Please Note* This program will be held Virtually via Zoom Video Livestream. All program times listed are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
The Annual Conference on Precision Psychiatry, hosted by the MGH Center for Precision Psychiatry, is becoming a leading venue for showcasing advances in the application of precision medicine approaches to psychiatric research and clinical practice. Our Keynote Speakers will be Dr. John Krystal, Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Yale University and Chief of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Yale-New Haven Hospital and Dr. Helen Mayberg, Director of The Nash Family Center for Advanced Circuit Therapeutics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The Conference will be held virtually over the course of two days: Friday, September 29th and Saturday, September 30th, 2023. The Conference is designed to cover a broad range of domains including:
MDs/Doctoral-Level Professionals: $300
Other Professionals: $200
Students/fellows/interns: Free
You must create an account through the MGH Psychiatry Academy to register for this event. MGH Psychiatry Academy accounts are not limited to MGH employees. We welcome attendees from around the world and from any organization.
We provide all attendees with completely free access to all slide presentations in digital PDF format prior to the conference. This is an environmentally friendly alternative and helps keep costs lower for all attendees. The e-syllabus will be available for 30 days after the conference.
A refund minus a $100.00 administrative fee will be issued for refund requests received by October 28. 2023. Payments made may not be applied to future conferences or other educational activities. There are no exceptions to these policies.
This program is intended for clinicians, researchers, trainees, students, investors, industry leaders, and all those interested in mental health, healthcare innovation, and research across all geographic locations
By the end of this program, participants will be able to:
Friday September 29th, 2023 - Saturday, September 30th, 2023
PROGRAM AGENDA
Please Note* This program will be held Virtually via Zoom Video Livestream. All program times listed are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
DAY ONE: Friday September 29th, 2023 (12:00 PM - 4:15 PM EDT)
Time | Content | Speaker | |
12:00pm-12:10pm | Welcome Remarks | JORDAN W. SMOLLER, MD, ScD Director, MGH Center for Precision Psychiatry; Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Director, Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit, MGH Center for Genomic Medicine
& MAURIZIO FAVA, MD Psychiatrist-in-Chief, MGH; Vice Chair, MGH Executive Committee of Research; Executive Director, MGH Clinical Trials Network & Institute | |
12:10pm-12:40pm | Conference Keynote | HELEN MAYBERG, MD Director, The Nash Family Center for Advanced Circuit Therapeutics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery and Professor, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, both at Mount Sinai Medical School, and Professor of Psychiatry, Emory University | |
12:40pm-1:00pm | Moderated Discussion/Q&A: HELEN MAYBERG, MD Moderator: JORDAN W. SMOLLER, MD, ScD | ||
1:00pm-1:05pm | Brief Section Introduction | ||
1:05pm- 1:50pm | The Challenge of Suicide Prevention: What can be done? | ||
1:05pm- 1:50pm | Panel
Moderator: TBD
| Matthew Nock, PhD Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology, Harvard College Professor, Chair, Department of Psychology, Harvard University Seth Feuerstein, MD, JD Lecturer in Psychiatry; Faculty Advisor Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Asst Clin Professor of Psychiatry; Yale University Center for Biomedical and Interventional Technology Christine Moutier, MD Chief Medical Officer American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | |
1:50pm – 2:10pm | BREAK | ||
2:10pm - 2:15pm | Brief Section Introduction | ||
2:15pm - 3:25pm | Ethical Implementation of AI in Medicine and Behavioral Health | ||
2:15pm - 2:40pm | Andrew Beam, PhD Assistant Professor, Epidemiology Department, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | ||
2:40pm - 3:05pm | Marzyeh Ghassemi, PhD Assistant Professor at MIT in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and Institute for Medical Engineering & Science (IMES) | ||
3:05pm - 3:25pm | Moderated Discussion/Q&A: TBD | ||
3:25pm- 4:10pm | Priorities and Opportunities for the Next 5 Years | ||
3:25 pm- 4:10pm | Panel
Moderator: TBD
| Magali Haas, MD, PhD Chair, CEO and President of Cohen Veterans Bioscience Ken Duckworth, MD Chief Medical Officer National Alliance on Mental Illness Miranda Wolpert, MBE Director of Mental Health at Wellcome John Torous, MD, MBI Director of the Digital Psychiatry Division, Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BDIMC) | |
4:10pm-4:15pm | Closing Remarks | ||
DAY TWO: Saturday, September 30th, 2023 (9:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT)
Time | Content | Speaker |
9:00am-9:10am | Welcome Remarks | JORDAN W. SMOLLER, MD, ScD Director, MGH Center for Precision Psychiatry; Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Director, Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit, MGH Center for Genomic Medicine
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9:10am-9:40am | Conference Keynote | JOHN KRYSTAL, MD Robert L. McNeil, Jr. Professor of Translational Research and Professor of Psychiatry, of Neuroscience, and of Psychology; Co-Director, Yale Center for Clinical Investigation; Chair, Psychiatry; Chief of Psychiatry, Yale-New Haven Hospital; Director: NIAAA Center for the Translational Neuroscience of Alcoholism; Director, Clinical Neuroscience Division, VA National Center for PTSD
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9:40am-10:00am | Moderated Discussion/Q&A: JOHN KRYSTAL, MD Moderator: JORDAN W. SMOLLER, MD, ScD | |
10:00am-10:05am | Brief Section Introduction | |
10:05am-11:40am | Pharmacogenetics and Genomic Medicine | |
10:05am-10:30am | Cathyrn Lewis, PhD Head of Department, Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology & Statistics Kings College London | |
10:30am-10:55am | Laura Bierut, MD Alumni Endowed Professor of Psychiatry, Vice Chair for Faculty Development, Psychiatry Department, Leader of Precision Medicine Function, Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences | |
10:55am-11:20am | Carrie Bearden, PhD Director, Center for the Assessment and Prevention of Prodromal States | |
11:20am-11:40am | Moderated Discussion/Q&A: TBD | |
11:40am-11:45am | Brief Section Introduction | |
11:45am-12:55pm | The Power of Big Data and Machine Learning | |
11:45am-12:10pm | Danilo Bzdok, MD, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, McGill University, Canada CIFAR Artificial Intelligence Chair | |
12:10pm-12:35pm | Nikolaos Koutsouleris, MD Research Group Leader, Max Planck Fellow Group for Precision, MPI of Psychiatry | |
12:35pm-12:55pm | Moderated Discussion/Q&A: TBD | |
12:55pm-1:00pm | Closing Remarks | |
Keynote Speakers:
John Krystal, MD
Helen Mayberg, MD
Speakers:
Andrew Beam, PhD
Carrie Bearden, PhD
Laura Bierut, MD
Danilo Bzdok, MD, PhD
Ken Duckworth, MD
Maurizio Fava, MD
Seth Feuerstein, MD, JD
Marzyeh Ghassemi, PhD
Magali Haas, MD, PhD
Nikolaos Koutsouleris, MD
Cathyrn Lewis, PhD
Christine Moutier, MD
Matthew Nock, PhD
Jordan W. Smoller, MD, ScD
John Torous, MD, MBI
Miranda Wolpert, MBE
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of McLean Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. McLean Hospital is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
McLean Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 9.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This course allows other providers to claim a Participation Certificate upon successful completion of this course.
Participation Certificates will specify the title, location, type of activity, date of activity, and number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ associated with the activity. Providers should check with their regulatory agencies to determine ways in which AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may or may not fulfill continuing education requirements. Providers should also consider saving copies of brochures, agenda, and other supporting documents.The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.
The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This offering meets the criteria for 9.50 Continuing Education (CE) credits per presentation for psychologists.
Jordan Smoller, MD, ScD – Director, MGH Center for Precision Psychiatry; Director, MGH Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit; Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Professor in Epidemiology, T.H. Chan Harvard School of Public Health
Victoria Dobrzycki, BS – Marketing and Administrative Coordinator, MGH Center for Precision Psychiatry
Karmel Choi, PhD – Director, Precision Prevention Program at MGH Center for Precision Psychiatry; Clinical Psychologist at MGH; Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School
Ashley Seiger, MSc – Program Director, MGH Center for Precision Psychiatry
