Unlock the Latest Advances in Psychopharmacology: 13th Annual Conference

We are thrilled to announce our 13th annual two-day course, carefully designed for practicing clinicians, clinical researchers, and trainees in psychiatry. This comprehensive conference focuses on the latest developments in psychopharmacology, with an emphasis on difficult-to-treat patients and innovative treatment strategies.

Conference Highlights

• Updated review of neurobiology and brain function, including neurotransmission sequence and gene transcription
• Treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, with a focus on prodromal symptoms, first episode patients, and long-term maintenance
• New antipsychotic medications and treatment augmentation, including potential new uses for mood stabilizers
• Neurobiological mechanisms of depression, including genetic, epigenetic, and inflammatory contributions
• Modern use of antidepressants, based on the latest clinical findings
• Special consideration of ketamine, ECT, TMS, psychedelics, and augmentation strategies for treatment-resistant depression and bipolar depression
• Diagnosis and treatment of anxiety, borderline personality disorder, OCD, and eating disorder patients, including the risks and benefits of benzodiazepines
• Etiology and treatment of PTSD, with emphasis on blood levels, dosing, and innovative combinations
• Importance of evaluation and psychopharmacological treatment of women’s mental health issues, including PMS, perinatal, and postpartum disorders
• Neurobiology and treatment of sleep disorders in psychiatry
• Neurobiology and treatment of alcohol, cannabis, and other substance abuse disorders
• Latest advances in geriatric psychopharmacology

Program Schedule

Friday, April 28, 2023

• 7:45-8:15 AM: Registration
• 8:15-8:30 AM: Welcome Remarks by Carl Salzman, MD
• 8:30-9:15 AM: Neurobiology for the Practicing Clinician: Understanding Brain Function and its Relevance to Drug Treatment in Psychiatry by Matcheri Keshavan, MD
• 9:15-10:00 AM: Mechanisms of Action and the Development of New Antidepressants by Alan Schatzberg, MD
• 10:00-10:45 AM: Psychopharmacology of Childhood and Adolescent Depression by Karen Dineen Wagner, MD, PhD
• 10:45-11:00 AM: Coffee Break
• 11:00-11:45 AM: Current Treatment for Schizophrenia: Prodrome, First Episode, Relapse, and New Treatment Possibilities by Matcheri Keshavan, MD
• 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM: What You Should Really Know About the Treatment of Mania and Bipolar Depression by Roscoe Brady, MD
• 12:30-1:00 PM: Panel Discussion with Roscoe Brady, MD, Matcheri Keshavan, MD, Carl Salzman, MD, Alan Schatzberg, MD, and Karen Dineen Wagner, MD, PhD
• 1:00-2:00 PM: Lunch
• 2:00-2:45 PM: Brain Inflammation in Neuropsychiatry by Paulo Lizano, MD
• 2:45-3:30 PM: Neural Circuitry Based Treatments in Psychiatry by Roscoe Brady, MD
• 3:30-3:45 PM: Coffee Break
• 3:45-4:30 PM: Decision Making in the Treatment of Resistant Psychiatric Disorders: From Blood Levels to Dosing to Treatment Combinations by Stephen Stahl, MD
• 4:30-5:15 PM: Panel Discussion with Roscoe Brady, MD, Paulo Lizano, MD, and Stephen Stahl, MD

Saturday, April 29, 2023

• 8:30-9:15 AM: Rational Use of Benzodiazepines in Anxiety Spectrum Disorders by Carl Salzman, MD
• 9:15-10:00 AM: Sleep in Psychiatric Disorders by Robert Stickgold, PhD, and Anthony (Tony) Cunningham, PhD
• 10:00-10:30 AM: Coffee Break
• 10:30-11:15 AM: Digital Phenotyping in Psychiatry and Psychopharmacology by John Torous, MD
• 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM: Difficult-to-Treat Patients: Borderline Personality Disorder, OCD, and Eating Disorders by Carl Salzman, MD
• 12:00-12:45 PM: Panel Discussion with Carl Salzman, MD, John Torous, MD, Robert Stickgold, PhD, and Anthony (Tony) Cunningham, PhD
• 12:45-2:00 PM: Lunch
• 2:00-2:45 PM: Effective Treatment of Substance Use Disorders by Kevin Hill, MD
• 2:45-3:30 PM: The Psychopharmacology of the Reproductive Life Cycle: Premenstrual, Pregnancy, Lactation, and Menopause by Catherine Lager, MD, and Marcela Almeida, MD
• 3:30-3:45 PM: Coffee Break
• 3:45-4:30 PM: Older People Are Not All the Same: Differing Approaches for Younger Old and Older Old by Carl Salzman, MD
• 4:30-5:15 PM: Panel Discussion with Carl Salzman, MD, Catherine Lager, MD, Marcela Almeida, MD, and Kevin Hill, MD