Practice, Policy & Workforce: Conference Sessions

MGH 50th Annual Psychopharmacology Conference

October 16–18, 2026 · Boston, MA

• WorkshopLaw & Psychiatry

  Matthew Lahaie · Ronald Schouten · Nikhil Mathews · Christine Darsney

  Ticketed evening session on medicolegal issues facing prescribing clinicians.

  Forensic & Correctional

AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

October 26–31, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

• LectureSpecial Education Law: An Intersection of Academics, Clinical Acumen, and Disabilities in Toddlers, Children, and Adolescents

  Tyler Whitney

  Looks at special education law and how it intersects with clinical practice and disabilities in young children and youth.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & Adolescent

• 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.

  Education & TrainingDiverse & Underserved PopulationsPsychotherapy

• 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 & AdolescentEducation & Training

• LecturePartnership With Advanced Practice Providers on Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Units: Innovative Models and Lessons Learned

  Yasas Chandra Tanguturi

  Covers staffing models and lessons learned from partnering with advanced practice providers on child and adolescent inpatient units.

  Child & AdolescentEmergency & Acute Psychiatry

• LectureRole of Advanced Practice Providers in Residential Treatment Centers

  Thomas Ricart

  Examines how advanced practice providers contribute to staffing and care in residential treatment centers.

  Child & Adolescent

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APNA 40th Annual Conference

October 28–31, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• LectureGLP-1 Receptor Agonist in Psychiatric Care: Navigating Scope and Liability

  Natasha Carew

  Looks at the growing use of GLP-1 agonists in psychiatric settings and the scope-of-practice, regulatory, and liability questions they raise.

  GLP-1 & Metabolic Psychiatry

• WorkshopFrom Risk to Resilience: Findings and Recommendations From the APNA Restoring Workplace Safety Task Force

  Kristen Kichefski · Linda Beeber

  Panel from APNA's workplace safety task force presenting evidence-based recommendations for addressing violence against psychiatric nurses.

  Emergency & Acute Psychiatry

• WorkshopHelp! I've Been Named in a Lawsuit…Tales From a Nurse Expert Witness to Safeguard Your Practice From Both the Plaintiff & Defense Perspectives – Part 1

  Mary Moller

  A veteran nurse expert witness dissects real malpractice cases against PMH nurses, with charting-error analysis and risk-management takeaways.

  Forensic & Correctional

• WorkshopRebuilding Safety Culture: Transforming Injury Reduction and BPPE Practices on a Neurobehavioral Unit

  Austin Corsmeier

  Multi-year safety overhaul of a pediatric neurobehavioral unit that cut staff injuries and restraint use.

  Child & AdolescentEmergency & Acute Psychiatry

• WorkshopMedical Billing and Coding for the Nurse Practitioner Entrepreneurs

  Stacey Molle

  Practical billing and coding course for APRNs running or launching their own practices.

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NEI Fall Congress 2026

November 5–8, 2026 · Colorado Springs, CO

• SymposiumTelehealth on Trial: Lessons From the Done.com Case for Safe and Ethical Prescribing

  David W. Goodman · Andrew J. Cutler

  Draws lessons from the Done.com telehealth prosecution for safe, ethical controlled-substance prescribing via telepsychiatry.

  Digital Psychiatry & AIStimulants & ADHD Medications

• SessionDating Game

AAAP 37th Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium

November 12–15, 2026 · Memphis, TN

• 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.

  Education & TrainingSubstance Use Disorders

• WorkshopINTERVENTION! When, Why, and How to Make the Call — Navigating Difficult Cases in Private Practice: Pros, Cons, and Pitfalls

  Lisa Goldfarb · Stephen Ross · Cindy Feinberg · Amy Swift · Matthew Rottnek

  Explores when and how to initiate formal interventions in private addiction practice, including risks and pitfalls.

  Substance 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.

  Education & Training

• WorkshopThe Epidemic in Your Pocket—Stopping the Gamblification of Everything through Education and Advocacy

  Kavita Fischer

  Addresses the spread of gambling mechanics into everyday technology and how clinicians can respond through education and advocacy.

  Digital Psychiatry & AISubstance Use Disorders

• PosterCumulative Adverse Childhood Experiences and Patterns of Healthcare Utilization among California Adults: A State-Representative Analysis

  David Wiercigroch

  Analysis of adverse childhood experiences and healthcare use among California adults.

  PTSD & Trauma

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NPA 32nd Annual Psychopharmacology Update 2027

February 10–13, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV

• LectureMedical Aid in Dying

  J. Michael Bostwick

  Clinical, ethical, and legal issues psychiatrists face around medical aid in dying, including capacity assessment.

  Forensic & CorrectionalSuicide & Self-Harm

39th ECNP Congress

October 10–13, 2026 · Munich, Germany

• LectureE02 – EPA Session – Improving psychiatric care in clinical practice: modern ways for treatment delivery

  Martina Rojnic-Kuzman · Umberto Volpe

  Joint EPA educational session on prevention, early intervention, and implementing digital psychiatry in routine care.

  Digital Psychiatry & AI

• SessionPanel discussion – The innovation gap in mental health treatments – EU MIC

  Andreas Reif · Concha Caudevilla Asensio · Åsa Konradsson-Geuken · Shaun Johnson

  Panel on Europe's lag in psychiatric drug innovation, access delays, and paths to bring pharmaceutical innovation back.

  Drug Pipeline & Clinical Trials

• SymposiumMS05 – The Earth-Brain-Health Commission: aims, recommendations and impact

  Gunter Schumann · Cornelius Gross · Xanthe Hunt

  Presents the commission's recommendations on environment-brain-health interactions and global implementation.

  Neuroscience & Mechanisms

WCP 2026 — 26th World Congress of Psychiatry

September 23–26, 2026 · Stockholm, Sweden

• PlenaryOpening Ceremony and Plenary Session 01: Mental Health for Sustainable Development: The Science Behind the Vision

  Danuta Wasserman

  Opening plenary linking population mental health to the sustainable development agenda and the evidence base behind it.

• CourseCourse 05: Workplace Mental Health: Changing the Culture

  Vedrana Hodzic · Betsy Schwartz

• SymposiumManagement of Psychiatry Services in the Times of War: Practical Lessons from Ukraine

  Emergency & Acute Psychiatry

• PlenaryPlenary Session 02: Mental Health: An Economic Case

  Lade Smith

  Makes the economic argument for investing in mental health care and prevention.

• PlenaryPlenary Session 04: Long-term Well-being and its Underlying Economics

  Micael Dahlen

  Examines what drives sustained well-being from a behavioral-economics perspective.

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Medical Psychiatry: Comprehensive Update Conference 2026

September 17–20, 2026 · Online

• LectureDifficult Capacity Assessments: Ethical and Legal Considerations

  Jhilam Biswas

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

  Forensic & CorrectionalMedical Comorbidity & C-L Psychiatry

• LectureMedical Aid in Dying

  John Peteet

  Clinical, ethical, and legal dimensions of medical aid in dying for the psychiatric consultant.

  Medical Comorbidity & C-L Psychiatry

Psych Congress 2026

September 15–19, 2026 · New Orleans, LA

• DebatePsychedelic Therapy After the Executive Order: Now What?

  Marcus Capone · Amber Capone · Matthew Zorn · Rakesh Jain · Saundra Jain · Andrew Penn · Charles Raison

  Opening-afternoon multidisciplinary panel pairing a patient's lived-experience story with a policy update on how the recent executive order and existing regulatory frameworks may shape near-term clinical use of psychedelic therapies.

  Psychedelics