Agenda

Thursday March 27, 2025

• 7:15 AM – 7:50 AM

  Orientation (Non-Accredited)

  • Presenter
    • Andrew PennPMHNP-BC, NP, CNS, MS, RN
    • Julie CarbrayPhD, FPMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, APRN
• 8:00 AM – 9:10 AM

  Breakfast Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited)

• 9:20 AM – 11:30 AM

  Your NP Path to Success: Strategies for Leadership and Growth

  • Presenter
    • Chelsie MonroeAPN, PMHNP-BC
    • Desiree MatthewsPMHNP-BC
• 11:40 AM – 12:40 PM

  Fundamental Insights into Neurobiology: Neurotransmitters, Neural Networks, and Their Role in Mental Health

  • Presenter
    • Andrew PennPMHNP-BC, NP, CNS, MS, RN
• 12:50 PM – 2:00 PM

  Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited)

• 2:10 PM – 3:10 PM

  The Essential Guide to Antidepressants: Part One

  • Presenter
    • Desiree MatthewsPMHNP-BC
    • Jonathan MeyerMD
• 3:20 PM – 4:20 PM

  Master Classes

• 4:20 PM – 5:20 PM

  Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall

• 5:30 PM – 6:40 PM

  Dinner Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited)

• 7:45 PM – 8:45 PM

  Networking Reception & Faculty Meet and Greet (Non-Accredited)

Friday March 28, 2025

• 7:30 AM – 8:40 AM

  Breakfast Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited)

• 8:50 AM – 9:50 AM

  The Essential Guide to Antidepressants: Part Two

  • Presenter
    • Desiree MatthewsPMHNP-BC
    • Jonathan MeyerMD
• 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

  Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) as Knowledge Force Multipliers for Clinicians (Non-Accredited)

  • Presenter
    • Craig ChepkeMD, DFAPA
• 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

  Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall

• 11:40 AM – 12:40 PM

  Understanding PTSD: Key Strategies for Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment

  • Presenter
    • Desiree MatthewsPMHNP-BC
• 11:40 AM – 12:40 PM

  Women’s Mental Health: Exploring Anxiety Throughout the Life Span

  • Presenter
    • Moushumi MukerjiMSN, PMHNP-BC, CNM
    • Vanessa Joy Walker
• 12:50 PM – 2:00 PM

  Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited)

• 2:10 PM – 3:10 PM

  Master Classes

• 3:20 PM – 4:20 PM

  The Essential Guide to Mood Stabilizers: Part One

  • Presenter
    • Chelsie MonroeAPN, PMHNP-BC
    • Jonathan MeyerMD
• 4:20 PM – 5:20 PM

  Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall

• 5:30 PM – 6:40 PM

  Dinner Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited)

Saturday March 29, 2025

• 7:30 AM – 8:40 AM

  Breakfast Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited)

• 8:50 AM – 9:50 AM

  The Essential Guide to Mood Stabilizers: Part Two

  • Presenter
    • Chelsie MonroeAPN, PMHNP-BC
    • Jonathan MeyerMD
• 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

  Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) as Knowledge Force Multipliers for Clinicians (Non-Accredited)

  • Presenter
    • Craig ChepkeMD, DFAPA
• 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

  Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall

• 11:40 AM – 12:40 PM

  Borderline Personality Disorder: A Comprehensive Update on Diagnosis, Recognition, and Treatment Strategies for Clinicians

• 11:40 AM – 12:40 PM

  Fostering Pediatric Mental Health: Understanding and Treating Depression and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents

  • Presenter
    • Julie CarbrayPhD, FPMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, APRN
• 12:50 PM – 2:00 PM

  Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited)

• 2:10 PM – 3:10 PM

  Master Classes

• 3:10 PM – 4:10 PM

  Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall

• 4:20 PM – 5:20 PM

  The Essential Guide to Antipsychotics: Part One

  • Presenter
    • Hara Oyedeji
    • Jonathan MeyerMD
• 5:20 PM – 6:20 PM

  Poster Reception (Non-Accredited)

• 6:30 PM – 7:40 PM

  Dinner Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited)

Sunday March 30, 2025

• 7:30 AM – 8:40 AM

  Breakfast Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited)

• 8:50 AM – 9:50 AM

  The Essential Guide to Antipsychotics: Part Two

  • Presenter
    • Hara Oyedeji
    • Jonathan MeyerMD
• 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  Master Classes

• 11:10 AM – 12:10 PM

  Comorbid Substance Use and How it Influences Psychiatric Care

  • Presenter
    • Lydia BartholowDNP, PMHNP, CARN-AP, FIAAN
• 11:10 AM – 12:10 PM

  Meeting Mental Health Needs in a Growing Elderly Population: Strategies for Geriatric Depression, Dementia, and Medication Management

  • Presenter
    • Amber HobergPMHNP-BC
    • Brooke KempfPMHNP-BC
• 12:20 PM – 1:30 PM

  Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited)

• 1:40 PM – 2:40 PM

  The Essential Guide to Prescription Stimulants and Non-Stimulant Therapies

  • Presenter
    • Greg MattinglyMD
    • Julie CarbrayPhD, FPMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, APRN
• 2:50 PM – 3:50 PM

  We Don’t Just Do the Meds: Integrating Meaningful Psychotherapy into a Psychopharmacology Practice

  • Presenter
    • Andrew PennPMHNP-BC, NP, CNS, MS, RN
    • Saundra JainMA, PsyD, LPC
    • Vanessa Joy Walker