Royal Forensic Seminar Series Session Three Wrap - Session Four Preview

  Thanks to everyone who attended the live presentation of "The Mentally Ill Offender In Court" on March 28, 2013. The recorded session is now in the RFSS Archive and you can connect to it below:

View the video recording in the RFSS Archive 
Take the Pre-session Quiz



  The next session of the Royal Forensic Seminar Series is Thursday April 25 at 3:30 EST. Dr Brad Booth will present "The Psychiatrist In Court". The link to register for this event will be sent to all RFSS members very soon.

The Mentally Ill Offender in Court - Royal Forensic Seminar Series Session Three

Our next session is "The Mentally Ill Offender In Court" on Thursday March 28, 2013, beginning at 3:30 PM. Our guest presenter is Dr. AG Ahmed, Associate-Chief of Psychiatry (Forensics) at The Royal. A pre-session quiz is now online to challenge your current knowledge in advance of this live webinar. You can also register for the live webinar now.

• Click here to register for "The Mentally Ill Offender In Court" on Thursday March 28, 2013 beginning at 3:30 PM EST.
• Click here to challenge your knowledge with this pre-session quiz. All responses are anonymous and the quiz is designed to enhance the learning experience for each RFSS session.

Royal Forensic Seminar Series Session Two Wrap And Intro to Session Three

  Thanks to everyone who connected to "Basic Law For Psychiatrists" with Michelle O'Bonsawin on February 28, 2013. The questions were excellent, and it was a great lead into our next session. If you couldn't participate in the live webinar you can watch the session by linking to our RFSS Archive.

• Click here to view "Basic Law For Psychiatrists" recorded February 28, 2013

  Our next session is "The Mentally Ill Offender In Court" on Thursday March 28, 2013, beginning at 3:30 PM. Our guest presenter is Dr. AG Ahmed, Associate-Chief of Psychiatry (Forensics) at The Royal. A pre-session quiz will be sent to RFSS registrants very soon. You can register for the live webinar now.

• Click here to register for "The Mentally Ill Offender In Court" on Thursday March 28, 2013 beginning at 3:30 PM EST.

The next session in our seven-session series is Basic Law For Psychiatrists. This live webinar takes place on Thursday February 28 at 3:30 PM EST. RFSS course registrants will receive an email soon connecting to the session pre-test, and details for the live webinar will be sent days before the event. 

Presenter Michelle O’Bonsawin joined the Royal Ottawa Health Care Group as General Counsel in 2009 and in 2011, she accepted the additional role of the Freedom of Information Coordinator. She manages all of the Royal’s legal work and freedom of information requests.

• Click here to test your 'Basic Law' knowledge with a five-question quiz
• Click here to register for the live Webinar February 28 at 3:30 PM, EST.

Prior to joining the Royal, Michelle was in-house counsel at Canada Post Corporation. She is fluently bilingual and practices in the areas of mental health, labour, employment, human rights and privacy law. 

Michelle is a frequent guest speaker on issues of mental health, labour and privacy law. She regularly appears before the Consent and Capacity Board, the Ontario Review Board, various labour boards, the Canadian and Ontario Human Rights Tribunals, the Federal Court, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal for Ontario. 

Michelle is a graduate of the University of Ottawa French common law program and is called to the Ontario Bar.

Let's Wrap RFSS Session One - Introduction To Forensic Psychiatry

 Thank you for participating in The Royal Forensic Seminar Series (RFSS / #RFSS for Twitter) Session One – Introduction to Forensic Psychiatry. Before looking ahead to our next program, let’s wrap up activity for session one.

Recorded Archive for Session One: Introduction to Forensic Psychiatry with Dr. John Bradford:

Click here to connect to the "Introduction To Forensic Psychiatry" Post-session Quiz.

The next session in our seven session series is 'Basic Law For Psychiatrists'. That live webinar takes place on Thursday February 28 at 3:30 PM EST. RFSS registrants will receive an email soon connecting to a session pre-test, and details for the live webinar will be sent three days before the event.

Introducing The Royal Forensic Seminar Series 2013

We are proud to introduce The Royal Forensic Seminar Series (#RFSS). It is designed to provide introductory online education and self-assessment of professional skills for practicing psychiatrists thereby promoting lifelong learning. The program consists of web-based seminars (webinars) and multiple-choice self-assessment examinations, which cover the core competencies currently specified by The Royal College of Psychiatrists.


Participants attend 60 minute monthly seminars from the comfort of their homes/offices. They will then be required to take a test at the end of each module/ topic. They are provided with feedback on each item in the test, including a written discussion of correct responses and two reference citations for additional information about each topic. During the pilot phase, the RFSS will run for 7 months in the pilot phase and is accessible anywhere via Internet.

Objectives:
The Royal Forensic Seminar Series will provide an overview of selected topics review the basic concepts in forensic psychiatry with reference to Canadian case law.

At the conclusion each seminar, participants will be familiar with:

(1) Basic law for psychiatrists and the Canadian legal system

(2) The topics in forensic psychiatry cover during (see schedule)

(3) Related Canadian landmark cases

(4) Requirements of forensic assessment

(5) The essentials of forensic reports

Target Audience:
This RFSS is designed for psychiatrists who wish to advance their current knowledge of forensic psychiatry but not necessarily become forensic psychiatrists. We recommend going into a forensic psychiatry fellowship program if you are interested in certification in the subspecialty of forensic psychiatry. For more information on Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship programs in Canada please visit http://www.capl-acpd.org/pages/training/forensic_fellowship.html and for Fellowship in the USA, please visit http://www.aapl.org/fellow.php

Registration Information:
The RFSS is free during the 7 month trial period. Registration guarantees you 7 months access to monthly 60 minute seminars in real time, video archives of the seminars, test and feedback on the test.

The RFSS coordinator sends you instructions for accessing the webinar and a CME request form to be submitted upon completion of the test. For more information, contact The RFSS Coordinator Royal at:

Division of Forensic Psychiatry and Integrated Forensic Program, Department of Psychiatry and ROHCG, Tel #: 613-345-1461 Fax: #: 613-345-7276 or by email: peter.youell@theroyal.ca or whitnee.denard@theroyal.ca

Dates, Faculty and topics:

The members of the Division of Forensic Psychiatry, University of Ottawa and the Integrated Forensic Program of Royal Ottawa Health Care Group develop the content of the RFSS.

1. Dr. John Bradford: Introduction to Forensic Psychiatry (January 24, 2013, 3:30 PM EST)
2. Michelle O'Bonsawin: Basic Law For Psychiatrists (February 28, 2013, 3:30 PM EST)
3. Dr. AG Ahmed: The Mentally Ill Offender in the Courts (March 28, 2013, 3:30 PM EST)
4. Dr. Brad Booth: The Psychiatrist In The Courtroom (April 25, 2013, 3:30 PM EST)
5. Dr. Dominique Bourget: Malpractice And Liability (May 23, 2013, 3:30 PM EST)
6. Dr. Michael Seto: Risk Assessment (June 27, 2013, 3:30 PM EST)
7. Dr. Helen Ward: Malingering (July 25, 2013, 3:30 PM EST)
8. Dr. Reghuvaran Kunjukrishnan: Forensic Evaluation of Battered Women Syndrome and Self-Defense (TBA, 2013, 3:30 PM EST)

Building Healthier Workplaces 2012: Introducing Guest Kevin Kelloway

  Learning & Development at The Royal is proud to once again be a co-host to "Building Healthier Workplaces" 2012. This conference event, which launched in 2005 through the partnering efforts of The Royal, Manulife, Shepell.fgi and Mercer, will celebrate its sixth event. Once again all proceeds will go to The Royal Foundation for Mental Health.


  The 2012 committee welcomes Carleton University as an organizing partner and site host for this year's event which happens on October 25, 2012. We're also thrilled to announce one of our guest presenters, Mr. E. Kevin Kelloway.


About E. Kevin Kelloway
Canada Research Chair in Occupational Health Psychology Saint Mary’s University


  Kevin Kelloway is the Canada Research Chair in Occupational Health Psychology at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He received his Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from Queen’s University in 1991. Dr. Kelloway was the founding Ph.D. Program Director for the Saint Mary's Faculty of Commerce (2000 – 2003) and was a founding principal of the Centre for Leadership Excellence.




  Dr. Kelloway is a prolific researcher having published over 100 articles, book chapters, and technical reports. His research interests include occupational health psychology, leadership, the development and measurement of work attitudes/values, unionization, and the management of knowledge workers. He is co-author of The Union and its Members: A Psychological Approach (Oxford University Press, 1992), Using Flexible Work Arrangements to Combat Job Stress (John Wiley & Sons, 1998). With Dr. Julian Barling (Queen’s University), he edited a book series Advanced Topics in Organizational Psychology (SAGE Publications) and has co-edited the volume Young Workers: Varieties of Experience (APA Books). 


  He has also co-edited the Handbook of Work Stress (SAGE Publications, 2005) and the Handbook of Workplace Violence (SAGE Publications, 2006).
Most recently he has co-authored a text on I/O psychology (People and Work in Canada, Nelson, 2010) and co-edited a volume on health and safety in small business (Elgar, in press).


  Dr. Kelloway frequently reviews for academic journals/conferences and serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, and The Leadership and Organization Development Journal. He is the Associate Editor of Work & Stress and a Section Editor for Stress & Health. He is active in several professional associations and is the past president of the Canadian Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology. Dr. Kelloway also maintains an active practice consulting to private and public sector organizations.


  To learn more about Building Healthier Workplaces 2012 go to http://www.buildinghealthierworkplaces.ca


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