Zheala Qayyum, MD, MMSc

AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

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

• CourseLifelong Learning Institute: Module 23: Relevant Clinical Updates for Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists

  October 29, 2026

  The Lifelong Learning Committee's annual literature-review institute, in which seven experts present and discuss roughly 37 vetted papers from the past year that practicing child psychiatrists should know.

  Child & Adolescent

• SessionChairAACAP Alliance for Learning and Innovation (AALI) Ideas Forum 2026

  October 29, 2026, 09:00–11:30

  Interactive forum where trainees and early career psychiatrists present ideas in fast-paced Pecha Kucha format, with mentoring and breakout discussions.

  Child & AdolescentEducation & Training

• LectureEvidence-Based Advances in Pediatric Mental Health: From Suicide Screening to Autism Interventions

  October 29, 2026, 16:00–18:00

  Highlights evidence-based advances in pediatric mental health, from suicide screening to autism interventions.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & AdolescentSuicide & Self-Harm

• WorkshopChairThe Impact of Patient Suicide on Trainees and Psychiatrists: Understanding the Implications for Schools, Peers, and Social Networks

  October 30, 2026, 09:30–11:00

  Explores how a patient's suicide affects psychiatry trainees and supervisors, including ripple effects on schools, peers and social networks. Combines qualitative research findings, personal narratives and small-group discussion to propose supportive institutional responses.

  Child & AdolescentEducation & TrainingSuicide & Self-Harm

• PosterAdversity Profiles and Suicidality Among US High School Students: Latent Class Analysis of the 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  October 31, 2026, 10:00–12:00

  Latent class analysis of Youth Risk Behavior Survey data linking adversity profiles to suicidality in US high school students.

  Child & AdolescentPTSD & TraumaSuicide & Self-Harm