VIRTUAL REGISTRATION: Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2026

March 27, 2026 to March 29, 2026

Overview

We invite you to join us Virtually for our Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2026 Conference! 

Complex challenges and evolving guidelines are changing the way you care for young psychiatric patients. These areas include new diagnostic criteria, patient-centered care models, new trends in substance abuse, research advances on genetics, and much more. It is more important than ever to find education that not only covers all these topics, but is also innovative, engaging, and empowers you to reach improved outcomes.


That's why it's critical to attend this hands-on, comprehensive conference. It provides psychiatrists, pediatricians, primary care and family practice physicians, nursing professionals, psychologists, social workers, and other mental health professionals with insights to optimize your assessment, treatment, and management of child and adolescent patients with psychiatric conditions.

  • Meet and engage with renowned clinician-researchers who share the latest advances in their fields
  • Find guidance for complex signs and symptoms such as emotional outbursts, mood swings, and strange eating habits that can be indicative of psychiatric disorders yet can also be part of normal child development
  • Translate the latest research into optimal assessment and treatment strategies for anxiety, substance abuse, depression, eating disorders, OCD, psychosis, and much more

You will receive an email communication (to the email registered to your MGH Psychiatry Academy account) as we get closer to the conference date with details on the zoom instructions and attending virtually.

Pricing

MDs/Doctoral-Level Professionals:
Super Early Bird (on or before November 1, 2025): $975.00
Early Bird Registration (on or before December 31, 2025): $1,075.00
Regular Registration (after December 31, 2025): $1,175.00

Other Professionals or Trainees:
Super Early Bird (on or before November 1, 2025): $875.00
Early Bird Registration (on or before December 31, 2025): $975.00
Regular Registration (after December 31, 2025): $1,075.00

Live Registration: 

The conference occurs live at the Westin Copley in Boston. For more information about in-person attendance and the venue, please visit our live registration page

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. 

Cancellation Policy

A refund minus a $100.00 administrative fee will be issued for refund requests received by February 16, 2026.  No refunds will be issued for refund requests made after February 16, 2026. Payments made may not be applied to future conferences or other educational activities.  There are no exceptions to these policies.


***The deeply discounted Super Early Bird Registration rate is NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE and will not be refunded under any circumstances.

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Target Audience

  • Psychiatrists
  • Primary care and family practice physicians
  • Pediatricians
  • Psychologists
  • Nursing professionals
  • Social workers
  • Residents
  • Other mental health, primary care and pediatric clinicians

 

Accreditation pending

 

 

 

Learning Objectives

By the end of this program, participants will be able to: 

  • Recognize the presentation, diagnosis, and current treatment options available for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in childhood and adolescence.
  • Discuss the presentation, diagnosis, and current treatment options available for depression, psychosis, bipolar disorder, and anxiety.
  • Discuss the available naturopathic treatments for emotional dysregulation in youth, including pros, cons, and available evidence.
  • Examine the evidence base for the Pediatric Autoimmune Neurological Disorder Associated with Streptococcus symptoms and its relation to OCD.
  • Compare and contrast psychotherapeutic treatment approaches for children including DBT, CBT, and others.
Course summary
Registration opens: 
03/01/2025
Course closes: 
03/29/2026
Event starts: 
03/27/2026 - 2:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
03/29/2026 - 11:00pm EDT
Cost:
$975.00
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Program

Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology

March 27-29, 2026 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA

 

FRIDAY MARCH 27, 2026

8:00 – 8:05 AM            Welcome & Introduction
Janet Wozniak, MD

MODULE TOPIC 1: OVERVIEW OF PEDIATRIC PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

8:05 – 8:25 AM            Diagnosis & Assessment in Pediatric Psychopharmacology
Janet Wozniak, MD

8:25 – 8:45 AM            Implications of Psychiatric Genetics for Psychopharmacology
Roy Perlis, MD, MSc

8:45 – 9:05 AM             Artificial Intelligence and Psychiatry
Roy Perlis, MD

9:05 – 9:25 AM             Developmental Neuroscience
Rakesh Karmacharya, MD, PhD

MODULE TOPIC 2: ADHD I

9:25 – 9:45 AM             Diagnosis, Course and Outcomes of ADHD
Thomas Spencer, MD

9:45 – 10:10 AM           Treatment of ADHD with Stimulants I
                                       Timothy E. Wilens, MD

10:10 – 10:25 AM         Break

10:25 – 10:45 AM         Treatment of ADHD with Stimulants II
                                       Timothy E. Wilens, MD

10:45 – 11:05 AM          Pharmacological Treatment of ADHD Across the Life Span: Nonstimulants 
Thomas Spencer, MD

11:05 – 11:25 AM         Functional Outcomes in ADHD & the Critical Importance of Treatment

                                           Timothy E. Wilens, MD

11:25 – 11:55 AM         Question & Answer Panel 
Moderator: Timothy E. Wilens, MD
Panelists: Thomas Spencer, MD, Roy Perlis, MD, Janet Wozniak, MD,  Rakesh Karmacharya, MD, PhD

11:55 – 12:55 PM         Lunch Break

MODULE TOPIC 3: ADHD II

12:55 – 1:15 PM           CBT & Psychosocial Treatments in ADHD
Aude Henin, PhD

1:15 – 1:35 PM             ADHD & Education
Aude Henin, PhD         

1:35 – 2:05 PM             Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: Timothy Wilens, MD
Panelists: Aude Henin, PhD

2:05 – 2:20 PM             Break

MODULE TOPIC 4: MOOD DISORDERS I

2:20 – 2:40 PM             Juvenile Depression
Mai Uchida, MD

2:40 – 3:00 PM             Illuminating the Black Box: Antidepressants, Youth and Suicide 
David H. Rubin, MD

3:00 - 3:20 PM              Juvenile Mania
                                        Janet Wozniak, MD

3:20 – 3:40 PM             Differentiating Unipolar vs. Bipolar Mood Disorders in the Young
Mai Uchida, MD

3:40 - 4:00 PM               Pharmacological Approaches to Pediatric Mania
Janet Wozniak, MD

4:00 –4:20 PM               Clinical Cases- Autism/Mood Disorder

                                             Brittney Scavotto, PMHNP-BC  

4:20-4:50 PM                Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: Janet Wozniak, MD
Panelist: David Rubin, MD, Mai Uchida, MD

4:50 PM                       Adjourn

SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2026

8:00 – 8:05 AM            Welcome & Introduction
David H. Rubin, MD

MODULE TOPIC 5: MOOD AND PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS II

8:05 – 8:25 AM            Schizophrenia Diagnosis and Treatment
Abigail Donovan, MD

8:25 – 8:45 AM            Nutraceuticals in Pharmacology   
Janet Wozniak, MD

8:45 - 9:05 AM               Neurotherapeutics
James Luccarelli, MD              

9:05 – 9:35 AM            Question & Answer Panel 
Moderator: David H. Rubin, MD
Panelists: Abigail Donovan, MD, Janet Wozniak, MD, James Luccarelli, MD

9:35 – 9:55 AM            Break

MODULE TOPIC 6: DIAGNOSIS, UNDERPINNINGS, AND TREATMENT OF AUTISM

9:55 – 10:15 AM           Prevalence, Presentation, and Assessment of Autism
Gagan Joshi, MD

10:15 – 10:35 AM         Neural Underpinnings of Autism 
Gagan Joshi, MD

10:35 – 10:55 AM         Diagnosis and Treatment of Autism and ADHD

                                       Gagan Joshi, MD

10:55 – 11:15 AM         Diagnosis and Treatment of Autism and Anxiety
Robyn Thom, MD

11:15 – 11:35 AM          Diagnosis and Treatment of Autism and Mood Disorders

                                       Robyn Thom, MD        

 

11:35 – 12:05 PM         Question & Answer Panel

     Moderator: Gagan Joshi, MD
     Panelists: Robyn Thom, MD

12:05 – 1:05 PM           Lunch Break

MODULE TOPIC 7: OCD, ANXIETY DISORDERS, TOURETTE’S, PANDAS

1:05 – 1:25 PM             Eating Disorders

                                       Kamryn Eddy, PhD

1:25 – 1:45 PM              Tics and Tourette’s Disorder
                                        Barbara Coffey, MD

1:45 – 2:05 PM             ADHD and Tics 

                                       Barbara Coffey. MD

2:05 - 2:35 PM               Question & Answer Panel

                                    Moderator: Kamryn Eddy, PhD

                                       Panelist: Barbara Coffey, MD

2:35 – 2:55 PM             Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Erica Greenberg, MD                                       

2:55 – 3:15 PM             PANDAS  
Kyle Williams, MD, PhD

3:15 - 3:35 PM              Pediatric Anxiety Disorders
Erica Greenberg, MD

3:35 – 4:05 PM             Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: Kamryn Eddy, MD
Panelist: Barbara Coffey, MD, Erica Greenberg, MD, Kyle Williams, MD, PhD

4:05 PM                       Adjourn

SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2026

8:00 – 8:05 AM            Welcome & Introduction
Timothy E. Wilens, MD

MODULE TOPIC 8: PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT & INTERVENTION

8:05 – 8:25 AM            Using Psychological Assessment to Inform Treatment
Ellen Braaten, PhD

8:25 - 8:45 AM               Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Young Adults: Education
Aude Henin, PhD

8:45 – 9:05 AM            Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety in Young Children
Dina Hirshfeld-Becker, PhD

9:05 – 9:25 AM            Integrating DBT in Clinical Practice 
Makiko Watanabe, PhD

9:25 – 9:45 AM            Integrating Resiliency in Everyday Practice
Aude Henin, PhD 

9:45 – 10:15 AM           Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: Aude Henin, PhD
Panelists: Ellen Braaten, PhD, Dina Hirshfeld-Becker, PhD, Makiko Watanabe, PhD

10:15 – 10:30 AM         Break

MODULE TOPIC 9: SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

10:30 – 10:50 AM         Substance Use Disorders: Part I
Aaron Quiggle, MD

10:50 – 11:10 AM         Substance Use Disorders: Part II
Amy Yule, MD

11:10 – 11:30 AM         Marijuana  
Timothy E. Wilens, MD

11:30 – 11:50 AM         Internet, Social Media and Gaming Addiction

                                     Kyle Faust, PhD

11:50 – 12:20 PM         Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: Timothy E. Wilens, MD
Panelists: Amy Yule, MD, Aaron Quiggle, MD, Kyle Faust, MD

12:20 PM                      Adjourn

Faculty

Course Planners:

David H. Rubin, MD
Timothy E. Wilens, MD
Janet Wozniak, MD

Speakers:

Ellen Braaten, MD
Abigail Donovan, MD
Kamryn Eddy, PhD
Kyle Faust, PhD
Dan Geller, MD
Erica Greenberg, MD
Aude Henin, PhD
Dina Hirshfeld-Becker, PhD
Gagan Joshi, MD
Rakesh Karmacharya, MD, PhD
James Luccarelli, MD
Roy Perlis, MD
Aaron Quiggle, MD
Brittney Scavotto, PMHNP-BC

Thomas Spencer, MD
Robyn Thom, MD
Mai Uchida, MD
Makiko Watanabe, PhD
Kyle Williams, MD, PhD
Amy Yule, MD

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