Agenda

The NEI Synapse 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.

The 2025 scientific agenda will be announced soon. In the meantime, please review the agenda from our 2024 conference.

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Thursday, April 18, 2024

3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Check-In & Materials Pickup (5th Floor)

Friday, April 19, 2024

6:00 am – 6:45 pm

Check-In & Materials Pickup (5th Floor)

8:10 am – 8:15 am

Welcoming Comments

8:15 am – 9:15 am

The Road Forward: Guidelines for the Detection and Management of Treatment-Resistant Depression

Roger S. McIntyre, MD, FRCPC

9:15 am – 10:15 am

Blue Genes: Utilizing Pharmacogenomics to Optimize Care for Patients With Mood Disorders

Jeffrey R. Strawn, MD

10:15 am – 10:30 am

Networking Break

10:30 am – 11:45 am

Serious Mental Illness: A Collaborative Approach

Stephen M. Stahl, MD, PhD, DSc (Hon.), Sarah Y. Vinson, MD, Contesa Tate, and Hon. Steve Liefman

1:00 pm – 1:05 pm

Opening Comments

1:05 pm – 2:05 pm

The Great SGA Debate! Generic vs Branded

Leslie Citrome, MD, MPH and Andrew Cutler, MD

2:05 pm – 3:05 pm

Memories in the Future: An Update on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

Dani Cabral, MD

3:05 pm – 4:15 pm

Exhibit Hall Open / Networking Break

4:15 pm – 5:15 pm

Tongue in Cheek: Recognizing and Treating Tardive Dyskinesia

Laxman Bahroo, DO, MS, FAAN and Desiree Matthews, PMHNP-BC

5:15 pm – 6:30 pm

Not So Positive: Treating the Negative and Cognitive Symptoms of Schizophrenia

Leslie Citrome, MD, MPH

Saturday, April 20, 2024

8:10 am – 8:15 am

Welcoming Comments

8:15 am – 9:15 am

Don’t Get Mixed Up! Recognizing and Treating Mixed Features Across the Lifespan

Stephen M. Stahl, MD, PhD, DSc (Hon.) and Manpreet K. Singh, MD, MS

9:15 am – 10:15 am

Adding Insult to Injury: Metabolic Issues in the Etiology and Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders

Rajnish Mago, MD and Roger S. McIntyre, MD, FRCPC

10:15 am – 11:00 am

Exhibit Hall Open / Networking Break

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

A New Script: Implementing Prescription Digital Therapeutics into Practice

Kari Franson, PharmD

1:15 pm – 1:20 pm

Intro Remarks

1:20 pm – 2:20 pm

There Might Be a Little Dust on the Bottle: Long-Acting Injectables as a Strategy to Improve Antipsychotic Treatment Adherence

Andrew J. Cutler, MD and Desiree Matthews, PMHNP-BC

2:20 pm – 3:35 pm

In the Mood: Optimal Treatments for Bipolar Disorder

Joseph F. Goldberg, MD

3:35 pm – 4:35 pm

Exhibit Hall Open / Networking Break

4:35 pm – 5:35 pm

Why Wait? The Amazing Future of Fast, Effective Relief from Depression

Vladimir Maletic, MD

5:35 pm – 6:20 pm

Faculty Feud! ADHD

Andrew J. Cutler, MD; David W. Goodman, MD, LFAPA; Napoleon B. Higgins, MD; Adelaide Robb, MD; and Jeffrey R. Strawn, MD

Sunday, April 21, 2024

8:10 am – 8:15 am

Welcoming Comments

8:15 am – 9:15 am

Setting the Mood: Strategies for Diagnosing and Treating ADHD in the Context of Bipolar Disorder

David W. Goodman, MD, LFAPA

9:15 am – 10:15 am

We Should All Be Child Advocates: A Call to Action for All in Promoting Population Mental Health

Sarah Y. Vinson, MD

10:15 am – 10:30 am

Networking Break

10:30 am – 11:30 am

We Didn’t Write the Rx: A Guide to the Pros and Cons of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Thomas L. Schwartz, MD

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Biggest Mistakes in Psychopharm

Rajnish Mago, MD; Roger S. McIntyre, MD, FRCPC; Adelaide Robb, MD; and Thomas L. Schwartz, MD