This issue of the Communications Bulletin includes: 1. 7th Annual Department of Psychiatry Clinical Day - Friday May 30 - attachment 2. Dr. Roger Freeman Winner of 2007 Dr. Parminder Singh Award of Distinction 3. Women’s Health Research Network – Call for Poster Abstracts 4. Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards – attachment 5. Update to March CIHR Operating Grant competition - UBC signatures & CIHR ResearchNet 6. Call for Nominations Reminder - 2008 Applegarth Staff Service Award 7. Paramedic Academy Call for Researchers & Upcoming CIHR Competitions 8. Thank You from the Food Bank - attachment 1. 7th Annual Department of Psychiatry Clinical Day - Friday May 30th Dear Colleagues, Mark Friday May 30th on your calendars for the 7th Annual Department of Psychiatry Clinical Day at Robson Square Media Centre. Please be aware the conference is one week earlier than in previous years to accommodate other coming CME events. Dr. Howard Feldman opens our day with a keynote address on new developments in the diagnosis of Dementia. Every program/division in our Department has sponsored outstanding speakers with the latest in a host of topics - as outlined in the attached brochure. The conference is now open for early registration. I look forward to seeing you there. Sincerely, Caroline Gosselin Director of CME/PD Department of Psychiatry UBC caroline.gosselin@ubc.ca604-872-3235 2. Dr. Roger Freeman Winner of 2007 Dr. Parminder Singh Award of Distinction Earlier this year Dr. Roger Freeman received the 2007 Dr. Parminder Singh Award of Distinction. The relationship between community and hospital-based pediatricians and sub-specialists plays a significant role in the health outcomes of BC children and youth. Each year, the BC Pediatric Society, in co-operation with the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, is pleased to present this award which recognizes the value of this interrelationship. The Department of Psychiatry congratulates Dr. Freeman! 3. Women’s Health Research Network – Call for Poster Abstracts

Women’s Health Research Network - Summer Institute 2008 Bridging silos in women’s health research:Forging connections across disciplines

and diversities

Call for Poster Abstracts

The Women’s Health Research Network is pleased to announce a call for poster abstracts for our upcoming Summer Institute, to be held May 1st and 2nd, 2008 in Victoria, British Columbia. Posters will be displayed in a public area on May 1st so that all who attend will have an opportunity to view and discuss them between sessions and during the evening reception. We invite poster presentations focused on original research in any area of women’s health and gender and diversity health research, including basic science, clinical, health promotion, epidemiology, social sciences, community-based, health policy, and health services research. Abstracts will be reviewed for originality of research and relevance to the Summer Institute themes and objectives. Recently presented work is welcomed. Students and emerging researchers are strongly encouraged to submit abstracts. Click here for details. 4. Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards - attachment Attached please find information on funding opportunities by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund with their 2008 Career Awards at the Scientific Interface grant. 5. Update to March CIHR Operating Grant competition - UBC signatures & CIHR ResearchNet Dear All,

In addition to Christy McTait's e-mail please note the following when printing your application from ResearchNet.

Please do a "selected print", as we do not require all attachments (i.e.: publications etc..)

Faculty of Medicine requires the following pages:

1. Page 1 of the Application (Application Details page) 2. 3 signature pages 3. Research Proposal 4. Budget Modules including budget justification 5. Letters of Support, if any 6. Faculty of Medicine Grant Cover Sheet

Julie NgOn behalf of Tana Minnella Research Secretary Faculty of Medicine, UBC 317 - 2194 Health Scienc s Mall eVancouver, BC V6T 1Z3 (604) 822-8633 For those of you with questions about how the UBC signature process fits with the online CIHR ResearchNet application process, please read on. Please continue to use the same internal UBC signature process that you’ve always used. The difference is that you submit your CIHR Operating Grant application online through ResearchNet and only the CIHR signature pages need to be couriered to Ottawa. So, you will still need to walk around with hard copies to obtain your Department Head, Dean and University/Office of Research Services signatures. Please refer to the ORS signature policy (http://www.ors.ubc.ca/policies/sigpol.htm - “Application for Research Funding” and “CIHR ResearchNet Procedures”) for specific details. If you’re in the Faculty of Medicine, don’t forget to include your FoM Cover Sheet (http://www.med.ubc.ca/__shared/assets/Grant_Application_Cover_Sheet21.doc), and remember there’s a 2-day turnaround for the Dean’s signature. ORS has a 1-day turnaround and will call you for pick-up when the signatures are ready. Then, submit electronically via ResearchNet and courier the signature pages to Ottawa. Please let me know if you have any questions. Christy McTaitInternal Review Officer 6. REMINDER - Call for Nominations - 2008 Applegarth Staff Service Award This is a reminder that the deadline to submit nomination packages for the 2008 FOM Applegarth Staff Service Award to the Dean's Office is Friday, March 14, 2008 at 4:30 pm. The Applegarth Staff Service Award nomination package which is available at http://www.med.ubc.ca/__shared/assets/Applegarth_Staff_Awards_package87.pdf. 7. Paramedic Academy Call for Researchers & Upcoming CIHR Competitions 1. Paramedic Academy Call for Research Associates

The Paramedic Academy is actively seeking researchers who are interested in becoming a member of the Applied Research Community as a Research Associate. If you are interested please email mark.friesen@ubc.ca for further information.

2. Upcoming CIHR Competition – STIHR Funding and Training Grant

The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research is undergoing an external review of its entire personnel program – scholars and trainees. The rationale for the review is to assure the MSFHR Board that MSFHR has the best strategies, structures, processes and human resources in place to demonstrate value for money. Pending the outcome of the review (which is scheduled for May 2008), the MSFHR Board can make no budgetary commitments to initiatives such as partnership with CIHR on its Strategic Training Initiatives in Health Research call.

MSFHR will continue to run our trainee competition this Fall and Junior Graduate Students, Senior Graduate Students and Post-Doctoral Fellows, affiliated with STIHRs are eligible to apply to our competition. If you require further details, go to www.msfhr.org

8. Thank You from the Food Bank – attachment Attached is a "thank you" from the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society and wanted to share it with you. Thank you to everyone who assisted with this (what turned out to be BIG) project and thank you to the Dean's Executive Team for supporting this initiative. We are doing our final box collection this week.

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7th Annual UBC Department of Psychiatry Clinical Day Friday, May 30, 2008 UBC Robson Square Vancouver, BC

Five easy ways to register: Online www.cpdkt.ubc.ca

Phone (604) 875-5101

Fax (604) 875-5078

Email info@cpdkt.ubc.ca

Mail UBC CPD-KT 855 West 10th Avenue Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L7

COURSE OVERVIEW The UBC Department of Psychiatry Clinical Day, now in its 7th year, will focus on providing updates on a diverse range of psychiatric topics. Participants will have an opportunity to choose from a wide range of small group workshops for a practical learning experience. A keynote lecture and plenary talk will round out the day. All presentations will be highly interactive.

COURSE OBJECTIVES After attending the program, you will have updated and reviewed your knowledge in the topics presented, and will have practical new approaches to use in your day-to-day clinical practice.

Keynote Address and Plenary Talk Advancing the Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease: The Time has Come….

Dr. Howard Feldman

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Keynote Lecturer: Dr. Howard Feldman, Professor and Head, Division of Neurology, Univer-sity of British Columbia (UBC); Director, Clinic for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders, UBC Hospital

Presenting Faculty: Dr. Lori Brotto, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecol-ogy, UBC

Dr. Peter Chan, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UBC

Dr. Maria Corral, Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UBC

Dr. Rebecca Dempster, Concurrent Disorders Research Consultant, BC Mental Health and Addiction Services, PHSA Research & Networks

Dr. Elisabeth Drance, Physician Program Director, Elder Care, Providence Health Care; Medical Director, Older Adult Services, Vancouver Mental Health Service; Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UBC

Dr. Sean Flynn, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UBC

Dr. Robin Friedlander, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychia-try, UBC

Dr. Soma Ganesan, Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UBC

Dr. Paul Janke, Clinical Instructor, Department of Psychiatry, UBC

Dr. Valerie Kaye, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UBC

Dr. Gail Knudson, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UBC

Dr. Mark Levy, Head, Division of Adult Psychiatry, Department of Psychia-try, UBC

Dr. Erin Michalak, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UBC

Dr. Shaila Misri, Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UBC

Dr. Melady Preece, Psychologist, Vancouver, BC

Dr. Kiran Rabheru, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UBC

Dr. Oliver Robinow, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UBC

Dr. Christian Schenk, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychia-try, UBC

Dr. Paul Steinberg, Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UBC

Dr. Joseph Tham, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UBC

Ms. Kelly Watt, M.A. Graduate Student, Department of Clinical/Community Psychology, University of Illinois

Dr. Randall White, Clinical Instructor, Department of Psychiatry, UBC

Dr. Trevor Young, Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, UBC

Dr. Elisabeth Zoffmann, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psy-chiatry, UBC

Course Chair: Dr. Caroline Gosselin, Clinical Professor, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, UBC

Course Planning Committee: Ms. Lindsay Callan, Conference Services Manager, Division of Continuing Professional Development & Knowledge Translation, UBC

Dr. Jana Davidson, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UBC

Dr. Ren Persaud, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UBC

Dr. Carole Richford, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UBC

Dr. Howard Feldman Howard Feldman, MD, is Professor and Head of the Division of Neu-rology, University of British Co-lumbia and Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, Canada. He is the Director of the Clinic for Alz-heimer Disease (AD) and Related Disorders at UBC Hospital and holds the Fisher Family and Alz-heimer Society of British Colum-bia Endowed Professorship for Research in Alzheimer’s Disease. He is an Adjunct Professor at the McGill Centre for Studies in Aging in Montreal. Dr. Feldman has made important contributions to his field with his original research in the areas of mild cognitive impairment, fron-tal temporal dementia and clinical diagnostic/therapeutic trials in AD. He has been principal investi-gator for a number of large inter-national studies with choli-nesterase inhibitors and other experimental therapeutics in AD. He has over 250 publications in-cluding over 100 peer-reviewed papers. He has lectured globally and received numerous awards for his research and clinical work, including having his contribu-tions profiled in Lancet Neurology in 2007.

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The University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Continuing Professional Development & Knowledge Translation (CPD-KT) is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS) and by reciprocity through the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) of the United States to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. The UBC Division of CPD-KT designates this educational program as meeting the accreditation criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 5.50 MAINPRO M1 credits. This program is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. This program has been reviewed and approved by UBC Division of CPD-KT. This program also meets the accreditation criteria for a maximum of 5.50 Category 1 credits toward the American Medical Association Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits he/she actually spent in the activity.

Friday, May 30, 2008

0800 Light Refreshments; Registration Opens 0830 Opening Remarks and Welcome

Dr. Caroline Gosselin & Dr. Trevor Young 0850 Keynote Lecture: Advancing the Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease: The Time has Come….

Dr. Howard Feldman Sponsors: Institute of Mental Health & UBC Dept. of Psychiatry

0950 Morning Plenary: Highlights from the 3rd Canadian Consensus Conference On Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia

Dr. Kiran Rabheru 1040 Refreshment Break 1100 Small Group Workshops I (choose 1 of 6)

A) Treatment of Sexual Pain Disorders in Women Dr. Lori Brotto Sponsor: Sexual Medicine Program Dr. Gail Knudson B) Developmental Disabilities Through the Lifespan Dr. Robin Friedlander Sponsor: Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry C) To Use or Not to Use—That is the Question: The Role of Atypical Antipsychotics in Treating Agitation and Aggression in Dementia Dr. Elisabeth Drance Sponsor: Division of Geriatric Psychiatry Dr. Peter Chan D) Disability Assessment: Treatment Reports vs. Independent Exams Dr. Paul Janke Sponsor: Division of Forensic Medicine Dr. Elisabeth Zoffmann E) Quality of Life and Psychosocial Functioning Scales for Mood Disorders: A Clinical Perspective Dr. Erin Michalak Sponsor: Mood Disorders Program F) *Psychiatry and Art: A Walkabout Tour at the Vancouver Art Gallery *Additional Fee of $20 required Dr. O. Robinow and Docent

1210 Lunch (included) 1310 Small Group Workshops II (choose 1 of 6)

G) The a La Carte Menu: Ethnocultural Diversity & Religious Tolerance in Canada Dr. Soma Ganesan Sponsor: Cross-Cultural Program H) The Psychiatric Syndromes of Temporal Epilepsy Dr. Joseph Tham Sponsor: Neuropsychiatry Program I) Concurrent Disorders in a Forensic Context Dr. Rebecca Dempster Sponsor: BC Mental Health and Addictions Services J) Psychopharmacology of Bipolar Disorders in Pregnancy and Postpartum Dr. Shaila Misri Sponsor: Division of Reproductive Health K) Threats of Violence in Psychotherapy Dr. Paul Steinberg Sponsor: Psychotherapy Program L) *Psychiatry and Art: A Walkabout Tour at the Vancouver Art Gallery *Additional Fee of $20 required Dr. O. Robinow and Docent

1420 Move to Next Workshop 1430 Small Group Workshops III (choose 1 of 5)

M) Challenging Cases in Transgender Mental Health Care Dr. Melady Preece Sponsor: Sexual Medicine Program Dr. Gail Knudson N) Risk Assessment in the ER Ms. Kelly Watt Sponsor: Emergency Psychiatry Program Dr. Mark Levy O) Refractory Psychosis Dr. Sean Flynn Sponsor: Schizophrenia Program Dr. Christian Schenk P) Hungry for Help: Preparing and Motivating Eating Disordered Patients for a Change Dr. Valerie Kaye Sponsor: Eating Disorders Program Q) Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Mental Health: Fact or Fish Tale? Dr. Maria Corral Dr. Randall White

1540 Complete Evaluations; Course Ends; Closing Reception

DISCLAIMER:

THIS CONFERENCE IS ORGANIZED AND PROVIDED WITHOUT ANY

INDUSTRY SUPPORT

Directions By Car: In Vancouver's downtown core, turn south on Howe Street - a one-way street. Enter Robson Square's underground parkade at Howe at the corner of Nelson Streets. To generate a customized map of your travel route, visit www.mapquest.com

Parking Rates: $3.00 per hour weekdays to a maximum of $13.00. There is also lim-ited, metered street parking on Howe, Hornby, and Georgia Street.

Conference location UBC Robson Square 800 Robson Street Vancouver, BC V6Z 3B7 Tel: (604) 822-3333 www.robsonsquare.ubc.ca

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EARLY BIRD By April 25 , 2008

April 25 - May 23 , 2008

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CONFERENCE FEES Include all course materials, refreshment breaks, lunch , and closing reception.

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