Psychopharmacology 2025

Boston, MA US
October 16, 2025 to October 19, 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.

Virtual Psychopharmacology

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

Board certification and recertification exams are critical career moments. That is why you should rely on the Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Update & Board Preparation, Fourth Edition. It puts our 80+ years of clinical experience at your fingertips to help you prepare for your exam.

Purchase a print copy of our Board Preparation book here!
 

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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.

Register here!

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:

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Accreditation

Jointly Accredited Provider, Interprofessional Continuing Education

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.


Course summary
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.

Registration opens: 
10/16/2024
Course closes: 
10/31/2025
Event starts: 
10/16/2025 - 1:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
10/19/2025 - 4:45pm EDT
Cost:
$800.00
Rating: 
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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

The Westin Copley Place
10 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
United States
+1 (617) 262-9600

Join us at the Westin Copley Place for Psychopharmacology 2025

We have arranged a special discounted rate for our valued Psychopharmacology 2025 attendees.
Please book by September 24, 2025 to enjoy this group rate.

https://book.passkey.com/e/50955010

 

 

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.

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