Medical Psychiatry: Comprehensive Update Conference 2026

September 17, 2026 to September 20, 2026

Please Note: This program will be held Virtually via Zoom Video Livestream. All program times listed are in Eastern Daylight Time 

  

Mass General Brigham’s Medical Psychiatry: Comprehensive Update conference is becoming a leading venue for showcasing advances in the application of medical psychiatry. The 2026 course will be held virtually over four days: Thursday, September 17th, through Sunday, September 20th, 2026.

Medical Psychiatry, or Consultation Liaison Psychiatry (CL), is an exciting and rapidly growing field that is at the forefront of integrated medical and psychiatric practice in both the general hospital and outpatient settings. Providers specialize in the treatment of acute psychiatric disorders, including those at the interface of medicine and psychiatry, such as delirium, catatonia, neurocognitive disorders, and complications of psychiatric illness or interventions. There is a focus on the evaluation and comprehensive treatments, including psychopharmacologic and psychological therapies of patients with neuropsychiatric symptoms that may result from medical, surgical, gynecologic, and oncologic illness, as well as patients with primary psychiatric illness complicated by medical disease.

This course is designed to enhance participants' knowledge and skills for diagnostic workup and treatment of patients suffering from both psychiatric and medical disorders. Course material will review cutting-edge clinical research, evidence-based interventions, and practical guidelines for clinicians and trainees. The course content will include the process of psychiatric assessment and consultation in the medical setting, including novel deliveries of care, management of challenging psychiatric presentations in the inpatient, emergency, and outpatient settings, treatment of substance use in the medical setting, and non-pharmacological interventions.

There will also be the opportunity to discuss the psychiatric impact and management of patients in specialty settings, including burn/trauma, neuropsychiatry, addiction, critical care, cardiology, oncology, transplant, women's mental health, and other areas. This course also provides an opportunity for a comprehensive review before the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology specialty board exams, which are being held later this year. Learners will benefit from a variety of educational formats, including lectures, case discussions, question and answer sessions, and an electronic syllabus.


Pricing

MDs/Doctoral-Level Professionals

Super Bird Registration (before June 30, 2026) $800

Early Bird Registration (before August 14, 2026) $900

Regular Registration (after August 15, 2026): $1000

RN/APRN, PAs, Psychologists, Social Workers, and Other Allied Health Professionals:

Super Bird Registration (before June 30, 2026) $600

Early Bird Registration (before August 14, 2026) $700

Regular Registration (after August 15, 2026): $800

Residents/Fellows/Students/Interns:

 Super Bird Registration (before June 30, 2026) $400

Early Bird Registration (before August 14, 2026) $500

Regular Registration (after August 15, 2026): $600

Group discounts are available upon request


Before You Register: Important Notice

You must create a free account through the MGH Psychiatry Academy to register for this event. MGH Psychiatry Academy accounts are not limited to MGH employees. We welcome attendees from around the world and from any organization. 


E-Syllabus

We provide all attendees with completely free access to all slide presentations in digital PDF format prior to the conference. This is an environmentally friendly alternative and helps keep costs lower for all attendees. The e-syllabus will be available for 30 days after the conference. 


Session Recordings

All sessions will be recorded. Registered participants will have access to these recordings for 30 days once they are posted after the conference to review at their convenience.


Cancellation Policy

A refund minus a $100.00 administrative fee will be issued for refund requests received by August 29, 2026. Payments made may not be applied to future conferences or other educational activities. There are no exceptions to these policies.

Target Audience

This course is targeted to Specialty Physicians, Physicians Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Psychologists, and Primary Care Physicians.

Learning Objectives

Please check back soon for more information.


Accreditation

 

Accreditation pending, please check back soon for more information.

 

Course summary
Registration opens: 
03/01/2025
Course closes: 
12/31/2026
Event starts: 
09/17/2026 - 12:00am EDT
Event ends: 
09/20/2026 - 11:59pm EDT
Cost:
$800.00
Rating: 
0

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Faculty

Medical Psychiatry: Comprehensive Update features Harvard Medical School faculty and prominent experts and leaders in their field. The course is led by:

   

Adrienne Taylor, MD, BWH Psychiatry

 Associate Director, BWH Division of Medical Psychiatry

  

Sejal Shah, MD, BWH Psychiatry

Associate Chief, Division of Psychiatry in Medicine, Mass General Brigham  
Associate Vice Chair, Clinical Consultation Services, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Linda Herrera Santos, MD

Director of the MGH Hispanic Psychiatry Clinic
Psychiatrist, MGH Psychiatry Consultation Service
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School  


 

David Silbersweig, MD, Chairman Emeritus, BWH Psychiatry

Chairman Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry  
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Stanley Cobb Professor of Psychiatry

Natalia Fedotova, MD, PhD 

Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry  
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Instructor in Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School

Speakers:

Please check back for the Speakers.

Course Reviewers:

Susan Sprich, PhD, APA Content Reviewer

Aaron R. Hoffman, DO, MPH, CME Content Reviewer

Jane Davis, CRNP, DNP, Nurse Content Reviewer

Price

Cost:
$800.00
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Course Directors/Planners

Adrienne Taylor, MD

Sejal Shah, MD

David Silbersweig, MD

Natalia Fedotova, MD, PhD 

Required Hardware/software

Hardware/Software Specifications

This internet-based CME activity is best experienced using Internet Explorer 8+, Mozilla Firefox 3+, and Safari 4+. This Web site requires that JavaScript and session cookies be enabled. Certain activities may require additional software to view multimedia, presentation, or printable versions of the content. These activities will be marked as such and will provide links to the required software. That software may be Adobe Flash, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Windows Media Player.

Optimal System Configuration

Flash Player: Adobe Flash Player 10.1+
Browser: Firefox 3+, Internet Explorer 8.0+, Safari 4.0+, or Google Chrome 7.0+
Operating System: Windows XP+ or Mac OS X 10.4+
Internet Connection: 1 Mbps or higher

Minimum Requirements

Windows PC:500-MHz Pentium II; Windows XP or higher; 128 MB RAM; Video Card at least 64MB of video memory; Sound Card at least 16-bit; Macromedia Flash Player 10 or higher, audio playback with speakers for programs with video content; Firefox 1.1+, Internet Explorer 7.0+, Safari 1.0+, Google Chrome, or Opera
Macintosh: Mac OS X 10.3 or higher with latest updates installed; 1.83MHz Intel Core Duo or faster; RAM: 128MB or more; Video Card: at least 64MB of video memory; Sound Card: at least 16-bit