Quick Takes: A podcast by physicians, for physicians

What do you look for in a mentor? What qualities should you consider? And, more importantly, what exactly is a mentor?
To help answer these questions and discuss the role mentors play in the careers of physicians Dr. David Gratzer is joined by Dr. Suzanne Koven, a Harvard-affiliated physician and Writer-in-Residence at Massachusetts General, whose article, "What Is a Mentor?" was recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

In this episode you will learn:

• the distinction between coaching and mentoring
• the types of mentor relationships
• the importance of genuine empathy and firm ego boundaries in mentors
• how to find a good mentor.

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Quick Takes is a production of the Center for Addiction and Mental Health. You can find links to the relevant content mentioned in the show and accessible transcripts of all the episodes we produce online at CAMH.ca.

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Welcome to another episode of Quick Takes Essentials, our summer series. 

This essential episode first aired in 2023 and is on the perpetually hot-topic of burnout. 

Could the old concept of a doctor’s lounge be a new way of helping to address burnout?

With 182 studies yielding 142 different definitions of burnout, is burnout, in fact, depression?

Here I speak with Dr. Srijan Sen (of the University of Michigan) about how burnout has become a loose term that means different things to different people.

Please enjoy.

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Quick Takes is a production of the Center for Addiction and Mental Health. You can find links to the relevant content mentioned in the show and accessible transcripts of all the episodes we produce online at CAMH.ca.

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Welcome to another episode of Quick Takes Essentials, our summer series. 

On this episode, released this past February, I sat down with Dr. Vicky Stergiopoulos (of the University of Toronto) and former Physician-in-Chief of CAMH to discuss why, across North America, there are more people who are chronically homeless than ever before.  Dr.  Stergiopoulos is an internationally recognized expert on chronic homelessness and offers great insight on this topic.

What psychiatric problems does this population have? 
And, importantly, how can we help them? 

Please enjoy.

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Quick Takes is a production of the Center for Addiction and Mental Health. You can find links to the relevant content mentioned in the show and accessible transcripts of all the episodes we produce online at CAMH.ca.

Follow CAMH Education on X (formerly known as Twitter) @camhEdu

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Welcome back to Quick Takes Essentials our summer series.

ChatGPT is the most downloaded app in history.

What are the implications for mental health services?

Will AI change our work?

In this episode, released in 2023, I speak with Dr. John Torous (of Harvard University) who serves as the director of the Digital Psychiatry Division at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Please enjoy.

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Quick Takes is a production of the Center for Addiction and Mental Health. You can find links to the relevant content mentioned in the show and accessible transcripts of all the episodes we produce online at CAMH.ca.

Follow CAMH Education on X (formerly known as Twitter) @camhEdu

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Welcome to another episode of Quick Takes Essentials, our summer series. 

This essential episode was released just this past May and is on the newly released CANMAT Depression Guidelines update. 

If you haven't had time to review the update, well, you can start by listening to this episode, which outlines all the major changes in that update in a quick, concise format. 

The update draws on eight clinically relevant questions, which we explore akin to following a patient's journey. 

Here I interview first co-author Doctor Raymond Lam of the University of British Columbia. 

Please enjoy.

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Quick Takes is a production of the Center for Addiction and Mental Health. You can find links to the relevant content mentioned in the show and accessible transcripts of all the episodes we produce online at CAMH.ca.

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Welcome back to Quick Takes Essentials our summer series where we look back on recent clinical updates and big issues in psychiatry, which we focused on previously. 

This is the sleep episode. For answers to questions on sleep disorders and the new medications available for physicians to prescribe, have a listen to this episode released in April of 2023 where I interviewed psychiatrist and sleep medicine specialist, Dr. Michael Mak.

Take a moment or two this summer to learn something new while enjoying your morning coffee, taking a hike, or relaxing by the campfire.

Please enjoy.

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Quick Takes is a production of the Center for Addiction and Mental Health. You can find links to the relevant content mentioned in the show and accessible transcripts of all the episodes we produce online at CAMH.ca.

Follow CAMH Education on X (formerly known as Twitter) @camhEdu

Follow and subscribe to Reading of the Week where, every week, Dr. David Gratzer reviews research papers from the world of psychiatry.

Welcome to Quick Takes Essentials our summer series that introduces (or re-introduces) you to episodes from our archives that have focused on important clinical updates and recent big issues in psychiatry.

Take a moment or two this summer to learn something new while enjoying your morning coffee, taking a hike, or relaxing by the campfire.

This selection first aired back in May of 2022 and in it I spoke about cannabis use ("Who should be using cannabis? How should we talk to our patients about it?") with Dr. Kevin Hill of Harvard University. 

Please enjoy.

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Quick Takes is a production of the Center for Addiction and Mental Health. You can find links to the relevant content mentioned in the show and accessible transcripts of all the episodes we produce online at CAMH.ca.

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Will the stigma around ECT fade? Will ECT simply grow less relevant in the age of ketamine and MST? What’s the future of neuromodulation?
Join Dr. David Gratzer as he speaks to Dr. Daniel Blumberger, scientific director of the Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention and professor at the University of Toronto to find out.

During their discussion, we learn about:

• the 20-30 active clinical trials at the Temerty Centre
• the impact and efficacy of some of the newer treatments like ketamine, rTMS, and MST
• the latest in the literature on ECT and suicide prevention
• and that ECT isn’t being replaced any time soon.

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Quick Takes is a production of the Center for Addiction and Mental Health. You can find links to the relevant content mentioned in the show and accessible transcripts of all the episodes we produce online at CAMH.ca.

Follow CAMH Education on X (formerly known as Twitter) @camhEdu

Follow and subscribe to Reading of the Week where, every week, Dr. David Gratzer reviews research papers from the world of psychiatry.

Much has changed over the past eight years. In 2016, singer Olivia Rodrigo was just starting high school; quarterback Tom Brady seemed ageless; none of us were talking about pandemics. Recently the Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) released its first major depression update in eight years. How has depression management changed, and what does it mean for you and your practice? Join Dr. David Gratzer as he speaks to Dr. Raymond Lam, the co-first author and the executive chair of CANMAT and find out.

In this episode you will learn:

• when to recommend exercise (and how to discuss it with your patients)
• about the role of pharamacogenetic testing
• how to think about neuromodulation
• and the reason for the format update to these guidelines.

THANKS FOR LISTENING!

Quick Takes is a production of the Center for Addiction and Mental Health. You can find links to the relevant content mentioned in the show and accessible transcripts of all the episodes we produce online at CAMH.ca.

Follow CAMH Education on X (formerly known as Twitter) @camhEdu

Follow and subscribe to Reading of the Week where, every week, Dr. David Gratzer reviews research papers from the world of psychiatry.

Homelessness seems to be more prevalent now than ever before. But why? And is there a solution? Joining Dr. David Gratzer to explore the challenges and changes in the chronically homeless population over the years is Dr. Vicky Stergiopoulos, a former Physician-in-Chief of CAMH and an internationally recognized expert on chronic homelessness.

During their conversation we learn about:

• The importance of providers who understand the realities of homelessness.
• The evolving substance use patterns among the homeless population.
• The details on the longest randomized control trial on homelessness ever performed.
• And just how close Finland is to ending homelessness in the coming years.

THANKS FOR LISTENING!

Quick Takes is a production of the Center for Addiction and Mental Health. You can find links to the relevant content mentioned in the show and accessible transcripts of all the episodes we produce online at CAMH.ca.

Follow CAMH Education on X (formerly known as Twitter) @camhEdu

Follow and subscribe to Reading of the Week where, every week, Dr. David Gratzer reviews research papers from the world of psychiatry.