Medical Psychiatry: Comprehensive Update Conference 2026

Format

online

CME

Up to 26.25 AMA PRA Category 1 credits — ≈ $19/credit at the lowest rate; covers roughly a full year of a typical 25-hr/yr state requirement

Registration

$500 – $1,000

Early-bird deadline

August 14, 2026

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Registration pricing

Who this conference is for

Fully virtual update on psychiatric care of the medically ill — no travel, tiered pricing by profession. Well suited to CL clinicians and anyone needing flexible online credits.

At a glance

Primary audience

Psychiatrists & NPs — Psychiatrists, NPs, PAs, and psychologists working at the medicine-psychiatry interface

Orientation

Mostly clinical

Industry funding

Minimal industry presence

Program highlights

6 of 36 major sessions from the official program — excludes posters, exhibits, and social events.

• LecturePsychiatric Consultation in the Medical/Surgical Setting: The Art of the Consult

  Felicia Smith, MD

  How to conduct effective psychiatric consultations on medical and surgical floors, covering the practical craft of the consult itself.

• LectureApplying Psychosocial Formulation and Intervention in Complex Clinical Settings

  Michelle Jacobo, PhD

  Using psychosocial formulation to guide interventions for patients whose medical and psychological problems intersect in complicated ways.

• LectureDifficult Capacity Assessments: Ethical and Legal Considerations

  Jhilam Biswas, MD

  Navigating the ethics and law of decision-making capacity evaluations when the answer is not clear-cut.

• LectureManagement of Agitation in the Medical Setting

  Naomi Schmelzer, MD

  Approaches to de-escalating and pharmacologically managing agitated patients on medical units.

• LecturePsychiatric Emergencies: Catatonia, NMS, Serotonin Syndrome

  Nathan Praschan, MD, MPH

  Recognition and treatment of the major life-threatening neuropsychiatric syndromes seen in hospitalized patients.

• LectureAcute Psychiatric Management and ED Boarding

  Sejal Shah, MD

  Caring for psychiatric patients boarding in emergency departments while awaiting inpatient placement.

See the full program — all 36 sessions & speakers →

Program details verified August 20, 2026; sessions and speakers may change — confirm on the official site.