7:30am Eastern
Registration Open
8:00am – 8:15am Eastern | 0.25 Contact Hours
Connections to Practice
Brittany Evans, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Set the stage for the day of learning and how it connects to your nursing practice.
8:15am – 9:45am Eastern | 1.5 Contact Hours
Keynote: Emerging Treatment Targets for Schizophrenia
Jonathan M. Meyer, MD, DLFAPA
Explore the state-of-the science regarding new treatments in the pipeline for schizophrenia with novel mechanisms of action that do not rely on dopamine receptor binding.
10:00am – 11:30am Eastern | 1.5 Contact Hours
Optimizing With Less: The Art of Deprescribing
Kirby Williams, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Gain insights into strategies for identifying appropriate candidates for deprescribing, developing patient-centered deprescribing plans, and fostering effective communication among healthcare providers to optimize patient care.
11:45pm – 1:45pm Eastern
Product Theater Lunch: A Tailored Treatment for Adults with ADHD
Jennifer A. Ganem, MS, APRN, Sponsored by Noven Pharmaceuticals
11:45am – 12:30pm: Meal Service
12:45pm – 1:45pm: Presentation
2:00pm – 3:30pm Eastern | 1.5 Contact Hours
Demystifying Lithium’s Renal Effects
Jonathan M. Meyer, MD, DLFAPA
Understand lithium’s renal journey, including how to identify, track, and manage polyuria, as well as how certain prescribing practices can lessen lithium’s renal impact.
3:45pm – 5:15pm Eastern | 1.5 Contact Hours
Precision Healthcare for Mood Disorders
Josh Hamilton, APRN-BC, CTMH, CNE, CLNC, FAANP
Integrate concepts of neurobiology and neuropathology with genetics and genomics to produce new models for diagnosis and personalized treatment for commonly recurring mood disorders. Through case studies, examine the efficacy of this approach for the management of clinical depression and bipolar affective disorders.
5:15pm – 5:30pm Eastern | 0.25 Contact Hours
Daily Synthesis
Mary Ann Nihart, MA, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC & Georgia Stevens, PhD, APRN, PMHCNS, BC
Synthesize the day’s learning into actionable takeaways for your nursing practice.
6:00pm – 7:30pm Eastern
Product Theater Dinner: Digital Health Technologies and Their Potential Role in the Mental Health Care Treatment Landscape
Desiree M. Matthews, PMHNP-BC & Lisa Marsch, PhD
Sponsored by Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
6:00pm – 6:30pm: Meal Service
6:30pm – 7:30pm: Presentation