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NEI Spring Congress

Agenda



The NEI Spring Congress agenda covers a broad spectrum of topics providing more than 15 sessions, each focused on examining breakthroughs in mental healthcare and advancing your treatment strategies.


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2026 NEI Spring Congress Agenda*

Friday, May 1, 2026

6:30 AM – 6:15 PM

Check-In & Help Desk Open

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Breakfast Industry Session†

8:10 AM – 8:15 AM

Chair's Welcome

8:15 AM – 9:00 AM

Fast and Curious: Advances in Rapid-Acting & Targeted Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM

The Personal Touch: Utilizing Biotypes & Biomarkers in Diagnosis & Management of Difficult-to-Treat Depression

9:45 AM – 10:30 AM

Navigating the Storm: Real-World Diagnosis & Management of Bipolar Depression With Mixed & Anxious Features

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Mood Disorders Panel Q&A

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM

Exhibit Hall Break

11:45 AM – 12:40 PM

Meet Me Where I’m At: Shared Decision Making to Optimize Recovery in Substance Use Disorders

12:45 PM – 1:45 PM

Lunch Industry Session†

1:50 PM – 1:55 PM

Afternoon Kick-Off Remarks

1:55 PM – 2:35 PM

Goldilocks and the Sleep Impairs — PART 1: Too Sleepy

2:35 PM – 3:15 PM

Goldilocks and the Sleep Impairs — PART 2: Too Awake

3:15 PM – 3:25 PM

Goldilocks and the Sleep Impairs PART 3: Balancing Sleep and Wake to Achieve Outcomes That Are “Just Right”

3:25 PM – 3:45 PM

Sleep Panel Q&A

3:45 PM – 4:30 PM

Exhibit Hall Break

4:30 PM – 5:05 PM

Hormones Gone Wild? Depression Across the Female Lifespan From Puberty to Perimenopause

5:05 PM – 5:35 PM

The Other Side of Motherhood: Advances in Treatment of Postpartum Mood & Anxiety Disorders

5:35 PM – 5:55 PM

Female Lifespan Panel Q&A

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Dinner Industry Session†

Saturday, May 2, 2026

7:00 AM – 6:15 PM

Check-In & Help Desk Open

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Breakfast Industry Session†

8:10 AM – 8:15 AM

Morning Kick-Off Remarks

8:15 AM – 9:00 AM

GLP Service: An Exploration of the Many Potential Therapeutic Applications of Incretin Agonists

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM

What Does It Mean for My Patients? Evaluating & Interpreting Clinical Trial Data

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

Exhibit Break & Poster Session†

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

A “Circuitous” Approach Towards Functional Improvement in Schizophrenia

11:30 AM – 12:20 PM

Changing Course: Improving the Prognosis in Chronic, Serious Mental Illness With Early Adoption of Long-Acting Injectables

12:20 PM – 12:40 PM

SMI Panel Q&A

12:45 PM – 1:45 PM

Lunch Industry Session†

1:50 PM – 1:55 PM

Afternoon Kick-Off Remarks

1:55 PM – 2:35 PM

VMatters: Individualized, Patient-Centered Management Strategies for Tardive Dyskinesia

2:35 PM – 3:15 PM

Moving Towards Solutions: Drug-Induced Movement as a Consequence of Psychiatric Conditions and Psychiatric Conditions as a Consequence of Movement Disorders

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM

Movement / NPS Panel Q&A

3:30 PM – 4:15 PM

Exhibit Break

4:15 PM – 4:55 PM

The Early Years of ADHD: Building Evidence-Based Foundations

4:55 PM – 5:35 PM

ADHD University: Managing Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder in College-Aged Individuals

5:35 PM – 5:55 PM

ADHD Panel Q&A

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Dinner Industry Session†

Sunday, May 3, 2026

7:00 AM – 1:45 PM

Check-In & Help Desk Open

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Breakfast Industry Session†

8:10 AM – 8:15 AM

Welcoming Comments

8:15 AM – 9:15 AM

PsychAIatry: The Evolving Use of Artificial Intelligence in Psychiatry

9:15 AM – 10:15 AM

From Avoidance to Action: Evidence-Based Pathways to Recovery for Difficult-to-Treat Anxiety

10:15 AM – 10:25 AM

Networking Break

10:25 AM – 11:25 AM

Brain Food: A Spoonful of Guidance for Optimizing Outcomes Using Nutritional Psychiatry

11:25 AM – 12:25 PM

(Guess What!): A Look Ahead at the Most Promising Psychiatric Advances on the Horizon

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Lunch Industry Session†


*The agenda is subject to change.

†The content of all industry-sponsored non-CME/CE events (industry session, disease state sessions, and poster sessions) and the views expressed therein are those of the presenting entity and not of NEI. Non-CME/CE events are not part of the scientific program and do not provide CME/CE credit. By attending (or opening) a non-CME/CE event, the attendee opts in to receive follow-up information from the commercial sponsor. Meals for in-person attendees are provided by NEI.



May 1 – 3, 2026 | Kissimmee

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