Agenda

December 11-13, 2025 | Orlando, FL

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Thursday December 11, 2025

  • 7:15 AM – 7:45 AM

    Orientation (Non-Accredited)

  • 8:00 AM – 9:10 AM

    Breakfast Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited)

  • 9:20 AM – 10:20 AM

    Welcome Session: Bridging Neuroscience and Clinical Practice: Translating Neurobiology into Patient Care

    • Speaker
      • Craig ChepkeMD, DFAPA
      • Michael AsbachDMSc, PA-C
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

    The PA’s Role in PA-Psychiatrist Collaboration & Expanding Clinical Autonomy

    • Speaker
      • Andrew CutlerMD
      • Brittany AlbrightMD, MPH
      • Jo HughesDMSc, PA-C, CAQ-PSY
  • 11:40 AM – 12:40 PM

    Master Class

  • 12:50 PM – 2:00 PM

    Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited)

  • 2:10 PM – 3:10 PM

    Master Class

  • 3:20 PM – 4:20 PM

    ADHD and Comorbidities: When It’s More Than Just Attention Deficits

    • Speaker
      • Greg MattinglyMD
      • Jo HughesDMSc, PA-C, CAQ-PSY
  • 4:20 PM – 5:20 PM

    Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall

  • 5:30 PM – 6:40 PM

    Dinner Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited)

Friday December 12, 2025

  • 8:00 AM – 9:10 AM

    Breakfast Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited)

  • 9:20 AM – 10:20 AM

    Complex Mood Disorders: Beyond the Basics of Depression & Bipolar Disorder

    • Moderator
      • Kevin WilliamsMS, MPAS, PA-C
    • Speaker
      • Catherine JuddDMSc, PA-C, CAQ Psych, DFAAPA
      • Greg MattinglyMD
      • Rebecca BarbeeMSPAS, PA-C, CAQ-Psych
  • 10:20 AM – 11:20 AM

    Exhibit Hall Break

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

    Polypharmacy in Psychiatry: When to Add, When to Deprescribe

    • Speaker
      • Brittany AlbrightMD, MPH
  • 12:40 PM – 1:50 PM

    Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited)

  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

    Master Class

  • 3:10 PM – 4:10 PM

    When Physical and Psychiatric Symptoms Collide: A Clinical Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment

    • Speaker
      • Mercedes DodgeMPAS, PA-C, CAQ-Psychiatry
  • 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM

    Poster Reception in the Exhibit Hall

  • 5:20 PM – 6:30 PM

    Dinner Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited)

Saturday December 13, 2025

  • 8:00 AM – 9:10 AM

    Breakfast Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited)

  • 9:20 AM – 10:20 AM

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Motivational Interviewing: Practical Applications for PAs

    • Speaker
      • Jessica SpissingerLICSW, PA-C, CAQ Psychiatry
      • Tim McCrearyDMSc, PA-C, Psych-CAQ
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

    Master Class

  • 11:40 AM – 12:40 PM

    Emergency Psychiatry: Managing Crisis Situations & High-Risk Patients

    • Speaker
      • Brooke KempfPMHNP-BC
      • Erin CrownMHS, PA-C, CAQ-Psychiatry
      • Rakesh JainMD, MPH
  • 12:50 PM – 2:00 PM

    Lunch Innovation Theater (Non-Accredited)

  • 2:10 PM – 3:10 PM

    Generative AI in Psychiatry: Practical Applications & Patient Conversations

    • Speaker
      • James SomersPA-C, DHSc, DFAAPA
  • 3:20 PM – 4:20 PM

    Ask the Experts: PA Career Growth & Leadership in Psychiatry

    • Speaker
      • Erin CrownMHS, PA-C, CAQ-Psychiatry
      • James SomersPA-C, DHSc, DFAAPA
      • Kevin WilliamsMS, MPAS, PA-C
      • Mercedes DodgeMPAS, PA-C, CAQ-Psychiatry
      • Michael AsbachDMSc, PA-C
  • 4:20 PM – 4:30 PM

    Closing Remarks (Non-Accredited)