Dr. Myers is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at SUNY-Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. He graduated in medicine from the University of Western Ontario in 1966 and did residencies at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, Wayne State University (Detroit General Hospital), and the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
Dr. Myers is the author of eight books and over 150 articles, book chapters, letters, book reviews and 8 videotapes covering a range of topics in psychiatry. His two most recent books are Why Physicians Die By Suicide: Lessons Learned From Their Families and Others Who Cared and The Physician As Patient: A Clinical Handbook for Mental Health Professionals co-authored with Dr. Glen Gabbard.
He lectures throughout North America and beyond on the subject of physician wellbeing, resilience and vulnerability to stress and illness.
Financial Disclosure: I have/had an affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a commercial organization:
- Medical Education Speakers Network
Sessions in which Michael F. Myers MD, DLFAPA participates
2:45 PM
2:45 PM
- Words from the Wise: Personal and professional perspectives for the young ophthalmologist Metro Toronto Convention Centre (South Building) - Room 714 AB
- 2:45 PM - 5:30 PM | 2 hours 45 minutes
- Are you ready to take the next step in your career as an ophthalmologist? Words from the Wise presents detailed talks on fellowships and research a...
4:10 PM
4:10 PM
- All About You: Advice from a psychiatrist
- Participant Michael F. Myers MD, DLFAPA |
- 4:10 PM - 4:35 PM | 25 minutes Part of: Words from the Wise: Personal and professional perspectives for the young ophthalmologist
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Current Concepts I Metro Toronto Convention Centre (South Building) - Room 801
- 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | 2 hours
- LEARNING OBJECTIVESAt the end of this session, participants will be able to:Provide an overview of the currently available b...
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- The physician as patient: Strategies that work in our hour of need
- Participant Michael F. Myers MD, DLFAPA |
- 9:00 AM - 9:10 AM | 10 minutes Part of: Current Concepts I
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
- Physician Wellness: Finding resilience and balance in a contracting medical system Metro Toronto Convention Centre (South Building) - Room 714 B
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- LEARNING OBJECTIVESAt the end of this session, participants will be able to:Identify factors that affect physician health...
4:05 PM
4:05 PM
- But it ain’t going away: The difficult subject of physician suicide
- Participant Michael F. Myers MD, DLFAPA |
- 4:07 PM - 4:32 PM | 25 minutes Part of: Physician Wellness: Finding resilience and balance in a contracting medical system
- Keynote Speaker | Invité.e d'honneur