Friday, January 24, 2025

Day One
8:05 - 8:15 AM

Welcome & Introduction
Rebecca Drill, PhD; Xenia Johnson Bhembe, MD

8:15 - 9:15 AM

The Psychic and Socio-Political Anxiety of Being Trans
S.J. Langer, LCSW-R

9:15 - 10:15 AM

Religion and Spirituality in Anxiety Treatment
David Rosmarin, PhD, ABPP

10:15 - 10:30 AM

Break

10:30 - 11:10 AM

Supporting Caregivers in Managing Child Anxiety and OCD: What Clinicians Need to Know
R. Meredith Elkins, PhD

11:10 - 11:50 AM

The Role of Social Media
Meredith Gansner, MD

11:50 AM - 12:15 PM

Panel Q&A
R. Meredith Elkins, PhD; Meredith Gansner, MD

12:15 - 1:15 PM

Lunch (on own)

1:15 - 1:45 PM

Climate Change and Mental Health
Rose Goldman, MD

1:45 - 2:15 PM

Eco-Anxiety
Elizabeth Pinsky, MD

2:15 - 2:45 PM

Panel Q&A
Rose Goldman, MD; Elizabeth Pinsky, MD

2:45 - 3:00 PM

Break

3:00 - 4:00 PM

Assessing and Integrating Digital Apps for Anxiety into Clinical Care
John Torous, MD, MBI

4:00 - 4:45 PM

Using The Unified Protocol to Treat Anxiety
Jacqueline Bullis, PhD

Saturday, January 25, 2025

Day Two
8:10 - 8:15 AM

Welcome Day 2

Cultural Perspectives: Case Studies
8:15 - 8:45 AM

African American Patient
Treniece Lewis Harris, PhD

8:45 - 9:15 AM

Latine Patient
Ingrid Sarmiento, PhD

9:15 - 9:45 AM

South Asian Patient
Priya Sehgal, MD

9:45 - 10:15 AM

Panel Q&A
Treniece Lewis Harris, PhD; Ingrid Sarmiento, PhD; Priya Sehgal, MD

10:15 - 10:30 AM

Break

10:30 - 11:30 AM

Psychopharmacologic Therapy Algorithms for Anxiety Disorders
David Osser, MD

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Peripartum Anxiety
Nicole Christian-Brathwaite, MD

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Lunch (on own)

1:30 - 2:15 PM

Anxiety in Older Adults
Stephen Pinals, MD; Mariko Shimizu, MD

2:15 - 3:00 PM

Update on Psychedelics and Mindfulness for Anxiety
Ronald D. Siegel, PsyD

3:00 - 3:15 PM

Break

3:15 - 4:00 PM

Integrated Behavioral Health
Christopher Lim, MD; Cara Fuchs, PhD 

4:00 - 4:45 PM

Navigating Work-Related Anxiety
Nancy Costikyan, MSW