No rural/community award given.

Telemental Health Education, part of a Forensic Education Series was developed under the leadership of Dr. Cynthia Baxter, the Chair of the Continuing Professional Development Committee for the Southern Alberta Forensic Psychiatry Service. This series of provincial forensic telehealth rounds occurs twice monthly and are broadcast to 25 sites across Western Canada with the intent to build capacity by providing interactive educational opportunities for service providers in urban, rural and remote communities to develop their skills in the assessment of and intervention with violent offenders. This telemental health series is an exemplary model for distance education and shared care.

Dr. Laurence Jerome and Dr Harold Merskey of the Harley Street Group and Dr Steven Dain, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine from the University of Western Ontario for their program Understanding Pain. Through a DVD and supporting Web site, to educate residents in training, practicing psychiatrists and other clinicians about the history of chronic pain and current management approaches.

No rural/community award given.

Dr Karandeep Sonu Gaind’s two-day conference, Death and the Maiden, focused on the practical clinical management of palliative care and women’s mental health issues.

Dr. André Gagnon, Dr. Suzanne Bouchard and Natalie Girard’s multimodal workshop, Formation sur les actions face au suicide, uses case simulations, videotaped vignettes and small-group discussions to improve physician interventions in suicidal cases.

No rural/community award given.

Dr. Ari Zarestsky, Dr. Laurence Jerome and Dr. John Copen’s pilot study examined practice change among psychiatrists following a nine-session cognitive-behavioural therapy supervision course delivered via tele-video conferencing.

No rural/community award given.

Dr. Shaheen Darani​
Dr. Amy Gajaria​

No academic award given.

The team of Dr. Mark Rapoport, Dr. Andrew Wiens, Dr. Dallas Seitz and Dr. Marcus Law received the award for the Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry National Review Course 2012 and 2013.

No academic award given.

The team of Dr. Carmen Wiebe, Dr. Deanna Mercer, Dr. Christine Dickson and Dr. Kathryn Fitch garnered the award for their six-hour course, Using Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Strategies in Your Practice. This two-part experiential program gave psychiatrists specific, concrete therapeutic skills which could easily be applied in their work when treating patients with Borderline Personality Disorder.

No academic award given.

Dr. Janet de Groot, Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Oncology (University of Calgary), Dr. Carol Adair (University of Calgary), Dr. Lindsay McLaren (University of Calgary), Dr. Gail McVey from the Hospital for Sick Children and Dr. Ron Plotnikoff (University of Alberta) for their symposium Obesity and Eating Disorders: Seeking Common Ground to Promote Health. This symposium gathered together a national, multi-disciplinary group of researchers, policymakers, program administrators and public health professionals to hear from researchers at the forefront of obesity and eating disorders treatment, and to set the stage for innovative and integrated approaches to help prevent obesity and eating disorders in those at risk.

Dr. John Tuttle for the University of Calgary’s Update in Medicine for Psychiatrists program. This program keeps psychiatrists up-to-date on changing areas of medicine and helps them co-manage medical patients more effectively.

Dr. Diane Simpson, Dr. Scott Patten, Dr. Steven Simpson and Dr. Jordon Cohen for their Psychiatric Online Journal Club. This online discussion forum addresses the needs of psychiatrists with time and distance constraints and provides a place of learning through online discussions and interpersonal interaction.

Drs Ian Dawe, Jodi Lofchy, Mara Goldstein and Robert Buckingham received this award for their program, An Update in Emergency Psychiatry. This annual course was designed to improve diagnostic and treatment skills based on current data and case studies.

No academic award given.

Dr. Harry Karlinsky’s Frames of Mind is a highly imaginative program that combines commercial films and documentaries with relevant mental health presentations.

Dr. Tatyana Barankin established and delivered an innovative seminar series in child and adolescent psychiatry for primary care physicians.

Dr. Roger McIntyre and Dr. Sagar Parikh of the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health were recognized for their innovative continuing education programs TIPP and TAPP longitudinal, small-group learning targeted at psychiatrists working in the community.