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2026 Course Schedule
| Saturday, May 16, 2026 |
| 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. |
Applying Neuroscience to Clinical Care: Approaches Every Psychiatrist Can Use |
| 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. |
Beyond Burnout: Building a Sustainable and Fulfilling Private Practice |
| 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. |
Lifestyle Psychiatry Made Practical: Tools, Tips and Clinical Applications |
| 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. |
Mastering the Art and Science of Treating Borderline Personality Disorder |
| Sunday, May 17, 2026 |
| 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Beyond Childhood: Diagnosis and Care for Autistic Adults in Psychiatric Practice |
| 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Reproductive Psychiatry Made Practical: Managing Mental Health Across Menstrual Cycle, Pregnancy, and Menopause |
| 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Therapeutic Landscape for Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD): What’s Available and What’s on the Horizon? |
| 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. |
Best Practices in Mood Disorders |
| 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. |
Foundations of Early Psychosis Care for Children and Transition-Age Youth |
| 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. |
Grow Your Practice with AI: Advanced Clinical Workflows, Governance, and Digital Growth |
| 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. |
Patient Safety in Psychiatry: Advancing Quality and Reducing Harm |
| Monday, May 18, 2026 |
| 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Incretin (GLP-1/GIP) Agonists in Psychiatry: Clinical Applications and Safety Considerations |
| 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Updates in Geriatric Psychiatry |
| 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. |
Advanced Strategies in Violence Prevention: Understanding and Integrating Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management |
| 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. |
Herbs, Nutrients, and more for Disorders of Mood, Anxiety, Trauma, Cognitive Function, ADHD, and Sexual Function |
| 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. |
Neuropsychiatric Masquerades – Medical and Neurological Conditions that Present with Psychiatric Symptoms |
| Tuesday, May 19, 2026 |
| 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. |
Advances in Practical Diagnosis and Management of Adult ADHD |
| 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. |
Advances in the Understanding and Treatment of PTSD |
| 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. |
Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update |
| 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. |
Evidence-Based Management of Eating Disorders Across the Lifespan |
