UCSF faculty, trainees, and fellows to take part in the 2023 APA Annual Meeting

The American Psychiatric Association's annual meeting will return to San Francisco for the first time since 2019.

The 175th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) will be held Saturday, May 20–Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at San Francisco's George R. Moscone Convention Center, marking the organization's first gathering in the Bay Area since 2019. Numerous current and former UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences faculty members and trainees will be in attendance, including the following current UCSF faculty and trainees scheduled to contribute at one or more sessions:

Saturday, May 20

Presentation Sessions

• Steven Richard Chan, MD, MBA (presenter) – Learning Lab: How to Set Up and Sustain a Telepsychiatry Practice (8:00–9:30 a.m., Room 301, Moscone South)
• Matthew Goldman, MD, MS (presenter) – General Session: Reclaiming Purpose: Journeys Toward Justice, Anti-Racism, and Public Service in Psychiatry (10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Room 201, Moscone South)
• Cynthia X. He, MD, PhD (chair); Ramotse Saunders, MD (presenter) – General Session: Dual Loyalty and Crypto-Apartheid in Psychiatric Acute Services (8:00–9:30 a.m., Room 307, Moscone South)
• Richard Jin, MD, PhD (presenter) – General Session: Autoimmune Brain Disorders: Immune Regulation and Psychiatric Symptoms (1:30–3:00 p.m., Room 203, Moscone South)
• Barbara Kamholz, MD (presenter) – General Session: Designing and Implementing a Global Mental Health Curriculum: Challenges and Way Forward (8:00–9:30 a.m., Room 306, Moscone South)
• Andrew Krystal, MD, MS (presenter) – Presidential Session: Novel Drug Treatments for Psychiatric Disorders (1:30–3:00 p.m., Room 157, Moscone South)
• Madeline Lansky, MD (presenter) – General Session: Bridging the Gap Through Primary Care Collaboration: Psychotherapeutic Expertise in Integrated Primary and Behavioral Health Care (8:00–9:30 a.m., Room 158, Moscone South)
• Nathaniel Morris, MD (presenter) – General Session: Evidence-Based Practice or Egregious Malpractice? What Psychiatric Professionals Need to Know About Supervised Consumption Sites (10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Room 153, Moscone South)
• Lucy Ogbu-Nwobodo, MD, MS (moderator) – General Session: Boston HEAT: Psychology, Survivor, Law Enforcement Collaboration to Engage Women at the Intersection of Sex Trafficking and Substance Use Disorder (1:30–3:00 p.m., Room 154, Moscone South)
• Howard Rubin, MD (presenter) – General Session: The Intersection of Trauma, Grief, and Sexuality: Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem (3:45–5:15 p.m., Room 307, Moscone South)
• Stacy Sterling DrPH, MPH, MSW (presenter) – General Session: Facilitating Alcohol Recovery in the Context of a Learning Healthcare System: Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Care Delivery and Research (10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Room 211, Moscone South)
• Raymond Zablotny, MD (presenter) – General Session: Golden Gate Bridge Suicide: The Final Chapter (3:45–5:15 p.m., Room 160, Moscone South)
   

Sunday, May 21

Presentation Sessions

• Bibhav Acharya, MD (chair); Kristin Nguyen, MD (presenter) – General Session: Recognizing and Addressing Burnout Among Healthcare Workers in Rural Nepal: A Proof of Concept Study Using Visual Learning Aids (1:30–3:00 p.m., Rooms 305/309, Moscone South)
• Amin Azzam, MD, MA (co-chair) – General Session: Putting Your Best Foot Forward: The AAP/APA Curriculum Vitae Boot Camp (8:00–9:30 a.m., Room 301, Moscone South)
• Steven Richard Chan, MD, MBA (presenter) – General Session: Asians in America: Not a Model Minority and Not a Minority (1:30–3:00 p.m., Room 206, Moscone South)
• Steven Richard Chan, MD, MBA (presenter) – Psych Bites: Chatbots and AI: Oh My! (3:15–3:45 p.m., Room 313, Moscone South)
• Steven Richard Chan, MD, MBA (presenter) – General Session: Mental Health Apps: How to Recommend and Review (3:45–5:15 p.m., Room 205, Moscone South)
• Caitlin Costello, MD (presenter) – General Session: Here Fishy, Phishy... Catfishing and Other Cyber Crimes Across the Ages (8:00–9:30 a.m., Room 212, Moscone South)
• David Elkin, MD (presenter) – General Session: Psychiatry and the Humanities: How to Maintain Balance (10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Room 306, Moscone South)
• Lisa Fortuna, MD, MPH, MDiv (presenter) – General Session: Charting Future Intersectionalities: Mental Health, Spirituality, and Marginalized Children and Adolescents (8:00–9:30 a.m., Room 213, Moscone South)
• Dan Karasic, MD (presenter) – General Session: How to Provide Gender-Affirming Mental Health Care in a Clinical Setting (10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Room 205, Moscone South)
• Victor Reus, MD (presenter) – General Session: New Guideline Recommendations for Strengthening Psychiatric Practice (3:45–5:15 p.m., Room 155, Moscone South)
• Andreea Seritan, MD (chair) – General Session: The Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change: A Diversity and Health Equity Approach (3:45–5:15 p.m., Room 214, Moscone South)
• Ilse Wiechers, MD, MPP, MHS (presenter) – General Session: Benzodiazepines, Prescribing and De-Prescribing: A Panel Discussion (1:30–3:00 p.m., Room 205, Moscone South)
• Farah Zaidi, MD (moderator) – General Session: Improving the Quality of Mental Health Care: Lessons from Collaborative Care to Inform Future Psychiatric Practice (8:00–9:30 a.m., Room 202, Moscone South)
   

Poster Sessions

• Margarita Aulet-Leon, MD (presenter) – Esketamine as Adjunct Therapy in OCD, Depression, and Suicide Prevention: A Case Study (1:30–3:00 p.m.)
• Margarita Aulet-Leon, MD (presenter) – Esketamine Treatment Triggering Mania, Psychosis, and Catatonia in a Patient With Bipolar Depression (3:45–5:15 p.m.)
   

Monday, May 22

Presentation Sessions

• Amin Azzam, MD, MA (presenter) – Learning Lab: Hey Siri: Can You Do Psychiatric Education Yet? (3:45–5:15 p.m., Room 301, Moscone South)
• Carrie Cunningham, MD, MPH (presenter); Fumi Mitsuishi, MD, MS (presenter) – General Session: The Future of Virtual Care for People With Serious Mental Illness (1:30–3:00 p.m., Room 154, Moscone South)
• Lisa Fortuna, MD, MPH, MDiv (chair) – Presidential Session: Food, Music, and Novelas: A Roadmap for Psychiatry at the Intersections of Culture, Resilience and Mental Health Equity (8:00–9:30 a.m., Room 214, Moscone South)
• Matthew Goldman, MD, MS (presenter) – General Session: Are You Here to Help? The Intersection of Mental Health, Policing, and Race in a Crisis Response (8:00–9:30 a.m., Room 302, Moscone South)
• Alison Hwong, MD, PhD (chair); Alexander Bazazi, MD, PhD (presenter); Andrew Sudler, MD, MPH (presenter) – General Session: Bridging the Gap: Epidemiology, Clinical Care, and Policy at the Intersection of Serious Mental Illness and HIV (8:00–9:30 a.m., Room 313, Moscone South)
• Alison Hwong, MD, PhD (presenter) – General Session: When a Difference Becomes a Disparity: Addressing Racialized Inequities in Psychiatric Emergency Treatment (3:45–5:15 p.m., Room 203, Moscone South)
• Christina Mangurian, MD, MAS (presenter) – General Session: Supporting the Helpers: A Discussion of the Role of Psychiatry and Psychology in Well-Being Efforts for Healthcare Workers During COVID-19 (8:00–9:30 a.m., Room 301, Moscone South)
• Stefana Morgan, MD (chair); Isaac Johnson, MD (presenter); Rubi Luna, MD (presenter); Martha Vargas, MD (presenter) – General Session: Fertility Preservation and Family Planning in Residency and Beyond: What Residents, Faculty and Administrators Should Know (1:30–3:00 p.m., Room 307, Moscone South)
• James Reich, MD, MPH (chair) – General Session: What the Clinician Needs to Know About the Personality Disorders: Aggressive, Avoidant, and Borderline (1:30–3:00 p.m., Rooms 157, Moscone South)
• Jack Turban, MD, MHS (presenter) – General Session: Mission-Based Media Collaborative Work Concerning “Controversial” Topics in Psychiatry (3:45–5:15 p.m., Room 210, Moscone South)
   

Poster Sessions

• Kristin Nguyen, MD (lead author); Bibhav Acharya, MD (co-author) – Precipitated Withdrawal: Lessons and Limitations of Treating Addiction in a Low Resource Setting (3:45–5:15 p.m.)
• Nicholas S. Riano (presenter) – A Lost Opportunity to Reduce Future Risk Among Justice-Involved Young Adults Through HIV Testing and Counseling (1:30–3:00 p.m.)
• Andreea Seritan, MD (presenter) – Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for People With Parkinson's Disease (3:45–5:15 p.m.)
   

Tuesday, May 23

Presentation Sessions

• Chase Anderson, MD, MS (presenter) – General Session: The Future of Mental Health is Social Media (3:45–5:15 p.m., Room 306, Moscone South)
• Lisa Fortuna, MD, MPH, MDiv (presenter) – General Session: A Practical Approach to Social Determinants of Mental Health in Children and Youth (1:30–3:00 p.m., Room 151, Moscone South)
• Dan Karasic, MD (chair/presenter) – General Session: Transgender Care: Using the New WPATH Standards of Care Version 8 (1:30–3:00 p.m., Room 201, Moscone South)
• Christina Mangurian, MD, MAS (presenter) – Presidential Session: Advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Psychiatry Research (8:00–9:30 a.m., Room 201, Moscone South)
• Howard Rubin, MD (chair) – General Session: Crazy in Love: The Portrayal of Sexual Orientation and Mental Health in Popular Feature Films (3:45–5:15 p.m., Room 314, Moscone South)
   

Poster Sessions

• Molly Delzio (presenter); Victor Reus, MD (co-author); Owen Wolkowitz, MD (co-author) – Predictive CLIA Biomarkers of Treatment Response in Major Depressive Disorder (3:45–5:15 p.m.)
• Alison Hwong, MD, PhD (presenter) – Multimorbidity Patterns and Health Care Utilization Among Older Veterans With Schizophrenia (8:00–9:30 a.m.)
• Andrew Krystal, MD, MS (co-author) – Treatment Disparities for Major Depressive Disorder (3:45–5:15 p.m.)
• Chuan-Mei Lee, MD, MA (presenter); Christina Mangurian, MD, MAS (co-author); Pengxiao Wei (co-author) – Factors Associated With Adequate Depression Treatment Utilization Among Adolescents: A Nationally Representative Analysis of the Medical Expenditures (8:00–9:30 a.m.)
• Elizabeth Qin, MD, PhD (presenter); Lisa Fortuna, MD, MPH, MDiv (co-author); Rubi Luna, MD (co-author); Marina Tolou-Shams, PhD (co-author) – Curriculum Development for a Youth Mental Health Mentorship Program (1:30–3:00 p.m.)
• Martha Vargas, MD (presenter); Isaac Johnson, MD (co-author); Rubi Luna, MD (co-author); Stefana Morgan, MD (co-author) – Resident Led Workshop on Fertility Preservation and Family Planning in Residency Training (3:45–5:15 p.m.)
   

Special Reception

All UCSF alumni, faculty, trainees, and friends at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association are invited to join us for a relaxed evening reception featuring food, drinks, and lively conversation. The reception will be held from 5:00–7:00 p.m. at the The Ramp Restaurant (855 Terry Francois Blvd.).
 

Wednesday, May 24

Presentation Sessions

• Bibhav Acharya, MD (chair) – General Session: What Does It Take to Implement Collaborative Care in Resource-Constrained Settings: Generalizable Lessons From Diverse Settings in Rural Nepal (1:30–3:00 p.m., Rooms 302, Moscone South)
• Steven Richard Chan, MD, MBA (director) – Course: Integrating Technology and Psychiatry (8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Room 7, Moscone South)
• Alison Hwong, MD, PhD (presenter) – General Session: Impact of Social Determinants of Mental Health on Access to Care (10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Room 302, Moscone South)
• Jacob Izenberg, MD (presenter) – General Session: Struggle and Solidarity: Stories of How Americans Fight for Their Mental Health Through Federal Legislation (8:00–9:30 a.m., Room 203, Moscone South)
• Nathaniel Morris, MD (presenter) – General Session: Avoiding Legal Trouble With Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (8:00–9:30 a.m., Room 153, Moscone South)
• Lucy Ogbu-Nwobodo, MD, MS (chair) – General Session: Advancing Mental Health Service Access Through Equity-Driven Quality Improvement Initiatives (10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Room 206, Moscone South)
• Albert Ning Zhou, MD (chair); Terence Howard, MD (presenter) – General Session: Beyond Race, Sex, and Gender: Intersectionality, Intersex, and Nonbinary Identities (8:00–9:30 a.m., Room 157, Moscone South)
   

Poster Sessions

• Chuan-Mei Lee, MD, MA (co-author); Petra Steinbuchel, MD (co-author); Juliet Yonek, PhD (co-author) – Pediatric Providers’ Satisfaction With CAPP - A CPAP in California: A Mixed Methods Analysis (8:00–9:30 a.m.)
   

Schedule information provided by the American Psychiatric Association. Events are listed using Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Presenters and presentations are subject to change without prior notice.
 

About UCSF Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

The UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute are among the nation's foremost resources in the fields of child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric mental health. Together they constitute one of the largest departments in the UCSF School of Medicine and the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, with a mission focused on research (basic, translational, clinical), teaching, patient care, and public service.

UCSF Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences conducts its clinical, educational, and research efforts at a variety of locations in Northern California, including the UCSF Nancy Friend Pritzker Psychiatry Building; UCSF Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital; UCSF Medical Centers at Parnassus Heights, Mission Bay, and Mount Zion; UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals in San Francisco and Oakland; Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center; the San Francisco VA Health Care System; UCSF Fresno; and numerous community-based sites around the San Francisco Bay Area.

About the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences

The UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, established by the extraordinary generosity of Joan and Sanford I. "Sandy" Weill, brings together world-class researchers with top-ranked physicians to solve some of the most complex challenges in the human brain.

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