The APA 2023 Annual Meeting is an exciting event that brings together psychiatrists, mental health professionals, researchers, and industry.

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With a diverse range of sessions covering various topics, many of which are happening simultaneously, it can be overwhelming to decide which ones to attend. To help you navigate the conference, we have compiled a list of recommended sessions.

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We have also highlighted sessions featuring Osmind’s Chief Medical Officer and members of Scientific and Community Advisory Boards.

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Saturday, May 20

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8:00 AM-9:30 AM:

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Telehealth Solutions for Crisis Management in the Acute Psychiatric Care Setting

• Chair: Owen Muir, Presenters: Carlene MacMillan (Osmind Chief Medical Officer), Mirene Winsberg, Pamela Hoffman
• Room 152, Upper Mezzanine

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Psychedelics and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: How to Counsel Your Patients

• Chair: Aaron Wolfgang, M.D., Presenters: Bryan Barksdale, Benjamin Kelmendi,  Aaron Wolfgang, M.D., Moderator: Jacqueline Posada, M.D.
• Room 205, Second Level
• Available with APA Annual Meeting on Demand

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9:30 AM- 10:30 AM:

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Mental Health Innovation Zone Welcome Session (Not Available for CME)

• Presenter: Steven Chan, M.D.
• Exhibit hall

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10:30 AM- 12:00 PM:

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Is Measurement-Based Care the Future of Psychiatric Practice?

• Chairs: Carol Alter, M.D.,  Erik Rudolph Vanderlip, M.D., M.P.H., Presenters: Daniel Rollings Karlin, M.D., M.A., Glenda Wrenn Gordon, Michael Schoenbaum
• Room 304, Third Level
• Available with APA Annual Meeting on Demand

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Ethics in Psychedelics: Equity, Access, Consent, Clinical Boundaries, and Characterizing the Acute Subjective Effects

• Chair: David B. Yaden, Ph.D., Presenters: Albert Garcia-Romeu, William Smith, M.D., Ph.D., Mary Yaden, M.D.
• Room 155, Upper Mezzanine
• Available with APA Annual Meeting on Demand

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Engagement and Empathy in the Era of the Open Note: Evaluating our Documentation

• Speaker: Tony W. Thrasher, D.O.
• Room 213, Second Level
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1:30 PM- 3:00 PM:

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Novel Drug Treatments for Psychiatric Disorders

• Chair: Maurizio Fava, M.D (Osmind Scientific Advisory Board)., Presenters: John Michael Kane, M.D., Andrew Krystal, M.D.
• Room 157, Upper Mezzanine

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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Future Innovations and Clinical Applications for Psychiatric Practice

• Chair: Richard Arden Bermudes, M.D., Discussants: Ian Cook, M.D., Corey Keller, M.D., Ph.D.
• Room 301, Third Level

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Conceptual Competence in Psychiatric Training: Building a Culture of Conceptual Inquiry

• Chair: G. Scott Waterman, M.D., Presenters: Awais Aftab, M.D. (Osmind Community Advisory Board), John Zell Sadler, M.D., Brent Michael Kious, M.D., Ph.D.
• Room 212, Second Level

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The Measurement-Based Care Imperative: Knowing Is Half the Battle

• Chair: Erik Rudolph Vanderlip, M.D., M.P.H., Presenters: Kathryn Ridout, Andrew Carlo, M.D., M.P.H., Discussant: Carol Alter, M.D.
• Room 213, Second Level
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Audits and/or Profits? Understanding the 2023 Changes in Coding and Documentation Requirements, an Interactive Workshop

• Presenters: Patrick Ying, M.D., David Yankura, Jeremy Musher
• Room 209, Second Level
• Available with APA Annual Meeting on Demand

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3:15 PM -3:45 PM:

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The Metastasis of Obesity to the Brain: Implications for Brain Health

• Presenter: Roger McIntyre
• Room 313, Third Level

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3:45 PM-6:15 PM:

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Clozapine 101: Everything You Need to Know to Start a New Patient on Clozapine

• Chair: Robert Cotes, M.D., Presenters: Frederick Nucifora, M.D., Oliver Freudenreich, M.D.
• Room 158, Upper Mezzanine
• Available with APA Annual Meeting on Demand

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Approaches to Treatment Resistant OCD

• Speakers: Edmond Hsin T. Pi, M.D., Wayne K. Goodman, M.D., Ron M, Winchel, M.D.
• Room 205, Second Level

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Everyday Analytics: Using Public Data and Free Tools to Yield Meaningful Insights for Your Patients, Your Clinic and Beyond

• Speakers: Peter Kahn, Walter Stanley  Mathis, M.D., Michael Joseph Sernyak, M.D., Oluwole Jegede, M.D.
• Room 304, Third Level
• Available with APA Annual Meeting on Demand

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7:30 PM - 9:30 PM:

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Metabolic Psychiatry Dinner

• Email events@baszuckigroup.org to RSVP (event is free and open to all APA attendees)
• Location: Marriott Marquis,  Room: Foothilll C

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Sunday, May 21

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8:00 AM- 9:30 AM:

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Nasrallah Award Lecture: New Biology and New Treatments for Schizophrenia and Mood Disorders: My 30-Year Journey With Ketamine Research

• Presenter: John H. Krystal, M.D.
• Room 154, Upper Mezzanine

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Minimizing Outpatient Malpractice Risk

• Presenters: Lawerence Belcher, M.D., James Alexander Scott, Stephen George Noffsinger, M.D.
• Room 303, Third Level
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Risky Business? An Analysis of Recent Medical Malpractice Claim Trends and Risk Mitigation Strategies

• Presenters: Allison Funicelli, M.P.A, Nicole Paquette, Esq.
• Room 157, Upper Mezzanine

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10:30 AM - 12:00 PM:

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Advancing Psychiatry Using Insights From Philosophy of Science

• Chair: Awais Aftab, M.D. (Osmind Community Advisory Board), Presenters: Jonathan Fuller, M.D., Ph.D., Awais Aftab, M.D., Presenter: Serife Tekin, Ph.D.
• Room 307, Third Level

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1:30 PM- 3:30 PM:

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Benzodiazepines, Prescribing and De-Prescribing: A Panel Discussion

• Speakers: Catherine Crone, M.D., Edward Silberman, M.D., Ron W. Winchel, M.D., Donovan Maust, M.D., Ilse Wiechers, M.D., M.H.S., Oscar Bienvenu, M.D.
• Room 205, Second Level
• Available with APA Annual Meeting on Demand

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1:30 PM- 5:30 PM:

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A Measurement-Based Care Approach to Identification and Management of Treatment-Resistant Depression ($)

• Director: Madhukar H. Trivedi, MD, Faculty: Alan F. Schatzberg, M.D., Maurizio Fava, M.D. (Osmind Scientific Advisory Board),  Melissa Martinez
• Room 7, Exhibition

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3:15 PM- 3:45 PM:

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Chatbots and AI Oh My!

• Speaker: Steven Richard Chan, M.D., M.B.A.
• Room 313, Third Level

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3:45 PM - 5:15 PM:

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Interventional Psychiatry: Advances, Acceptability, and Access

• Chair: Saydra Wilson, Presenter: Cristina Cusin, M.D. , Sarah Lisanby, M.D., Laura Cabrera
• Room 154, Upper Mezzanine
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Emerging Biomarkers of Response to Ketamine: Opportunities and Challenges

• Speakers: Giselli Scaini, Ph.D., M.Sc., Balwinder Singh, M.D., M.S., Jennifer Vander Voort, Gustavo Costa Medeiros
• Room 156, Upper Mezzanine
• Available with APA Annual Meeting on Demand

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Monday, May 22

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8:00 AM- 9:30 AM:

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Ethical and Practical Implications of Psychedelics in Psychiatry

• Chairs: Gregory Samuel Barber, M.D., Charles Dike, M.D., Presenters: Adriana De Julio, M.D., M.P.H., Presenter: Smita Das, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
• Room 303, Third Level

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Current and Future Treatment of Depression: Glass Half Full or Half Empty?

• Presenter: Charles Barnet Nemeroff, M.D., Ph.D.
• Room 213, Second Level
• Available with APA Annual Meeting on Demand

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Seeking Value: Practical Methods for Getting More and Paying Less

• Speakers: Deepika Sastry, M.D., M.B.A, Michelle Joy, M.D., Sosunmolu Shoyinka, M.D., M.B.A., Wesley Eugene Sowers, M.D.
• Room 158, Upper Mezzanine
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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM:

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Using Social Media to Educate, Advocate, and Empower: A Panel of Social Media Experts in Healthcare

• Chair: Jake Goodman, M.D., M.B.A., Presenters: Gregory Scott Brown, M.D., Howard Liu, M.D., M.B.A., Amanda D'Almeida, M.D., M.P.H., Daniel Villavecer, M.D., M.S., Sasha Hamdani, M.D., Drew A. Ramsey, M.D.
• Room 301, Third Level

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Focus Live: Suicide Preventive Interventions and Knowledge

• Speakers: Mark H. Rapaport, M.D., Christine Yu Moutier, M.D., Sidney Zisook, M.D., Tami D. Benton, M.D.
• Room 304, Third Level

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What the Clinician Needs to Know About the Personality Disorders: Aggressive, Avoidant and Borderline

• Speakers: Alan F. Schatzberg, M.D., James Harry Reich, M.D., Emil Frank Coccaro, M.D., Harold Warron Koeningsberg, M.D.
• Room 157, Upper Mezzanine

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2:00 PM - 4:00 PM:

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Psychiatry Innovation Lab Pitch Competition

• Mental Health Innovation Lab, Exhibit Hall
• 3:00 PM- 4:00 PM

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3:00 PM- 4:00 PM:

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APA Member Forum: Practice & Telepsychiatry After the Public Health Emergency- What You Need to Know

• Speakers: Shabana Khan, M.D., Smita Das, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
• Location: TBD, check APA app

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3:30 PM- 5:00 PM:

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Neuromodulation Caucus (open to all APA members, inaugural in-person meeting)

• San Francisco Marriott Marquis, Golden Gate A

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3:45 PM - 5:15 PM:

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Mental Health Apps: How to Recommend and Review

• Chair: John Torous, MD, MBI, Presenter: Steven Richard Chan, M.D., M.B.A., James Shore, M.D., M.P.H., John Luo, M.D., Joseph McCullen Truett, D.O., Moderator: A. Jacques H. Ambrose, MD, MPH
• Room 205, Second Level
• Available with APA Annual Meeting on Demand

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Mission-Based Media Collaborative Work Concerning “Controversial” Topics in Psychiatry

• Chair: Jessica Gold, M.D., Presenter: Amanda Joy Calhoun, M.D., M.P.H., Jack Turban, M.D., M.H.S.
• Room 210, Second Level

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Focus Live: Personality Disorders

• Chair: Lois W. Choi-Kain, M.D., M.Ed., Presenter: Erik C. Nook, Ph.D., Moderator: Mark H. Rapaport, M.D.
• Room 304, Third Level

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6:00 PM - 8:00 PM:

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APA Neuromodulation Caucus Celebration of Mark S. George Cocktail Party

• To Register: https://form.jotform.com/230489398515165 (there is a cost to register)
• Minna Gallery, 111 Minna Street, San Francisco, CA 94105

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Tuesday, May 23

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8:00 AM - 9:30 AM:

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At-Home Sublingual Ketamine for Depression: Large Scale Outcomes and Safety

• Chair: Thomas D. Hull, Ph.D., Presenter: Matteo Malgaroli, Leonardo Vando Sarkis, M.D.
• Room 154, Upper Mezzanine

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Advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Psychiatry Research

• Speakers: Christina Mangurian, M.D., M.A.S., Carolyn Rodriguez, M.D., Ph.D. (Osmind Scientific Advisory Board), Jonathan E. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D., Ayana Jordan, M.D., Ph.D., Helena Hansen, M.D., Ph.D
• Room 201, Second Level
• Available with APA Annual Meeting on Demand

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Learning Healthcare Systems and Real-World Research

• Chair: Philip Wang, Presenter: Rachel Wood,  Matthew W. Ruble, M.D.
• Room 301, Third Level

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1:30 PM- 3:00 PM:

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Award for Research in Psychiatry Lecture: The Brain Stimulation Revolution in Psychiatry: Past, Present and Amazing Future.

• Speaker: Mark Stork George, M.D.
• Room 152, Upper Mezzanine

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Give It Your Best Shot: Learning How to Administer Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics

• Chair: Donna Rolin, Ph.D., A.P.R.N., Presenters: Robert Cotes, M.D., Megan Ehret, Pharm.D., M.S.,  Kathryn B. Hanley, L.P.A., R.N., P.M.H.N.P.,  Ray Love, Pharm.D.
• Location TBD, Check APA App

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Social Determinants of Mental Health

• Chair: Rajesh R. Tampi, M.D., M.S., Presenters: Dilip V. Jeste, M.D., Pallavi Joshi, D.O., M.A., John Torous, MD, MBI
• Room 209, Second Level
• Available with APA Annual Meeting on Demand

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Transgender Care: Using the New WPATH Standard of Care Version 8

• Speakers: Dan Karasic, M.D., Aron Janssen, M.D., Madeline Deutsch, M.D.
• Room 201, Second Level

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3:45 PM- 5:15 PM:

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The Algorithm Will See You Now: The Current State of Precision Psychiatry’s Deployment Into Research and Practice

• Chair: Daniel Rollings Karlin, M.D., M.A., Presenter: Todd Solomon, Ph.D., Erik Rudolph Vanderlip, M.D., M.P.H.
• Room 156, Upper Mezzanine

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Precision Psychiatry: Using Neuroscience Insights to Inform Personally Tailored, Measurement-Based Care

• Presenter: Leanne Williams, Ph.D. (Osmind Scientific Advisory Board Member), Moderator: Vikas Gupta, M.D., M.P.H.
• Room 213, Second Level

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David Mrazek Award Lecture: Pharmacogenetics and Precision Psychiatry: How Can We Do Better?

• Introduction: Rebecca Brendel, M.D., J.D. (Osmind Community Advisory Board Member) , Presenters: Jordan W. Smoller, M.D., Sc.D., Maria Antonia Oquendo, M.D., Ph.D., M.A., M.S.W.
• Room 307, Third Level

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Wednesday, May 24

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8:00 AM - 9:30 AM:

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Navigating What’s Next in Interventional Psychiatry

• Chair: Carlene MacMillan, M.D. (Osmind Chief Medical Officer), Presenters: Nolan Williams, M.D.,  Owen Muir M.D.,  Eugene Lipov, M.D.
• Room 160, Upper Mezzanine
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A Paradigm Shift: The Evolving Concepts of Innovation and Integration in Telebehavioral Health

• Chair: Hossam M. Mahmoud, M.D., M.P.H. Presenter: Hossam M. Mahmoud, M.D., M.P.H.  Presenter: Shane W. Rau, M.D., Ph.D.  Presenter: Nicole Christian-Brathwaite, M.D.
• Room 306, Third Level
• Available with APA Annual Meeting on Demand

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10:30 AM - 12:00 PM:

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Decentralized Clinical Trials: Advantages, Challenges, and Benefits for the Psychiatric Drug Development Process

• Chair: Tapan Parikh, Presenters: Scott Kollins, Amir Kalali, Jane Myles
• Room 209, Second Level

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Psychotherapy Models for Patients on Ketamine Treatment in Patients with Suicidal Risk

• Speakers: Tatiana A. Falcone, M.D., Murat Altinay, M.D., Fernando Espi Foren, Albert Yeung, M.D.
• Room 303, Third Level
• Available with APA Annual Meeting on Demand

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1:30 PM- 3:00 PM:

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Gender-Affirming Psychiatric Care: Discussion and Preview of Forthcoming APA Textbook

• Chair: Teddy G. Goetz, M.D., M.S., Presenters: Alex S. Keuroghlian, M.D., M.P.H., Hyun-Hee Kim, M.D.
• Room 159, Upper Mezzanine
• 3:45 PM- 5:15 PM

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Diagnosing Schizophrenia in the 21st Century: Natural Language Processing as an Emerging Biomarker

• Speakers: Michael J. Spilka, Ph.D., Marlon Danilewitz, M.D., Justin Baker, M.D., Ph.D, Sunny X. Tang, M.D.
• Room 203, Second Level
• Available with APA Annual Meeting on Demand

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3:45 PM- 5:15 PM:

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Advances in Non-Invasive Neuromodulation: Exploring rTMS and SAINT for the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders

• Presenter: Nolan Williams, M.D., Moderators: Ron M. Winchel, M.D.,  John Luo, M.D.
• Room 205, Second Level
• Available with APA Annual Meeting on Demand

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Behavioral Health Practice Managed Services Organizations (MSO): Addressing Access to Quality Care for Consumers, Payers and Providers

• Speakers: Julian Cohen, Yavar Moghimi, M.D., Kathleen Coughlin, Kyle Talcott
• Room 152, Upper Mezzanine

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Late Breaking Advances in Research for Treatment-Resistant Depression

• Speakers: Daphne Voineskos,M.D., George Papakostas, M.D., Amit Anand, M.D.
• Room 155, Upper Mezzanine
• Available with APA Annual Meeting on Demand

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Conclusion: 

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The APA 2023 Annual Meeting presents an excellent opportunity for learning, networking, and engaging with experts in the field.

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Please note that the schedule of these sessions is subject to change. We recommend visiting the official APA 2023 Annual Meeting website or app for the most up-to-date details.

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We hope this guide will assist you in planning your schedule. Enjoy the conference!