Complex challenges and evolving guidelines are changing the way you care for young psychiatric patients. These areas include new diagnostic criteria, patient-centered care models, new trends in substance abuse, research advances on genetics, and much more. It is more important than ever to find education that not only covers all these topics, but is also innovative, engaging, and empowers you to reach improved outcomes.
That's why it's critical to attend this hands-on, comprehensive conference. It provides psychiatrists, pediatricians, primary care and family practice physicians, nursing professionals, psychologists, social workers, and other mental health professionals with insights to optimize your assessment, treatment, and management of child and adolescent patients with psychiatric conditions.
MDs/Doctoral-Level Professionals
Super Early Bird Registration (by December 31, 2026): $940.00
Early Bird Registration (January 1 - January 22, 2027): $1040.00
Regular Registration (after January 22, 2027): $1140.00
Other Professionals or Trainees
Super Early Bird Registration (by December 31, 2026): $840.00
Early Bird Registration (January 1 - January 22, 2027): $940.00
Regular Registration (after January 22, 2027): $1040.00
A refund minus a $100.00 administrative fee will be issued for refund requests received by February 1, 2027. No refunds will be issued for refund requests made after February 16, 2027. Payments made may not be applied to future conferences or other educational activities. There are no exceptions to these policies.
***The deeply discounted Super Early Bird Registration rate is NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE and will not be refunded under any circumstances.
PRINTED SYLLABUS Price: $95.00 (Please note, all syllabus purchases are non-refundable and non-shippable and must be picked up onsite at the conference)
The conference syllabus is a printed book with all slide presentations and space to take notes adjacent to each slide. As an alternative to purchasing a conference syllabus, 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.
SYLLABUS $95 US Dollars
You must order your printed syllabus in advance online when you register. The syllabus must be picked up onsite at the conference. Please note, we can not ship the syllabus or refund your purchase.
E-SYLLABUS
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.
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By the end of this program, participants will be able to:
In support of improving patient care, MGH Institute of Health Professions is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Psychologists
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 14.75 credits.
Physicians
MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.
Physician Associates/Assistants
MGH Institute of Health Professions has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 14.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Nursing
MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 14.75 contact hours for nurses. The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.
Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the MGH Institute of Health Professions is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. MGH Institute of Health Professions maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 14.75 clock hours for continuing education credits.
Pharmacist (ACPE)
This activity provides 14.75 contact hours (1.0 CEUs) of continuing education credit. ACPE Universal Activity Number UAN JA4008265-0000-24-000-L04-P
NOTE FOR PHARMACISTS: Upon closing of the electronic evaluation, MGH IHP will upload the pharmacy-related continuing education information to CPE Monitor within 60 days. Per ACPE rules, MGH IHP does not have access to or the ability to upload credits requested after the evaluation closes. It is the responsibility of the pharmacist or pharmacy technician to provide the correct information [NABP ePID and DOB (in MMDD format)] in order to receive credit for participating in a CE activity.
IPCE Credit
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 14.75 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology
March 12-14, 2027
Hawaii Standard Time GMT-10
FRIDAY MARCH 12, 2027
8:00 – 8:10 AM Introduction
David H. Rubin, MD, Janet Wozniak, MD
MODULE TOPIC 1: OVERVIEW OF PEDIATRIC PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
8:10 – 8:30 AM Diagnosis & Assessment in Pediatric Psychopharmacology
Janet Wozniak, MD
MODULE TOPIC 2: MOOD DISORDERS
8:30 – 8:50 AM Pediatric Depression
David H. Rubin, MD
8:50 – 9:10 AM Illuminating the Black Box: Antidepressants, Youth and Suicide
David H. Rubin, MD
9:10 – 9:30 AM Neurotherapeutics
David H. Rubin, MD
9:30 – 9:50 AM Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
Janet Wozniak, MD
9:50 – 10:10 AM Pharmacological Approaches to Pediatric Bipolar Disorder –Janet Wozniak, MD
10:10 – 10:25 AM Break
10:25 – 10:45 AM Nutraceuticals for Pediatric Mood Disorders
Janet Wozniak, MD
10:45 – 11:15 AM Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: Aaron Quiggle, MD
Panelists: Janet Wozniak, MD and David Rubin, MD
MODULE TOPIC 3: PSYCHOTIC AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
11:15 – 11:35 AM Schizophrenia
Janet Wozniak, MD
11:35 – 11:55 AM Substance Use Disorders I
Aaron Quiggle, MD
11:55 – 12:15 PM Substance Use Disorders II
Aaron Quiggle, MD
12:15 – 12:45 PM Question & Answer
Moderator: Janet Wozniak, MD
Panelist: Aaron Quiggle, MD
12:45 – 1:45 PM Lunch Break
MODULE TOPIC 4: OCD, ANXIETY DISORDERS, TOURETTE’S, PANDAS
1:45 – 2:05 PM Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Erica Greenberg, MD
2:05 – 2:25 PM Tourette’s Disorder & Tics
Erica Greenberg , MD
2:25 – 2:45 PM PANDAS
Erica Greenberg , MD
2:45 – 3:05 PM Pediatric Anxiety Disorders
Erica Greenberg , MD
3:05 – 3:35 PM Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: Aaron Quiggle, MD
Panelist: Erica Greenberg, MD
3:35 PM Adjourn
SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2027
8:00 – 8:05 AM Introduction
Aaron Quiggle, MD
MODULE TOPIC 5: ADHD I
8:05 – 8:25 AM Course of ADHD Across the Life Cycle
David Rubin, MD
8:25 – 8:45 AM Treatment of ADHD I
Aaron Quiggle. MD
8:45 – 9:05 AM Treatment of ADHD II
Aaron Quiggle, MD
9:05 – 9:25 AM ADHD, Tics and Tourette’s Disorder
Erica Greenberg, MD, MS
9:25 – 9:45 AM Treatment of Adult ADHD
Aaron Quiggle, MD
9:45 – 10:15 AM Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: David Rubin, MD
Panelists: Aaron Quiggle, MD, Erica Greenberg, MD
10:15 – 10:30 AM Break
MODULE TOPIC 6: ADHD II
10:30 – 10:50 AM ADHD & Education
Aude Henin, PhD
10:50 – 11:10 AM Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) & Psychosocial Treatments in ADHD
Aude Henin, PhD
11:10 – 11:30 AM Functional Outcomes in ADHD and the Critical Importance of Treatment
Aaron Quiggle, MD
11:30 – 12:00 PM Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: Aude Henin, PhD,
Panelist: Aaron Quiggle, MD
12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch Break
MODULE TOPIC 7: PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT & INTERVENTION
1:00 – 1:20 PM CBT for Mood Disorder in Young Adults:
Aude Henin, PhD
1:20 – 1:40 PM CBT for Anxiety in Young Children
Aude Henin, PhD
1:40 – 2:00 PM DBT
Aude Henin, PhD
2:00 – 2:20 PM Integrating Resiliency into Everyday Practice
Aude Henin, PhD
2:20 – 2:50 PM Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: Aaron Quiggle, MD
Panelists: Aude Henin, PhD
2:50 PM Adjourn
SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 2027
8:00 – 8:05 AM Introduction
Janet Wozniak, MD
MODULE TOPIC 8: DIAGNOSIS, UNDERPINNINGS, AND TREATMENT OF AUTISM
8:05 – 8:25 AM Prevalence and Presentation of Autism
Gagan Joshi, MD
8:25 - 8:45 AM Assessment of Autism
Gagan Joshi, MD
8:45 – 9:05 AM Neural Underpinnings of Autism
Gagan Joshi, MD
9:05 – 9:25 AM Pharmacological Treatment of Autism
Gagan Joshi, MD
9:25-9:55 AM Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: Janet Wozniak, MD
Panelists: Gagan Joshi, MD
9:55 – 10:10 AM Break
MODULE TOPIC 9: PSYCHOPATHOLOGY ASSOCIATED WITH AUTISM
10:10 – 10:30 AM Autism and Anxiety
Gagan Joshi, MD
10:30 – 10:50 AM Autism and ADHD
Gagan Joshi, MD
10:50 – 11:10 AM Autism and Bipolar Disorder
Janet Wozniak, MD
11:10 – 11:30 AM Question & Answer Panel
Moderator: David Rubin, MD
Panelists: Janet Wozniak, MD, Gagan, Joshi, MD
11:30 AM Adjourn
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
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
Director of Psychotherapy Services, Gender Identity Program,
Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
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
Aaron R. Quiggle, MD, MS
Medical Director, Addiction Recovery Management Services (ARMS)
Instructor, Harvard Medical School
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)
MGH Institute of Health Professions has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award 14.75 credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 14.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until then end of this course. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
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 14.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 13, sections 13, 14, 14A, 15 and 15D and Chapter 112, sections 74 through 81C authorize the Board of Registration in Nursing to regulate nursing practice and education.
This program meets the requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244 CMR 5.00) for 14.75 contact hours of nursing continuing education credit.
Advance practice nurses, please note: Educational activities which meet the requirements of the ACCME (such as this activity) count towards 50% of the nursing requirement for ANCC accreditation.
The Collaborative of NASW, Boston College, and Simmons College Schools of Social Work authorizes social work continuing education credits for courses, workshops, and educational programs that meet the criteria outlined in 258 CMR of the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Social Workers
This program has been approved for 14.75 Social Work Continuing Education hours for relicensure, in accordance with 258 CMR.
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 14.75 Continuing Education (CE) credits per presentation for psychologists.
We have a dedicated staff member who is available by phone 5 days per week between 8 am and 5 pm by calling 866-644-7792 or email at mghcme@mgh.harvard.edu. All inquiries will be dealt with in a timely (within one business day) and professional manner. Requests for credits or refunds will be reviewed by the Director of the Division of Professional and Public Education, Massachusetts General Hospital. Please refer to our cancellation policy for additional information.”