PaPS Members Scheduled to Speak at APA Annual Meeting. Here is the great line up of topics and presenters.
| Session | Presenter(s) | Day | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| “In This Economy?!”: Taking Control of Psychiatric Practice with Resource-Smart Lifestyle Psychiatry Interventions | Johanna Beck, Simran Kalsi, David Ney | Saturday May 16 | 08:30:00–10:00:00 |
| 2026 Psychiatry Review (Part I) | Donna Sudak | Saturday May 16 | 13:30:00–17:30:00 |
| A Case Series of Clozapine-induced Myocarditis: A multi-disciplinary review within a large tertiary healthcare network | Marina Girgis, Jordan Holter | Saturday May 16 | 08:30:00–10:00:00 |
| Advancing How Psychiatry Thinks About Its Work: Diagnosis Research and Values | Kenneth Weiss | Saturday May 16 | 08:30:00–10:00:00 |
| Applying Neuroscience to Clinical Care: Approaches Every Psychiatrist Can Use | Michael Travis | Saturday May 16 | 13:30:00–17:30:00 |
| Distinguishing Perseveration from Delusion in Catatonia: Antipsychotic Worsening of Repetitive Nihilistic Thoughts | Yassir Mahgoub | Saturday May 16 | 15:45:00–17:15:00 |
| Emergency Department Or Crisis Response Center? Where Do I Belong? | Kenneth Certa, Kathleen Dougherty, Kirklan Kathe | Saturday May 16 | 15:45:00–17:15:00 |
| Empowering Psychiatrists to Support Migrant & Refugee Youth: Clinical Systems Advocacy Tools | Mayank Gupta | Saturday May 16 | 13:30:00–15:00:00 |
| Exploring the Influence of Learner Self-Evaluation on Mid-Rotation Feedback | Usman Hameed, Ahmad Hameed | Saturday May 16 | 08:30:00–10:00:00 |
| Lethal Means Counseling as a Core Suicide Prevention Skill in Psychiatry Training | William Kohman | Saturday May 16 | 08:30:00–10:00:00 |
| Medetomidine- An emerging adulterant | Thersilla Oberbarnscheidt | Saturday May 16 | 15:45:00–17:15:00 |
| Medetomidine Withdrawal in Emergency and Intensive Settings: A New Opioid Adulterant Case Series | Ross Johnson | Saturday May 16 | 15:45:00–17:15:00 |
| Metformin’s Role in Management of Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescents Utilizing Second Generation Antipsychotics | Zhabiz Kazeminezhad, Hannah Molk, Kanyinsola Yoloye | Saturday May 16 | 08:30:00–10:00:00 |
| Myocarditis and Myositis Masquerading as Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome in a Patient with Acute COVID-19 Infection and Clozapine Therapy. | Devon Player | Saturday May 16 | 08:30:00–10:00:00 |
| Oskar Pfister Award: Is Our Book Series on Islamophobia Antisemitism Christianity and the Eastern Traditions a Tower of Babel or a Nourishing Potluck Table? | R. Gogineni | Saturday May 16 | 13:30:00–15:00:00 |
| Out of one many: Analysis of Dissociative Identity Disorder Content on Social Media | Hareem Arshad, Muhammad Youshay Jawad | Saturday May 16 | 15:45:00–17:15:00 |
| Patient Perceptions of Inpatient Psychiatric Units | Alice Liu | Saturday May 16 | 13:30:00–15:00:00 |
| Psychiatric Comorbidities Among Cannabis Use Admissions in the United States | Jashelle Davis, Saral Desai, Wei Du, Heather Soled | Saturday May 16 | 15:45:00–17:15:00 |
| Recognizing and Responding to Behavioral Addictions: Modern Strategies for Gambling Internet Exercise and Emerging Digital Addictions | Kavita Fischer | Saturday May 16 | 08:30:00–10:00:00 |
| The Road After Residency: Scopes and Barriers and Immigration Impacts for IMGs | Badr Ratnakaran | Saturday May 16 | 08:30:00–10:00:00 |
| Understanding why young adults drink alcohol: a comparison between “typical” motivations to drink and proximal reasons prior to consuming alcohol. | Hannah Kline | Saturday May 16 | 08:30:00–10:00:00 |
| 2026 Psychiatry Review (Part II) | Donna Sudak | Sunday May 17 | 08:30:00–12:30:00 |
| Antipsychotics as Adjunct Therapy in Risk Reduction of Crisis Admission: An Analysis of Historical Patient Data | Eduardo Espiridion | Sunday May 17 | 15:45:00–17:15:00 |
| Assessment of Brexanolone’s and Zuranolone’s Efficacy in Management of Postpartum Depression | Zhabiz Kazeminezhad, Hannah Molk, Kanyinsola Yoloye | Sunday May 17 | 15:45:00–17:15:00 |
| CBT in the Care of Complex Patients | Donna Sudak, Michael Thase | Sunday May 17 | 08:30:00–17:30:00 |
| Current Perspectives on Treatment Resistant Depression | Michael Thase | Sunday May 17 | 15:45:00–17:15:00 |
| Empowering Campus Psychiatrists: Opportunities for Career Development and Psychiatric Leadership in Student-Facing Mental Health Clinics | Dara Sakolsky | Sunday May 17 | 10:30:00–12:00:00 |
| Empowering Psychiatrists in Reproductive Mental Health: Oral Contraceptives for PMDD and Beyond | Johanna Beck, Erin O’Keefe, Sarah Qadir, Rachel Weil | Sunday May 17 | 08:30:00–10:00:00 |
| From School to the Emergency Room: The Threat Continuum | John Rozel | Sunday May 17 | 10:30:00–12:00:00 |
| Guns ’’n Roses: Intimate Partner Violence Red Flags and the Law | John Rozel | Sunday May 17 | 15:45:00–17:15:00 |
| National Network of Depression Centers (NNDC) Best Practices In Mood Disorders | Erika Saunders, Michael Thase | Sunday May 17 | 13:30:00–17:30:00 |
| Neuropsychiatric Sequelae of Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using a Multi-Institutional Electronic Health Records Network | Ioannis Zerefos | Sunday May 17 | 13:30:00–15:00:00 |
| Opioid Dependence and Mental Health Outcomes in Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Retrospective Cohort Study | Anant Joshi, Anuj Vij | Sunday May 17 | 15:45:00–17:15:00 |
| Optimizing Resident Panel Management Through Incremental Operational Changes | Scott Campbell, Jenny Rodriguez Alzate, Mila Tamminga | Sunday May 17 | 08:30:00–10:00:00 |
| Pain and Prejudice: Understanding Prescribing Practices in Fibromyalgia Treatment across Race and Gender | Wajihah Memon | Sunday May 17 | 08:30:00–10:00:00 |
| Predicting Treatment Refractory Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome | Maria Martinez-Baladejo | Sunday May 17 | 13:30:00–15:00:00 |
| Psychiatric Comorbidities in Below-Knee Amputation: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis of Depression and Anxiety by Etiology | Anuj Vij | Sunday May 17 | 15:45:00–17:15:00 |
| Reaching Across Party Lines- Managing Functional Neurological Disorder in the Inpatient Medical Setting | Alex Israel | Sunday May 17 | 13:30:00–15:00:00 |
| Reproductive Psychiatry Made Practical: Managing Mental Health Across Menstrual Cycle Pregnancy and Menopause? | Marissa Beal | Sunday May 17 | 08:30:00–12:30:00 |
| The Intersection of Fame and Mental Health: Understanding Celebrity Suicides through a Phenomenological Lens and the Influence of Weathering Effect | Mayank Gupta | Sunday May 17 | 15:45:00–17:15:00 |
| The Unseen Tension in the Room: Long-term consequences of social anxiety disorder | Mayank Gupta | Sunday May 17 | 15:45:00–17:15:00 |
| Advanced Strategies in Violence Prevention: Understanding and Integrating Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management | John Rozel | Monday May 18 | 13:30:00–17:30:00 |
| Comparative Outcomes of Mirtazapine and Fluoxetine in Patients with Eating Disorders: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis | Payas Shah | Monday May 18 | 08:30:00–10:00:00 |
| Efficacy and Safety of Memantine in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis | Hareem Arshad | Monday May 18 | 08:30:00–10:00:00 |
| Evidence Based or Evidence Biased? Jerome Frank and the Common Features of Psychotherapy in the Age of Brand-Named Treatments | Donna Sudak | Monday May 18 | 08:30:00–10:00:00 |
| Focus Live! Advances in Psychopharmacology and What the Clinicians Need to Know | John Lauriello | Monday May 18 | 15:45:00–17:15:00 |
| Focus Live! New and Developing Treatments in Schizophrenia | John Lauriello | Monday May 18 | 13:30:00–15:00:00 |
| From Obstacles to Opportunities: IMG Struggles and Success in Residency Match and Beyond – Program Director’’s Views | Donna Sudak | Monday May 18 | 13:30:00–15:00:00 |
| From Pimozide to Risperidone: Contemporary Antipsychotic Treatment of Delusional Parasitosis | Nicolau Albuquerque Barbosa Pinto | Monday May 18 | 08:30:00–10:00:00 |
| Hyper-Perfectionism and Emerging Risks: Evolving Constructs and Their Impact on Adolescents Develeopment | Mayank Gupta | Monday May 18 | 15:45:00–17:15:00 |
| Impact of pre-existing mental health disorders on post-transplant mental health and substance use outcomes | Eduardo Espiridion | Monday May 18 | 15:45:00–17:15:00 |
| Real-World Implementation of Intravenous Ketamine for Acute Treatment of Suicidality in a Tertiary Care Hospital | Hatice Eken | Monday May 18 | 15:45:00–17:15:00 |
| Revitalizing community psychiatry Part II: Present challenges that impact our future capacity to disrupt include engage and innovat | Kenneth Thompson | Monday May 18 | 15:45:00–17:15:00 |
| Self-Inflicted Upper Extremity Amputations: A Case Series of Psychiatric and Surgical Outcomes | Chris Ferry | Monday May 18 | 08:30:00–10:00:00 |
| ß-Blocker use and Risk of Major Depressive Disorder in Pediatric Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A longitudinal Cohort Study | Katherine Napalinga | Monday May 18 | 08:30:00–10:00:00 |
| Understanding Adolescent Depression: A Retrospective Analysis of Diagnoses and Treatment Effectiveness | Howard Levin | Monday May 18 | 08:30:00–10:00:00 |
| Firearms and Suicide: Evidence Based Approaches to Prevention | Kathleen Dougherty, Ahmad Hameed, Usman Hameed | Tuesday May 19 | 13:30:00–15:00:00 |
| Going Beyond Cultural Competency: Empowering and Sustaining Psychiatrists in LGBTQ+ Mental Health | Katharine Dalke, Sarah Noble | Tuesday May 19 | 08:30:00–10:00:00 |
| Graying with Complexity: Addressing Psychiatric Care and Needs of Older Adults with Neurodevelopmental Disorders | Badr Ratnakaran | Tuesday May 19 | 15:45:00–17:15:00 |
| Navigating Misconceptions around the Use of Psychotropics in Pregnancy | Madeleine Becker | Tuesday May 19 | 08:30:00–10:00:00 |
| Preparing the Psychiatric Workforce: Recognizing and Treating Cannabis Use Disorder in Older Adults | Badr Ratnakaran | Tuesday May 19 | 13:30:00–15:00:00 |
| Rethinking the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Experience – The Impact of Architectural Design | Alice Liu | Tuesday May 19 | 13:30:00–15:00:00 |
| Yes You Can! Empowering the Psychiatric Workforce through Teaching and Bolstering Psychotherapy Skills for Substance Use Disorders | Ruby Barghini | Tuesday May 19 | 08:30:00–10:00:00 |
| Thriving in Multiple Roles: Women Psychiatrists Speak on Work Life and What Sustains Us. | Donna Sudak | Tuesday May 19 | 08:30:00–10:00:00 |
| Loneliness Across Lifespan: The Consequences on Mental Health and Strategies to Overcome the Public Health Epidemic | Badr Ratnakaran | Wednesday May 20 | 08:30:00–10:00:00 |
| Medical Decision-Making Capacity and Catatonia: Navigating Consent in a Complex Neuropsychiatric Syndrome | Kathleen Dougherty, Andrew Francis, Yassir Mahgoub, Aum Pathare | Wednesday May 20 | 10:30:00–12:00:00 |
| Stronger Together: APA’s Role in IMG Wellness and Professional Belonging | Rameshwari Tumuluru | Wednesday May 20 | 08:30:00–10:00:00 |
| Understanding and Preventing Targeted Violence against Psychiatrists | Priyanka Amin, John Rozel | Wednesday May 20 | 10:30:00–12:00:00 |
| Updates in the assessment and management of clozapine induced myocarditis | Yassir Mahgoub, Aum Pathare | Wednesday May 20 | 08:30:00–10:00:00 |
| When Climate Fuels Crisis: Substance use Disorder in a Warming World | Badr Ratnakaran | Wednesday May 20 | 10:30:00–12:00:00 |