Agenda
All agenda sessions are in Eastern Time.
Day 1 – Thursday, September 17, 2026
| 8:45-8:50 AM | Welcome & Introductory Remarks Adrienne Taylor, MD, Sejal Shah, MD, Natasha Fedotova, MD, PhD, Linda Herrera Santos, MD, PhD, and David Silbersweig, MD |
| 8:50-9:00 AM | Chair’s Welcome: Consultation Liaison Psychiatry and Its Value Maurizio Fava, MD |
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MODULE 1: Core Clinical Skills: Consultation, Formulation, and Ethics |
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| 9:00-9:45 AM | Psychiatric Consultation in the Medical/Surgical Setting: The Art of the Consult Felicia Smith, MD |
| 9:45-10:30 AM | Applying Psychosocial Formulation and Intervention in Complex Clinical Settings Michelle Jacobo, PhD |
| 10:30-11:00 AM | Difficult Capacity Assessments: Ethical and Legal Considerations Jhilam Biswas, MD |
| 11:00-11:15 AM | Panel Discussion – Q&A (Moderator: Adrienne Taylor, MD) |
| 11:15-11:30 AM | Break |
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MODULE 2: Acute Psychiatric Syndromes: Assessment and Intervention in the General Hospital |
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| 11:30 AM-12:15 PM | Management of Agitation in the Medical Setting Naomi Schmelzer, MD |
| 12:15-1:15 PM | Psychiatric Emergencies: Catatonia, NMS, Serotonin Syndrome Nathan Praschan, MD, MPH |
| 1:15-1:30 PM | Panel Discussion – Q&A (Moderator: Natasha Fedotova, MD, PhD) |
| 1:30-2:30 PM | Lunch |
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MODULE 3: System-Level Strategies for Psychiatric Crisis Management |
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| 2:30-3:30 PM | Acute Psychiatric Management and ED Boarding Sejal Shah, MD |
| 3:30-4:00 PM | Suicide Risk Assessment Natasha Fedotova, MD, PhD |
| 4:00-4:45 PM | Management of Behavioral Outbursts in Developmentally Delayed Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults in the Hospital Setting Usman Ghumman, MD, MPH |
| 4:45-5:00 PM | Panel Discussion – Q&A (Moderator: Adrienne Taylor. MD) |
| 5:00-5:05 PM | Closing Remarks Adrienne Taylor, MD |
Day 2 – Friday, September 18, 2026
| 8:55-9:00 AM | Welcome & Introductory Remarks Adrienne Taylor, MD |
| MODULE 4: Cardiac Risk in CL Psychiatry: ECGs, QTc, and Psychotropic Medications | |
| 9:00-9:30 AM | ECG Interpretation for the CL Psychiatrist Christopher Celano, MD |
| 9:30-10:00 AM | QTc Prolongation: Risk Stratification and Mitigation for Challenging Clinical Cases Margo Funk, MD, MA |
| 10:00-10:30 AM | QTc Prolongation: Overview of Medications Scott Beach, MD |
| 10:30-10:45 AM | Panel Discussion – Q&A (Moderator: Linda Herrera Santos, MD, PhD) |
| 10:45-11:00 AM | Break |
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MODULE 5: Psychiatric Care in the Critically Ill: Delirium and Beyond |
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| 11:00-11:30 AM | Critical Care Psychiatry Maureen Cassady, MD |
| 11:30 AM-12:15 PM | Delirium: Pathophysiology, Prevention and Treatment Linda Herrera Santos, MD, PhD |
| 12:15-12:30 PM | Panel Discussion – Q&A (Moderator: Natasha Fedotova, MD, PhD) |
| 12:30-1:30 PM | Lunch |
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MODULE 6: Managing Psychiatric Syndromes in Reproductive and Eating Disorders |
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| 1:30-2:15 PM | Pharmacological Considerations in Pregnancy Polina Teslyar, MD |
| 2:15-3:00 PM | Medically Unstable Eating Disorder Youngjung Rachel Kim, MD, PhD |
| 3:00-3:45 PM | Management of Substance Use Disorders in Pregnancy Sarah Bernstein, MD |
| 3:45-4:30 PM | PMDD/Menopause Hadine Joffe, MD, MSc |
| 4:30-4:45 PM | Panel Discussion – Q&A (Moderator: Linda Herrera Santos, MD, PhD) |
| 4:45-4:55 PM | Closing Remarks Linda Herrera Santos, MD, PhD |
Day 3 – Saturday, September 19, 2026
| 8:55-9:00 AM | Welcome & Introductory Remarks Natasha Fedotova, MD, PhD |
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MODULE 7: Psychiatric Care in Medically Complex and Trauma-Affected Patients |
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| 9:00-9:45 AM | Comprehensive Evaluation and Assessment of Transplant Fremonta Meyer, MD |
| 9:45-10:15 AM | Care of Complicated Burn and Trauma Patient Adrienne Taylor, MD |
| 10:15-10:45 AM | Trauma-Informed Care in the Hospital Setting Nomi Levy-Carrick, MD, MPhil |
| 10:45-11:00 AM | Panel Discussion – Q&A (Moderator: Natasha Fedotova, MD, PhD) |
| 11:00-11:15 AM | Break |
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MODULE 8: Managing Substance Use, Pain, and Addiction in Medically Complex Care |
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| 11:15-11:45 AM | Management of Substance Use Disorders in the Medical Setting David B. Hathaway, MD |
| 11:45 AM-12:30 PM | KEYNOTE SPEAKER: GLP-1s & Management of Substance Use Disorders Joji Suzuki, MD |
| 12:30-12:45 PM | Panel Discussion – Q&A (Moderator: Adrienne Taylor, MD) |
| 12:45-2:00 PM | Lunch |
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MODULE 9: Psychiatry at the End of Life: Cancer, Cognition, and Complex Decisions |
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| 2:00-2:45 PM | Psycho-Oncology Primer Carlos Fernandez-Robles, MD, MBA |
| 2:45-3:15 PM | Management at the End of Life Zachary Sager, MD |
| 3:15-3:45 PM | Neurocognitive Effects from Chemotherapy Damien Miran, MD |
| 3:45-4:15 PM | Medical Aid in Dying John Peteet, MD |
| 4:15-4:30 PM | Panel Discussion – Q&A (Moderator: Linda Herrera Santos, MD, PhD) |
| 4:30-4:35 PM | Closing Remarks Linda Herrera Santos, MD, PhD |
Day 4 – Sunday, September 20, 2026
| 8:55-9:00 AM | Welcome & Introductory Remarks Natasha Fedotova, MD, PhD |
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MODULE 10: Collaborative Psychiatric Care in Gastrointestinal and Endocrine Disorders |
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| 9:00-9:30 AM | Psychiatric Disorders in Gastrointestinal Diseases Ashwini Nadkarni, MD |
| 9:30-10:15 AM | Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders: A Medical Psychiatry Focus Catherine Gonzalez, MD |
| 10:15-10:30 AM | Panel Discussion – Q&A (Moderator: Natasha Fedotova, MD, PhD) |
| 10:30-10:45 AM | Break |
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MODULE 11: Neuropsychiatric Syndromes in Autoimmune and Infectious Diseases |
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| 10:45-11:30 AM | Inflammation, Autoimmune Disorders, and Psychiatric Illness Rishab Gupta, MD |
| 11:30 AM-12:15 PM | Neuropsychiatric Manifestations and Pharmacologic Considerations in HIV and Other Infectious Disorders John Grimaldi, MD |
| 12:15-12:30 PM | Panel Discussion – Q&A (Moderator: Linda Herrera Santos, MD, PhD) |
| 12:30-1:30 PM | Lunch |
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MODULE 12: Neuropsychiatry in Medical Settings: From Dementia to Functional Disorders |
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| 1:30-2:15 PM | Neurocognitive Impairment and Dementia: Clinical Principles and Bedside Assessment Scott McGinnis, MD |
| 2:15-2:45 PM | Epilepsy and Stroke Daniel Weisholtz, MD |
| 2:45-3:15 PM | Neuropsychiatry of Movement Disorders Stanley Lyndon, MD |
| 3:15-3:45 PM | Functional Neurologic and Somatoform Disorders: Assessment and Management Gaston Baslet, MD |
| 3:45-4:00 PM | Panel Discussion – Q&A (Moderator: Adrienne Taylor, MD) |
| 4:00-4:10 PM | Closing Remarks Adrienne Taylor, MD, Natasha Fedotova, MD, PhD, Linda Herrera Santos, MD, PhD, and Sejal Shah, MD |
Medical Psychiatry: Comprehensive Update features Harvard Medical School faculty and prominent experts and leaders in their field. The course is led by:
Natasha Fedotova, MD, PhD
Associate Program Director, BWH Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship
Division of Psychiatry in Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Mass General Brigham
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Linda Herrera Santos, MD, PhD
Associate Program Director, MGH Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship
Director, MGH Hispanic Psychiatry Clinic
Division of Psychiatry in Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Mass General Brigham
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Sejal Shah, MD
Associate Chief, Division of Psychiatry in Medicine
Department of Psychiatry, Mass General Brigham
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
David Silbersweig, MD
Chairman Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Stanley Cobb, Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Adrienne Taylor, MD
Associate Director, BWH/BWFH Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Service
Program Director, BWH Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship
Division of Psychiatry in Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Mass General Brigham
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Gaston Baslet, MD
Bruce W Carter, Department of Veterans Affairs
Affiliated Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Scott Beach, MD
Psychiatrist, MGH Acute Psychiatric and Psychiatric Consultation Service
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Sarah Bernstein, MD
Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Medical Director of Outpatient Obstetrics
Obstetrical Director of the MGH HOPE Clinic, Mass General Brigham
Jhilam Biswas, MD
Director, Psychiatry, Law, and Society Program
Co-director, Harvard Mass General Brigham Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship
Consult Liaison Psychiatry Clinical Lead, Forensic Psychiatry
Mass General Brigham Academic Medical Center
Instructor Part-Time, Harvard Medical School
Maureen Cassady, MD
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Associate Psychiatrist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Christopher Celano, MD
Associate Director, Cardiac Psychiatry Research Program, MGH
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Carlos Fernandez-Robles, MD, MBA
Chief Of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital
Vice-Chair, BWFH, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Margo Funk, MD, MA
Director, Cardiovascular Psychiatry Program
Director, BWH-HMS Psychiatry Residency Training Program
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Usman Ghumman, MD, MPH
Director of Autism-Depression Comorbidity, Bressler Program for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Clinical Instructor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Dave Gitlin, MD
Attending Psychiatrist
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Catherine Gonzalez, MD
Associate Chief, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Aging
MGB AMC Psychiatry
Medical Director of Faculty, Trainee & Employee Mental Health
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
John Grimaldi, MD
Associate Medical Director, Brigham Psychiatric Specialties
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Rishab Gupta, MD
Associate Psychiatrist, Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital
Staff Neuropsychiatrist, Center for Brain/Mind Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
David B. Hathaway, MD
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Board Certification, Addiction Psychiatry
Boston Medical Center
Fellowship, Addiction Psychiatry
Boston Medical Center, Residency, Psychiatry
University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Medical School
Michelle Jacobo, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Director, Psychology DFCI
Clinical Director, Supportive Oncology
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Hadine Joffe, MD, MSc
Paula A. Johnson, Professor of Psychiatry in the Field of Women’s Health
Harvard Medical School
Executive Director, Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women’s Health
Department of Psychiatry
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Dept. of Supportive Oncology / Breast Cancer Program
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Connors Center / WHARP Research
Youngjung Rachel Kim, MD, PhD
Klarman Eating Disorders Center, McLean Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Nomi C Levy-Carrick, MD, MPhil
Vice Chair, Clinical Services, Mass General Brigham AMC Department of Psychiatry
Medical Director, Critical Illness Recovery Program
Co-Chair, BWH Trauma-Informed Care Learning Collaborative
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Stanley Lyndon, MD
Co-Director | Center for Brain/Mind Medicine
Medical Director | Division of Neuropsychiatry
Neuropsychiatry Lead | Division of Medical Psychiatry
Director of Education | TMS | Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics
Co-Director | Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry Fellowship Program
Brigham and Women’s Hospital | Harvard Medical School
Scott McGinnis, MD
Center for Brain/Mind Medicine and Center for Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Frontotemporal Disorders Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Fremonta Meyer, MD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Director, Transplant Psychiatry Services, BWH
Director, Medical Student Education in Psychiatry, BWH/HMS
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, HMS
Damien Miran, MD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Clinical Director, DFCI Inpatient Psychiatry Consult Service
Department of Supportive Oncology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Ashwini Nadkarni, MD, FAPA, BWH Psychiatry
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Vice Chair of Faculty Enrichment, MGB Dept of Psychiatry
Medical Director, Brigham General Adult Psychiatry
John Peteet, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Affiliated with Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Nathan Praschan, MD, MPH, BWH Psychiatry
Associate Neuropsychiatrist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Associate Co-Director, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Fellowship in Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry
Director, Advanced Consult-Liaison Psychiatry Clerkship, Harvard Medical School
Zachary Sager, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Palliative Medicine Physician
Department of Supportive Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Instructor, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Naomi A, Schmelzer, MD, BWH Psychiatry
Director of Medical Psychiatry | Department of Psychiatry | Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital
Roxanne Sholevar, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Staff Psychiatrist, Department of Supportive Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Felicia Smith, MD
Associate Chief of Psychiatry for MGH Division of Psychiatry & Medicine
Chief, Avery D. Weisman, MD, Psychiatry Consultation Service
Director, MGH ID Psychiatry
Joji Suzuki, MD
Division of Addiction Treatment and Prevention, AMC Psychiatry Department, Mass General Brigham
Program Director, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Principal Investigator, SuzukiLab
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Polina Teslyar, MD
Director, Women’s Mental Health and Reproductive Psychiatry Fellowship, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Instructor, Harvard Medical School
Claire Twark, MD, BWH Psychiatry
Instructor, Harvard Medical School; Associate Psychiatrist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Daniel Weisholtz, MD, BWH Psychiatry
Associate Neurologist
Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Susan Sprich, PhD, APA Content Reviewer
Jane Davis, CRNP, DNP, Nurse Content Reviewer
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Counseling around the Use of Medical Cannabis
Roxanne Sholevar, MD – Click to View Slides
Interface of Pain and Addiction in CL
Claire Twark, MD – Click to View Slides
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