VHARI ELIZABETH JAMES
Fall River,Nova Scotia
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Sydney, NS
01.2021 - Current
- Clinical teaching on inpatient unit for Child and Adolescent Subspecialty residents (PGY5/PGY6), General Psychiatry residents (PGY3), Pediatric residents, and medical students, Clinical teaching and supervision of Nurse Practitioner in rural outpatient clinic in Eastern Zone
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Eastern Zone
07.2021 - Current
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Garron Centre
07.2021 - Current
- Locum Tenens Coverage (Inpatients
04.2022 - Current
- Clinical teaching throughout residency training on rotations and while on call for Psychiatry residents, Pediatric residents, and medical students
1 1 - Current
- Leadership role for Psychiatry at Child and Adolescent Mental
IWK Hospital
Halifax, NS
07.2019 - 01.2021
- Inpatient Child and Adolescent Unit - IWK Hospital in Halifax -Inpatient Child and Adolescent Unit - Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto -Day Treatment Program - Child Intensive Services, Halifax -Outpatient Clinics – Bedford-Sackville and Truro, NS -Subspecialty clinics – OCD and Early Psychosis
01.2013 - 01.2021
Locum Tenens On, Colchester County Regional Hospital, Valley Regional Hospital, South Shore Regional Hospital
03.2018 - 01.2019
Tenens Resident Co-Ordinator
Locum
01.2018 - 01.2019
Senior Resident Representative
01.2018 - 01.2019
Lecturer
01.2016 - 01.2018
- For third year medical students - Psychiatry Seminars on Personality Disorders, Psychiatric Emergencies and Psychotherapy, LEADERSHIP
- Emerging Leaders in Academic Medicine, a leadership course offered through Dalhousie University
Resident representative
Adolescent Psychiatry Emergency Department committee
01.2017 - 01.2018
Examiner
Medical University OSCE at Dalhousie
01.2017
Tutor - Skilled Clinician
01.2017
- Seminars in Psychiatry for second year medical students (2016) and International Medical University Link Program Tutor
Co-Chief Resident
01.2019
- For Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Subspecialty Program
Education
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Subspecialty - undefined
Dalhousie University, Child
2021
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Dalhousie University
2019
Adolescent Subspecialty Affiliate - undefined
July 2018
MB - undefined
University of Dublin, Trinity College
2013
Honours Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Toronto
2007
Affiliations
- Royal College Certification examination in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Passed, September 2021)
- Royal College Certification examination in Psychiatry (Passed, April 2019) RESEARCH AND PRESENTATIONS
- Presentation, NSHA: Quality Summit 2023, Eastern Zone -- Monitoring Adverse Effects with Antidepressant Use in the Cape Breton Adolescent Population. (October 2023).
- Project Lead, Quality Improvement Collaborative, NSHA: Implemented the regular use of objective measures in monitoring potential adverse effects of antidepressants in the adolescent population; Participated in 55 hours of training through the collaborative on Quality Improvement projects through virtual education sessions. (Fall 2022).
- Presentation, Continuing Professional Development, Dalhousie University: Choosing Wisely with Academic Detailing Conference – Evidence Based Treatment of Anxiety and Depression in Adolescents. (October, 2022)
- Presentation, Postgraduate Subspecialty Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Training, Dalhousie University. Psychiatry Academic Grand Rounds – Capgras, Catatonia and Cerebral Palsy: A Complex Case Report (May, 2021)
- Research, NSHA: Comparing Outcomes of Addictions Treatment Program Modifications in Central Zone of Nova Scotia Health Authority (2017-2019).
- Presentation given to Community Mental Health and Addictions Outpatient Teams in Central Zone, NSHA (May, 2019).
Additional Information
- AWARDS , IWK Kudos Award for professionalism and insight (2017)
Timeline
04.2022 - Current
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Eastern Zone
07.2021 - Current
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Garron Centre
07.2021 - Current
01.2021 - Current
IWK Hospital
07.2019 - 01.2021
Co-Chief Resident
01.2019
Locum Tenens On, Colchester County Regional Hospital, Valley Regional Hospital, South Shore Regional Hospital
03.2018 - 01.2019
Tenens Resident Co-Ordinator
Locum
01.2018 - 01.2019
Senior Resident Representative
01.2018 - 01.2019
Resident representative
Adolescent Psychiatry Emergency Department committee
01.2017 - 01.2018
Examiner
Medical University OSCE at Dalhousie
01.2017
Tutor - Skilled Clinician
01.2017
Lecturer
01.2016 - 01.2018
01.2013 - 01.2021
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Subspecialty - undefined
Dalhousie University, Child
undefined
Dalhousie University
Adolescent Subspecialty Affiliate - undefined
MB - undefined
University of Dublin, Trinity College
Honours Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Toronto
1 1 - Current
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