Scientific Program

ALOHA!  The APA Scientific Program Committee (SPC) invites you
to attend the 164th Annual Meeting in HAWAII.

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Carol A. Bernstein, M.D.
APA President

Tana A. Grady-Weliky, M.D.
SPC Chairperson
(1962-2011)
In Memoriam

Donald M. Hilty, M.D.
SPC Vice-Chair

Earn up to 40 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.

Course Brochure  |   Program 
Please note that some specific sessions now require preregistration.

CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM CAN BE VIEWED BELOW.

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 PROGRAM CHANGES/UPDATES (updated daily):

ENCORE PRESENTATION!!!
ADVANCES IN BIPOLAR DISORDER
TUESDAY, 12PM - 3PM, ROOM 311
 and on WEDNESDAY, 8AM - 11AM, ROOM 311

If you missed this session, it was captured by Marathon Multimedia as part of the Annual Meeting Online.  They have graciously agreed to show the recording at the location and times mentioned above.

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ANCELLED SESSIONS:
SATURDAY: Workshops 2, 6 and 21.
SUNDAY: Workshop 32, and 41.
MONDAY: Workshop 54, and Course 16.
TUESDAY: Workshop 89, Symposia 76, 78.
WEDNESDAY: Workshop 107, Symposium 95

TICKETED SESSIONS SOLD TO CAPACITY:

 

Course 01

Course 02

Course 08

Course 14

Course 35


SATURDAY

 

SYMPOSIUM 3
CHANGE: Rahel Eynan, Ph.D. (nothing to disclose) replaces Jesmin Antony, M.S.

8:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.

Room 316C, Level 3, Hawaii Convention Center

UNDERSTANDING THE RISK OF SUICIDE ASSOCIATED WITH RECENT DISCHARGE


POSTER NR1-03
WITHDRAWN

POSTER NR2-26 WITHDRAWN

SCIENTIFIC & CLINICAL REPORT #9 (SESSION 3) WITHDRAWN

 

WORKSHOP 18
CHANGES: Vishal Madaan, M.D., replaces Durga Bestha, M.B.B.S.; Sachin Jindal, M.D. added as presenter.

11:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.

Room 326B, Level 3

Hawaii Convention Center

POLYPHARMACY IN SCHIZOPHRENIA: TO BE OR NOT TO BE!    

 

SUNDAY

 

SCR18 Mary Fitz-Gerald, M.D. (was omitted accidentally from the Program Book)     
12 Noon-1:30 PM, Hibiscus Ballroom II,
Ala-Moana Hotel 
A Case of Wernick's in Pregnancy due to Several Possible Etiologies:  Pregnancy, Surgery, Hypernatremia, and Vomiting 

SYMPOSIUM 15
CHANGE: Oscar Bukstein, M.D., M.P.H. will present on behalf of Timothy Wilens, M.D.
8:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.

Room 328, Level 3

Hawaii Convention Center

COMBINING EXTENDED‑RELEASE GUANFACINE AND PSYCHOSTIMULANTS IN THE TREATMENT OF PEDIATRIC ADHD: RESULTS FROM A MULTISITE CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL 


POSTER NR4-29

CHANGE: Dr. Michael Thase will present for Rakesh Jain, M.D., M.P.H.

 

COURSE 17
CHANGE: Jos Schoutsen, M.D. replaces 
Frans F. De Jonghe, M.D., Ph.D.
11:30 A.M. –  3:30 P.M.                                                                                                                                                                        

Rainbow Room III, Rainbow Tower

Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel

SHORT TERM PSYCHODYNAMIC SUPPORTIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR DEPRESSION    


MONDAY

 

SYMPOSIUM 35
CHANGE: Robert Rohrbaugh, M.D. replaces 
David Ross, M.D., Ph.D.
8:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.

Room 314, Level 3

Hawaii Convention Center

TEACHING WHAT EVERY PSYCHIATRIST NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT NEUROSCIENCE


SYMPOSIUM 36

CHANGE: Lon Schneider, M.D. replaces Nigel Greig, Ph.D.
8:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.

Room 316A, Level 3, Hawaii Convention Center

THE SHRINKING PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PIPELINE: WHY HAS THE SPIGOT BEEN TURNED OFF?

 

POSTER NR6-27

CHANGE: Moved to Session 8 as NR8-17 (Tues., May 17, 7-8:30 AM)  

WORKSHOP 52 
CHANGE: Beverly Fauman M.D. is Unable to Attend
7:00 A.M. – 8:30 A.M.
Room 325B, Level 3
Hawaii Convention Center
APPROACHING ADD IN UNIVERSITY POPULATIONS:  DOSING, DIAGNOSING (AND DETECTING THOSE JUST LOOKING FOR A BUZZ)


WORKSHOP 91

CHANGE: Moved from Tuesday to Monday

 

SYMPOSIUM 36

CHANGE: Steven Paul, M.D., added as discussant.

 

POSTER NR6-26 WITHDRAWN

POSTER NR5-62 WITHDRAWN

POSTER NR6-19 WITHDRAWN

POSTER NR5-56 

CHANGE: Dr. Norman Moore will present for Dr. Amit Vashist. 

  

ADVANCES IN 3
CHANGE: Hasse Karlsson, M.D., Ph.D. will not be able to attend.
NOON – 3:00 P.M.

Room 315, Level 3

Hawaii Convention Center

ADVANCES IN PSYCHOTHERAPY  

 

SYMPOSIUM 40
CHANGE: June Cai, M.D. will not be in attendance.
8:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.

Room 327, Level 3

Hawaii Convention Center

EVIDENCE BASED OUTCOMES IN PSYCHIATRY: UPDATES ON MEASUREMENT USING PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOMES (PRO

APA Task Force on DSM-5

 

COURSE 27

CHANGE: Faculty added: Jennifer Yen, M.D., and Julie Chilton, M.D.
7:00 A.M – 2:00 P.M.                                                

Honolulu Room II, Tapa Conference Center

Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS: DIAGNOSTIC CLASSIFICATION, NEUROBIOLOGY, BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS AND PHARMACOLOGIC MANAGEMENT    

 

TUESDAY

 

POSTER NR8-52

CHANGE: was omitted from the program listing.  The title is Stop Smoking Efforts of the Ministry of Health in Turkey in 2010-2011: Reflections on the Daily Practice and will be presented by Derya Iren Akbiyik, M.D., PhD.  

 

SYMPOSIUM 63

8-11AM

Room 324, Hawaii Convention Center

MARIJUANA AND PSYCHOSIS: EPIDEMIOLOGY, NEUROSCIENCE AND CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES

SUPPORTED BY THE U.S. NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE

CHANGE: Robin M Murray, M.D., D.Sc. is being replaced by Deepak Cyril D'Souza, M.D.

 

3..SYMPOSIUM 78 

CHANGE: WITHDRAWN

Noon – 3:00 PM,

USING COMPUTERBASED STANDARDIZED NEUROCOGNATIVE ASSESSMENT TO IMPROVE PSYCHIATRIC CLINICAL PRACTICE

Chairs: Joseph J. Parks, M.D.,John P. Docherty, M.D.

 

4..SYMPOSIUM 84

CHANGE:  WITHDRAWN          

NOON – 3:00 P.M.,

Plumeria Room, Second Floor, Ala Moana Hotel

CBASP FOR CHRONIC DEPRESSION: THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF AFFECTIVE DYSREGULATION AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENT    

Chairs: Eva Lotta Brakemeier, Ph.D., Jennifer Kim Penberthy, Ph.D., M.A.

           

SYMPOSIUM 92                      

8:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.

Room 321A, Level 3, Hawaii Convention Center

MENTAL HEALTH AND LEGAL PERSPECTIVES OF SAME‑SEX CIVIL MARRIAGE IN THE UNITED STATES

CHANGE:  Hawai’i State House Majority Leader Representative Blake Oshiro, J.D., has been added as a Discussant

 

WORKSHOP 82

7:00 A.M. - 8:30 P.M.

Room 325B, Level 3, Hawaii Convention Center

SCOPE OF PRACTICE EXPANSION: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE ALOHA STATE

CHANGE: Art Walaszek, M.D. is being replaced by Ryan Yamane, M.B.A, M.S.W.

 

WORKSHOP 89 

CHANGE: WITHDRAWN

9:00 A.M. – 10:30 A.M.

Room 309, Level 3, Hawaii Convention Center

MALPRACTICE DEFENSE: STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS

 

WORKSHOP 99
9:00 A.M. – 10:30 A.M.
Ilima Room, Second Floor, Ala Moana Hotel

INTEGRATION OF CULTURE, TRADITIONAL HEALING AND WESTERN MEDICINE WITHIN INDIGENOUS AND IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS

CHANGE: Wayde Lee is a presenter that was added. Nothing to Disclose

 

NEW RESEARCH POSTER NR9-47 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN

NEW RESEARCH POSTER NR9-27 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN

NEW RESEARCH POSTER NR9-28 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN

NEW RESEARCH POSTER NR08-04 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN

 

 

WEDNESDAY

 

 

SCIENTIFIC AND CLINICAL REPORT SESSION 31,

CHANGE: Speaker 3 has been withdrawn