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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
William 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 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 S. Ballon, MD, MPH
9am - 10am
Gerard Sanacora, MD, PhD
10:15am - 11:15am
When OCD and Psychosis Meet: An Examination of Obsessions and Delusions
Robert Hudak, MD
11:15am - 12:15pm
12:15pm - 1:15pm
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Tyler Prestwood, MD, PhD
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Treatment of Eating Disorders – Novel Targets to Break a Vicious Cycle
Guido K.W. Frank, MD
3:45pm - 4:45pm
Bipolar Disorder in Women: Before, Between and Beyond Reproduction
Allison S. Baker, MD
4:45pm - 5:45pm
Taming the Unquiet Mind: Next Frontiers in OCD Treatment and Research
Carolyn Rodriguez, MD, PhD
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
Schumann: Music, Mood Swings, and Madness
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 J. McGough, MD
10:15am - 11:15am
The Impact of Cannabis Use on Youth
Kevin P. Hill, MD, MHS
11:15am - 12:15pm
12:15pm - 1:15pm
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Ruth Shim, MD, MPH
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Developing New Treatments for Major Depression: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back?
Alan F. Schatzberg, MD
3:45pm - 4:45pm
Developing New Somatic Treatments for Suicide Prevention: Can We Make Progress?
Alan F. Schatzberg, 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 H. Clayton, MD
9am - 10am
David Mischoulon, MD, PhD
10:15am - 11:15am
Use of Wearable Technologies in the Treatment of Depression
Paola Pedrelli, PhD
11:15am - 12:15pm
12:15pm - 1:15pm
1:30pm - 2:30pm
John "Jack" Rozel, MD, MSL, DFAPA
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Gender Affirming Care
Cecile A. Ferrando, MD, MPH, FACS
3:45pm - 4:45pm
Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal Effects and Safe Deprescribing
Mark Horowitz, MD, PhD
4:45pm - 5:45pm
Neurodevelopmental Disorder associated with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: Medication and Treatment Perspectives
Susan D. Rich, MD, MPH, DFAPA
