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10/17/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/18/2025 20:29

Children’s National psychiatry experts to present at 2025 AACAP Annual Meeting - Children's National

Several experts from the Division of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Children's National Hospital will showcase their expertise at this year's American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Annual Meeting, taking place October 20-25 in Chicago, Illinois. As the world's largest gathering of child and adolescent psychiatrists, AACAP provides a forum for sharing research, exchanging knowledge and advancing care for patients worldwide.

Children's National experts will be featured throughout the program, presenting on a wide range of topics in adolescent psychiatry.

Presentations and sessions

Date Time (CST) Presenter(s) Title
10/20/25 3-5 PM Justine Larson, MD Institute 1: Reclaiming Hope: Strengthening Families Through Systems-of-Care Approaches
10/20/25 3:30-5:30 PM Jennifer Dorr, DO, MPH, Laura M. Willing, MD Clinical Case Conference 3: How Advocacy Work IS Clinical Work: A Clinical Presentation
10/21/25 8:30-11 AM Colby Tyson, MD Member Services Forum 2: The Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Parent: Navigating Family Planning, Parental Leave, and Early Parenthood
10/21/25 1-3 PM Justine Larson, MD Clinical Case Conference 6: Navigating the Storm: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Mood and Behavior Dysregulation in Adolescents
10/22/25 12-2 PM Adelaide S. Robb, MD Institute 4.6: Grading the Evidence - Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia
10/23/25 7-8:30 AM Justine Larson, MD Clinical Consultation Breakfast 4: Anxiety in Adolescents With ASD
10/23/25 7-8:30 AM Sivabalaji Kaliamurthy, MD Clinical Consultation Breakfast 8: Engaging Adolescents With Co-Occurring Substance Use and Psychiatric Disorders
10/23/25 9 AM-12 PM Adelaide S. Robb, MD Workshop 21: Understanding Video Games: A Child Psychiatrist's Call of Duty
10/23/25 10 AM-12 PM Sivabalaji Kaliamurthy, MD Clinical Case Conference 9: Synthetic vs Nonsynthetic Cannabinoid-Induced Psychosis in Adolescents
10/23/25 12-2 PM Adelaide S. Robb, MD Clinical Perspectives 57: Mastering Psychotropic Medication Management in Youth
10/23/25 1:30-4:30 PM Sivabalaji Kaliamurthy, MD Workshop 24: Buprenorphine 2.0
10/23/25 7-10 PM Priya M. Punnoose, MD Media Theatre 11: Faith, Family, and Teen Religious Identity: Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
10/24/25 9-11 AM Sivabalaji Kaliamurthy, MD Clinical Perspectives 72.4: Hallucinogen Use Disorder in Adolescents and Transitional-Age Youth
10/24/25 9 AM-12 PM Jennifer Dorr, DO, MPH Hot Air, Hot Water, Hot Topics: Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists Leading the Way Through Chaos
10/24/25 12-2 PM Adelaide S. Robb, MD Debate: Should High Schools Ban Smartphones?
10/24/25 2-4 PM Mahdieh Bodaghi, MD Clinical Case Conference 14: Untangling Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction With Psychiatric Comorbidities
10/24/25 3-5 PM Justine Larson, MD Institute 8.6: Creating Trauma-Informed Systems of Care
10/25/25 11 AM-12:30 PM Hanife Nur Akal, MD Special Interest Study Group 10: "Healing After Disaster": Trauma-Informed, Community-Based Interventions

Abstracts

New Research Poster 5.19: Pilot Study of an Integrated Psychiatry Clinic Within a Pediatric Practice
Melissa Kelley, MD
Friday, October 24 - 10:30 AM-12:30 PM

New Research Poster 6.6: Improving Pediatric Trainees' Management of Common Pediatric Mental and Behavioral Conditions
Geoffrey Broadbent, MD, Katelyn Gerth, MD, Jeannie Chang Pitter, MD
Saturday, October 25 - 10 AM-12 PM

For more information and to view the full schedule, please visit the AACAP conference website.

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