Musa Yilanli, MD

AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

October 26–31, 2026 · Atlanta, GA · Full program

• CourseChairAACAP Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Research Institute (CAPRI) Early-Career Research Colloquium, Day Two

  October 27, 2026, 08:00–15:00

  Two-day mentorship colloquium for early-career child and adolescent psychiatry researchers, covering K-series grant development, NIH funding mechanisms and research career navigation.

  Child & AdolescentEducation & TrainingPractice, Policy & Workforce

• SymposiumClinical Pathways for Antipsychotic-Associated Weight Gain in Youth: GLP-1–Based Treatment, Multimodal Care, and Behavioral Interventions

  October 28, 2026

  Clinical session laying out care pathways for antipsychotic-associated weight gain in youth, including where GLP-1 receptor agonists, multimodal care, and behavioral interventions fit.

  Antipsychotic PrescribingChild & AdolescentGLP-1 & Metabolic Psychiatry

• LectureNeuromelanin-Sensitive MRI Markers in Adolescents With Psychotic Disorders

  October 28, 2026, 10:30–12:30

  Presents neuromelanin-sensitive MRI findings as potential markers in adolescents with psychotic disorders.

  Child & AdolescentNeuroscience & MechanismsSchizophrenia & Psychosis

• SymposiumAdvances in Psychosis and Neurodevelopment: Perspectives from Early Career Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Research Institute (CAPRI) Participants

  October 28, 2026, 10:30–12:30

  Early-career CAPRI participants present research advances on psychosis and neurodevelopment in youth.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & AdolescentNeuroscience & MechanismsSchizophrenia & Psychosis

• PosterGlymphatic MRI Markers in Adolescent First-Episode Psychosis

  October 28, 2026, 16:00–18:00

  Investigates glymphatic system MRI markers in adolescents with first-episode psychosis.

  Child & AdolescentNeuroscience & MechanismsSchizophrenia & Psychosis

• PanelChairAI in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Clinical Perspectives on Current Applications and Future Directions

  October 29, 2026, 09:00–10:30

  Clinical perspectives on current uses of AI in child and adolescent psychiatry and where the field may head.

  Child & AdolescentDigital Psychiatry & AI

• PosterUnderutilization of Genetic Testing in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Caregiver Survey of Referral Patterns, Attitudes, and Barriers to Care

  October 29, 2026, 10:30–12:30

  Caregiver survey poster on how often genetic testing is referred for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and the attitudes and barriers involved.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & AdolescentPharmacogenomics & Precision Psychiatry

• PosterEmerging Role of Neuromelanin-Sensitive MRI Scans in Defining Adolescent Psychiatric Populations

  October 29, 2026, 13:00–15:00

  Poster exploring neuromelanin-sensitive MRI as a way to characterize adolescent psychiatric populations.

  Child & AdolescentNeuroscience & Mechanisms

• PosterNeuromelanin and Executive Functioning in Pediatric Populations: Modulating Role of Psychiatric Diagnosis

  October 29, 2026, 13:00–15:00

  Poster on the relationship between neuromelanin signal and executive functioning in youth, and how psychiatric diagnosis modifies it.

  Child & AdolescentNeuroscience & Mechanisms

• PosterCyberbullying, Self-Harm, and Suicidality Among Adolescents: Evidence From the Georgia Student Health Survey, 2024

  October 31, 2026, 10:00–12:00

  Uses 2024 Georgia student survey data to examine how cyberbullying relates to self-harm and suicidality in adolescents.

  Child & AdolescentSuicide & Self-Harm

• PosterBullying Exposure Patterns and Suicidality in a Statewide Survey of 749,478 Adolescents

  October 31, 2026, 10:00–12:00

  Poster analyzing bullying exposure patterns and their link to suicidality in a very large statewide adolescent survey.

  Child & AdolescentSuicide & Self-Harm