Education & Training: Conference Sessions

MGH 50th Annual Psychopharmacology Conference

October 16–18, 2026 · Boston, MA

• WorkshopPharmacology 101 for Psychopharmacologists

  Frank Tazari

  Ticketed workshop reviewing core pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles underlying psychiatric prescribing.

  Drug Interactions & Safety

AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

October 26–31, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

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

  Lisa R. Fortuna · Manpreet K. Singh · Daniel P. Dickstein

  A two-day mentorship colloquium for early-career child and adolescent psychiatry researchers, covering grant writing, NIH funding mechanisms, and research career development.

  Child & Adolescent

• SessionAACAP Psychodynamic Faculty Initiative Mentorship Award: Project Planning Retreat

  Rachel Z. Ritvo · Michael Adam Shapiro

  A day-long retreat for Psychodynamic Faculty Initiative awardees to develop their projects and strengthen teaching, supervision, and psychodynamic knowledge in child psychiatry fellowships.

  Child & AdolescentPsychotherapy

• WorkshopOsteopathic Psychiatry: A Hidden Strength in Clinicians and in Your Training Program

  Jeena Kar · Nimisha Lingappa · Ricardo A. Maldonado-Puebla

  Explores how osteopathic training and principles can be integrated into child and adolescent psychiatry residency and fellowship. Includes demonstrations of osteopathic techniques and gait analysis, role-play, and strategies for educators to support osteopathic trainees.

  Child & AdolescentCollaborative & Integrated CareLifestyle & Integrative Psychiatry

• SessionAccessing the Hidden Curriculum: A Guide to Thriving Across Career Stages

  Jeonghyun Shin · Vybhav Jagannath · Ronke L. Babalola · Sarah H. Arshad · Rameshwari V. Tumuluru

  An interactive session on cultural identity, psychological safety, DBT interpersonal effectiveness skills, mentorship and leadership development for child and adolescent psychiatry clinicians at different career stages.

  Diverse & Underserved PopulationsPractice, Policy & WorkforcePsychotherapy

• WorkshopLeadership Dilemmas in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: You Be the Judge

  Anna C. Hankins · Nicholas Carson · Neha Sharma · Meghan Schott · Fareesh H. Kanga · Mary T. Gabriel

  Interactive, case-based session in which mid- and experienced-career child psychiatrists work through common leadership dilemmas in breakout groups, including addressing unprofessional behavior, building teams and implementing unpopular policies.

  Child & AdolescentPractice, Policy & Workforce

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APNA 40th Annual Conference

October 28–31, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• WorkshopBeyond the Code: Transforming Nursing Confidence in Behavioral Health Emergency Management

  Alirio Olmedo · Sonny Okundolor · Maria Capiral

  Deep dive on de-escalation training and behavioral emergency response team competencies to build nurse confidence in crisis situations and improve workplace safety.

  Emergency & Acute Psychiatry

• WorkshopTeaching with AI: Opportunities, Vulnerabilities, and Environmental Realities

  Jacque Williams

  Examines how generative AI can streamline nursing education while weighing ethical, equity, and environmental trade-offs.

  Digital Psychiatry & AI

• WorkshopGetting Ready to Pop the Question: Improving Student Confidence in Assessing Suicidality & Violence

  JoEllen Schimmels · Aparna Kumar · Kristen Holder · Kayla M. A. Mays

  Teaching strategies that build nursing student confidence in suicide and violence risk assessment while protecting psychological safety.

  Measurement-Based Care & DiagnosisSuicide & Self-Harm

• WorkshopBeyond Words: Creative and Arts-Based Research Approaches for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing

  Brianna Jackson

  Hands-on introduction to arts-based research methods with practice facilitating and planning implementation.

AAAP 37th Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium

November 12–15, 2026 · Memphis, TN

• WorkshopAddiction, Hope, and Recovery in Tolkien's the Lord of the Rings

  Lisa Terris · James Berry

  Uses Tolkien's fiction as a lens for discussing addiction, hope, and recovery themes with patients and trainees.

  PsychotherapySubstance Use Disorders

• WorkshopHow Do We Keep Them? Teaching, Mentoring, and Retaining the Addiction Workforce

  Akhil Anand · Christopher Blazes · Manassa Hany

  Tackles recruitment, mentorship, and retention challenges in the addiction psychiatry workforce.

  Practice, Policy & WorkforceSubstance Use Disorders

• WorkshopPeer Review Bootcamp: What Does It Mean to Be a "good reviewer" for Academic journals?

  MacKenzie Peltier · Ismene Petrakis · Justine W. Welsh · Carla Marienfeld · Declan Barry

  Hands-on training in performing high-quality peer review for academic journals.

  Practice, Policy & Workforce

• SessionLunch on Key Topics

  Kevin Gray · Jeffrey DeVido · Stephen Ross · Frances Levin · Larissa Mooney · Richard Rosenthal · Kevin Sevarino · Amy Yule · Jennifer Creedon · Adina Bowe · Elie Aoun · Derek Blevins · Rebecca Payne · Laura Moss · Michael Gendel · Edwin Kim · Inbal Gafni · Maher Karam Hage · John Mariani · Tim Fong · Shelby Powers · Joseph Liberto · Jonathan Buchholz · Ismene Petrakis · Joao De Aquino · Edward Nunes

  Small-table lunch discussions led by addiction experts on topics including cannabis, psychedelics, stimulant, alcohol and tobacco use disorders, co-occurring conditions, special populations, and career and mentorship opportunities.

  Substance Use Disorders

• PosterAddictions Psychiatry Didactic & Simulation: A Best Practice Teaching Pilot

  Marc Hem Lee

  Pilot of didactic and simulation-based teaching in addiction psychiatry.

  Substance Use Disorders

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NPA 32nd Annual Psychopharmacology Update 2027

February 10–13, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV

• SessionMusical Genius and Psychiatric Illness

  Richard Kogan

  Concert-lecture exploring the relationship between psychiatric illness and musical creativity through the lives of famous composers.

MasterPsych Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Conference 2027

April 12–15, 2027 · San Diego, CA

• LectureLecture Series

  A lecture series on child and adolescent psychopharmacology spanning ADHD and mood disorders, anxiety/OCD/trauma, psychosis and substance use, difficult cases, wellness, and non-pharmacologic topics such as suicide risk and AI.

  Child & Adolescent

WCP 2026 — 26th World Congress of Psychiatry

September 23–26, 2026 · Stockholm, Sweden

• LectureDistinguished Lectures: Youth in Crisis: Social Withdrawal, Global Contexts, and Psychiatric Education

  Child & Adolescent

Psych Congress 2026

September 15–19, 2026 · New Orleans, LA

• SymposiumMasterClass: Seeing the Bigger Picture: How to Evaluate Real-World Evidence Along with RCTs in Psychiatric Treatment Decisions

  Craig Chepke

  Teaches clinicians to weigh real-world study designs against randomized trials, including examples where RWE informed FDA-approved psychiatric therapies.

  Drug Pipeline & Clinical Trials