Agenda

May 28-31, 2025 | Las Vegas

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Wednesday May 28, 2025

  • 8:00 AM – 8:25 AM

    Orientation and Tips to Maximize Your Elevate Experience

    • Speaker
      • Craig ChepkeMD, DFAPA
      • Desiree MatthewsPMHNP-BC
      • Kevin WilliamsMS, MPAS, PA-C
  • 8:30 AM – 9:40 AM

    Breakfast Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Overuse of Anticholinergics: Is the EPS Diagnosis Leading Us Astray?

    • Room:
      • Milano I-III
  • 8:30 AM – 9:40 AM

    Breakfast Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Empowering Treatment Choice With SPRAVATO®

    • Room:
      • Milano V-VII
  • 9:40 AM – 9:50 AM

    DJ & Karaoke

  • 9:50 AM – 9:55 AM

    Co-Chair Karaoke

    • Co-Chair
      • Craig ChepkeMD, DFAPA
      • Desiree MatthewsPMHNP-BC
      • Kevin WilliamsMS, MPAS, PA-C
  • 9:55 AM – 10:55 AM

    Opening Session and Keynote: Resilience and Rapport: Tools for Thriving in Mental Health Practice

    • Speaker
      • Rob Anderson
  • 11:05 AM – 12:05 PM

    Essential Lab Monitoring in Psychiatry: What to Order & Why

    • Speaker
      • Rebecca BarbeeMSPAS, PA-C, CAQ-Psych
  • 11:05 AM – 12:05 PM

    Artificial Intelligence in Psychiatry: Tools, Trends, and What’s Next

    • Speaker
      • Ilang GuiroyMD
      • Steven ChanMD MBA FAPA FAMIA
  • 11:05 AM – 12:05 PM

    Chasing Highs: Navigating Novel Drugs of Abuse in Modern Psychiatry

    • Speaker
      • Kristian DambrinoDNP, PMHNP-BC
      • Veronica RidpathDO
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM

    Modern Approaches to Alzheimer's Disease: Integrating Novel Treatments into Psychiatric Practice

    • Speaker
      • George GrossbergMD
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM

    Masterclass

  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM

    Billing & Coding Made Simple: Navigating Psychiatry's Financial Landscape

    • Speaker
      • Desiree MatthewsPMHNP-BC
      • Kevin WilliamsMS, MPAS, PA-C
  • 1:25 PM – 2:35 PM

    Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): An Established Treatment Option for Managing Bipolar I Disorder or Schizophrenia

    • Room:
      • Milano I-III
  • 1:25 PM – 2:35 PM

    Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Tardive Dyskinesia Is Personal: Go Beyond the Data With a Real Patient Story

    • Room:
      • Milano V-VII
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM

    The Future of Schizophrenia Care: A Closer Look at the Role of Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor Activation

  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM

    Augmentation Expectations: Finding the Right Treatment for Partial Response in MDD

  • 3:55 PM – 4:55 PM

    Misunderstandings & Misconceptions of Autism

    • Speaker
      • Jo HughesDMSc, PA-C, CAQ-PSY
  • 3:55 PM – 4:55 PM

    PILL-ow Talk: Sex on and in the Brain

    • Speaker
      • Brittany AlbrightMD, MPH
      • Vanessa Joy WalkerCPC, MPH Candidate
      • Veronica RidpathDO
  • 3:55 PM – 4:55 PM

    Building Your Psychiatry Practice: What We Wish We Knew

    • Moderator
      • Kevin WilliamsMS, MPAS, PA-C
    • Speaker
      • Chelsie MonroeAPN, PMHNP-BC
      • Don DuBoseMD, MS
      • Erin CrownMHS, PA-C, CAQ-Psychiatry
  • 5:05 PM – 6:05 PM

    Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall

  • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM

    Elevate Takes Las Vegas

Thursday May 29, 2025

  • 8:00 AM – 9:10 AM

    Breakfast Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Schizophrenia Pathophysiology and Treatment Strategies

    • Room:
      • Milano I-III
  • 9:10 AM – 9:25 AM

    DJ & Karaoke

  • 9:25 AM – 10:25 AM

    Meet the Mentors

    • Moderator
      • Charles RaisonMD
    • Speaker
      • Brittany AlbrightMD, MPH
      • Erin CrownMHS, PA-C, CAQ-Psychiatry
      • Kristian DambrinoDNP, PMHNP-BC
      • Steven ChanMD MBA FAPA FAMIA
  • 10:35 AM – 11:35 AM

    Exhibit Hall

  • 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM

    Moving Mountains with Molecules in Tardive Dyskinesia: Optimizing Strategies for Challenging Cases

  • 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM

    Thinking Outside the (Pill) Box: Prescription Digital Therapeutics for MDD

  • 12:55 PM – 2:05 PM

    Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Differentiating Bipolar II Depression From Major Depressive Disorder: Accurate Diagnosis and Appropriate Treatment

    • Room:
      • Milano I-III
  • 12:55 PM – 2:05 PM

    Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): UZEDY: Discover the Features of a Different Kind of LAI

    • Room:
      • Milano V-VII
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM

    Masterclass

  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM

    Updating Your Practice for Suicide Prevention: Considerations for Assessment and Interventions

    • Speaker
      • Jill Harkavy-FriedmanPhD
      • Steven KrozerPMHNP-BC
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM

    First Steps, Lasting Impact: Managing Schizophrenia From the Start

    • Speaker
      • Desiree MatthewsPMHNP-BC
      • Roger RiveraDNP, FNP, PMHNP-BC
  • 3:25 PM – 4:25 PM

    Innovations in Interventional Psychiatry: Empowering Early Career Clinicians

    • Speaker
      • Brittany AlbrightMD, MPH
      • Don DuBoseMD, MS
  • 3:25 PM – 4:25 PM

    Back to Basics: A Review of Depression and Current Treatment Recommendations

    • Speaker
      • Zachary HerrmannDO
  • 3:25 PM – 4:25 PM

    Looking Through the Smoke: Practical Guidance on Cannabis and Patients

    • Speaker
      • Adam CohenJuris Doctor / Licensed Dispensary Owner
      • Andrew PennMS, PMHNP-BC
      • Ilan MelnickMD
  • 4:35 PM – 5:35 PM

    Exhibit Hall

  • 5:35 PM – 7:05 PM

    Poster Reception (non-accredited)

Friday May 30, 2025

  • 8:00 AM – 9:10 AM

    Breakfast Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Treating MDD: A Rapid-Acting Oral Antidepressant With Multimodal Activity

    • Room:
      • Milano I-III
  • 9:10 AM – 9:25 AM

    DJ & Karaoke

  • 9:25 AM – 10:25 AM

    Featured Session: How to Turbocharge Your Clinical Knowledge with the Help of Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) (Non-Accredited)

    • Moderator
      • Craig ChepkeMD, DFAPA
  • 10:35 AM – 11:35 AM

    Exhibit Hall

  • 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM

    Finding a Foothold in PTSD: Recent Advances for Trauma-Informed Clinicians

  • 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM

    Finding a Way Forward in “Treatment-Resistant Depression” with Glutamatergic Agents

  • 12:55 PM – 2:05 PM

    Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Exploring the Role of an Adjunctive Therapy for Patients with Major Depressive Disorder

    • Room:
      • Milano I-III
  • 12:55 PM – 2:05 PM

    Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Learn About a Different Treatment Option for Adults with Schizophrenia: Where Does It Fit in Your Practice?

    • Room:
      • Milano V-VII
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM

    Ethical Dilemmas in Psychiatry: Navigating Gray Areas in Practice

    • Speaker
      • Chelsie MonroeAPN, PMHNP-BC
      • Kevin WilliamsMS, MPAS, PA-C
      • Todd BroderMD
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM

    Unraveling the Knots: Family Centered Strategies for Attention Deficit Disorder

    • Speaker
      • Julie CarbrayPhD, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, APRN
      • Sarah SlabaughDO
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM

    Engaging the Unspoken: Effective Ways to Unlock Deeper Therapeutic Alliances in Psychiatric Care

    • Speaker
      • Andrew PennMS, PMHNP-BC
      • Jess RomeoPMHNP-BC, MSN, BSN, MSW
  • 3:25 PM – 4:25 PM

    Navigating Telepsychiatry Policy: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Future of Virtual Mental Health Care

    • Speaker
      • Edward KaftarianMD
      • Jeffrey MilleganMD, MPH, DFAPA
  • 3:25 PM – 4:25 PM

    Managing the Pregnant (or Soon to Be) Patient with Bipolar Disorder

    • Speaker
      • Jonathan MeyerMD
      • Melanie BarrettMD
  • 3:25 PM – 4:25 PM

    Borderline Personality Disorder: A Case Based Approach Towards Diagnosis and Management

    • Speaker
      • Aryandokht FotrosMD, MSc
      • Mark ZimmermanMD
  • 4:35 PM – 5:35 PM

    Exhibit Hall

  • 5:35 PM – 7:05 PM

    Poster Reception (non-accredited)

Saturday May 31, 2025

  • 8:00 AM – 9:10 AM

    Breakfast Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Schizophrenia A-Z: From Pathophysiology to Functional Impact and Management

    • Room:
      • Milano V-VII
  • 9:20 AM – 10:20 AM

    Whole-Person Psychiatry: Lifestyle Interventions for Better Mental Health

    • Speaker
      • Arwen PodestaMD
      • Michael AsbachDMSc, PA-C
  • 9:20 AM – 10:20 AM

    Mastering the Mic: 7 Practical Tips for Effective Medical Presentations

    • Speaker
      • Rakesh JainMD, MPH
      • Vanessa Joy WalkerCPC, MPH Candidate
      • Zachary HerrmannDO
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

    New Mechanisms, New Possibilities: Exploring Innovations in Psychopharmacology for Depression and Associated Symptoms

  • 11:40 AM – 12:50 PM

    Poster Lunch & Learn (Non-Accredited)

  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

    Beyond the Basics: Advances in Anxiety Treatment and Management

    • Speaker
      • Latoya FrolovMD, MPH
      • Manish JhaMBBS
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

    #MentalHealth: Understanding Social Media's Impact on Adolescents

    • Speaker
      • Avani PatelMD, MHA
      • Steven ChanMD MBA FAPA FAMIA
  • 2:10 PM – 3:25 PM

    Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion: Caregiving Documentary

    • Moderator
      • Saundra JainMA, PsyD, LPC
    • Speaker
      • Chance BrowningMA
      • Chrisa Hickey