APA’s Annual Meeting is the premier psychiatry event of the year.
This year, APA welcomes attendees from around the world to the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California for 4.5 days of mental health programming and the chance to reconnect with your peers and reinvigorate your practice.
With 400+ educational sessions and paid courses covering 28+ topics, four plenaries, and 1,000+ posters, APA’s Annual Meeting is the best place to connect with colleagues, get the latest in scientific advances, and meet your certification and licensure requirements.
The meeting theme of 2026, "Empowering The Psychiatric Workforce: Taking Control of Our Practices One Step at a Time," will be the feature of a Presidential Theme session track.
Why Attend?
- Reconnect With Colleagues and Friends – APA’s Annual Meeting brings together colleagues who share a mission: to improve the lives of their patients. Join us in the experience that works best for you, to connect with old friends and new faces about how to do just that.
- Engaging Sessions to Bring Home to Your Practice – Whether it’s an inspiring plenary session, a panel of experts on the new clinical updates track, or a poster breaking scientific news, our goal is that you leave Annual Meeting invigorated and with actions you can take right back to your office.
- Better Value – Our program is designed to ensure you can access the content and CME and MOC credits you need.
Who Should Attend?
The Annual Meeting is designed for both psychiatrists and all mental health professionals and advocates, including practicing, administrative, and consultative psychiatrists; researchers and educators of psychiatry; residents; and students. Whether you work in a private hospital, state mental health facility, correctional setting, or private practice, APA's Annual Meeting has something to offer you.
Learning Objectives
By participating in this meeting, you will:
- Address the impact of substance abuse disorders on our patients.
- Describe new research findings in psychiatry and neuroscience and how they may impact practice.
- Apply quality improvement strategies to improve clinical care.
- Provide culturally competent care for diverse populations.
- Describe the utility of psychotherapeutic and pharmacological treatment options.
- Integrate knowledge of current psychiatry into discussions with patients.
- Identify barriers to care, including health service delivery issues.
Continuing Medical Education
In support of improving patient care, the American Psychiatric Association is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Accessibility
APA is committed to providing a positive Annual Meeting experience to all attendees, including attendees with disabilities. If you require an auxiliary aid or service during the Annual Meeting, please submit your request via email to [email protected].