Past Grand Rounds Recordings

The Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds is an opportunity to discuss high yield topics chosen by Department Faculty, Residents and Members.  Presentations will be made by physicians, residents and multi-disciplinary team members.

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Tuesday, May 20th, 2025  -  TRANSFORMING PHYSICIAN WELLNESS IN HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS: PAST LESSONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS

  • Treena Wilkie
    Chief of Forensic Service and Associate Chief
    Medical Officer
    University of Toronto

Tuesday, May 13th, 2025  -  VIRTUAL URGENT CARE: A CLICK AWAY FROM MENTAL HEALTHCARE

  • David Gratzer, MD, FRCPC
    Associate Professor
    University of Toronto

Tuesday, May 6th, 2025  -  DBT

  • Natalie Husarewycz, MD, FRCPC
     

Tuesday, April 29th, 2025  - EVALUATING MONITORING PRACTICES FOR CLOZAPINE-INDUCED MYOCARDITIS IN A LARGE TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

  • Wyatt Baloun
    Pharmacy Resident, WRHA

 

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025  - BEYOND COUNTING SHEEP: CBT-I, PHARMACOTHERAPY, AND NAVIGATING MODERN INSOMNIA CARE

  • Michael Mak, MD, FRCPC
    Site Director, Undergraduate Education,
    Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
    University of Toronto

 

Tuesday, April 15th, 2025  - PRECISION DRUG AND ALCOHOL PREVENTION: A CLUSTER RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF A PERSONALITY-TARGETED INTERVENTIONS ON FIVE-YEAR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER OUTCOMES

FOCUSED RESEARCH ROUNDS

  • Patricia Conrad, PhD
    Professor of Psychiatry
    University of Montreal

Tuesday, March 18th, 2025  - CLINICAL APPROACH IN THE ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF ADULTS WITH CO-OCCURRING ANXIETY AND ATTENTIONAL SYMPTOMS

  • Jitender Sareen, MD, FRCPC
    Department Head
    University of Manitoba
    Provincial Specialty Lead, Mental Health and Addictions,
    Shared Health

Tuesday, February 25th, 2025  - A DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF WINNIPEG’S FIRST FORMAL MANAGED ALCOHOL PROGRAM

  • Heather Ashdown, MD, FRCPC
    Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry
    University of Manitoba

Tuesday, February 11th, 2025  - A COMPRESSIVE ASSESSMENT OF RELATIVE AND ABSOLUTE RISKS FOR SUICIDE AND SUICIDE ATTEMPT AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS AND OTHER CONDITION

  • Annette Erlangsen, PhD
    Associate Professor, Head of Program
    Danish Research Institute for Suicide Prevention
    Copenhagen, Denmark

Tuesday, February 4th, 2025  - TREATMENT OF PTSD AT THE OPERATIONAL STRESS INJURY CLINIC

  • Murray Enns, MD, FRCPC
    Professor, Department of Psychiatry
    University of Manitoba
  • Carmen Bodkyn, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Health Psychology
    University of Manitoba

Tuesday, January 14th, 2025  - LIGHT THERAPY FOR SEASONAL AND NON-SEASONAL DEPRESSION – LATEST ADVANCES

  • Raymond Lam, MD, FRCPC
    Associate Head, Department of Psychiatry
    University of British Columbia

Tuesday, December 17th, 2024  - WHAT PARENTS WANT TO KNOW ABOUT ADHD

  • Andrew Hall, MD, FRCPC
    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
    University of Manitoba
     
  • Jennifer Ritter, C.Psych (CAND)

 

Tuesday, December 10th, 2024  - THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OUTCOMES OF INJURY

  • Rae Spiwak, MSc, PhD
    Assistant Professor and Research Scientist
    Department of Surgery
    University of Manitoba

 

Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024  - FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY IN MANITOBA

  • Hygiea Casiano, MD, FRCPC
    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
    University of Manitoba
     
  • Shauna Sawich, MD, FRCPC
    Lecturer in Psychiatry
    University of Manitoba

 

Tuesday, November 26th, 2024  - CLOSING THE GAP – LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY IN PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH

  • Simone Vigod, MD, MSc, FRCPC
    Professor of Psychiatry
    Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
    Head, Department of Psychiatry, and Shirley A. Brown
    Memorial Chair in Women’s Health Research, Women’s College Hospital
    Senior Adjunct Scientist, ICES, Toronto, Ontario

 

Tuesday, November 19th, 2024  - THE RCMP LONGITUDINAL PTSD STUDY: RATIONALE, METHODS, AND RECENT RESULTS

  • Nicholas Carleton, Ph.D., R.D. Psych., FCAHS, MCRSC
    Professor of Psychology, University of Regina
    Scientific Director, Canadian Institute for Public Safety
    Research and Treatment

 

Tuesday, November 5th, 2024  - ADVANCES IN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE: EMERGING RISK FACTORS, DIAGNOSTIC ADVANCEMENTS, AND EVOLVING MANAGEMENT APPROACHES

  • Sina Hafizi Barjin, MD, FRCPC
    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
    University of Manitoba

Tuesday, October 29th, 2024  - EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR PSYCHOSIS:
IMPROVING CLINICAL CARE AND OUTCOMES

  • Phil Tibbo, MD, FRCPC
    Professor, Department of Psychiatry
    Dalhousie University
    Halifax, NS

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024  - ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE DIRECTIONS

  • John Maher, MD, FRCPC
    Barrie & South Georgian Bay ACT Teams
    Canadian Mental Health Association
    Ontario, Canada

Tuesday, October 8th, 2024  - INTENSIVE HOME TREATMENT

  • Dr. David Heath
    Waterloo, Ontario

Tuesday, September 10th, 2024  - PHYSICIAN BURNOUT AND WELL-BEING: WHAT WE KNOW AND WHERE TO GO

  • Shelley Anderson, MD, FRCPC
    Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
     
  • Navjot Brainch, MD, FRCPC
    Lecturer, Psychiatry
     
  • Jacqueline Gougeon, BMRTP, MD, CCFP, IBCLC
    Assistant Professor, Family Medicine & Obstetrics
     
  • Seth D. Marks, MD, MSc, FRCPC
    Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Child Health
    University of Manitoba

Tuesday, June 25th, 2024  - RURAL AND REMOTE CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY: WHAT ARE WE DOING RIGHT AND WRONG?”

  • Jack Haggarty, MD, FRCPC
    Senior Medical Director, St. Joseph’s Care Group
    Professor and Chair, Section of Psychiatry
    Northern Ontario School of Medicine University
    Thunder Bay, Ontario

Tuesday, June 18th, 2024  - PERINATAL RESEARCH

  • FOCUSED RESEARCH ROUNDS
    Leslie Roos, PhD
    Distinguished Professor
    Community Health Sciences
    Manitoba Centre for Health Policy
    University of Manitoba

Tuesday, June 11th, 2024  - PEARLS AND PROGRESS: THE NEW CANMAT DEPRESSION GUIDELINES

  • Sagar Parikh, MD, FRCPC
    John F. Greden Professor of Depression and Clinical Neuroscience
    Professor of Psychiatry and Head, Depression Program, Michigan Medicine
    Professor of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health
    Co-head, Workplace Mental Health Solutions, Eisenberg Depression Center
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Tuesday, June 4th, 2024  - Faculty Council (Department of Psychiatry Faculty and Residents only) (11:00 AM to 1:00 PM)

Tuesday, May 28th, 2024  - ACHIEVING HEALTH EQUITY THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN URBAN INDIGENOUS YOUTH AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA PSYCHIATRY TRAINING PROGRAM”

  • Polina Anang, MD, FRCPC
    Associate Professor
     
  • Cara Katz, MD, FRCPC
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Psychiatry
    University of Manitoba

Tuesday, May 14th, 2024 - NEW ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TEAMS IN MANITOBA: RATIONALE, CRITERIA, AND OPPORTUNITIES

  • Melissa Enmore
    Project Management Consultant, Shared Health
     
  • Rajat Jayas, MD, FRCPC
    Medical Lead – Community Psychosis Programs Winnipeg
     
  • Arlene Maclennan
    Director of Health Services
    Adult Outpatient Services Mental Health & Addictions
     
  • Andrea Piotrowski, PhD
    WRHA Regional Medical Specialty Lead,
    Clinical Health Psychology

Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 - NEUROSTIMULATION FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS

  • Tarek Rajii, MD, FRCPC
    Chair, Medical Advisory Committee, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
    Professor of Psychiatry & Director, Geriatric Psychiatry Division
    Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
    Canada Research Chair in Neurostimulation for Cognitive Disorders

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024 - RESULTS FROM A CROSS-PROVINCIAL STUDY OF PSYCHIATRIC CARE

  • David Rudoler, PhD
    Associate Professor
    Ontario Tech Health Sciences

Tuesday, April 9th, 2024  - PARTNERSHIPS FOR LIFE: PROGRESS, CHALLENGES, AND LESSONS FROM AN EMERGING GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO PREVENT SUICIDE

  • Mark Sinyor, MD FRCPC
    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
    University of Toronto

Thursday, April 4th, 2024  - MEASUREMENT-BASED CARE AND MENTAL HEALTH: ARE WE THERE YET?

  • Rakesh Jetly, OMM, CD, MD, FRCPC
    Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, University of Ottawa
  • Anne Germain, PH.D
    NOCTEM Health, University of Pittsburgh

Tuesday, March 12th, 2024  - SUPERVISED CONSUMPTION SITES

  • Erin Knight, MD
    Assistant Professor
  • Heather Ashdown, MD
    Lecturer
    Department of Psychiatry
    University of Manitoba

Tuesday, March 5th, 2024  - FOCUSED RESEARCH ROUNDS

  • Erik Friesen, PhD
    University of Toronto
  • James Bolton, MD
    Ruth Hurd Professor in Psychiatry
    University of Manitoba

Tuesday, December 19th, 2023  - WHAT’S NEW IN MIGRAINE MANAGEMENT?”

  • Satnam Singh Nijjar, MD, FRCPC (Neurology)

Tuesday, December 5th, 2023  - FOCUSED RESEARCH ROUNDS

  • Colleen Webber
    Senior Clinical Research Associate
    Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
    Ottawa, ON

Tuesday, November 21st, 2023  - Homeless, Not Hopeless

  • Keri Ranson
    Acting Public Guardian and Trustee
  • Shannon Watson
    Lead, Complex Community Service Integration
  • Mark Etkin, MD FRCPC
    Psychiatric Consultant to HOCS (Health Outreach and Community support)
  • Jim Simm, MD FRCPC
    Chief Provincial Psychiatrist

Tuesday, October 24th, 2023  - FOCUSED RESEARCH ROUNDS

  • Signe Penner-Goeke, PhD
    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Department of Translational Research in Psychiatry
    Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry
    Munich, Germany

Tuesday, Sept 19th, 2023  - PHYSICIAN AGREEMENT UPDATE – FOCUS ON PSYCHIATRY

Special Rounds Presentation - Faculty Only

  • Jitender Sareen
  • Beth Beaupre
  • Ryan Gibson
  • Roger Jamieson
  • Kara Gray
  • Prabhath Avadhanula
  • Chris Classen

Tuesday, Sept 12th, 2023  - Research on death, dying and dignity in the time of COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Harvey Chochinov, MD FRCPC
    Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry
    University of Manitoba
    Senior Scientist, CancerCare Manitoba Research Institute
  • Kendiss Olafson, MD FRCPC MPH
    Assistant Professor, Section of Critical Care
    University of Manitoba
  • Salina Pirzada, PhD Candidate
    Departments of Psychiatry & Community Health Sciences
    University of Manitoba

Tuesday, June 6th, 2023  - Interventional Psychiatry in Manitoba: Current State and Future Directions

  • Daniel M. Blumberger, MD FRCPC
    Director and Chair,
    Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention, CAMH
    Professor of Psychiatry
    University of Toronto
  • Murray W. Enns, MD FRCPC
    Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba
    Medical Director, Winnipeg Operational Stress Injury Clinic

Tuesday, May 30th, 2023 - Delusions, Unusual Beliefs and Conspiracy Theories: Has the Boundary Shifted?

  • Gary Chaimowitz, MB, ChB, FRCPC, MBA
    Head of Service, Forensic Psychiatry Program
    St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
    Professor, McMaster University
    Hamilton, Ontario

Tuesday, March 14th, 2023 - Truth and Reconciliation: Our PGME Action Plan 

  • Dr. Lisa Monkman, PGME Truth and Reconciliation Action Plan (TRAP) Co-Chair
  • Dr. Joel Kettner, PGME TRAP Co-Chair
  • Debra Beach Ducharme, PGME TRAP Community Engagement Co-Chair
  • Elder Margaret Lavallee, PGME TRAP Member

Tuesday, March 7th, 2023 -  Academic Career Advancement: What does this mean for clinician?

Department of Psychiatry Faculty Only

  • Sara J. Israels, MD FRCPC
    Vice Dean, Academic Affairs, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
    Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health
    University of Manitoba
    Senior Scientist, CancerCare Manitoba Research Institute

Tuesday, February 28th, 2023 - A Pilot of Extension of Community Health Outcomes (ECHO) in Manitoba

  • Krystal Thorington, MD, FRCPC (she/her)
    Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry
  • Jennifer Hensel, MD, MSc, FRCPC
    Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry
    Post-Graduate Education Psychiatry Resident
    Research Co-Ordinator
  • Erin Knight, MD, CCRP(AM), ISAM (Certification)
    Assistant Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and
    Family Medicine
    Program Director, Addiction Medicine Enhanced
    Skills Program
    University of Manitoba

Tuesday, February 14th, 2023 - The Role of Brain Stimulation Treatments in
difficult to Treat Depression

  • Daniel M. Blumberger, MD FRCPC
    Director and Chair,
    Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention, CAMH
    Professor of Psychiatry
    University of Toronto

Tuesday, January 10th, 2023 - Medical Assistance in Dying for Mental Disorders – Development Processes

  • Kim Wiebe, MD, Medical Director of the MAID Team
  • Jitender Sareen, Department Head, Psychiatry,
    Provincial Specialty Lead, Mental Health and Addictions
  • Perry Gray, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Shared Health
  • Anna Ziomek, MD, Registrar, College