We are offering a full virtual option to accommodate those who can not attend in person. For more information and to register, please click the link below.
Neuropsychiatry is an exciting and rapidly growing field that promotes an improved understanding of the brain and mind relationship. It seeks to elucidate the neurocircuitry involved in primary psychiatric symptoms and syndromes such as mood, anxiety, psychotic, and somatic symptom disorders, and in neurological disorders that present with cognitive, emotional, or behavioral problems. The goal of neuropsychiatry is to advance diagnostic processes and treatment options for patients suffering from these disorders.
Healthcare professionals need to formulate an integrated understanding of neuropsychiatric disorders and implement interventions aligned with such an integrated vision. Interventions include the adaptation of psychotherapy interventions for patients with cognitive deficits, a judicious use of psychopharmacological agents, and appropriate use of brain stimulation therapies or referrals to specialists who use these techniques. They need to become familiar with medical conditions that could manifest with neuropsychiatric symptoms and know how to treat them, refer to other specialists, or work collaboratively with medical subspecialists. Ideally, neuropsychiatric conditions require comprehensive evaluations and evidence-based therapeutic approaches delivered by interdisciplinary teams.
This course is designed to enhance participants’ knowledge of brain-behavior relationships and their skills for the diagnostic work-up and treatment of patients with neuropsychiatric disorders. Harvard Medical School faculty will review cutting-edge clinical research, evidence-based interventions, and practical guidelines for the clinician. The course content will include the functional neuroanatomy of emotions, cognition, and behavior, the fundamentals of the neuropsychiatric exam and relevant ancillary tests, and neuropsychopharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions in neuropsychiatric disorders. We will discuss the neuropsychiatric aspects of traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, neurodegenerative disorders, neuroinflammatory disorders, multiple sclerosis, functional neurological disorders, sleep disorders, Tourette Syndrome, and other neurodevelopmental disorders, addiction, pain, and other disorders. Learners will benefit from a variety of educational formats, including lectures, panel discussions, case discussions, question-and-answer sessions, and an electronic syllabus.
Clinicians
- Physicians
- Neuropsychologists
- Psychologists
- Social Workers
- Physician Assistants
- Nurse Practitioners
- Nurses
- Pharmacists
Specialties
- Psychiatry
- Neurology
- Primary Care and Family Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- Pathology
- Pediatrics
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Preventive Medicine
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
Physicians:
Early Bird Registration (on or before August 30, 2026): $825.00
Regular Registration (after August 30, 2026): $875.00
Nurses:
Early Bird Registration (on or before August 30, 2026): $650.00
Regular Registration (after August 30, 2026): $700.00
Residents/Fellows:
Early Bird Registration (on or before August 30, 2026): $250.00
Regular Registration (after August 30, 2026): $300.00
Social Workers:
Early Bird Registration (on or before August 30, 2026): $500.00
Regular Registration (after August 30, 2026): $550.00
Psychologists:
Early Bird Registration (on or before August 30, 2026): $650.00
Regular Registration (after August 30, 2026): $700.00
Allied Health Professionals (Including Physician Assistants):
Early Bird Registration (on or before August 30, 2026): $650.00
Regular Registration (after August 30, 2026): $700.00
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.
All sessions will be recorded. Registered participants will have access to these recordings for 30 days after the conference to review at their convenience.
A refund minus a $100.00 administrative fee will be issued for refund requests received by October 1, 2026. No refunds will be issued for refund requests made after October 2, 2026. Payments made may not be applied to future conferences or other educational activities. There are no exceptions to these policies.
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Policy on Faculty and Provider Disclosure:
Disclosure Information
In accordance with the disclosure policy of MGH Institute of Health Professions as well as guidelines set forth by the Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education, all people in control of educational content, including speakers, course directors, planners, and reviewers, have been asked to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies for the past 24 months, as defined below:
Ineligible Companies
The ACCME defines an “Ineligible company” as “those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.” For more information, visit accme.org/standards.
Financial Relationships
Financial relationships are those relationships in which the individual benefits by receiving a salary, royalty, intellectual property rights, consulting fee, honoraria, ownership interest (e.g., stocks, stock options, or other ownership interest, excluding diversified mutual funds), or other financial benefit. Financial benefits are usually associated with roles such as employment, management position, independent contractor (including contracted research), consulting, speaking and teaching, membership on advisory committees or review panels, board membership, and other activities from which remuneration is received, or expected.
Mitigation of Financial Relationships
All financial relationships are reviewed to determine which ones are relevant, and then measures are taken to mitigate all relevant financial relationships and ensure that they do not insert commercial bias into the content of the education.
Juan Carlos Urizar, MD
Medical Director, Clinical Geriatric Psychiatry, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Aging,
Department of Psychiatry, Mass General Brigham
Associate Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Mass General Brigham
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Kirk Daffner, MD, FANA, FAAN, FANPA
Director, Center for Brain and Mind Medicine, Mass General Brigham
Associate Neurologist, Department of Neurology, Mass General Brigham
J. David and Virginia Wimberly Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
David Silbersweig, MD
Chairman Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Stanley Cobb, Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Scott McGinnis, MD
Associate Neurologist, Center for Brain and Mind Medicine,
Mass General Brigham
Investigator, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Center for Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment Center (CART)
and MGH Frontotemporal Disorders Unit
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Gaston Baslet, MD
Bruce W Carter Department of Veterans Affairs
Affiliated Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami
Faculty, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Laura T. Safar, MD, DFAPA
Vice Chair, Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Program Director, Lahey Psychiatry Residency Program
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Faculty, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Lecturer on Psychiatry, Part-time, Harvard Medical School
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