
Psychopharmacology 2025
Overview
Engage with Experts.
Elevate Results.
Enhance your Practice.
We invite you to join us at the Westin Copley Place in Boston for our annual Psychopharmacology conference. This psychiatry conference examines the latest research and treatment advances across dozens of mental health conditions. It offers in-depth information that is important for all mental health and primary care settings. Topics include ADHD, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, OCD, psychosis, PTSD, substance use disorders, and much more.
In every session, our faculty members share data from new clinical trials. They match it up against prior data and discuss what the changes mean. They also examine standards of care and share innovative ways to make care better. The agenda touches on many complex topics in mental health. Managing side effects, drug interactions, natural medications, combining pharmacologic and psychosocial treatments, and much more.
Most important of all, our faculty focuses on how to translate all these insights into your daily practice. This empowers you to optimize your care for patients with psychiatric conditions. That makes our event ideal for professionals in psychiatry, primary care, psychology, and nursing.
Pricing
3-DAY PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY CONFERENCE
MDs/Doctoral-Level Professionals
Super Early Bird Registration (on or before July 25, 2025): $800
Early Bird Registration (on or before September 5, 2025): $925
Regular Registration (after September 5, 2025): $1049
Other Professionals or Trainees
Super Early Bird Registration (on or before July 25, 2025): $650
Early Bird Registration (on or before September 5, 2025): $725
Regular Registration (after September 5, 2025): $825
THURSDAY TICKETED SESSIONS
Clozapine Workshop: $175
1:00-3:00 PM
Thursday Evening Sessions: $200
4:00-8:00 PM - Dinner is included with the evening sessions.
Choose between the following topics: Please note that you can only attend one of the evening sessions
- The Role of Cannabis in Medicine
- Psychosomatic Medicine/ Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
- Obesity and Eating Disorders
- Law & Psychiatry
- Nutritional, Lifestyle, and Metabolic Psychiatry Program
Virtual Registration
We are also offering a full virtual option to accommodate those who can not attend in person.
For more information and to register, please click the link below.
NOTE: Thursday ticketed events and Friday and Saturday evening seminars are NOT included in the virtual registration option. These sessions will NOT be live-streamed.
Printed Syllabus
Price: $75.00 (Please note, all syllabus purchases are non-refundable and non-shippable and must be picked up onsite at the conference)
The conference syllabus is a printed book with all slide presentations and space to take notes adjacent to each slide. As an alternative to purchasing a conference 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.
Electronic 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.
Cancellation Policy
A refund minus a $100.00 administrative fee will be issued for refund requests received by October 1, 2025. No refunds will be issued for refund requests made after October 1, 2025. Payments made may not be applied to future conferences or other educational activities. There are no exceptions to these policies.
Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Update & Board Preparation, 4th Edition
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MOC Self-Assessment Module: Psychopharmacology
As part of recertification requirements, physicians must participate in Maintenance of Certification Program (MOC) activities like this one to cultivate a focus on lifelong learning and competency throughout one’s profession. This module helps you hone in on clinical and practice management skills that are central to quality patient care and improved outcomes for patients.
Target Audience
This program is intended for psychiatrists, psychologists, general and family practice physicians, psychiatric nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and social workers.
Learning Objectives
Coming soon - Please check back for more information.
By the end of this program, participants will be able to:
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, MGH Institute of Health Professions is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
32.0 Psychologists
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 32.0 CE credit.
32.0 Physicians
MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this live activity for a maximum of 32.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.
32.0 Nursing
MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 32.0 contact hours for nurses.
32.0 Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the MGH Institute of Health Professions is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. MGH Institute of Health Professions maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 32.0 clock hours for continuing education credits.
32.0 Pharmacist (ACPE)
This activity provides 32.0 contact hours (1.0 CEUs) of continuing education credit. ACPE Universal Activity Number UAN JA4008265-0000-24-000-L04-P
NOTE FOR PHARMACISTS: Upon closing of the electronic evaluation, MGH IHP will upload the pharmacy-related continuing education information to CPE Monitor within 60 days. Per ACPE rules, MGH IHP does not have access or the ability to upload credits requested after the evaluation closes. It is the responsibility of the pharmacist or pharmacy technician to provide the correct information [NABP ePID and DOB (in MMDD format)] in order to receive credit for participating in a CE activity.
32.0 IPCE Credit
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 32.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
Program
49th Annual Psychopharmacology
OCTOBER 16-19, 2025
Westin copley place
boston
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2025 – TICKETED EVENTS
(Click on the Thursday topics to download each agenda)
1:00 – 3:00PM Clozapine Workshop
Oliver Freudenreich, MD, FACLP
4:00 – 8:00PM The Role of Cannabis in Medicine
Eden Evins, MD, MPH; Bertha Madras, PhD; Deepak Cyril Dsouza, MBBS, MD;
Jodi Gilman, PhD; Randi Schuster, PhD
4:00 – 8:00PM Psychosomatic Medicine/ Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Theodore A. Stern, MD; Christopher M. Celano, MD; Amy Newhouse, MD
4:00 – 8:00PM Obesity and Eating Disorders
Kamryn Eddy, PhD; Laura Holsen, PhD; Ashley Dunford, PhD; Esther Dechant, MD;
Lauren Breithaupt, PhD; Kendra Becker, PhD; Evelyna Kambanis, PhD
4:00 – 8:00PM Law & Psychiatry
Matthew Lahaie, MD, JD; Ronald Schouten, MD, JD; Nikhil Mathews, MD, JD; Christine Darsney, PhD
4:00 – 8:00PM Nutritional, Lifestyle, and Metabolic Psychiatry Program
Uma Naidoo, MD; David Mischoulon, MD; James Greenblatt, MD; Gia Merlo, MD, MBA, Med;
Kimberley A. Parks, DO; Errol R. Norwitz, MD, PhD, MBA
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2025
8:00 – 8:10AM Welcoming Remarks & Introduction
Maurizio Fava, MD & Jerrold F. Rosenbaum, MD
MODULE TOPIC – MOOD DISORDERS
8:10 – 8:55AM Bipolar Depression
Andrew A. Nierenberg, MD
8:55 – 9:40AM Bipolar Long-Term Management
Roy Perlis, MD
9:40 – 9:55AM Break
9:55 – 10:40AM Treatment Resistant Depression
Maurizio Fava, MD
10:40 – 11:20 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator: Jerrold F. Rosenbaum, MD
Panelists: Andrew A. Nierenberg, MD, Roy Perlis, MD,
Maurizio Fava, MD
11:20 – 12:20PM Lunch Break
MODULE TOPIC – ANXIETY/PTSD
12:20 – 1:05PM PTSD & Insomnia
Amit Chopra, MBBS, DFAPA
1:05 – 1:50PM Anxiety Disorders and Treatments
Jerrold F. Rosenbaum, MD
1:50 – 2:30PM Panel Discussion
Moderator: Lee Cohen, MD
Panelists: Amit Chopra, MBBS, DFAPA, Jonah Cohen, PhD, Jerrold F. Rosenbaum, MD
2:30 – 2:45PM Break
MODULE TOPIC – WOMEN’S HEALTH
2:45 – 3:30PM Course and Treatment of Mood and Anxiety Disorders During Pregnancy
Lee S. Cohen, MD
3:30 – 4:15PM Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Marlene P. Freeman, MD
4:15 – 4:55PM Panel Discussion
Moderator: Lee S. Cohen, MD
Panelist: Marlene P. Freeman, MD, Laura Fagioli Petrillo, EdM, MD
4:55 – 5:15PM Break
5:15 – 7:15PM Friday Evening Seminars:
Seminars begin at 5:15 PM and repeat at 6:15 PM.
Natural Medications for Psychiatric Disorders
David Mischoulon, MD, PhD
Psychopharmacology of Sleep Disorders
John Winkelman, MD, PhD
Prodromes, Early Detection, and Prevention of Major Psychiatric Illnesses
Daphne Holt, MD, PhD
Mental Health and the Benefits of a Healthy Lifestyle
Maren Nyer, PhD
Stimulation and/or Surgical Approaches to Psychiatric Illness
Joan Camprodon, MD, MPH
PMDD and Depression During the Menopausal Transition: New Insights
Laura Fagioli Petrillo, EdM, MD
Suicide
Theodore A. Stern, MD
7:15 PM Adjourn
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2025
8:00 – 8:05 AM Welcoming Remarks & Introduction
Oliver Freudenreich, MD, FACLP
MODULE TOPIC – PSYCHOSIS
8:05 – 8:50AM First-Episode Psychosis and Schizophrenia
Oliver Freudenreich, MD, FACLP
8:50 – 9:35AM Management of Side Effects of Antipsychotics
Abigail Donovan, MD
9:35 – 9:50AM Break
MODULE TOPIC – KETAMINE & ESKETAMINE
9:50 – 10:35AM Ketamine and Esketamine: From Research to Clinical Practice
Cristina Cusin, MD
10:35 – 11:15AM Panel Discussion
Moderator: David Mischoulon, MD
Panelists: Cristina Cusin, MD, Oliver Freudenreich, MD, FACLP, Abigail Donovan, MD
11:15 – 12:15PM Lunch Break
MODULE TOPIC – NEW THERAPIES: WHAT IS ON THE HORIZON?
12:15 – 1:00PM Psychedelics
Franklin King, MD
1:00 – 1:45PM New Treatments for Schizophrenia
Oliver Freudenreich, MD, FACLP
1:45 – 2:00PM Break
2:00 – 2:45PM Neuromodulation and Interventional Psychiatry
Joan Camprodon, MD, MPH
2:45-3:30 PM Amplifying and Extending the Effects of Addiction Treatment
John F. Kelly, PhD
3:30 – 4:20 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator: Oliver Freudenreich, MD, FACLP
Panelists: Franklin King, MD, Joan Camprodon, MD, MPH, John F. Kelly, PhD
4:20 – 4:30PM Break
4:30 – 5:30PM Saturday Evening Seminars:
Seminars begin at 4:30 PM and do not repeat.
Violence Risk Assessment in Clinical Practice**
James Barrett, PhD; Superintendent Frederick Cabral
Geriatrics Psychopharmacology
Jennifer R. Gatchel, MD, PhD
Illuminating the Black Box: Antidepressants, Youth and Suicide
Khadijah Watkins, MD, MPH
Traumatic Brain Injury: A Neuropsychiatric Perspective
Kaloyan S. Tanev, MD
The Neurobiology of Addiction
Jodi Gilman, PhD
Adult Autism
Gagan Joshi, MD
Psychopharmacology of Autism
Chris McDougle, MD
Pharmacologic Approach to Psychiatric Urgent Care
Meaghan Rudolph, MS, RN, PMHCNS-BC
5:30 PM Adjourn
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2025
7:55- 8:00 AM Welcoming Remarks & Introduction
David Rubin, MD
MODULE TOPIC – ADDICTION
8:00 – 8:40AM Alcohol and Opioids
Vinod Rao, MD, PhD
8:40 – 9:20AM Treatment of Tobacco Use Disorders
Anne Eden Evins, MD
9:20 – 9:50AM Panel Discussion
Moderator: David Rubin, MD
Panelists: Vinod Rao, MD, PhD, Anne Eden Evins, MD
9:50 – 10:05AM Break
MODULE TOPIC – OCD
10:05 – 10:50 AM Psychopharmacology of OCD
Lisa M. Zakhary, MD, PhD
10:50 – 11:35 AM Psychopharmacology for Obsessive-Compulsive Related Disorders
Erica Greenberg, MD
11:35 – 12:20PM Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Digital Interventions for OCD and Obsessive-Compulsive Related Disorders
Sabine Wilhelm, PhD
12:20 – 12:50PM Panel Discussion
Moderator: Sabine Wilhelm, PhD
Panelists: Lisa M. Zakhary, MD, PhD, Erica Greenberg, MD
12:50 – 1:50PM Lunch Break
MODULE TOPIC – ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
1:50 – 2:35PM Pediatric Bipolar Disorder and Mood Disorders
Janet Wozniak, MD
2:35 – 3:20PM ADHD
Timothy Wilens, MD
3:20 – 4:05PM Drug Interactions
Jonathan E. Alpert, MD, PhD
4:05 – 4:45PM Panel Discussion
Moderator: Timothy Wilens, MD
Panelists: Jonathan E. Alpert, MD, Janet Wozniak, MD
4:45 PM Adjourn
Venue

Join us at the Westin Copley Place for Psychopharmacology 2025
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Please book by September 24, 2025 to enjoy this group rate.
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Faculty
- Maurizio Fava, MD
- Jerrold F. Rosenbaum, MD
- Andrew A. Nierenberg, MD
- Lee S. Cohen, MD
- Marlene P. Freeman, MD
- John W. Winkelman MD, PhD
- Daphne Holt, MD, PhD
- Maren Nyer, PhD
- Theodore A. Stern, MD
- Oliver Freudenreich, MD, FACLP
- Cristina Cusin, MD
- John F. Kelly, PhD, ABPP
- Jodi M. Gilman, PhD
- Meaghan Rudolph, MS, RN, PMHCNS-BC
- David H. Rubin, MD
- Vinod Rao MD, PhD
- Sabine Wilhelm, PhD
- Timothy E. Wilens, MD
- Jonathan E. Alpert MD PhD
- Amit Chopra, MBBS, DFAPA
- Laura Fagioli Petrillo, EdM, MD
- David Mischoulon, MD, PhD
- Abigail L. Donovan, MD
- Franklin King, MD
- Gagan Joshi, MD
- Christopher J. McDougle, MD
- Jonah Cohen, PhD
- Erica Greenberg, MD
- Joan A. Camprodon, MD, MPH, PhD
- Lisa M. Zakhary, MD, PhD
- Frederick Cabral, Superintendent
- James Barrett, PhD
- Kaloyan S. Tanev, MD
- Jennifer R. Gatchel MD, PhD
- Khadijah Booth Watkins, MD, MPH, DFAACAP
- Roy H. Perlis, MD, MSc
- Darin D. Dougherty, MD
- A. Eden Evins, MD, MPH
- Janet Wozniak, MD
CE Information
Accreditation pending - please check back for more information
Available Credit
- 32.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of McLean Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. McLean Hospital is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
McLean Hospital designates this Live activity for a maximum of 32.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 32.00 Nursing Contact Hours
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 13, sections 13, 14, 14A, 15 and 15D and Chapter 112, sections 74 through 81C authorize the Board of Registration in Nursing to regulate nursing practice and education.
This program meets the requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244 CMR 5.00) for 32.00 contact hours of nursing continuing education credit. Advance practice nurses, please note: Educational activities which meet the requirements of the ACCME (such as this activity) count towards 50% of the nursing requirement for ANCC accreditation.
- 32.00 Social Workers
The Collaborative of NASW, Boston College, and Simmons College Schools of Social Work authorizes social work continuing education credits for courses, workshops, and educational programs that meet the criteria outlined in 258 CMR of the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Social Workers
This program has been approved for 32.00 Social Work Continuing Education hours for relicensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. Collaborative of NASW and the Boston College and Simmons Schools of Social Work Authorization Number
- 32.00 Participation
This course allows other providers to claim a Participation Certificate upon successful completion of this course.
Participation Certificates will specify the title, location, type of activity, date of activity, and number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ associated with the activity. Providers should check with their regulatory agencies to determine ways in which AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may or may not fulfill continuing education requirements. Providers should also consider saving copies of brochures, agenda, and other supporting documents.
- 32.00 Psychologists CE Credit
The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
This offering meets the criteria for 32.00 Continuing Education (CE) credits per presentation for psychologists.