Emergency & Acute Psychiatry at Medical Psychiatry: Comprehensive Update Conference 2026
4 sessions on emergency & acute psychiatry · September 17–20, 2026, Online. Compare emergency & acute psychiatry at other meetings →
Thursday, September 17
Lecture
Management of Agitation in the Medical Setting
Approaches to de-escalating and pharmacologically managing agitated patients on medical units.
Lecture
Psychiatric Emergencies: Catatonia, NMS, Serotonin Syndrome
Recognition and treatment of the major life-threatening neuropsychiatric syndromes seen in hospitalized patients.
Catatonia · Drug Interactions & Safety · Tardive Dyskinesia & Movement Disorders
Lecture
Acute Psychiatric Management and ED Boarding
Caring for psychiatric patients boarding in emergency departments while awaiting inpatient placement.
Lecture
Management of Behavioral Outbursts in Developmentally Delayed Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults in the Hospital Setting
Strategies for managing behavioral crises in hospitalized patients with developmental disabilities across the pediatric-to-young-adult span.
Other topics at this meeting
Medical Comorbidity & C-L Psychiatry 26Drug Interactions & Safety 5Substance Use Disorders 4Dementia & Cognitive Disorders 3Perinatal & Women's Mental Health 3Tardive Dyskinesia & Movement Disorders 2Practice, Policy & Workforce 2PTSD & Trauma 2Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders 1Cannabis & Cannabinoids 1Catatonia 1Child & Adolescent 1