McLean Hospital Psychiatry Department Grand Rounds 2026-2027

                                                      

September is here, McLean Hospital Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds are resuming this fall.

The McLean Psychiatry Grand Rounds Series will be moving to Wednesday from 12-1pm this fall and commence on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 .

Psychiatry Grand Rounds is a weekly round attended by psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and other allied professionals. Given the complexity of psychiatric illnesses and ongoing new developments in psychiatric medicine and neuroscience, Grand Rounds is an excellent opportunity for mental health providers to learn about pertinent topics related to their fields of interest. Grand Rounds is also designed to facilitate discussion and collaboration amongst departmental faculty as well as outside speakers, by sharing ideas and exploring new research findings to stimulate future research.


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Target Audience

This program is intended for:

  • Nurses
  • Psychiatrists
  • Psychologists
  • Physicians
  • Social Workers

 

Accreditation

Physicians

McLean Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

McLean Hospital designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Psychologists

McLean Hospital is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. McLean Hospital maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Participants meeting requirements will receive 1 CE credit.

National Board for Certified Counselors

McLean Hospital is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP™) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program.

Nurses

This program carries 1 contact hour. McLean Hospital is approved as a provider of continuing education to nursing by the American Nurses Association Massachusetts, which is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses’ Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Social Workers

For information about continuing education credit for social workers, please call 617.855.3140.

 

Learning Objectives

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

  • Identify new research findings in routine psychiatric clinical care
  • Describe a differential diagnosis of common psychiatric syndromes
  • Use state-of-the-art diagnostic tests to assist in the diagnosis of common psychiatric syndromes
  • Apply leading evidence-based psychotherapies into everyday clinical practice

*Will provide individual learning objectives per lecture.

Course summary

Available credit: 
  • 33.00 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 IHP and Massachusetts General Hospital. IHP is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    IHP designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 33.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 33.00 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 33.00 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.

  • 33.00 LMHC

    MaMHCA, and its agent, MMCEP has been designated by the Board of Allied Mental Health and Human Service Professions to approve sponsors of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for licensure renewal, in accordance with the requirements of 262 CMR 33.00.

    This program has been approved for 33.00 CE credit for Licensed Mental Health Counselors MaMHCA.

    Authorization number:

  • 33.00 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 33.00 clock hours for continuing education credits.

  • 33.00 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.

  • 33.00 Psychologists CE Credit

    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 33.00 CE credit.

Registration opens: 
09/08/2026
Course closes: 
07/31/2027
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                                                                         McLean Hospital Grand Rounds 2026-2027 

September 9, 2026 

 

Zoom 

 

Women in Medicine and Science Month Lecturer:  Advancing the Science and Care of Women with PTSD and Substance Use Disorders 

Sudie Back, PhD 

Thurmond Wellness Endowed Chair   

Director, DART Research Training Program  

Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Addiction Sciences Division  

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)  

Ralph H. Johnson VA Healthcare System  

 

September 16, 2026  

CloudCME Code: 1015 

Live stream link   

 

 

Nancy Black Simches Visiting Scholar Series: “This should not be happening! Leading with Precision and Purpose”  

Katie Boston-Leary, PhD, MBA, MHA, RN  

Senior Vice President of Equity and Engagement  

American Nurses Enterprise  

 

September 23, 2026 

 

Live stream link 

 

McLean Forum: Psychotherapy with Suicidal Patients: An Integrative Psychodynamic Approach 

Mark Schechter, MD  

Chair of Psychiatry, Mass General Brigham Salem Hospital  

Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine  

Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School  

 

September 30, 2026 

 

Live stream link   

 

McLean Forum: Professorial Grand Rounds Lecture-  

Understanding Brain Disorders: From Human Tissue to Community Partnership 
Research shaped by mentorship, collaboration, and a commitment to representation 

Sabina Berretta, MD   

Director, Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center,  

Director, Translational Neuroscience Laboratory, McLean Hospital;  

Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School  

 

October 7, 2026 

  

Zoom Link 

 

CHANGE IN LOCATION 

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McLean Hospital Excellence in Clinical Mentoring Awards Grand Rounds:  

Clinical Awards Presentations to Amy Gagliardi, MD and Judy Halperin, PsyD   

Grand Rounds Presentation: “Prion Disease: What do we do when a zebra shows up?”  

Alice Uflacker, MD  

Staff Psychiatrist  

Geriatric Psychiatry Outpatient Service and TMS Service, McLean Hospital;  

Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School  

 

October 14, 2026 

 

Live stream link     

 

Crossroads in Psychiatry: TITLE TBD  

Penny Hallett, PhD  

Co-Director, Neuroregeneration Research Institute, McLean Hospital;  

Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School  

 Saeed A. Hashem, MD, MSc, CPH  

Staff Psychiatrist, Geriatric Psychiatry Outpatient Services, McLean Hospital;  

Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School  

 

October 21, 2026 

 

Live stream link  

Jakab Lecture: TITLE TBD  

Katherine Burdick, PhD  

Director of Research, New York State Psychiatric Institute;  

Vice Chair of Research, Department of Psychiatry  

Diane Goldman Kemper Family Professor of Medical Psychology  

Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University  

 

October 28, 2026 

 

McLEAN CLINICIANS ONLY 

 

Schwartz Center Rounds: TOPIC AND PRESENTERS TBD   

 

 

 

November 4, 2026 

 

Live stream link  

 

Spirituality Grand Rounds: Uncanny Coincidences and Telepathic Dreams: On the Use of Spirituality, Intuition, and Synchronicity 

Anna Yusim, MD   

Chief Medical Affairs Officer, Conscious Health;  

Chief Psychiatrist, Privé Swiss Brain Health and Optimal Longevity Program;  

Assistant Clinical Professor, Yale School of Medicine  

 

November 11, 2026 

 

Live stream link   

McLean Forum: Neurotherapeutic Options in Psychiatry: ECT, TMS, and Ketamine 

Stephen Seiner, MD  

Director, Psychiatric Neurotherapeutics Program,  

Medical Director, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Service, McLean Hospital;  

Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School  

 

November 18, 2026 

  

Live stream link   

The Alfred Stanton Lecture:  Preserving Psychotherapy 

Nancy McWilliams, PhD  

Visiting Professor Emerita, Graduate School of Applied & Professional Psychology Rutgers University  

 

November 25, 2026 

 

THANKSGIVING WEEK – NO GRAND ROUNDS 

 

December 2, 2026 

 

McLEAN CLINICIANS ONLY 

 

Schwartz Center Rounds: TOPIC AND PRESENTERS TBD 

 

 

 

December 9, 2026 

 

Live stream link   

Nancy Black Simches Visiting Scholar Series:  The Hidden Health Crisis in Our Classrooms: Diversity, Belonging, and the Mental Toll of Not Fitting In 

Keshrie Naidoo, PT, DPT, EdD  

Chair and Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy  

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, School of Health and Rehabilitation Science  

MGH Institute of Health Professions  

 

December 16, 2026 

 

Live stream link     

 

McLean Forum: “Identifying Addiction Phenotypes to Inform Precision Medicine”  

Victoria Votaw, PhD  

Investigator, Division of Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction, McLean Hospital;  

Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School 

 

December 23, 2026 

 

WINTER HOLIDAY – NO GRAND ROUNDS 

 

December 31, 2026 

 

WINTER HOLIDAY – NO GRAND ROUNDS 

 

January 6, 2027 

 

Live stream link  

 

Nancy Black Simches Visiting Scholar Series: TITLE TBD  

Stacy Drury, MD, PhD  

Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science,  

Boston Children’s Hospital;  

Professor and Leon Eisenberg Chair of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School 

 

January 13, 2027 

 

Live stream link  

 

 

McLean Forum:  Toward Precision Treatment for Youth Depression: Prediction, Personalization, and Just-in-Time Intervention 

Christian Webb, PhD  

Director, Treatment and Etiology of Depression in Youth (TEDY) Laboratory  

Co-Director, Center for Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Research, McLean Hospital;  

Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School 

 

January 20, 2027 

 

Live stream link  

 

McLean Forum: Professorial Grand Rounds Lecture- TITLE TBD  

Suzanne Haber, PhD  

Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School  

 

January 27, 2027 

 

Live stream link  

 

Crossroads in Psychiatry: TITLE AND PRESENTERS TBD 

February 3, 2027 

 

Live stream link  

Nancy Black Simches Visiting Scholar Series: Targeting Threat and Reward Processes in Treatment for Anxiety and Depression 

Michelle Craske, PhD, AO  

Kevin Love Fund Centennial Chair,  

Director, UCLA Anxiety and Depression Research Center,  

Co-Director, UCLA Depression Grand Challenge;  

Distinguished Professor, UCLA Department of Psychology and Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences 

 

February 10, 2027 

 

Live stream link 

 

McLean Forum: Navigating Racial Identity and Development in Clinical Practice 

Cecil Webster, MD 

Founder and CEO, Webster Clinic 

Lecturer in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School 

 

February 24, 2027 

 

Live stream link  

Nancy Black Simches Visiting Scholar Series: TITLE TBD  

Olivia Okereke, MD, MS  

Chief, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Aging, Mass General Brigham AMC Psychiatry;  

Olga Danieli Associate Professor of Psychiatry in the Field of Depression,  

Harvard Medical School;  

Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology,  

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health  

 

March 3, 2027 

 

Live stream link  

Nancy Black Simches Visiting Scholar Series: TITLE TBD  

Ruth Lanius, MD, PhD  

Director of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Research Unit, University of Western Ontario;  

Harris-Woodman Chair in Mind-Body Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario;  

Professor of Psychiatry; University of Western Ontario  

 

March 10, 2027 

 

Live stream link  

The Golda Edinburg Lecture: TITLE TBD  

Thomas Chalmers McLaughlin, MSW, PhD  

Co-Director for the Social Work Center for Research and Evaluation;  

Professor, University of New England  

 

March 17, 2027 

 

Live stream link  

Nancy Black Simches Visiting Scholar Series: TITLE TBD  

Kamryn Eddy, PhD  

Co-Director of the Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital;  

Cable-Rubenstein Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry in the Field of Eating Disorders, Harvard Medical School   

 

March 24, 2027 

 

Live stream link  

The Adam Corneel Major Teachers in Psychotherapy Lecture: TITLE TBD  

Edward Shapiro, MD  

Psychoanalyst, family therapist, organizational consultant  

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine   

 

March 31, 2027 

  

Live stream link  

Nancy Black Simches Visiting Scholar Series: TITLE TBD  

Vikram Patel, MBBS, PhD  

Co-founder and Member of Managing Committee, Sangath;  

Paul Farmer Professor and Chair, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine;  

Professor, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health  

 

April 7, 2027 

 

Live stream link  

 

Nancy Black Simches Visiting Scholar Series: TITLE TBD  

Katie Witkiewitz, PhD  

Director of the Center of Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions,  

Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of New Mexico  

 

April 14, 2027 

 

Live stream link  

 

The Cathie Cook Lecture: TOPIC AND PRESENTER TBD  

April 21, 2027 

 

Live stream link  

 

Nancy Black Simches Visiting Scholar Series: Improving the Prediction and Treatment of Adolescent Suicide 

Randy Auerbach, PhD  

Co-Director, Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Depression;  

Director, Translational Research on Affective Disorders and Suicide Laboratory;  

Irving Philips Professor of Child Psychiatry, Columbia University  

 

April 28, 2027 

  

Live stream link   

TOPIC AND PRESENTER TBD  

 

 

 

May 5, 2027 

 

Live stream link  

The Joseph P. Powers Lecture: Advances in Group Therapy Trauma Treatment   

Leonardo Leiderman, PsyD  

President, American Group Psychotherapy Association  

Director, Neurofeedback & Psychological Services, P.C.  

 

May 12, 2027 

 

McLEAN CLINICIANS ONLY 

 

Schwartz Center Rounds: TOPIC AND PRESENTERS TBD 

 

 

 

May 19, 2027 

 

Live stream link  

 

 

Nancy Black Simches Visiting Scholar Series: Beading Indigenous and Western Science to Improve Wellbeing and Addiction Outcomes 

Kamilla Venner, PhD  

Associate Professor of Psychology  

Ahtna Athabascan  
University of New Mexico  

 

May 26, 2027 

 

Live stream link  

 

 The Jack H. Mendelson Award: Cross-species Studies of Abused Drugs and Candidate Therapeutics: A Behavioral Analysis of Reciprocity 
Brian D. Kangas, PhD 

Director, Translational Pharmacology Laboratory 
Behavioral Biology Program, McLean Hospital 

Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School 

 

June 2, 2027 

 

Live stream link  

The Edward P. Lawrence Quality Care Lecture: TOPIC AND PRESENTER TBD  

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Members/Planners:

Christopher M. Palmer, MD

Shelly F. Greenfield, MD, MPH

Stephanie A. Collier, MD, MPH 

Kristin W. Beville, MSW, MPH

Rebecca Kathryn McHugh, PhD

Caleb Z. Demers, LICSW

John Fromson, MD (Content Reviewer)

Jane Pimental, MPH 

Policy on Faculty and Provider Disclosure:

Disclosure Information 
In accordance with the disclosure policy of McLean Hospital as well as guidelines set forth by the Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education, all people in control of educational content, including speakers, course directors, planners, and reviewers, have been asked to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies for the past 24 months, as defined below:                        

Ineligible Companies 
The ACCME defines an “Ineligible company” as “those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.” For more information, visit accme.org/standards.

Financial Relationships
Financial relationships are those relationships in which the individual benefits by receiving a salary, royalty, intellectual property rights, consulting fee, honoraria, ownership interest (e.g., stocks, stock options, or other ownership interest, excluding diversified mutual funds), or other financial benefit.  Financial benefits are usually associated with roles such as employment, management position, independent contractor (including contracted research), consulting, speaking and teaching, membership on advisory committees or review panels, board membership, and other activities from which remuneration is received, or expected. 

Mitigation of Financial Relationships
All financial relationships are reviewed to determine which ones are relevant, and then measures are taken to mitigate all relevant financial relationships and ensure that they do not insert commercial bias into the content of the education.


Planner Disclosures


Shelly F. Greenfield, MD, MPH, receives royalties from Guilford Press, NIH/NIDA grant funding; NIH/NIAAA grant funding; speaker honoraria from Rutgers University and Montefiore/Einstein.

The following planners and/or their spouse/partner have reported no relevant financial relationship with a commercial interest:

Christopher M. Palmer, MD

Stephanie A. Collier, MD, MPH 

Kristin W. Beville, MSW, MPH

Rebecca Kathryn McHugh, PhD

Caleb Z. Demers, LICSW

John Fromson, MD

Jane Pimental, MPH

 

Available Credit

  • 33.00 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 IHP and Massachusetts General Hospital. IHP is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    IHP designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 33.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 33.00 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 33.00 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.

  • 33.00 LMHC

    MaMHCA, and its agent, MMCEP has been designated by the Board of Allied Mental Health and Human Service Professions to approve sponsors of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for licensure renewal, in accordance with the requirements of 262 CMR 33.00.

    This program has been approved for 33.00 CE credit for Licensed Mental Health Counselors MaMHCA.

    Authorization number:

  • 33.00 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 33.00 clock hours for continuing education credits.

  • 33.00 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.

  • 33.00 Psychologists CE Credit

    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 33.00 CE credit.

 
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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