12th Annual Updates & Advances in Psychiatry
October 10 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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About the Course
Join fellow healthcare providers for the 12th edition of the University of Wisconsin Updates & Advances in Psychiatry Conference which will be held at the Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor’s Club. This annual conference highlights hot topics and the latest best practices in the practice of psychiatry and mental health care. This year will feature didactic lectures and panel presentations from preeminent providers as well as a breakout session workshop to dive more in-depth into important topics in psychiatric care.
This year’s topics cover a broad range of topics including: addressing functional neurological disorders in children and adolescents, perimenopausal depression, GLP-1 Receptor Agonists, assessing patients’ capacity to make medical decisions, assessing and managing sexual issues and sexual side effects in psychiatric treatment, anxiety disorders in children and adults, evaluation of autism spectrum disorder in adults, treating substance use disorders during pregnancy and post-partum.
This year’s Jefferson Memorial Lecture will be provided by Roger McIntyre, MD, FRCP who will discuss GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Other Cutting-Edge Developments in the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders.
Intended Audience
This educational activity has been designed to meet the needs of clinicians and other health care professionals who are looking to enhance their knowledge and skills for the care of their patients with mental health issues.
Conference Format (Live In-Person OR Live Virtual)
Please Note: This conference is scheduled to be in-person at the Concourse Hotel & Governor’s Club, and also live streamed. This conference will not be recorded for post-conference viewing.
In-person conference attendance is limited, so we encourage you to register early. Method of attendance is available when you register for the program.
Learning Objectives
As a result of participation in this conference, members of the healthcare team will be able to:
- Explain the most up-to-date best practices in mental health care including novel treatments for depression.
- Describe critical updates in women’s mental health involving substance use disorders in women, perimenopause depression and other issues that disproportionally affect women.
- Examine mental illness as it occurs throughout the lifespan addressing functional neurological and anxiety disorders in children, patients’ capacity to make decisions and sexual side effects in psychiatric treatment.
All times listed are Central Daylight Time
| Time | Session Information | Room |
| 7:15 – 8:15 am | Breakfast & Registration | Wisconsin Ballroom & Foyer |
| 8:15 – 8:30 am | Welcome Art Walaszek, MD |
Wisconsin Ballroom |
| 8:30 – 9:15 am | Session I: GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Other Cutting-Edge Developments in the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders Roger McIntyre, MD, FRCP |
Wisconsin Ballroom |
| 9:15-9:45 am | Q&A with Dr. McIntyre | Wisconsin Ballroom |
| 9:45 – 10:00 am | Break & Exhibits | University Room AB |
| 10:00 – 10:45 am | Session II: Perimenopause Depression Hadine Joffe, MD |
Wisconsin Ballroom |
| 10:45 – 11:00 am | Q&A with Dr. Joffe | Wisconsin Ballroom |
| 11:00 – 11:15 am | Break & Exhibits | University Room AB |
| 11:15 am – 12:00 pm | Session III: Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents Marcia Slattery, MD, MHS |
Wisconsin Ballroom |
| 12:00 – 12:15 pm. | Q&A with Dr. Slattery | Wisconsin Ballroom |
| 12:15 – 1:15 pm | Lunch & Exhibits | Lunch – Wisconsin Ballroom
Exhibits – University Room AB |
| 1:15 – 2:15 – Breakout Sessions
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I. Addressing Functional Neurological Disorders in Children and Adolescents Aisha Rosh, PhD, NCSP |
Capitol Ballroom A
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| II. Assessing Patients’ Capacity to Make Medical Decisions Ketty Thertus, MD |
Capitol Ballroom B
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| III. Assessing and Managing Sexual Issues and Sexual Side Effects in Psychiatric Treatment Madelyn Esposito, LPC, NCC, CST |
University Room CD
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| 2:15 – 2:30 pm | Break & Exhibits | University Room AB |
| 2:30 – 3:15 pm | Session IV: Treating Substance Use Disorders During Pregnancy and Post-Partum Zachary Stowe, MD |
Wisconsin Ballroom |
| 3:15 – 3:30 pm | Q&A with Dr. Stowe | Wisconsin Ballroom |
| 3:30 – 4:15 pm | Session V: The Evaluation of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Adults Janet Lainhart, MD |
Wisconsin Ballroom |
| 4:15 – 4:30 pm | Q&A with Dr. Lainhart | Wisconsin Ballroom |