Metabolism, Weight Control, and Mental Health Pre-Conference
Day One - WEDNESDAY
2/12/25
7am - 8am
Breakfast
Product Theater Breakfast
8am - 9am
Christopher Palmer, MD
9am - 10am
Roger McIntyre, MD, FRCPC
10:15am - 11:15am
Immuno-Metabolic Treatments for Mental Health Disorders – Part II
Roger McIntyre, MD, FRCPC
11:15am - 12:15pm
12:15pm - 1:15pm
Lunch
​Product Theater Lunch
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Elizabeth Frates, MD, FACLM, DipABLM
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Exercise for the Brain
Edward Phillips, MD
3:45pm - 4:45pm
The Ketogenic Diet: A Metabolic and Mitochondrial Intervention
Christopher Palmer, MD
4:45pm - 5:45pm
Finding Balance: Eating Disorders and Metabolic Treatments
Esther Dechant, MD
6:00pm - 7:00pm
​Product Theater Dinner*
NPA Annual National Psychopharmacology Update™
Day Two - THURSDAY
2/13/25
7am - 8am
Breakfast
Product Theater Breakfast
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8am - 9am
Jonathan Meyer, MD
9am - 10am
Jonathan Meyer, MD
10:15am - 11:15am
Neuromodulation: An update on TMS and other novel technologies for difficult-to-treat neuropsychiatric illnesses
Andrew Leuchter, MD
11:15am - 12:15pm
12:15pm - 1:15pm
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Charles Bernick, MD, MPH
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Treatment of Autism in Adults
Robert Hendren, DO
3:45pm - 4:45pm
Treating Depression in Medically Ill Patients
Theodore Stern, MD
4:45pm - 5:45pm
Cardiac Effects of Psychotropic Medications
Theodore Stern, 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 Chopin
Richard Kogan, MD
In-Person Lecture ONLY
Learn & Be Inspired at the 2025 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
2/14/25
7am - 8am
Breakfast
Product Theater Breakfast
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8am - 9am
Jami Woods, DPh, MD
9am - 10am
David Brent, MD
10:15am - 11:15am
Update on Treatment of ADHD: Focus on Pharmacotherapy
Timothy Wilens, MD
11:15am - 12:15pm
12:15pm - 1:15pm
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Janet Wozniak, MD
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Climate Change and Mental Health
Elizabeth Haase, MD, DLFAPA
3:45pm - 4:45pm
What Clinicians Need to Know about AI in Psychiatry
Darlene King, MD
4:45pm - 5:45pm
Survivors: The Impact of Suicide on Family Members
Michael Myers, MD
6:00pm - 7:00pm
​Product Theater Dinner*
NPA Annual National Psychopharmacology Update™
Day Four - SATURDAY
2/15/25
7am - 8am
Breakfast
Product Theater Breakfast
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8am - 9am
Ramaswamy Viswanathan, MD, DrMedSc
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9am - 10am
Craig Surman, MD
10:15am - 11:15am
Treatment of Pathological Lying
Charles Dike, MD, MPH, FRCPsych
11:15am - 12:15pm
12:15pm - 1:15pm
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Joan Striebel, MD
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Practical Recommendations for Treatment with Nutraceuticals
Richard Petty, MD, MSc, MRCP(UK), MRCPsych
3:45pm - 4:45pm
Use of Benzodiazepines: Pluses and Minuses
Joseph Bienvenu, MD, PhD
4:45pm - 5:45pm
Emergency Psychiatry
Kimberly Nordstrom, MD, JD