His academic appointments are Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University and Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia. Over the last 10 years, he has led a project to enhance mental health care in Canada by disseminating self-management workbooks for mental health problems and training family physicians to provide brief behavioural interventions. In addition, he has worked to enhance knowledge and practice regarding occupational disability caused by mental disorders, working with the Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health & Addiction (CARMHA).