This year's AACAP Annual Meeting — a joint conference with CACAP — will be held in Toronto, Canada's largest city.
The 69th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) will be held October 17–22, 2022, in Toronto. This year's conference will be a joint meeting held in conjunction with the Canadian Academy of Child & Adolescent Medicine (CACAP). Numerous current and former UCSF faculty members and trainees will take part in the event, including the following scheduled to contribute at one or more sessions:
Monday, October 17
- Lisa Fortuna, MD, MPH, MDiv (co-chair) – Institute 1: Systems of Care and the Needs of Migrant Youth: Global and Local Responses (3:30–5:30 p.m.)
- Bryan King, MD, MBA (discussant) – Clinical Perspectives 1: An Update on Common Comorbidities in ASD: Sleep Disorders, Anxiety, Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors, and Irritability (2:00–4:00 p.m.)
- A. Ning Zhou, MD – Clinical Perspectives 2.4: "Boys Shed Blood, Not Tears": The Influence of Masculinity in East Asia and for Sexual and Gender Minorities (Monday, Oct. 17, 2:00–4:00 p.m.)
Tuesday, October 18
- Khyati Brahmbhatt, MD – Clinical Perspectives 9.1: Implementing Delirium Screening and Management Clinical Pathway in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (9:00–11:00 a.m.)
- Lisa Fortuna, MD, MPH, MDiv – Workshop 8: Understanding Diversity Through Qualitative Research (1:00–4:00 p.m.)
- Lisa Fortuna, MD, MPH, MDiv (discussant); Marina Tolou-Shams, PhD (discussant) – Clinical Perspectives 7: Creating Our Own Tables: Innovations in Mental Health Equity (9:00–11:00 a.m.)
- Bryan King, MD, MBA (discussant) – Clinical Perspectives 14: A Multidimensional Approach to Managing Mood and Behavior in ASD (2:00–4:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, October 19
- Lauren Asarnow, PhD – Symposium 17.3: Circadian Misalignment as a Mechanism of Depression Symptom Improvement in Evening-Type Adolescents With Depressive Symptoms (1:00–3:00 p.m.)
- Khyati Brahmbhatt, MD (co-chair) – Committee Meeting: Physically Ill Child Committee (10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.)
- Johanna Folk, PhD – New Research Poster 1.23: Gender Differences in Responsiveness to DBT Intervention for Youth in a Juvenile Correctional Facility (11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.)
- Johanna Folk, PhD – Symposium 9.2: Trauma-Integrated CBT for Psychosis: Initial Outcomes in a Coordinated Specialty Care Setting (8:00–10:00 a.m.)
- Lisa Fortuna, MD, MPH, MDiv (co-chair) – Research Colloquium for Early-Career Investigators (8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.)
- Isaac N.S. Johnson, MD – Other Programs 2: Caregiver Resilience, Psychopathology, and the Relation With Social-Emotional Adjustment of Young Children Affected by Armed Conflict in Colombia (8:00–9:30 a.m.)
- Jason Nagata, MD – A Tale of Two Countries: Expert Perspectives on Eating Disorder Treatment for Children and Adolescents in the United States and Canada (1:00–4:00 p.m.)
- A. Ning Zhou, MD – Clinical Case Conference 6: Beyond Black, White, and Rainbow: Conversations With LGBTQ+ Transitional Age Youth of Color (Wednesday, Oct. 19, 9:00–11:00 a.m.)
Thursday, October 20
- Caitlin Costello, MD – New Research Poster 2.121: A Needs Assessment of Cyberbullying Curricula in Psychiatry Residency Training (11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.)
- Lisa Fortuna, MD, MPH, MDiv (co-chair) – Committee Meeting: Hispanic/Latino Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Caucus (5:00–6:30 p.m.)
- Lisa Fortuna, MD, MPH, MDiv (chair) – Honors Presentations 4: Everything’s Not Fine: Innovative Community-Centered, Social Justice Response to Our Ongoing Child Mental Health Syndemic (3:30–4:20 p.m.)
- Lisa Fortuna, MD, MPH, MDiv – Institute 5.1: Epidemiology and Systems of Care Approaches for Addressing Structural Disparities in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1:00–3:00 p.m.)
- Lisa Fortuna, MD, MPH, MDiv – Medical Student and Resident Breakfast: Journeys and Breakthroughs (7:30–10:00 a.m.)
- Daniel Freimer; Angela Jakary; Yi Li, MD; Benjamin Sipes, MS; Olga Tymofiyeva, PhD; Tony Yang, MD, PhD (presenting author) – New Research Poster 2.45: Neural Correlates of Smartphone Dependence and Links to Depression in Adolescents (11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.)`
- Robert Hendren, DO (co-chair) – Committee Meeting: AACAP-PAC Board (12:00–2:00 p.m.)
- Robert Hendren, DO (discussant) – Clinical Perspectives 49: Successfully Navigating the Often Uncharted Seas of the System of Care for Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disorders: Strategies for Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists (2:30–4:30 p.m.)
- Bryan King, MD, MBA – Honors Presentations 1.5: Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists Must Rise to the Challenge of Better Caring for Those With Developmental Disabilities (8:00–11:15 a.m.)
- Daniel Mathalon, PhD, MD – New Research Poster 2.2: Risk of Violent Behavior in Young Adults at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis From the North American Prodrome Longitudinal Studies Consortium (11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.)
- Matthew State, MD, PhD – Institute 6.7: Translating Gene Discovery into Treatments in ASD (3:30–5:30 p.m.)
Friday, October 21
- Stephen Bent, MD; Marilu Gorno-Tempini, MD, PhD; Robert Hendren, DO; Bushra Hossain, MS (presenting author); China Parenteau; Christa Watson Pereira, PsyD; Felicia Widjaja, MPH – New Research Poster 3.118: Sluggish Cognitive Tempo and Processing Speed in Children with a Reading Disorder (11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.)
- Somer Bishop, PhD; Jaehwa Choi, MD; Young Shin Kim, MD, MPH, MS, PhD – New Research Poster 3.74: Validation of the Child Behavior Checklist and Achenbach Test Observation Form for Use With Native American Children in the Navajo Nation (11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.)
- Jaehwa Choi, MD; Young Shin Kim, MD, MPH, MS, PhD – New Research Poster 3.41: Effects of COVID-19 and Social Distancing in Individuals With ASD in a Korean General Population (11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.)
- Caitlin Costello, MD (discussant) – Clinical Perspectives 53: An Epidemic Within a Pandemic: Cyberbullying in Children and Adolescents (9:00–11:00 a.m.)
- Lisa Fortuna, MD, MPH, MDiv – Clinical Consultation Breakfast 14: Religion and Spirituality in Clinical Practice (7:00–8:30 a.m.)
- Lisa Fortuna, MD, MPH, MDiv (co-chair) – Committee Meeting: Systems of Care Committee (9:00–11:30 a.m.)
- Young Shin Kim, MD, MPH, MS, PhD – New Research Poster 3.47: Social Interaction Via Online Peer Groups Promotes Social Communication for Individuals with ASD (11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.)
- A. Ning Zhou, MD – Special Interest Study Group 4: Collaborative Care for Sexual- and Gender-Minority Youth (Friday, Oct. 21, 5:00–6:30 p.m.)
Saturday, October 22
- A. Ning Zhou, MD – Clinical Perspectives 81.3: Gender-Affirming Hormones and Psychiatry (Saturday, Oct. 22, 1:00–3:00 p.m.)
All event times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Schedule information provided by the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Conference registration is required to view presentation sessions. Presenters and presentations are subject to change without prior notice.
About UCSF Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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