PsychEd: educational psychiatry podcast
61 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 130 ratingsThis podcast is written and produced by psychiatry residents at the University of Toronto and is aimed at medical students and residents. Listeners will learn about fundamental and more advanced topics in psychiatry as our resident team explore these topics with world-class psychiatrists at U of T and abroad.
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PsychEd Episode 59: Critical Psychiatry with Dr. Elia Abi-Jaoude and Lucy Costa
November 01, 2023 02:36 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers the field of critical psychiatry with Dr. Elia Abi-Jaoude and Lucy Costa. Dr. Abi-Jaoude is a staff psychiatrist at The Hospital for Sick Children and Assistant Professor and Clinician Investigator in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada. Lucy Costa is Deputy Executive Director of the Empowerment Council, a voice for clients of mental health and ad...
PsychEd Episode 58: Depression in Children and Adolescents with Dr. Darren Courtney
October 01, 2023 02:33 - 57 minutes - 45.9 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers depression in children and adolescents with Dr. Darren Courtney, a scientist with the Cundill Centre for Child and Youth Depression and the Margaret and Wallace McCain Centre for Child, Youth and Family Mental Health and a staff psychiatrist in the Youth Addictions and Concurrent Disorders Service at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto. He is also an associate pr...
PsychEd Episode 57: HIV psychiatry with Dr. Adriana Carvalhal and Dr Leigh Van Den Heuvel
September 01, 2023 02:58 - 57 minutes - 45.7 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers HIV/AIDS psychiatry with special guests from two international settings to provide complementary perspectives on HIV psychiatry. Dr. Adriana Carvalhal, HIV Psychiatrist and Staff Psychiatrist at Scarborough Health Network in Canada and Dr. Leigh Van Den Heuvel, Psychiatrist and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. The learning...
PsychEd Episode 56: Understanding Trauma and Addictions with Dr. Gabor Maté
July 31, 2023 03:53 - 1 hour - 50.2 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers trauma and addictions with Dr. Gabor Maté, a retired physician who, after 20 years of family practice and palliative care experience, worked for over a decade in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side with patients challenged by drug addiction and mental illness. The bestselling author of five books published in thirty languages, including the award-winning In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close E...
PsychEd Episode 55: MAiD and Mental Illness Part II with Dr. Sonu Gaind and Dr. Jeffrey Kirby
June 28, 2023 02:08 - 1 hour - 81.1 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) and mental illness as a sequel to our previous episode on MAiD with our guest experts, Dr. Sonu Gaind and Dr. Jeffrey Kirby. This episode was originated by Dr. Urvashi Prasad for her Grand Rounds. The learning objectives for this episode are as follows: By the end of this episode, the listener will be able to… Gain an understanding of the curre...
PsychEd Episode 54: Cannabis and Psychosis with Dr. Nitin Chopra
May 29, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 94.2 MBWelcome to PsychEd - the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers the relationship between cannabis and psychotic disorders, as well as the potential impact of cannabis legalization in Canada, with our special guest Dr. Nitin Chopra. This episode was originated by Dr. Luke Fraccaro for his Grand Rounds. The learning objectives for this episode are as follows: By the end of this episode, you should be able to… Briefly summarize the effects of...
PsychEd Episode 53: Insomnia with Dr. Michael Mak
April 24, 2023 02:17 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers the Journey Through Stages of Sleep with Dr. Michael Mak, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, and an Adjunct Research Professor at Western University. The learning objectives for this episode are as follows: Understand the basics of sleep physiology, including the stages of sleep Recognize the clinical features of insomnia disorde...
PsychEd episode 52: How to Use Lithium
March 30, 2023 03:54 - 35 minutes - 28.3 MBWelcome to PsychEd — the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode is an introduction to the use and monitoring of lithium in bipolar disorder. Join Tingting Yan (CC4) and Dr. Alex Raben (staff psychiatrist at CAMH and lecturer at the University of Toronto) for a lively case-based discussion. Learning Objectives The learning objectives for this episode are as follows: By the end of this episode, the listener will be able to… Describe the indication...
PsychEd Episode 51: Mental Illness and Violence with Dr. Robert McMaster and Dr. Ragy Girgis
February 27, 2023 05:33 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBWelcome to PsychEd — the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers the “big picture” relationship between violence and severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar spectrum disorders. Our guest experts in this episode are Dr. Robert McMaster, Assistant Professor of Forensic Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and Dr. Ragy R. Girgis, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University in New York. This episode is a good ...
PsychEd Episode 50: The Mental Status Examination
January 27, 2023 04:30 - 1 hour - 87.5 MBWelcome to PsychEd — the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers the mental status examination and makes use of practical and fictional examples to delve deeper into the skills and concepts Learning Objectives: The learning objectives for this episode are as follows: By the end of this episode, the listener will be able to… Explain the utility and purpose of the mental status examination in psychiatry Describe the major components of ...
PsychEd Episode 49: Dementia Assessment with Dr. Lesley Wiesenfeld
November 25, 2022 04:54 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. In this episode, we’ll explore a topic that we’re sure many listeners are eager to learn about: The Assessment of Major Neurocognitive Disorder, also known as dementia with Dr. Lesley Wiesenfeld who is a Geriatric Psychiatrist and Psychiatrist-in-Chief at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, where she leads the Geriatric Consult Liaison Psychiatry Service. She is also an Associate Professor in the Department of...
PsychEd Episode 48: History of Psychiatry with Dr. David Castle
October 28, 2022 04:56 - 1 hour - 51.6 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode delves into the history of psychiatry with Dr David Castle, the inaugural Scientific Director of the Centre for Complex Interventions at the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health and a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. Prior to migrating to Canada in 2021, he spent 15 years as a Professor of Psychiatry at St Vincent’s Hospital and the University of Melbou...
PsychEd Episode 47: Understanding the DSM-V-TR with Dr. Michael First
September 12, 2022 02:49 - 52 minutes - 41.9 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. In this episode, we present a focused summary of the latest changes in The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR) with our guest expert — Dr. Michael First, a Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University, NY. Dr. First is an internationally recognized expert on psychiatric diagnosis and assessment issues, he is the editor and co-chair of the...
PsychEd Episode 46: Antisocial Personality Disorder and Psychopathy with Dr. Donald Lynam
August 01, 2022 01:47 - 53 minutes - 42.8 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. In this episode, we present a broad overview of antisocial personality disorder and psychopathy with our guest expert - Dr. Donald Lynam. Dr. Lynam is a clinical psychologist by training, and professor at Purdue university, where he heads the Purdue's Developmental Psychopathology, Psychopathy and Personality Lab. While there may be some disagreement in the field, Dr. Lynam and I discuss how ASPD and psycho...
PsychEd Episode 45: Perinatal Psychiatry with Dr. Tuong Vi Nguyen
June 29, 2022 03:15 - 40 minutes - 32.3 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers perinatal psychiatry with Dr. Tuong Vi Nguyen, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University and Scientist and Scientist, RI-MUHC, Brain Repair and Integrative Neuroscience (BRaIN) Program, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation. The learning objectives for this episode are as follows: By the end of this episod...
PsychEd Episode 44: Reproductive Psychiatry with Dr. Tuong Vi Nguyen
May 27, 2022 02:32 - 33 minutes - 26.8 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers perinatal psychiatry with Dr. Tuong Vi Nguyen, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University and Scientist, RI-MUHC, Brain Repair and Integrative Neuroscience (BRaIN) Program, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation. The learning objectives for this episode are as follows: By the end of this episode, you should be...
PsychEd Episode 43: Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy with Dr. Emma Hapke and Dr. Daniel Rosenbaum
April 23, 2022 03:32 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy with Dr Emma Hapke and Dr Daniel Rosenbaum, both of whom are psychiatrists at the University Health Network in Toronto and co-founders of UHN’s Nikean Psychedelic Psychotherapy Research Centre (in addition to being lecturers in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto). The learning objectives for this episode are as follows: ...
PsychEd Episode 42: Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) with Dr. Paula Ravitz
March 28, 2022 02:28 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) with Dr. Paula Ravitz, an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and Senior Clinician-Scientist at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute of Mt Sinai Hospital. Dr. Ravitz held the Morgan Firestone Psychotherapy Chair at the Mount Sinai Hospital from 2011 to 2021 and is a past president of the International Society of Interperso...
PsychEd Episode 41: MAiD and Mental Illness with Dr. Sonu Gaind
January 24, 2022 04:15 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) and mental illness with our guest expert Dr. Sonu Gaind. This episode was originated by Dr. Urvashi Prasad for her Grand Rounds. The learning objectives for this episode are as follows: By the end of this episode, you should be able to… Briefly summarize the history of Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada Define the present policy on Medica...
PsychEd Episode 40: Suicide Epidemiology and Prevention with Dr. Juveria Zaheer
November 23, 2021 13:46 - 54 minutes - 43.8 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers suicide epidemiology, and prevention with Dr. Juveria Zaheer, a Clinician Scientist with the Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, and Education Administrator in the Gerald Sheff and Shanitha Kachan Emergency Department at CAMH in Toronto, Ontario. She is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. She utilizes both quantitative and qu...
PsychEd Episode 39: Electroconvulsive Therapy with Dr. Wei-Yi Song
October 18, 2021 22:44 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers electroconvulsive therapy with Dr. Wei-Yi Song, the Department Head of Psychiatry, Director of Mood Disorder Services, and Director of ECT Services in Victoria, BC, as well as a Clinical Professor at the University of British Columbia, and a past president of the Canadian Psychiatric Association. The learning objectives for this episode are as follows: By the end of this epis...
PsychEd Episode 38: Clinical High Risk for Psychosis with Dr. Thomas Raedler
September 13, 2021 12:30 - 52 minutes - 42 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers Clinical High Risk for Psychosis with Dr. Thomas Raedler, Psychiatrist and associate professor at the University of Calgary and one of the authors of the Canadian Treatment Guidelines for Individuals at Clinical High Risk of Psychosis. The learning objectives for this episode are as follows: By the end of this episode, you should be able to… Recognize a patient who may be cl...
PsychEd Episode 37: Treating Eating Disorders with Dr. Randy Staab
August 01, 2021 13:29 - 52 minutes - 42.4 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This is the second of two episodes covering the topic of eating disorders. In this episode, we explore the treatment of these illnesses with Dr. Randy Staab, a psychiatrist at Trillium Health Partners and medical director of the eating disorders program at Credit Valley Hospital. The learning objectives for the episode are as follows: By the end of this episode, you should be able to… Outline ...
PsychEd Episode 36: Understanding Eating Disorders with Dr. Randy Staab
June 02, 2021 04:57 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This is the first of two episodes covering the topic of eating disorders. In this episode, we explore the diagnosis, etiology, and symptomatology of these illnesses with Dr. Randy Staab, a psychiatrist at Trillium Health Partners and medical director of the eating disorders program at Credit Valley Hospital. Dr. Staab joins us again for Part 2, which will focus on eating disorder treatment. By the end...
PsychEd Episode 35: Pain Psychiatry with Dr. Leon Tourian
May 01, 2021 02:07 - 1 hour - 53.2 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers the psychiatric aspects of chronic pain with expert guest: Dr. Leon Tourian, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University, and psychiatrist at the MUHC Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit. The learning objectives for this episode are as follows: By the end of this episode, you should be able to Explore the role of psychiatry in the managemen...
PsychEd Episode 34: Ketamine for Treatment-Resistant Depression with Dr. Sandhya Prashad
March 31, 2021 03:28 - 43 minutes - 34.8 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers ketamine for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) with Dr. Sandhya Prashad, a psychiatrist and the founder and medical director of Houston Ketamine Therapeutics. She has extensive expertise using ketamine and is one of the most experienced ketamine psychiatrists in the United States, with her clinical practice focusing on TRD and incorporating transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), s...
PsychEd Episode 33: Treating Borderline Personality Disorder with Dr. Robert Biskin and Dr. Ronald Fraser
March 01, 2021 02:25 - 54 minutes - 43.2 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers the treatment of borderline personality disorder with expert guests: Dr. Robert Biskin, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University, and inpatient psychiatrist at the Borderline Personality Disorder Clinic at the McGill University Health Centre, as well as the inpatient psychiatrist at the Jewish General Hospital. Dr. Ronald Fraser, Associate Professor i...
PsychEd Episode 32: Diagnosing Borderline Personality Disorder with Dr. Robert Biskin and Dr. Ronald Fraser
March 01, 2021 02:15 - 50 minutes - 40.2 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder with expert guests: Dr. Robert Biskin, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University, psychiatrist at the Borderline Personality Disorder Clinic at the McGill University Health Centre, as well as inpatient psychiatrist at the Jewish General Hospital. Dr. Ronald Fraser, Associate Professor in the Department o...
PsychEd Episode 31: Understanding Psychodynamic Therapy with Dr. Rex Kay
January 29, 2021 02:42 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers psychodynamic psychotherapy with Dr. Rex Kay. Dr. Kay is a staff psychiatrist at Mount Sinai Hospital, assistant professor and modality lead for dynamic psychotherapy at the University of Toronto, as well as a faculty member at the Toronto Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis. The learning objectives for this episode are as follows: By the end of this episode, you shoul...
PsychEd Episode 30: Anti-black Racism and Mental Health with Dr. Kwame McKenzie
December 27, 2020 17:24 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers anti-black racism and mental health with Dr. Kwame McKenzie. Dr. McKenzie is an international expert on the social causes of illness, suicide and the development of effective, equitable health systems. He is a Professor of Psychiatry at University of Toronto and a staff psychiatrist and Director of Health Equity at the Centre of Addiction and Mental Health. The learning objectives:...
PsychEd Episode 29: Cultural Psychiatry with Dr. Eric Jarvis
November 16, 2020 02:55 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers the topic of cultural psychiatry with expert guest Dr. Eric Jarvis, Staff Psychiatrist and Director of the Cultural Consultation Service and the First Episode Psychosis Program at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal, Quebec and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University. The learning objectives for this episode are as follows: By the end of t...
PsychEd Episode 28: Newcomer mental health with Dr. Lisa Andermann, Dr. Clare Pain, and Norma Hannant
October 31, 2020 01:39 - 44 minutes - 36 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers Immigrant and Refugee mental health with not one, not two but three experts in the field: Dr. Lisa Andermann, Dr. Clare Pain, and Norma Hannant. The learning objectives for this episode are as follows: By the end of this episode, you should be able to: Explore the social, political and legal context of refugees and immigrants presenting with mental health concerns: Appreci...
PsychEd Episode 27: Serotonin Pharmacology: From SSRIs to Psychedelics with Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris
September 22, 2020 02:13 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. In this episode, we begin to explore the neurobiology of the serotonin system — along with key pharmacological agents (SSRIs and classical psychedelics) that act on this system — with guest expert Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris, a neuroscientist and head of the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London. Our discussion is more theoretical than directly clinically relevant, striving to ...
PsychEd Episode 26: Nutritional Psychiatry with Dr. Laura LaChance
July 07, 2020 14:28 - 52 minutes - 42 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers nutritional psychiatry with expert guest Dr. Laura LaChance, Staff Psychiatrist and Director of Outpatient Psychiatry at St. Mary’s Hospital Centre in Montreal, Quebec and Faculty Lecturer in the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University. The learning objectives for this episode are as follows: By the end of this episode, you should be able to… 1) Define nutrit...
PsychEd Episode 25: Understanding Attachment with Dr. Diane Philipp
June 06, 2020 23:36 - 55 minutes - 44.6 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. In this episode, we explore Attachment Theory, a key foundational framework in psychiatry which concerns relationships and the ways in which infants seek proximity to caregivers in development. Our guest expert is Dr. Diane Philipp, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at the Sick kids Center for Community Mental Health in Toronto and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. She has developed a ...
PsychEd Episode 24: COVID-19 and Medical Learner Wellness with Dr. Deanna Chaukos
May 04, 2020 14:04 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers medical trainee wellness during the COVID-19 pandemic with expert guest Dr. Deanna Chaukos, Staff Psychiatrist at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto and Wellness Lead for the Psychiatry Residency program at the University of Toronto. The learning objectives for this episode are as follows: By the end of this episode, you should be able to… Define wellness and burnout and their...
PsychEd Episode 23: Autism Spectrum Disorder with Dr. Melanie Penner, Dr. Yona Lunsky and Dr. Mitesh Patel
April 05, 2020 23:17 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) with not one, not two but THREE experts in the field: Dr. Melanie Penner (Developmental Pediatrician at Holland-Bloorview), Dr. Mitesh Patel (Forensic and Child Psychiatrist at CAMH) and Dr. Yona Lunsky (Psychologist at CAMH) The learning objectives for this episode are as follows: By the end of this episode, you should be able to… Have an unde...
PsychEd Episode 22: Psycho-Oncology Assessments with Dr. Elie Isenberg-Grzeda
January 26, 2020 22:34 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode is an introduction to the subspeciality of psychosocial oncology, focusing on 10 key content areas that you want to supplement your general psychiatric interview with. Along the way, we discuss the history of the field, contemporary controversies and useful interviewing techniques that can help with history collection, therapeutic alliance, and formulation. Learning objectives: G...
PsychEd Episode 21: Motivational Interviewing with Dr. Wiplove Lamba
October 25, 2019 23:25 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers Motivational Interviewing (MI) with Dr. Wiplove Lamba (staff psychiatrist), Dr. Anees Bahji (PGY5 resident), and Dr. Marlon Danilewitz (PGY5 resident) who we caught up with after their workshop on MI at the CPA annual conference in Quebec City. In addition to learning the basics about MI, Alex also volunteered to do a real-play with Dr. Lamba to demonstrate some MI techniques (and all in...
PsychEd Episode 20: Understanding rTMS with Dr. Jonathan Downar
September 24, 2019 21:59 - 31 minutes - 25.3 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) with Dr. Jonathan Downar, a world expert and leading researcher on rTMS, and clinical fellow Dr. Jean-Phillippe Miron. In addition to learning the basics about rTMS, you will also be listening to Henry Barron’s first-hand experience with non-therapeutic rTMS treatment to help bring some of the learning principles to life. The lear...
PsychEd Episode 19: Applying Mental Health Legislation with Kendra Naidoo
July 19, 2019 01:48 - 56 minutes - 44.9 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast by medical learners, for medical learners. In this episode from our EPA mini-series on clinical skills we review the Ontario mental health act. Our guest expert is Kendra Naidoo, legal counsel at the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto. The learning objectives for this episode are as follows: Review some of the history behind mental health legislation in Ontario. Discuss involuntary hospitalization, including criteria...
PsychEd Episode 18: Assessing Suicide Risk with Dr. Juveria Zaheer
July 17, 2019 20:10 - 56 minutes - 45.1 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. In this episode from our EPA mini-series on clinical skills, we comprehensively review the risk factors for self-harm and suicide and components of risk assessment. Our guest expert is Dr. Juveria Zaheer. She is a Clinician Scientist with the Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, and Education Administrator in the Emergency Department at CAMH. Her research focuses on suicide, gender and culture...
PsychEd Episode 17: The Psychiatric Interview with Dr. Juveria Zaheer
July 17, 2019 00:01 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. In this episode of our miniseries on psychiatric skills, we review the core content areas of a psychiatric assessment and look at techniques to improve interviewing efficiency, accuracy and alliance building. Our expert for this episode is Dr. Juveria Zaheer, a clinician-scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, in Toronto, ON. L...
PsychEd Episode 16: Biopsychosocial Formulation with Dr. Erin Carter
July 13, 2019 22:44 - 1 hour - 51.6 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. In this episode, we discuss the biopsychosocial formulation--what it is and how we do it . Our guest expert is Dr. Erin Carter, an in-patient psychiatrist at St. Joseph's Healthcare Centre in Toronto, Canada. The learning objectives for this episode are as follows: 1. Understand the components of a biopsychosocial formulation 2. Develop an approach to organizing and eliciting salient information to a...
PsychEd Episode 15: Managing Aggression and Agitation with Dr. Jodi Lofchy
July 13, 2019 20:37 - 56 minutes - 44.9 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. In this episode from our EPA mini-series on clinical skills, we comprehensively review the risk factors and management of aggression in the Psychiatric Emergency context. Our guest expert is Dr. Jodi Lofchy. She is the Chair of the Canadian Psychiatric Association’s Section of Emergency Psychiatry, and Interim Chief and Medical Program Director for the Department of Psychiatry at St. Joseph’s Health Centr...
PsychEd Episode 14: Diagnosis and Treatment of PTSD with Dr. Dana Ross
June 30, 2019 20:25 - 57 minutes - 45.7 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. In this episode, we comprehensively review the diagnosis and treatment of PTSD, and explore the psychological and physiological underpinnings of trauma. Our guest expert is Dr. Dana Ross. She is a psychiatrist in the Trauma Therapy Program at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, Canada. She is also a founder of Trauma Education Essentials Inc. which provides trauma-focused educational webinars, online...
PsychEd Episode 13: Psychiatric Rehabilitation with Dr. Abraham Rudnick
May 29, 2019 23:22 - 43 minutes - 34.5 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers Psychiatric Rehabilitation with guest Dr. Abraham Rudnick, who is currently a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Dalhousie. In this episode, Aarti and Alex learn about Psychiatric Rehabilitation, also known as Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR), a rarely discussed or taught “4th branch” of mental health intervention. Join our residents as they discover the de...
PsychEd Episode 12: Treatment of Schizophrenia Part IV Advanced Principles of Schizophrenia Treatment with Dr. Gary Remington
April 15, 2019 02:53 - 57 minutes - 46.2 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode is our fourth and final episode in our mini-series on schizophrenia. In this episode, we take an advanced look at the clinical management of schizophrenia, including a discussion of treatment-resistant schizophrenia and clozapine. Warning: this content in this episode is a little bit more advanced than usual, but also ultra interesting. Our guest expert is Dr. Gary Remington. He is a re...
PsychEd Episode 11: Treatment of Schizophrenia Part III CTOs and ACTT with Dr. Arash Nakhost
March 07, 2019 01:58 - 42 minutes - 33.9 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers community treatment orders (CTOs) and assertive community treatment (ACT) teams in the context of schizophrenia treatment with Dr. Arash Nakhost a staff psychiatrist who works on the FOCUS ACT team at St. Michael’s Hospital. The learning objectives for this episode are as follows: By the end of this episode, the listener will be able to… Provide a brief description of the history of...
PsychEd Episode 10: Treatment of Schizophrenia Part II with Dr. Albert Wong
February 13, 2019 01:55 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBWelcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode is part II in the treatment of schizophrenia series with our expert Dr. Albert Wong, a psychiatrist and research scientist who is an expert in schizophrenia at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and professor at the University of Toronto. The learning objectives for this episode are as follows: By the end of this episode, the listener will be able to… Conceptualize antip...