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Annual 2008 - 2009 Report “Vision: To be the Leading Academic Department of Psychiatry in Canada, Internationally Recognized in Psychiatry, Addictions and Neuroscience” University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine TABLE OF CONTENTS Head’s Letter 3 Schizophrenia 60 Our Vision, Mission and Strategic Plan 4 Institute of Mental Health 62 Faculty Organizational Structure 6 Education Department Administration 8 Postgraduate Education 68 Department Committees 15 Undergraduate Education 76 Associate Head Reports Reports Graduate Program in Neuroscience 79 Education 18 Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development 80 Research and International Affairs 19 Resident Research Education 81 Health Authorities 21 Public Education 81 Clinical Affairs 23 Research Day 82 Division and Program Reports Faculty (Geographic Full Time and Clinical) Division of Basic Neuroscience 25 Faculty List 84 Division of Clinical and Behavioural Neurosciences 34 Faculty Appointments and Promotions 87 Addictions Psychiatry Program 34 Faculty Salary Awards & Endowment Chairs 88 Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 38 Notable Faculty Awards, Accomplishments and Appointments 88 Consultation Liaison 39 Partners Cross Cultural Psychiatry 40 Island Medical Program – Psychiatry Program 90 Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 42 Fraser Health Authority 92 Developmental Disorders 44 BC Mental Health and Addictions Research Institute / Eating Disorders 46 Provincial Health Services Authority (BCMHAS/PHSA) 94 Forensic Psychiatry 46 Lion’s Gate Hospital 95 General & ER Psychiatry 48 Providence Health Care 96 Geriatric Psychiatry 49 Richmond General Hospital 98 Mood & Anxiety Disorders 50 Riverview Hospital 100 Neuropsychiatry 51 Vancouver General Hospital and UBC Hospital 101 Psychotherapy 52 Fast Fact Sheet 102 Reproductive Mental Health 53 Sexual Medicine 58 Dr. Trevor Young, MD, helped us align and streamline the faculty organizational structure and more fully reflects the changing environment within UBC and the PhD, FRCPC province. I was able to appoint several Associate Heads which has been Professor & Head invaluable for all of us in the department. Ensuring strong leadership at the Institute for Mental Health has also been critical to our success over the last several years. 2008 - 2009 We also spent time on a couple of other operational items including Head’s Letter undertaking a review of divisions and programs, crystallizing the Appointments, Promotion and Tenure Committee process and the It’s now three years since I’ve been at UBC which has been a development of a faculty salary award policy, the latter of which is used wonderful time with many changes, achievements, and adventures across the Faculty. together. Getting an annual report has taken a little while longer than I thought but I’m sure you will agree it was worth the wait. In my brief introduction, I cannot do justice to the outstanding, world- There are a few reports that you may note as missing in this annual class research conducted in our department. The success in grants and report. This was not by design and we hope that those of you who publications, detailed in the following pages, is truly a remarkable missed making a contribution to this report will consider being testament to the all. We’ve had wonderful support from donors— 3 acknowledged in Department annual reports in the future. particularly the unparalleled anonymous donation which allowed us to develop the Institute of Mental Health. Our education programs I took over from Athanasios Zis on November 15, 2006. Thanasis continue to thrive with full accreditation from the Royal College while did a remarkable job of building on a very strong department close to doubling the size of the program in the three years I’ve been making it even better. His tenure was highlighted with excellent here, including CaRMS-matched positions within regional health recruitment and the founding of the Institute of Mental Health with authorities. Our fellowship programs continue to thrive as does our an incredibly generous endowment fund. He undertook a strategic graduate program in neuroscience. planning process which laid the foundation of much of this work. Two major developments with our health authority partners continue I’d like to reflect on a few of these issues as an introduction to this to evolve. The first is the B.C. Mental Health and Addictions Research remarkable annual report which details some of the achievements of Institute Translational Research facility at the Oak Street campus. The this extraordinary department. When I first arrived, I was strongly second is our partnership with the UBC Division of Neurology and supported by many of you to update the strategic plan, this is the Brain Research Centre in the establishment of the Centre for Brain found on the next couple of pages. The plan has been a stimulating Health. document and something we work toward. I am happy to say we have met a number of these objectives and achievements which we Although there are many challenges on the horizon, increasing service developed together. demands, and expectations, I am delighted to take on these wonderful opportunities as we build together an even stronger department to be Next, you’ll see the updated faculty organizational structure. This the leading academic department of psychiatry in Canada which is followed an external review and input from many of you. The process internationally recognized in psychiatry, addictions and neuroscience. STRATEGIC PLAN 2008-2013 Vision Strategic Priorities To be the leading academic Department of Psychiatry in Canada 1. Increase our commitment to clinical and basic research which is internationally recognized in Psychiatry, Addictions and 2. Enhance clinical care through translation of science into practice Neuroscience 3. Enhance our educational programs and build capacity to develop exceptional teachers 4. Build and grow our commitment to our community and our partners Mission 4 • Provide academic leadership and train outstanding clinicians, 1. Increase our commitment to clinical research teachers and clinician scientists • Develop an environment which encourages world class basic and clinical research 1. Establish a resident research stream and a clinician scientist training • Promote and support partnerships to improve teaching, research program opportunities and clinical care 2. Give priority to recruitment of clinician scientists for vacant • Create an environment that respects, values and recognizes chair, faculty and leadership positions faculty, staff and students 3. Mentor and develop clinical researchers among our junior faculty • Be a leader in the understanding and treatment of mental illness and addictions 4. Develop a research investigator stream for clinical faculty STRATEGIC PLAN 2008-2013 2. Ensure the quality of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching 2. Enhance clinical care through translation of in distributed sites science into practice 3. Focus on faculty development in the areas of teaching skills and educational scholarship 1. Build our outstanding Division of Basic Neuroscience with recruitment, retention, resources and space allocation 4. Develop opportunities for graduate training of clinical researchers 2. Enrich undergraduate and postgraduate curricula with new knowledge in neuroscience 4. Build and grow our commitment to our 3. Work to establish the Centre for Brain Health on the UBC community and partners campus 1. Continue to work with BC Mental Health and Addiction Services 4. Promote evidence based practice in all areas of patient care (BCMHAS) and regional health authorities on joint academic and 5 including addictions and special populations like children and clinical appointments and leadership roles the elderly 2. Become a leader in addictions and concurrent disorders 3. Focus our international collaborations with partners integral to 3. Enhance our educational programs and build our community, i.e. China and India capacity to develop exceptional teachers 4. Deliver training programs in community and cross-cultural settings 1. Increase the number of top ranked applicants to our residency and 5. Address the health of the urban poor with mental illness and fellowship programs addictions Faculty In the spring of 2008 a decision was individual stakeholders where we have received made at the Department level to review support to move forward with these changes. Organizational its organizational structure for divisions These changes were further reviewed and and programs to identify improvements discussed at the Full Department Faculty Structure that could be made that would be more Meeting in November 2008. supportive of the Department Vision, The significant changes made to the Mission and Strategic Priorities and would Department’s organizational structure include be aligned with the Royal College recognized reducing the number of divisions from 8 The significant changes programs and programs we expect to be recognized by the Royal College. Dr. Grady to 2 (Basic Neuroscience and Clinical & made to the Department’s Menielly (Head - UBC Department of Behavioural Neurosciences) and increasing organizational structure Medicine), Dr. Garth Warnock (Head - the number of programs from 10 to 15. 6 Department of Surgery) and Dr. Richard include reducing the This change resulted in several divisions Veith (Chair – Department of Psychiatry becoming programs (Addictions, Forensic and number of divisions from – University of Washington) were asked Geriatric), the addition of