:00-10:15
July 15
July 22
801
801, 845
851, 852
Dr. Steven Selchen
Christopher Hurst
801
801
801, 845
851, 852
10:15-11:30
Psychopharmacology
801, 845
11:30-12:45
851, 852
10:15-11:30
Psychotherapy
Advocating For Patients (income
replacement including welfare & ODSP,
entitlement forms, return to work)
Stigma
Reflective Practice: Managing Time and
Fatigue
Psychopharmacology
11:30-12:45
Psychotherapy
2:00-4:00
4:00-5:00
Telepsychiatry
Education Scholarship/Humanities
10:15-11:30
Reflective Practice: Mindfulness and
Reflection
Psychopharmacology
11:30-12:45
Psychotherapy
2:00-5:00
Aug 26
Prof. Ed Shorter
No Session
9:00-10:15
Aug 19
Room
9:00-10:15
9:00-10:15
Aug 12
Presenters
June Feedback and Mentorship
3:30-5:00
Aug 5
Chapter(s)
2:00-5:00
2:00-3:30
July 29
Title
Reflective Practice: The History of
9:00-10:15
Psychiatry, Much to Reflect On
10:15-11:30 Psychopharmacology Seminar Begins
9:00-10:15
Introduction to CBT
CBT1 Weekly Seminar Begins
10:15-11:30
Psychopharmacology
11:30-12:45
Psychotherapy
2:00-5:00
Involuntary Hospitalization
9:00-10:15
10:15-11:30
CBT2
Psychopharmacology
11:30-12:45
Psychotherapy
2:00-5:00
Capacity Evaluation
9:00-12:00
CCB
12 Noon
9:00-10:15
PRAT SUMMER PICNIC
CBT3
10:15-11:30
Psychopharmacology
11:30-12:45
Psychotherapy
The Mental Health System
Mental Health Advocacy and
Community Visit-Progress Place
Sep 2
2:00-5:00
(full location details log on to Blackboard)
Dr. Mark Fefergrad
801
Dr. Susan Abbey
801
Dr. David Goldbloom
Chris Hurst
801
801, 845
851, 852
Dr. Allison Crawford
Drs. John Teshima and
Supuneet Bismal
Bill Gayner
801
801
801, 845
851, 852
Dr. Mark Fefergrad
801
801
801, 845
851, 852
Dr. Justin Geagea
Ms. Kendra Naidoo
801
801
801,845,
851,852
Dr. Justin Geagea,
Ms. Kendra Naidoo
Dr. Justin Geagea
Ms. Kendra Naidoo
801
801
801, 845,
851, 852
Drs. Leslie Buckley, Cliff
Posel
Progress
Place
576 Church
St. 2 floor
10:15-11:30
CBT4
Psychopharmacology
11:30-12:45
Psychotherapy
9:00-10:15
Sep 9
2:00-5:00
9:00-10:15
10:15-11:30
801
801, 845,
851, 852
An Evidence-Based Approach to the
Practice of Group Therapy
CBT5
Dr. Molyn Leszcz
801
Psychopharmacology
11:30-12:45 Psychotherapy
Sept 16
CS801
801, 845
851, 852
Achieving & Sustaining Psychotherapy
Effectiveness: Interpersonal &Relational
Dr Jan Malat
2:00-5:00
Aspects of Formulation & the
801
Therapeutic Alliance-A Demonstration
of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
1
Readings will be assigned as textbook does not adequately cover this area with respect to the Canadian context;
readings for the psychopharmacology and psychotherapy seminars will be outlined by your seminar leaders
2. SCHIZOPHRENIA
Tel: 416-535-8501 x4010
Email: albert.wong@utoronto.ca
Block Coordinator: Dr. Albert Wong
Educational Objectives

To know the main neurobiological abnormalities in schizophrenia

To appreciate the uncertainties in diagnostic classification and symptom categorization in schizophrenia and related psychotic
disorders

To know the major current theories about the etiology of schizophrenia

To learn the basic pharmacological and behavioural approaches to the treatment of schizophrenia
Date
Sep 23
Start Time
9:00-10:15
Title
No teaching
Chapter(s)
Presenters
CBT6
801
801, 845
851, 852
10:15-11:30 Psychopharmacology
Sep 30
11:30-12:45 Psychotherapy
2:00-5:00
Oct 7
9:00-10:15
Lecture I: History, Diagnosis,
Phenomenology, Epidemiology
No Teaching – Mindfest
CBT7
13 &14
Dr. Albert Wong
11:30-12:45 Psychotherapy
2:00-5:00
801
801
801, 845
851, 852
10:15-11:30 Psychopharmacology
Oct 14
Room
Dr. Albert Wong
Lecture II: Neurobiology, Treatment
801
3. PERSONALITY DISORDERS
Tel: 416-535-8501 x2368
Email : carmen.wiebe@camh.ca
Block Coordinator: Dr. Carmen Wiebe
Educational Objectives

To be familiar with approach of current DSM-IV-TR and DSM-V to personality disorders (PDs).

Familiarity with alternative dimensional models of personality psychopathology and the strengths and weaknesses of these
approaches, from a research and clinical perspective.
Date
Start Time
10:15-11:30
11:30-12:45
Psychotherapy
9:00-10:15
Oct 21
Title
CBT8
Psychopharmacology
Chapter(s)
Presenters
Room
801
801, 845
851, 852
Oct 28
2:00-5:00
9:00-10:15
CBT9
801
10:15-11:30
Psychopharmacology
11:30-12:45
Psychotherapy
Overview of the Borderline
Personality Disorder
PRAT FALL RETREAT
801, 845
851, 852
2:00-5:00
Nov 4
Nov 11
Chapter 27 –
Chapter 35.5 – pp.
944-946
See Lesson Plan
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in the
Treatment of BPD
9:00-5:00
9:00-10:15
CBT10
10:15-11:30
Psychopharmacology
11:30-12:45
Psychotherapy
Personality Disorders: Recent
History and Future Directions
2:00-5:00
N/A
Dr. Carmen Wiebe
Dr. Robert Cardish
801
801
801
801, 845
851, 852
Dr. Lena Quilty
801
The chapters are from the following book (Oldman, J.M., Skodol, A.E., & Bender, D.S. (2005) Textbook of Personality
Disorders. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
4. MOOD DISORDERS
Tel: 416-340-4672 (W)
416-899-3495 (Cell)
Email: Peter.Giacobbe@uhn.ca
Block Coordinator: Dr. Peter Giacobbe
Educational Objectives

To review the epidemiology, clinical presentation, and biological basis of mood disorders

To develop an approach to the treatment of depression and bipolar disorder

To understand important clinical and research issues in the evaluation and management of mood disorders
Date
Nov 18
Nov 25
Dec 2
Start Time
Title
9:00-10:15
10:15-11:30
11:30-12:45
2:00-3:30
3:30-5:00
9:00-10:15
10:15-11:30
11:30-12:45
CBT11
Psychopharmacology
Psychotherapy
1. Pathophysiology of Depression
2. Subtypes of Major Depression
CBT12
Bipolar Disorder
9:00-10:15
CBT13
Psychopharmacology
11:30-12:45
2:00-4:30
Presenters
Psychotherapy
Manager Curriculum – Career
Management and You
Room
801
801, 845
851, 852
3.1-3.5; 15.1
Dr. Peter Giacobbe
Dr. Robert Levitan
801
801
801, 845
851, 852
Psychopharmacology
Psychotherapy
2:00-5:00
10:15-11:30
Chapter(s)
15.1,2 ;
36.19,20,35
Drs. Ayal Schaffer
& Benjamin Goldstein
801
801
801, 845
851, 852
Dr. Susan Lieff
801
Date
Start Time
Dec 9
Dec 11
Dec 16
Title
10:15-11:30
CBT14
Psychopharmacology
11:30-12:45
Psychotherapy
9:00-10:15
Chapter(s)
Presenters
Room
801
801, 845
851, 852
2:00-5:00
Early Interventions for Mood
Disorders
9:00-5:00
Psychotherapy Day
MSH
Auditorium
9:00-10:15
CBT15
801
10:15-11:30
Psychopharmacology
11:30-12:45
Psychotherapy
801, 845
851, 852
2:00-5:00
Pharmacotherapy of Depression
Drs. Andrea Levinson
& Chloe Leon
35.9;11,13;36.
23,28,34
Dr. Anthony Levitt
801
801
5. ANXIETY DISORDERS
Tel: Tel: 416-480-6832
Email: Peggy.Richter@sunnybrook.ca
Block Coordinator: Dr. Peggy Richter
Educational Objectives

To review the biopsychosocial aspects of anxiety disorders

To appreciate the range of assessment tools for anxiety disorders
 To learn evidence-based treatment approaches for adult anxiety disorders
Date
Start Time
Dec 23Jan 1
Jan 6
9:00-10:15
Motivational Interviewing Begins
10:15-11:30
Psychopharmacology
11:30-12:45
Psychotherapy
Neurobiology and
Psychopharmacology for Anxiety
Motivational Interviewing 2
Psychopharmacology
Psychotherapy
Manager Curriculum – Team Work
Motivational Interviewing 3
9:00-10:15
Jan 20
10:15-11:30
11:30-12:45
1:30-4:30
9:00-10:15
10:15-11:30
11:30-12:45
2:00-5:00
Jan 27
Chapter(s)
Presenters
Room
U of T Seasonal Holiday
Monday December 23, 2015 to Friday
January 1, 2016
2:00-5:00
Jan 13
Title
801
801, 845
851, 852
Dr. Peggy Richter
Dr. Molyn Leszcz
Psychopharmacology
Psychotherapy
PTSD & Trauma
801
801
801, 845
851, 852
801
801
801, 845,
851, 852
Chapter in
Synopsis 16.4
Dr. Claire Pain
801
9:00-10:15
Motivational Interviewing 4
801
10:15-11:30
11:30-12:45
2:00-5:00
Psychopharmacology
Psychotherapy
801, 845,
851, 852
801
Dissociative Disorders
Dr. Claire Pain
Date
Feb 3
Feb 10
Start Time
Title
GROUP DAY- Dr. Molyn Leszcz &
9:00-5:00
Colleagues
Location: MSH, Rm:939 - 9th Floor – Group Rooms
9:00-10:15
Reflective Practice: Psychiatry and the
Media
10:15-11:30
11:30-12:45
Psychopharmacology
Psychotherapy
2:00-5:00
9:00-10:15
Feb 17
10:15-11:30
11:30-12:45
2:00-5:00
Assessment and Treatment of Anxiety
Disorders
Reflective Practice: Seeing in
Psychiatry – What Art Teaches Us
Psychopharmacology
Psychotherapy
Assessment and Treatment of OCD
and Spectrum
Chapter(s)
Presenters
Room
MSH, Rm:939
Group Rooms
TBC
Ron Ruskin
801
801, 845,
851, 852
Pg: 622-627
Dr. Peggy Richter
Dr. Allison Crawford
801
801
801, 845,
851, 852
Pg: 622-627
Dr. Peggy Richter
801
6. LAW AND MENTAL HEALTH
Block Coordinator: Drs. Mark Pearce& & Treena Wilkie
Tel: 416-535-8501 x 2835
Email: Mark.Pearce@camh.ca
Treena.Wilkie@camh.ca
Educational Objectives

The student will learn the empirical basis for, and the phenomenology of, impulse control disorders.

The student will understand the static and dynamic risks for violence flowing from personality dysfunction.

The student will learn about systemic and case-specific variables leading to the criminalization of the mentally ill.
Date
Feb 24
Mar 2
Start Time
9:00-4:00
PRAT WINTER RETREAT
9:00-10:15
Reflective Practice: Reflecting on
Otherness
10:15-11:30
Psychopharmacology
11:30-12:45
2:00-3:30
3:30-5p.m
9:00-10:15
Psychotherapy
1. The Forensic Mental Health System
2. Forensic Assessment
Reflective Practice:
Interprofessionalism
Reflecting On Working with Others
Psychopharmacology
Psychotherapy
Violence Risk Assessment and
the HCR-20 and major mental
illness and violence
Reflective Practice: Eugenics
10:15-11:30
Psychopharmacology
11:30-12:45
Psychotherapy
1. ASPD throughout the lifespan
2. Malingering
Reflective Practice: The Arts,
Humanities and Reflection-Part I
9:00-10:15
Mar 9
10:15-11:30
11:30-12:45
2:00-5:00
Mar 16
2:00-5:00
9:00-10:15
Mar 23
Title
10:15-11:30
Psychopharmacology
11:30-12:45
Psychotherapy
2:00-5:00
Paraphilias
Chapter(s)
Presenters
Room
Drs. Ken Fung and Lisa
Andermann
801
801, 845
851, 852
N/A
Dr. Mark Pearce
801
Donna Romano, RN
Dr. Alan Fung
801
801, 845
851, 852
N/A
Dr. Gabrielle Cyr
Dr. Stephanie Penney
Dr Sarah Colman
801
801
801, 845
851, 852
Dr. Leslie Wong
Dr. Jeff McMaster
Dr. Allan Peterkin
Anna Skorzewska
801
801
801, 845
851, 852
Dr. Scott Woodside
801
7. DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
Block Coordinators: Drs. Yona Lunsky
Tel: (416) 535-8501 x77813
Fax: (416) 603 9120
Email: Yona.Lunsky@camh.ca
Tel: 416-925-5141 x 2261
Educational Objectives - At the end of the two seminars residents should:

Understand the difference between disability (e.g., mental retardation and Pervasive Developmental disorders – DSMIV-TR)
and illness (e.g., physical and psychiatric) and implications for the psychiatric understanding and assessment of persons with
intellectual disabilities

Appreciate the impact of such developmental disabilities on the aetiology, presentation and treatment of mental health
disturbances (e.g., psychiatric and behavioural disorders) in persons with intellectual disabilities

Be able to apply a systematic, comprehensive and empathic approach to the evaluation of mental health disturbances in
persons with intellectual disabilities recognizing the complexity of, not infrequent, medical, emotional and psychiatric comorbidity.
Date
Mar 30
Apr 6
Start Time
Chapter(s)
Title
9:00-12:00
Critical Appraisal Seminar Begins
10:15-11:30
Psychopharmacology
11:30-12:45
Psychotherapy
2:00-5:00
Intellectual Disability
9:00-12:00
Critical Appraisal Seminar 2
10:15-11:30
Psychopharmacology
11:30-12:45
Psychotherapy
Presenters
Room
Drs. Paul Kurdyak and
Simone Vigod
801
801, 845
851, 852
See Lesson
Plan
Drs. Elspeth Bradley,
Yona Lunsky
Drs. Paul Kurdyak and
Simone Vigod
801
801
801, 845
851, 852
Autism
2:00-5:00p.m
Pervasive Developmental Disorder
Drs Elspeth Bradley and
Yona Lunsky
Stephanie Ameis
801
8. SOCIOCULTURAL DIMENSIONS OF PSYCHIATRY
Tel: 416-603-5349
Fax: 416-603-5661
Email: ken.fung@uhn.ca
Tel: 416-535-8501 x34902
Fax: 416-979-6815
Email: alpna.munshi@camh.ca
Block Coordinator: Drs. Ken Fung and Alpna Munshi
Educational Objectives

To consolidate knowledge and skills from previous cultural psychiatry curriculum.

To refine knowledge and skills to conduct culturally competent psychiatric assessments.
 To refine knowledge and skills to provide culturally competent psychiatric interventions.
Date
Apr 13
Start Time
9:00-10:15
Critical Appraisal Seminar 3
10:15-11:30
11:30-12:45
Psychopharmacology
Psychotherapy
Cultural Psychiatry: Focus
on Assessment
2:00-5:00
Apr 20
Title
9:00-10:15
Critical Appraisal Seminar 4
10:15-11:30
11:30-12:45
Psychopharmacology
Psychotherapy
Cultural Psychiatry: Focus
on Interventions
2:00-5:00
9:00-10:15
Critical Appraisal Seminar 5
10:15-11:30
Psychopharmacology
11:30-12:45
Psychotherapy
Chapter(s)
Presenters
Room
See Lesson Plan
Drs. Paul Kurdyak &
Simone Vigod
801
801, 845
851, 852
pp 525
Dr. Kwame McKenzie
801
Drs. Paul Kurdyak / &
Simone Vigod
801
801, 845
851, 852
pp 525
Drs. K Fung, A
801
Munshi, L. Andermann
Drs. Paul Kurdyak
/Simone Vigod
801, 845
851, 852
Apr 27
1:15-
CULTURAL
PSYCHIATRY DAY- Dr.
Ken Fung
MSH
Auditorium
9. Women’s Mental Health
Block Coordinator: Dr. Gail Robinson
Educational Objectives
801
Tel: (416) 340-3048
Email: Gail.Robinson@uhn.ca
At the end of the two seminars residents should:
Date
Start Time
May 4
9:00-10:15
10:15-11:30
11:30-12:45
2:00-5:00
10:15-11:30
11:30-12:45
Psychotherapy
2:00 – 3:30
Prenatal Peripartum Mood & Anxiety
Disorders
PMDD and Menopause
9:00-10:15
May 11
10:15-11:30
11:30-12:45
1:00-4:00
May 18
Title
No Session
Psychopharmacology
Psychotherapy
Sexual assault & domestic violence
Reflective Practice: “Hidden
Thoughts: Curricula and Other
Notions"
Psychopharmacology
Psychotherapy
Manager Curriculum - Continuous
Quality Improvement TBC
Psychopharmacology
3:30-5:00
Chapter(s)
Presenters
Room
Dr Gail Robinson
801, 845
851, 852
801
Dr. Bruce Ballon
801
801, 845
851, 852
Drs. Jared Peck &
Lesley Wiesenfeld
801
801, 845
851,
852,634
Dr. Alicja Fishell
Dr. Sophie
Grigoriadis
RS2022
10.OTHER PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
Block Coordinator: Dr. Raed Hawa
Tel: 416-603-5847
Email: raed.hawa@uhn.ca
Educational Objectives



Date
To have an approach on how to deal with patients who present with various somatic complaints that have been
labeled as "functional".
To understand the complexities of assessing and managing patients with sleeping and eating disorders.
To become familiar with the presentation of earlier experiences and diagnoses of "trauma" and "ADHD" as adults.
Chapter(s)
Presenters
Room
24
Dr. Raed Hawa
801
17
Drs. Susan
Abbey, Raed Hawa
Dr. Brian Kirsh
801
Eating Disorders
Dr Allan Kaplan
801
Advocacy Day – Dr. Ken Fung
TBA
MSH TBC
Dr Paula Ravitz
RS2029
Dr Doron Almagor
Dr Ash Bender
801
Start Time
9:00-12:00
May 25
2:00-3:30
3:30-5:00
9:00-12:00p.m
Title
Sleep Medicine and Psychiatry
The Essentials for PGY2 Residents
1. Somatoform Disorders and
Factitious Disorders
2. Managing Pain: The Role of
the Psychiatrist
June 1
1:15-4:00
June 8
9:00-5:00p.m
IPT Day
June 15
9:00-10:30
10:30-12:00
1. Adult ADHD
2. Work Place Mental Health
June 22
9-12noon
PGY 2 EXAM – 801 Boardroom
43
PGY 2 Morning Centralized Resident Groups
Group 1 – Room 851
Group 2 – Room 801
Group 3 – Room 845
Group 4 – Room 852
University Health Network
Sunnybrook HSC
Mount Sinai Hospital
St. Michael’s Hospital
Eid, Laeticia
Elias, Rayanne
Grewal, Smrita
Krakowski, Aneta
Sonley, Anne
Wang, Le (Lele)
Cohen, Gregory
Dias, Joshua
Giddens, Justine
Kalkat, Harkiran
Kuk, Dorothy
Sukhu, Michelle
Fage, Bruce
Matthews, David
Rosenblat, Joshua
Smith, Sarah
Wang, Andrew
Weiglein, Geneva
Bacon, Sarah
Chertkow, Laura
Flor-Henry, Sophie
Hunda, Christopher
Kurji, Ayaz
Tau, Michael
Yang, Jinghao
St. Joseph’s HC
Women’s College
Hospital
North York General
AlKhawashki, Samah
Alldred, Tracy
Gandhi, Samir
Malick, Arfeen
Abdalla, Amina
Lam, June Sing Hong
CAMH
Kennedy, Laura
Kaster, Tyler
Milovic, Tamara
PGY 2: Wednesday Morning Seminars
(This is a mandatory seminar experience for all PGY-2s)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a short term evidence-based psychotherapy used in the treatment of mood, anxiety and other
psychiatric disorders. It is based on the principle that emotions, thoughts and behaviours are interconnected and that this
relationship can be used in the service of altering emotional states.
CBT
Dr. Diana Kljenak
(refer to schedule for details)
Students will be exposed to the basic principles and techniques of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with an emphasis on skill
acquisition. Sessions will consist of didactic, interactive and experiential components and will take place in large and small group
formats.
Teachers: Drs. Mark Fefergrad, Greg Chandler, Dr. Diana Kljenak, Ken Fung, Chloe Leon, Hester Dunlap, Steven Selchen and
Jared Peck
Critical Appraisal
Dr. Paul Kurdyak
Dr Simone Vigod
(refer to schedule for details)
Motivational Interviewing
Teachers: Drs. Amy Cheung, Paul Kurdyak, David Streiner, Carol Strike, Simone Vigod, Juveria Zaheer
Teachers: Drs. Kam Balchand, Leslie Buckley, Carolyn Cooper, Tim Godden, Anu Goodman, Tim Guimond, Mattias Keay, Susan
Dr. Julie Henderson
(refer to schedule for details)
Psychopharmacology
Dr. Jared Peck
(refer to schedule for details)
Quesnel, Wayne Skinner, Julie Henderson
This introductory psychopharmacology seminar series is focused on general principles and follows a set curriculum, with assigned
readings for each week. For each medication category, there are 3 main teaching components, beginning with Mechanisms (which
covers specified chapters from Stahl's 'Essential Psychopharmacology' 2008), Research/Guidelines (which covers important
research papers, treatment guidelines, and specifics of individual agents), and Application (clinical cases developed to highlight
various teaching points). The bulk of the seminar series takes place in small group learning environments facilitated by
knowledgeable faculty. In addition, there will be 3-4 expert panel debates interspersed throughout the year (large group format), in
which guest speakers will address topical issues at greater depth.
Teachers: SMH group – Dr. Chris Willer; Matthew Levy, Katherine Charlton, Ilana Shawn, Arash Nakhost; Sunnybrook/CAMH –
Dr.Jason Joannou; MSH/SJ - Drs. Jared Peck, Sian Rawkins, Andrea Berntson UHN/NYGH - Drs. Anna Skorzewska, Peter
Giacobbe, Leslie Buckley
Psychodynamic
Psychotherapy
Dr. Rex Kay
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This is a course that introduces students to the theory and practice of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. The course may be thought
of as consisting of three components: practical matters (assessment, note-taking, boundaries etc.), basic concepts (the dynamic
unconscious, transference, countertransference, defenses etc.) and major theories and theorists (an historical survey from Freud
through Ego Psychology, Object Relations Theories, Self-Psychology, Relational Psychoanalysis and Attachment Theory).
Students will be expected to read one article (most weeks) and come prepared to discuss the ideas with faculty and peers. Though
often focussing on theory, there is an ongoing emphasis on making these ideas clinically relevant for the beginning therapist.
Teachers: Drs. Rex Kay, Jan Malat, David Robertson, Harold Spivak, Pam Stewart, Adrienne Tan
OUTSIDE THE BOX : A COURSE IN REFLECTION Psychiatric training is a powerful experience that shapes and challenges
attitudes, beliefs, concepts of professionalism , wellness and sense of self.
This new course looks at our work through various lenses, including history, film, literature, socio-economic status, business,
religion, gender and culture.
Reflective Practice
Dr. Allan D. Peterkin
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The goal is to help you think and feel "outside the box" and to learn how to reflect on your role as a healer as well as a scientist.
Provocative readings will be assigned, video clips will be viewed , mindfulness will be practised, definitions of physician wellness
will be explored and even magic tricks will be performed ! You'll be asked to do short writing assignments for each of the ten
sessions to hone your narrative competence and reflective capacity.
Teachers: Dr. Ed Shorter, Dr. Leigh Hayden, Dr. Ronald Ruskin, Bill Gayner MSW , Dr. Bruce Ballon, Dr. Allan Peterkin, Dr
Allison Crawford , Donna Romano PhD, Ronna Bloom MEd, and Christopher Hurst MEd, Dr Sarah Colman