Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology
March 27-29, 2026 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA
FRIDAY MARCH 27, 2026
8:00 – 8:05 AM Welcome & Introduction
Janet Wozniak, MD
MODULE TOPIC 1: OVERVIEW OF PEDIATRIC PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
8:05 – 8:25 AM Diagnosis & Assessment in Pediatric Psychopharmacology
Janet Wozniak, MD
8:25 – 8:45 AM Implications of Psychiatric Genetics for Psychopharmacology
Roy Perlis, MD, MSc
8:45 – 9:05 AM Artificial Intelligence and Psychiatry
Roy Perlis, MD
9:05 – 9:25 AM Developmental Neuroscience
Rakesh Karmacharya, MD, PhD
MODULE TOPIC 2: ADHD I
9:25 – 9:45 AM Diagnosis, Course and Outcomes of ADHD
Thomas Spencer, MD
9:45 – 10:10 AM Treatment of ADHD with Stimulants I
Timothy E. Wilens, MD
10:10 – 10:25 AM Break
10:25 – 10:45 AM Treatment of ADHD with Stimulants II
Timothy E. Wilens, MD
10:45 – 11:05 AM Pharmacological Treatment of ADHD Across the Life Span: Nonstimulants
Thomas Spencer, MD
11:05 – 11:25 AM Functional Outcomes in ADHD & the Critical Importance of Treatment
Timothy E. Wilens, MD
11:25 – 11:55 AM Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: Timothy E. Wilens, MD
Panelists: Thomas Spencer, MD, Roy Perlis, MD, Janet Wozniak, MD, Rakesh Karmacharya, MD, PhD
11:55 – 12:55 PM Lunch Break
MODULE TOPIC 3: ADHD II
12:55 – 1:15 PM CBT & Psychosocial Treatments in ADHD
Aude Henin, PhD
1:15 – 1:35 PM ADHD & Education
Aude Henin, PhD
1:35 –1:55 PM Photobiomodulation
Atilla Ceranoglu, MD
1:55 – 2:25 PM Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: Timothy Wilens, MD
Panelists: Aude Henin, PhD, Atilla Ceranoglu, MD
2:25 – 2:20 PM Break
MODULE TOPIC 4: MOOD DISORDERS I
2:40 – 3:00 PM Juvenile Depression
Mai Uchida, MD
3:00 – 3:20 PM Illuminating the Black Box: Antidepressants, Youth, and Suicide
David H. Rubin, MD
3:20 – 3:40 PM Juvenile Mania
Janet Wozniak, MD
3:40 – 4:00 PM Differentiating Unipolar vs. Bipolar Mood Disorders in the Young
Mai Uchida, MD
4:00 – 4:20 PM Pharmacological Approaches to Pediatric Mania
Janet Wozniak, MD
4:20-4:50 PM Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: Janet Wozniak, MD
Panelist: David Rubin, MD, Mai Uchida, MD
4:50 PM Adjourn
SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2026
8:00 – 8:05 AM Welcome & Introduction
David H. Rubin, MD
MODULE TOPIC 5: MOOD AND PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS II
8:05 – 8:25 AM Schizophrenia Diagnosis and Treatment
Abigail Donovan, MD
8:25 – 8:45 AM Nutraceuticals in Pharmacology
Janet Wozniak, MD
8:45 – 9:05 AM Neurotherapeutics
James Luccarelli, MD
9:05 – 9:35 AM Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: David H. Rubin, MD
Panelists: Abigail Donovan, MD, Janet Wozniak, MD, James Luccarelli, MD
9:35 – 9:55 AM Break
MODULE TOPIC 6: DIAGNOSIS, UNDERPINNINGS, AND TREATMENT OF AUTISM
9:55 – 10:15 AM Prevalence, Presentation, and Assessment of Autism
Gagan Joshi, MD
10:15 – 10:35 AM Neural Underpinnings of Autism
Gagan Joshi, MD
10:35 – 10:55 AM Diagnosis and Treatment of Autism and ADHD
Gagan Joshi, MD
10:55 – 11:15 AM Diagnosis and Treatment of Autism and Anxiety
Robyn Thom, MD
11:15 – 11:35 AM Diagnosis and Treatment of Autism and Mood Disorders
Robyn Thom, MD
11:35 – 12:05 PM Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: Gagan Joshi, MD
Panelists: Robyn Thom, MD
12:05 – 1:05 PM Lunch Break
MODULE TOPIC 7: OCD, ANXIETY DISORDERS, TOURETTE’S, PANDAS
1:05 – 1:25 PM Eating Disorders
Esther Dechant, MD
1:25 – 1:45 PM Tics and Tourette’s Disorder
Barbara Coffey, MD
1:45 – 2:05 PM ADHD and Tics
Barbara Coffey, MD
2:05 – 2:25 PM Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: Barbara Coffey, MD
Panelists: Erica Greenberg, MD, Kyle Williams, MD, PhD
2:25 -2:35 PM Break
2:35 – 2:55 PM Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Erica Greenberg, MD
2:55 – 3:15 PM PANDAS
Kyle Williams, MD, PhD
3:15 – 3:35 PM Pediatric Anxiety Disorders
Erica Greenberg, MD
3:35 – 4:05 PM Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: Barbara Coffey, MD
Panelist: Erica Greenberg, MD, Kyle Williams, MD, PhD
4:05 PM Adjourn
SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2026
8:00 – 8:05 AM Welcome & Introduction
Timothy E. Wilens, MD
MODULE TOPIC 8: PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT & INTERVENTION
8:05 – 8:25 AM Using Psychological Assessment to Inform Treatment
Ellen Braaten, PhD
8:25 – 8:45 AM Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Young Adults: Education
Aude Henin, PhD
8:45 – 9:05 AM Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety in Young Children
Dina Hirshfeld-Becker, PhD
9:05 – 9:25 AM Integrating DBT in Clinical Practice: Applying DBT Framework for Emerging Emotional Dysregulation
Makiko Watanabe, PhD
9:25 – 9:45 AM Integrating Resiliency in Everyday Practice
Aude Henin, PhD
9:45 – 10:15 AM Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: Aude Henin, PhD
Panelists: Ellen Braaten, PhD, Dina Hirshfeld-Becker, PhD, Makiko Watanabe, PhD
10:15 – 10:30 AM Break
MODULE TOPIC 9: SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
10:30 – 10:50 AM Substance Use Disorders: Part I
Aaron Quiggle, MD
10:50 – 11:10 AM Substance Use Disorders: Part II
Amy Yule, MD
11:10 – 11:30 AM Marijuana
Timothy E. Wilens, MD
11:30 – 11:50 AM Internet, Social Media, and Gaming Addiction
Kyle Faust, PhD
11:50 – 12:20 PM Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: Timothy E. Wilens, MD
Panelists: Amy Yule, MD, Aaron Quiggle, MD, Kyle Faust, MD
12:20 PM Adjourn
COURSE DIRECTORS:
David H. Rubin, MD (Course Director/Speaker)
Director, Division of Professional and Public Education
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Timothy E. Wilens, MD (Course Director/Speaker)
Chief, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
(Co) Director, Center for Addiction Medicine,
Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor of Psychiatry,
Harvard Medical School
President-Elect, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Janet Wozniak, MD (Course Director/Speaker)
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Associate Chief, Quality and Safety, Department of Psychiatry
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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SPEAKERS:
Ellen B. Braaten, PhD
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Kessler Family Chair in Pediatric Neuropsychological Assessment
Executive Director, Learning and Emotional Assessment Program (LEAP)
Abigail L. Donovan, MD
Director of Clinical Services, Psychosis Clinical and Research Program
Director, First Episode and Early Psychosis Program
Medical Director, Acute Psychiatry Service
Director of Child Psychiatry Emergency Services
Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
Kyle A. Faust, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Adult Psychiatry, Addiction Recovery Management Service (ARMS)
Director, Digital Addiction and Gambling Treatment Program
Instructor, Harvard Medical School
Erica Greenberg, MD
Director, Pediatric Psychiatry OCD and Tic Disorders Program
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Psychiatrist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Aude Henin, PhD
Founding Co-Director, Child Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Program; Clinical Director, Child Resiliency Program; and Director of Psychotherapy Services, Gender Identity Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
Dina R. Hirshfeld-Becker, PhD
Co-Director, Child Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor of Psychology
Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Gagan Joshi, MD
Director, The Alan & Lorraine Bressler Program for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Rakesh Karmacharya, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Chemical Biology PhD Program, Program in Neuroscience, Harvard Stem Cell Institute
Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
James Luccarelli, MD, DPhil
Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, MGH
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, HMS
Roy H. Perlis, MD, MSc
Vice Chair for Research, Department of Psychiatry
Director, Center for Quantitative Health
Ronald I. Dozoretz, MD Endowed Chair
Mass General – Brigham
Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Editor in Chief, JAMA+ AI
Affiliate Faculty
Center for Genomic Medicine, Harvard Stem Cell Institute
Aaron R. Quiggle, MD, MS
Medical Director, Addiction Recovery Management Services (ARMS)
Instructor, Harvard Medical School
Thomas J. Spencer, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts General Hospital
Robyn Thom, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Mary Armstrong Armory Scholar of Autism Care and Research
Credentials: MD
Affiliations: Massachusetts General Hospital, Lurie Center for Autism
Mai Uchida, MD, MS
Director of Pediatric Depression
Director of Global Advocacy
Department of Psychiatry
Massachusetts General Hospital
Makiko Watanabe, PhD
Founding Director of Child and Adolescent Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Massachusetts General Hospital
Instructor, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Kyle Williams, MD, PhD
Director, Pediatric Neuropsychiatry and Immunology Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
Instructor, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
Amy Yule, MD
Vice Chair of Addiction Psychiatry, Boston Medical Center
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine
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PLANNERS:
James Althoff, MD (Reviewer)
Family Physician
Rural Family Medicine Associates
Diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine
Jane Pimental, MPH (Planner)
Director, Division of Professional and Public Education
Managing Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy
Massachusetts General Hospital
Susan Sprich, PhD (Psychologist Reviewer)
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Director of Psychology Training
Clinical Director of Psychology
Director, Postgraduate Psychology Education, MGH Psychiatry Academy
Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
Shuhan He, MD (Content Reviewer)
Angela Alves, LICSW, MSW (Content Reviewer)
Jane Davis, CRNP, DNP (Content Reviewer)
Joshua Spencer, PharmD (Content Reviewer)
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