Agenda

March 27 - 30, 2025 | Orlando, FL

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Thursday March 27, 2025

  • 7:15 AM – 7:45 AM

    Orientation (Non-Accredited)

    • Speaker
      • Andrew PennMS, PMHNP
      • Julie CarbrayPhD, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, APRN
    • Room:
      • Coronado J
  • 8:00 AM – 9:10 AM

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

    • Room:
      • Coronado K
  • 8:00 AM – 9:10 AM

    Breakfast Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): The Patient Journey Through Bipolar II Depression

    • Room:
      • Coronado L
  • 9:20 AM – 10:20 AM

    Preconference Accelerating Your NP Career: Navigating NP Career Pathways: Employment, Private Practice, and Leadership

    • Speaker
      • Chelsie MonroeAPN, PMHNP-BC
      • Desiree MatthewsPMHNP-BC
    • Room:
      • Coronado H
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

    Preconference Accelerating Your NP Career : "Claiming" Success: Strategies for Profitable Billing and Coding

    • Speaker
      • Chelsie MonroeAPN, PMHNP-BC
      • Desiree MatthewsPMHNP-BC
    • Room:
      • Coronado H
  • 11:40 AM – 12:40 PM

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

    • Speaker
      • Andrew PennMS, PMHNP
    • Room:
      • Coronado H
  • 12:50 PM – 2:00 PM

    Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): FROM REAL-WORLD EVIDENCE TO ACTION: Embracing Long-Acting Injectables for the Management of Schizophrenia

    • Room:
      • Coronado L
  • 12:50 PM – 2:00 PM

    Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): What Makes It PTSD? Breaking Down Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

    • Room:
      • Coronado K
  • 2:10 PM – 3:10 PM

    The Essential Guide to Oral Antidepressants For Unipolar Major Depression: Part One

    • Speaker
      • Desiree MatthewsPMHNP-BC
      • Jonathan MeyerMD
    • Room:
      • Coronado H
  • 3:20 PM – 4:20 PM

    Essential Strategies for Optimizing the Use of Long-Acting Treatments in Schizophrenia

    • Speaker
      • Hara OyedejiAPRN, PMHNP-BC, MSEd
      • Craig ChepkeMD, DFAPA
    • Room:
      • Coronado H
  • 4:20 PM – 5:20 PM

    Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall

    • Room:
      • Veracruz B
  • 5:30 PM – 6:40 PM

    Dinner Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Evolving Treatment Solutions for Depression: The Role of Digital Therapeutics

    • Room:
      • Coronado K
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

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

Friday March 28, 2025

  • 7:30 AM – 8:40 AM

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

    • Room:
      • Fiesta 6-10
  • 8:50 AM – 9:50 AM

    The Essential Guide to Oral Antidepressants For Unipolar Major Depression: Part Two

    • Speaker
      • Desiree MatthewsPMHNP-BC
      • Jonathan MeyerMD
    • Room:
      • Coronado H
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

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

    • Panelist
      • Jeff OlneyPhd
      • Jessica KimPharmD
      • Madeline AcquilanoPharmD, BCPS
      • William RoweMSN, RN, ACNP, BC
    • Speaker
      • Craig ChepkeMD, DFAPA
    • Room:
      • Coronado H
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

    Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall

    • Room:
      • Veracruz B
  • 11:40 AM – 12:40 PM

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

    • Speaker
      • Moushumi MukerjiMSN, PMHNP-BC, CNM
      • Vanessa Joy WalkerCPC, MPH Candidate
    • Room:
      • Coronado K
  • 11:40 AM – 12:40 PM

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

    • Speaker
      • Julie CarbrayPhD, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, APRN
    • Room:
      • Coronado J
  • 12:50 PM – 2:00 PM

    Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Realizing the Potential of Digital Therapeutics: An Evaluation of Clinical Evidence and Prospective Benefits

    • Room:
      • Fiesta 6-10
  • 12:50 PM – 2:00 PM

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

    • Room:
      • Fiesta 1-5
  • 2:10 PM – 3:10 PM

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

    • Speaker
      • Craig ChepkeMD, DFAPA
      • Kevin WilliamsMS, MPAS, PA-C
      • Ricky Reding
    • Room:
      • Coronado J
  • 2:10 PM – 3:10 PM

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

    • Speaker
      • Desiree MatthewsPMHNP-BC
      • Saundra JainMA, PsyD, LPC
      • Katrina RobinsonLMSW
      • Lloyd Briggery
    • Room:
      • Coronado K
  • 3:20 PM – 4:20 PM

    The Essential Guide to Mood Stabilizers for Bipolar Spectrum Disorder: Part One

    • Speaker
      • Chelsie MonroeAPN, PMHNP-BC
      • Jonathan MeyerMD
    • Room:
      • Coronado H
  • 4:20 PM – 5:20 PM

    Exhibit Hall Break

    • Room:
      • Veracruz B
  • 5:30 PM – 6:40 PM

    Dinner Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Beyond the Baseline: A Comprehensive Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment of Tardive Dyskinesia

    • Room:
      • Fiesta 6-10

Saturday March 29, 2025

  • 7:30 AM – 8:40 AM

    Breakfast Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Rethinking maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder: Experts Discuss therapeutic options for your adult patients

    • Room:
      • Fiesta 6-10
  • 8:50 AM – 9:50 AM

    The Essential Guide to Mood Stabilizers for Bipolar Spectrum Disorder: Part Two

    • Speaker
      • Chelsie MonroeAPN, PMHNP-BC
      • Jonathan MeyerMD
    • Room:
      • Coronado H
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

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

    • Panelist
      • Alyson WilliamsonPharmD, BCPS
      • Jean-Paul FarhatMD, MSc
      • Jessica JohnsonPhD, APRN
      • Scott SchepersPhd
    • Speaker
      • Craig ChepkeMD, DFAPA
    • Room:
      • Coronado H
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

    Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall

    • Room:
      • Veracruz B
  • 11:40 AM – 12:40 PM

    Emerging Therapeutic Targets for Schizophrenia: A Focus on Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor Activation

    • Speaker
      • Brooke KempfPMHNP-BC
      • Greg MattinglyMD
    • Room:
      • Coronado H
  • 12:50 PM – 2:00 PM

    Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): The View from the Clinic: Cognitive Impairment and Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia

    • Room:
      • Fiesta 1-5
  • 12:50 PM – 2:00 PM

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

    • Room:
      • Fiesta 6-10
  • 2:10 PM – 3:10 PM

    Coming Full Circle: Recent Advances in Treating Depression, Mania, and Mixed Features in Bipolar Disorder

    • Speaker
      • Julie CarbrayPhD, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, APRN
      • Craig ChepkeMD, DFAPA
    • Room:
      • Coronado J
  • 2:10 PM – 3:10 PM

    Treating “Treatment-Resistant Depression”: Bringing Hope with Glutamatergic Antidepressants

    • Speaker
      • Kristian DambrinoMSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
      • Brittany AlbrightMD, MPH
    • Room:
      • Coronado K
  • 3:20 PM – 4:20 PM

    The Essential Guide to Prescription Stimulants and Non-Stimulant Therapies for ADHD

    • Speaker
      • Julie CarbrayPhD, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, APRN
      • Greg MattinglyMD
    • Room:
      • Coronado H
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

    The Essential Guide to Antipsychotics for Schizophrenia: Part One

    • Speaker
      • Hara OyedejiAPRN, PMHNP-BC, MSEd
      • Jonathan MeyerMD
    • Room:
      • Coronado H
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

    Poster Reception (Non-Accredited)

    • Room:
      • Veracruz C
  • 6:40 PM – 7:50 PM

    Dinner Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Expanding & Empowering Treatment Choice With SPRAVATO® Alone or In Combination With an Oral AD for Adults With TRD

    • Room:
      • Fiesta 6-10

Sunday March 30, 2025

  • 7:30 AM – 8:40 AM

    Breakfast Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Clinical Considerations for the Treatment of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in OSA Patients

    • Room:
      • Fiesta 6-10
  • 8:50 AM – 9:50 AM

    The Essential Guide to Antipsychotics for Schizophrenia: Part Two

    • Speaker
      • Hara OyedejiAPRN, PMHNP-BC, MSEd
      • Jonathan MeyerMD
    • Room:
      • Coronado H
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

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

    • Speaker
      • Brooke KempfPMHNP-BC
      • Greg MattinglyMD
    • Room:
      • Coronado H
  • 11:10 AM – 12:10 PM

    Comorbid Substance Use and How it Influences Psychiatric Care

    • Speaker
      • Lydia BartholowDNP, PMHNP, CARN-AP, FIAAN
    • Room:
      • Coronado K
  • 11:10 AM – 12:10 PM

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

    • Speaker
      • Amber HobergPMHNP-BC
      • Brooke KempfPMHNP-BC
    • Room:
      • Coronado J
  • 12:20 PM – 1:30 PM

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

    • Room:
      • Fiesta 1-5
  • 12:20 PM – 1:30 PM

    Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited): Breaking The Silence: A Journey Deep Inside the Mind: Documentary Screening & Filmmakers Panel

    • Room:
      • Fiesta 6-10
  • 1:40 PM – 2:40 PM

    Medication and Meaning: A Collaborative Approach to Psychopharmacology and Psychotherapy

    • Speaker
      • Andrew PennMS, PMHNP
      • Saundra JainMA, PsyD, LPC
      • Vanessa Joy WalkerCPC, MPH Candidate
    • Room:
      • Coronado H
  • 2:50 PM – 3:50 PM

    Ask the Experts: Q&A Panel

    • Speaker
      • Andrew PennMS, PMHNP
      • Julie CarbrayPhD, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, APRN
      • Amber HobergPMHNP-BC
      • Brooke KempfPMHNP-BC
    • Room:
      • Coronado H
  • 3:50 PM – 4:00 PM

    Closing Remarks (Non-Accredited)

    • Speaker
      • Andrew PennMS, PMHNP
      • Julie CarbrayPhD, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, APRN
    • Room:
      • Coronado H