Emergency & Acute Psychiatry at AAAP 37th Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium

11 sessions on emergency & acute psychiatry · November 12–15, 2026, Memphis, TN. Compare emergency & acute psychiatry at other meetings →

Friday, November 13

15:30–17:00 · Oral abstract
Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in VHA Acute Care Settings: A Quality Improvement Study
Brian Fuehrlein
Quality improvement study of MOUD delivery in VHA acute care settings.
Opioid Use Disorder
15:30–17:00 · Oral abstract
Substance Use and Outcomes following Intramuscular Antipsychotic Treatment for Acute Pediatric Agitation: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Angelo Chaia
Retrospective study of outcomes after intramuscular antipsychotics for pediatric agitation, by substance use status.
Antipsychotic Prescribing · Child & Adolescent · Substance Use Disorders

Impact of Cannabis Legalization on Emergency Department Visits, Cannabis-Induced Psychosis, and Psychiatric Outcomes: A Community Hospital Analysis — Jaskaran Singh
Importance of Aggressive Early Treatment of Medetomidine Withdrawal — Kiana Malta
Improving Identification and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in Inpatient Psychiatry — Sean Woytowitz
Intravenous Use of Bupropion as a Cocaine Substitute: Examining its Acute Clinical Effects in a Psychiatric Crisis Center — Dennis Grapsas
Predictors of Buprenorphine Retention following Emergency Department-Initiated Opioid Use Disorder Program — Haley Kvarnberg
Laissez Les MOUD Rouler: Laying the Foundation for Emergency Department Buprenorphine Expansion in Louisiana Using the Bridge Starts Curriculum — Jordan Brandt
Predictors of Prolonged Boarding and Short-Term Psychiatric Emergency Service Revisits Among Veterans — Khaled Draghmeh

Workshop · Workshops
COMMITTED: A New PBS Series on Outpatient Commitment
Kenneth Rosenberg · Alison Breaux · David Pool · Steven Foglesong · Laurence Westreich
Screens and discusses a PBS documentary series on outpatient commitment, with perspectives from psychiatrists, judges, and law enforcement.
Forensic & Correctional · Serious Mental Illness
Workshop · Workshops
Improving Emergency Department Protocols of Care for Overdose Survivors Using Suicide Prevention Frameworks
Joan Chen · Amira Athanasios · Jessica Sainz
Adapts suicide prevention frameworks to strengthen emergency department care pathways for overdose survivors.
Opioid Use Disorder · Suicide & Self-Harm