41 episodes
Quick Takes: A podcast by physicians, for physicians CAMH, Dr. David Gratzer: Physician and Educator at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
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- Health & Fitness
Every year physicians and residents encounter a growing number of patients — and a shrinking amount of time to keep up-to-date on new practices or legislation surrounding the field of mental health and addiction.
Now, with the help of Dr. David Gratzer, co-chief of the General Adult Psychiatry & Health Systems Division at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, you can receive your clinical education on-the-go as he and his guests take these current policies and practices and summarize them for you.
As an educator, Dr. David Gratzer has been recognized by students and peers alike for his ability to take complex topics and present them in a concise and interesting way. He’s been doing this with a variety of articles related to psychiatry since 2012 in his popular blog, Reading of the Week. Now, in this new show, Dr. Gratzer brings his analytical skills on-air and, with the help of other experts, presents them in short, easily digestible, podcasts.
Give him just a few minutes of your time for each episode and come away with strategies and insight on how each topic could affect your practice — and your patients.
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Chronic homelessness with Dr. Vicky Stergiopoulos
Across North America, there are more people who are chronically homeless than ever before. Who are they? What psychiatric problems do they have? How can we help them? Joining Dr. David Gratzer to discuss this topic: Dr. Vicky Stergiopoulos, a former Physician-in-Chief of CAMH and an internationally recognized expert on chronic homelessness.
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The evolution of medical education with Dr. Ivan Silver
The world of medical education has changed. Textbooks, highlighters, and classrooms are being replaced by AI, sim and e-learning. To talk about the evolution of medical education, Dr. David Gratzer sat down with returning guest Dr. Ivan Silver, former vice president of education at CAMH and vice dean of the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine.
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ChatGPT and mental health care with Dr. John Torous
It’s the most downloaded app in history. ChatGPT has caused a stir. People use it to write resumes, plan dinner, and help with college term papers. What are the implications for mental health care? Will AI change our work? In this interview, Dr. Gratzer talks with returning guest Dr. John Torous, Director of the Digital Psychiatry Division at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
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The debate over coercive care in mental health with Anna Mehler Paperny
New York. California. Alberta. Across North America, there is growing interest in getting more people with mental health problems into care – even against their will. Why is this happening? What should we worry about? In this episode of Quick Takes, Dr. David Gratzer speaks with journalist and bestselling author Anna Mehler Paperny. Their discussion highlights the complex balance between patient rights and intervention.
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Patient suicide and its impact on residents and psychiatrists with Dr. Juveria Zaheer
Up to 80% of psychiatrists experience a suicide loss in their careers and a recent survey found that the majority of them felt caught off guard by the emotional impact it had on their lives. On this episode of Quick Takes Dr. Gratzer and his guest, Dr. Juveria Zaheer, discuss the impact of losing a patient to suicide.
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Physician burnout & depression with Dr. Srijan Sen
A recent survey has found that burnout levels among physicians are alarmingly high. But what is burnout, really? And how does it differ from depression? These are questions that Dr. Gratzer discusses with his guest on this episode, Dr. Srijan Sen, Director of the Frances and Kenneth Eisenberg and Family Depression Center at the University of Michigan.