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Regulatory and Legal Issues in Psychiatric Practice Pre-Conference
Day One - WEDNESDAY
2/11/26
7am - 8am
Breakfast
Product Theater Breakfast
8am - 9am
Amy Barnhorst, MD
9am - 10am
Connor Darby, MD
10:15am - 11:15am
AI, Almighty and Inevitable: The use of AI in Medical Practice
Andrew Nanton, MD
11:15am - 12:15pm
12:15pm - 1:15pm
Lunch
​Product Theater Lunch
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Jessica Ann Ferranti, MD
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Highly Relevant: Evaluation and Treatment of Patients Who are Regularly Using Cannabis Products
Charles Scott, MD
3:45pm - 4:45pm
Regulatory and Legal Issues in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Practice
Anne McBride, MD
4:45pm - 5:45pm
Regulatory and Legal Issues in Treating Older and Vulnerable Adults
Debra A. Pinals, MD
6:00pm - 7:00pm
​Product Theater Dinner*
NPA Annual National Psychopharmacology Update™
Day Two - THURSDAY
2/12/26
7am - 8am
Breakfast
Product Theater Breakfast
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8am - 9am
Jacob Ballon, MD, MPH
9am - 10am
John Krystal, MD
10:15am - 11:15am
Personalized Pharmacotherapy for Bipolar Disorder
Joseph Goldberg, MD
11:15am - 12:15pm
12:15pm - 1:15pm
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Tyler Prestwood, MD
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Treatment of Eating Disorders
Guido Frank, MD
3:45pm - 4:45pm
Bipolar Disorder Across Pregnancy and the Postpartum
Marlene Freeman, MD
4:45pm - 5:45pm
Treating OCD
Carolyn Rodriguez, MD
5:45pm - 7:30pm
NPA Welcome Reception
Join us for a hosted bar, refreshments, poster sessions, and networking as we welcome you back to Las Vegas once again!
In-Person Only
6:30pm - 8:00pm
The Mind and Music of Musical Genius
Richard Kogan, MD
In-Person Lecture ONLY
Learn & Be Inspired at the
2026 NPA Annual National Psychopharmacology Update™
Engage in our one-of-a-kind four day annual event, offering 32 impactful and insightful lectures. Discover the newest approaches in treating mental health through dynamic presentations from our internationally esteemed faculty.
NPA Annual National Psychopharmacology Update™
Day Three - FRIDAY
2/13/26
7am - 8am
Breakfast
Product Theater Breakfast
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8am - 9am
Adelaide Robb, MD
9am - 10am
James McGough, MD
10:15am - 11:15am
The Impact of Cannabis Use in Youth
Kevin Hill, MD
11:15am - 12:15pm
12:15pm - 1:15pm
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Ruth Shim, MD
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Antidepressants in the Pipeline
Alan Shatzberg, MD
3:45pm - 4:45pm
Suicide Prevention
Alan Shatzberg, MD
4:45pm - 5:45pm
Addressing the Emerging Thread of Fentanyl Adulterated with Xylazine via Harm Reduction
Antoine Douaihy, MD
6:00pm - 7:00pm
​Product Theater Dinner*
NPA Annual National Psychopharmacology Update™
Day Four - SATURDAY
2/14/26
7am - 8am
Breakfast
Product Theater Breakfast
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8am - 9am
Anita Clayton, MD
9am - 10am
David Mischoulon, MD
10:15am - 11:15am
Use of Wearable Technologies in the Treatment of Depression
Paola Pedrelli, MD
11:15am - 12:15pm
12:15pm - 1:15pm
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Deborah Weisbrot, MD
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Gender Affirming Care
Cecile Ferrando, MD
3:45pm - 4:45pm
Deprescribing
Mark Horowitz, MD
4:45pm - 5:45pm
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Susan Rich, MD
