Sponsored Symposia
Sponsored symposia do NOT conflict with general sessions or other scheduled activities

Thursday, April 4, 2013        

Luncheon Symposium (Non-CME)
12:35 pm – 2:00 pm
Exploring an ADHD Treatment Option
Michael Feld, MD
Sponsored by:  Pfizer Inc.

Dinner Symposium (Non-CME)
5:50 pm - 7:20 pm
A New Once-Monthly Treatment Option for Your Patients with Schizophrenia
Mark N. Lerman, MD
Sponsored by: Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc & Lundbeck

 

Friday, April 5, 2013

Breakfast Symposium (Additional 1.25 CME Credits)
6:45 am - 8:00 am
The Neurotransmitter Conversation: Optimizing Outcomes for Patients With Treatment-Resistant Depression
Andrew A. Nierenberg, MD
Sponsored by
the Neuroscience Education Institute
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Mylan Specialty L.P.        

Luncheon Symposium (non-CME)  
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Challenges and Opportunities in the Treatment of Schizophrenia
Roueen Rafeyan, MD
Peter Weiden, MD
Sponsored by
Sunovion           

Dinner Symposium (Additional 1.5 CME Credits)
6:15 pm
Identifying Solutions to the Challenge of Non-adherence in Schizophrenia
Leslie Citrome, MD  (Chair)
Ralph Aquila, MD
Supported by
an educational grant from Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. and Lundbeck.


Saturday, April 6, 2013

Breakfast Symposium (Additional 1.25 CME Credits) 
6:45 am - 8:00 am
Major Depressive Disorder: Effective Clinical Decisions
Andrew J. Cutler, MD
Sponsored by
the Neuroscience Education Institute
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Lundbeck and Takeda Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.              

Luncheon Symposium (Additional 1.5 CME Credits)
12:15 pm – 1:45 pm
Advances in Bipolar Disorder: New Strategies for the Management of Bipolar Depression
Robert M.A. Hirschfeld, MD  (Chairperson)
Roger S. McIntyre, MD, FRCPC
Terence A. Ketter, MD
Jointly sponsored by
Medical Education Resources and CMEology
Supported by an educational grant from Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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2013 Faculty

Meeting Chair
Richard Balon, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences
Wayne State University

 
Meeting Co-Chairs

Donald W. Black, MD
Professor of Psychiatry
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

Nagy Youssef, MD
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Duke University Medical Center Durham VA Medical center

 
Faculty

Kathleen T. Brady, MD, PhD
Distinguished University Professor
Medical University of South Carolina

James Ellison, MD, MPH
Clinical Director
Geriatric Psychiatry Program
McLean Hospital

Marlene P. Freeman, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Medical Director, CTNI
Director of Clinical Services, Perinatal and Reproductive Psychiatry Program
Massachusetts General Hospital

George Grossberg, MD
Professor, Department of Neurology and Psychiatry
St. Louis University

James W. Jefferson, MD
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Walter Ling, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and Director
Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Henry A. Nasrallah, MD
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience
University of Cincinnati

Andrew A. Nierenberg, MD
Co-Director, Bipolar and Reasearch Program
Associate Director, Depression Clinical and Research Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School

Rajiv Tandon, MD
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of Florida