Department of Medicine Weekly Roundup - February 19

Please see below for the following updates:

• Changes to Nephrology Divisional Leadership
• Congratulations to Jennifer Watt, 2026 Janet McElhaney Mid-Career Research Award Recipient
• IMPORTANT: CMaRS Reappointment 2026 Information
• IMPORTANT: Microsoft 365 Migration: Physician Memo
• LIFT Mentor Recruitment
• NLOT Pilot
• Update from the Elements Project Team – Winter/Spring 2026
• Reminder: WebCV to be decommissioned on March 31, 2026

 Dr. Jeff Zaltzman will be stepping down as Division Head for the Division of Nephrology as of March 1, 2026.  We would like to thank Jeff for his leadership of this Division over the last 10 years. Dr. Martin Schreiber has kindly agreed to be Interim Division Head as of March 1, 2026. 

Congratulations to Jenn Watt on being named the 2026 Janet McElhaney Mid-Career Research Award recipient. This award recognizes her outstanding contributions to research and her continued commitment to advancing academic excellence.  Jenn will be presented the award at the Gala Dinner during the Canadian Geriatrics Society 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting.

The reappointment application period for 2026-27 has begun!

****Deadline to submit reappointment application: March 31, 2026****

Reappointments cover the time period of July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027.

For the 2026 reappointment application process, Courses with a completion date as of December 1, 2025 or later are considered completed for reappointment 2026.

Mandatory learning modules for 2026 reappointment:

• Workplace Violence & Workplace Harassment Prevention
• Fire Safety, Security & Emergency Codes
• TAHSN Privacy & Cyber Security
• TAHSN Relations with Industry
• TAHSN Recognizing Domestic Violence in the Workplace 

These modules must be completed as outlined in the Unity Health Toronto Corporate Mandatory Training Policy.  Please see the attached guide and resources for more information on completing these modules.

Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions.

We’re excited to share that Microsoft 365 (M365) migration is underway. This transition will improve security, enhance collaboration, and provide access to new applications to improve productivity across the organization.

Important Changes

• Emails with details on your date of migration and pre-migration activities will be sent from UnityMigration
• There may be a brief Outlook/Office outage during your planned migration date between 9:00am– 11:00am Please save any meeting links, documents, or files you may need during that window
• For front-line clinicians, Outlook and Office applications will be accessed via web browser after migration
• For mobile device access, once you are migrated, please set aside 30-60min to setup Microsoft Intune (our new Mobile Device Management system) and complete the other required activities
• OneDrive will be available for secure file storage and sharing, replacing personal network drives
• In‑person and virtual drop‑in support sessions will be available to assist with any migration‑related issues or questions

Sent on behalf of Dr. Urszula Zurawska, Physician-in-Chief, Department of Medicine, St. Joseph’s Hospital

Amrit and Amr are currently recruiting mentors for the annual LIFT (Leading Inclusive Futures Together) Summer Youth Mentorship Program. The commitment is quite manageable — 2–5 half-days of clinical mentorship, either during the week of July 20–24 or August 10–14. Feedback from mentors in past years has been extremely positive. Please take a look at the attached flyer for more details, and feel free to reach out to either of them directly with any questions.

Sharing an announcement on behalf of Ashley Verduyn, Jonathan Ailon, Keith Johnstone, Norm Dewhurst, and Lindsay Martinek about a new initiative launching next week aimed at improving access to palliative care for long-term care residents admitted to hospital. We wanted to make sure physicians are aware of the initiative in advance. Additional details are included below and in the attached memo.

The participating LTC homes are: Copernicus Lodge, Runnymede LTC, Ivan Franko LTC, Norwood LTC, Lakeshore Lodge, Rekai Centre (Sherbourne and Wellesley sites), Fudger House, and Houses of Providence.

As we start the New Year, there are several exciting developments in the Elements implementation initiative that we’re excited to share with you. If this is the first you’re hearing about this initiative, Elements is the engine for a digital platform that empowers faculty and researchers to showcase their achievements and research through the Discover Research portal. While the features within Elements enable faculty and researchers to curate their public profile, they can also be used to export data into formats that support appointment review and promotion processes. Elements will be replacing the existing WebCV application after March 31, 2026 as the standard curriculum vitae curation tool supported within the Temerty Faculty of Medicine.

To support this transition, the Elements team will be launching a new webinar series that will be available to the faculty and staff moving to the new platform in the coming months. 

Webinar Training Series 

MedIT will be offering an online multi-session webinar series to help users build their skills and understanding of the Elements platform.

If you’d like to attend (or have an administrative staff member attend on your behalf), please express your interest via the Elements Webinar Sign-Up form. 

For More information visit: https://deptmedicine.utoronto.ca/news/update-elements-project-team-winterspring-2026

The Department of Medicine is in the process of transitioning from WebCV to Elements and will decommission our use of WebCV on March 31, 2026. Please ensure you have downloaded a copy of your CV prior to this date for your records. 

For faculty who are going through CFAR in spring 2026 or promotions in 2026 or 2027, where final documents are uploaded before March 31, 2026, you may continue to use WebCV. Faculty who are going through CFAR or promotions immediately after this (i.e. CFAR fall 2026 and promotions 2028) will use Elements and will be prioritized for data entry support from the Elements team.