AAAP 37th Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium: Program & Speakers

Schedule to be announced

• SymposiumSymposiaBeyond Abstinence: Measuring What Matters in Cannabis Use Disorder Medication Development

  Christina Brezing, MD · Frances Levin, MD · Margaret Haney, PhD · John Mariani, MD

  Argues for moving beyond abstinence as the sole endpoint in cannabis use disorder trials, discussing reduction-based and patient-centered outcome measures.

• SymposiumSymposiaFrom Metabolism to Addictions: Repurposing GLP-1 Therapies for Alcohol and Other Substance Use Disorders

  Lorenzo Leggio, MD, PhD · Joji Suzuki, MD · Luba Yammine, PhD · Manish Jha, MD

  Surveys preclinical and emerging clinical evidence for GLP-1 receptor agonists as candidate treatments for alcohol and other substance use disorders.

• SymposiumSymposiaNeuromodulation to Treat Addictions: What's Available and What's in the Pipeline

  Manish Jha, MD · Kathleen Brady, MD · Hamed Ekhtiari, MD, PhD · Gregory Sahlem, MD · Brian Mickey, MD, PhD

  Reviews current and investigational neuromodulation techniques for substance use disorders, including rTMS and focused ultrasound.

• SymposiumMini SymposiumTobacco Use and Its Impact on Psychiatric Symptoms and the Recovery from Other Substance Use Disorders

  Maher Karam Hage, MD · Jill Williams, MD · Brian Hurley, MD · Tony George, MD

  Examines how ongoing tobacco use interacts with psychiatric symptoms and recovery from other substance use disorders.

• LectureMedical UpdateHormone Therapy for Perimenopause and Menopause

  Pallavi Khanna, MD

  Evidence-based update on hormone replacement therapy for perimenopausal and menopausal patients, covering indications, contraindications, risk stratification, formulations, and monitoring.

• WorkshopWorkshopsAddiction, Hope, and Recovery in Tolkien's the Lord of the Rings

  Lisa Terris, PhD · James Berry, DO

  Uses Tolkien's fiction as a lens for discussing addiction, hope, and recovery themes with patients and trainees.

• WorkshopWorkshopsAges 11–17: Understanding the Social Drivers of Early Substance Use Through Interactive Cases

  Philipa Owusu-Antwi, MD · Sandra Gomez-Luna, FAPA, MD · Adina Bowe, MD

  Interactive case discussions on the social and environmental drivers of substance use initiation in early adolescence.

• WorkshopWorkshopsAnyone Can Treat! Building Confidence in Treating Youth Cannabis Use Disorder

  Gerald Busch, MD, MPH · Ravi Shankar, MD · Cathryn Galanter, MD

  Builds general clinicians' confidence and skills in treating cannabis use disorder in adolescents.

• WorkshopWorkshopsCOMMITTED: A New PBS Series on Outpatient Commitment

  Kenneth Rosenberg, MD · Alison Breaux · David Pool · Steven Foglesong · Laurence Westreich, MD

  Screens and discusses a PBS documentary series on outpatient commitment, with perspectives from psychiatrists, judges, and law enforcement.

• WorkshopWorkshopsDefending Your Knowledge: Preparation for serving as a forensic psychiatrist in legal issues about addictions and substance use

  Avram Mack, MD

  Prepares clinicians to serve as forensic experts and give testimony in addiction-related legal proceedings.

• WorkshopWorkshopsFrom Plant to Patient: Navigating the Evidence, Risks, and Counseling of Medical Cannabis

  Elizabeth McCord, MD · Yilang Tang, MD · Karen Drexler, MD · Michael Hsu, MD

  Reviews the evidence base, risks, and patient-counseling approaches surrounding medical cannabis.

• WorkshopWorkshopsHow Do We Keep Them? Teaching, Mentoring, and Retaining the Addiction Workforce

  Akhil Anand, MD · Christopher Blazes, MD · Manassa Hany, MD

  Tackles recruitment, mentorship, and retention challenges in the addiction psychiatry workforce.

• WorkshopWorkshopsImproving Emergency Department Protocols of Care for Overdose Survivors Using Suicide Prevention Frameworks

  Joan Chen, MD · Amira Athanasios, MD · Jessica Sainz

  Adapts suicide prevention frameworks to strengthen emergency department care pathways for overdose survivors.

• WorkshopWorkshopsINTERVENTION! When, Why, and How to Make the Call — Navigating Difficult Cases in Private Practice: Pros, Cons, and Pitfalls

  Lisa Goldfarb, MD · Stephen Ross, MD · Cindy Feinberg, CPC · Amy Swift, MD · Matthew Rottnek, MD

  Explores when and how to initiate formal interventions in private addiction practice, including risks and pitfalls.

• WorkshopWorkshopsKratom 2.0: High-Potency Alkaloids and Emerging Clinical Syndromes

  Cornel Stanciu, FAPA, MD

  Covers high-potency kratom alkaloid products and the new clinical syndromes and management questions they raise.

• WorkshopWorkshopsPeer Review Bootcamp: What Does It Mean to Be a "good reviewer" for Academic journals?

  MacKenzie Peltier, PhD · Ismene Petrakis, MD · Justine Welsh, MD · Carla Marienfeld, MD · Declan Barry, PhD

  Hands-on training in performing high-quality peer review for academic journals.

• WorkshopWorkshopsThe Epidemic in Your Pocket—Stopping the Gamblification of Everything through Education and Advocacy

  Kavita Fischer, MD

  Addresses the spread of gambling mechanics into everyday technology and how clinicians can respond through education and advocacy.

• WorkshopWorkshopsThe Role of Self-Disclosure in the Practice of Addiction Psychiatry

  John Mariani, MD · Charles Silberstein, MD · Lisa Goldfarb, MD

  Examines when and how clinician self-disclosure can be used therapeutically in addiction treatment.

• WorkshopWorkshopsThe Vagus Nerve and Neurostimulation for Opioid Use Disorder and Chronic Pain

  Zev Schuman-Olivier, MD · Alta DeRoo, MD

  Explores vagus nerve stimulation and related neurostimulation approaches for opioid use disorder and chronic pain.

• WorkshopWorkshopsWhat Are You Smoking?: Addressing Nicotine and Cannabis Use in Adolescents

  Jennifer Creedon, MD · Britney Lambert, MD · Kimberly Rousseau, MD

  Assessment and treatment strategies for nicotine and cannabis use among adolescents.