This year’s Mental Health Services Conference (IPS), put on by the American Psychiatric Association (APA), takes place October 2-6 at the Sheraton New York Times Square in Manhattan. This years’ conference focuses on four core tracks: addiction psychiatry, collaborative and interdisciplinary care, community psychiatry, and diversity and health equity.

The schedule of sessions presented by faculty from the Department of Psychiatry is listed below.

 

Thursday, October 3

Bipolar and Related Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition: A Case of Mania in the Setting of Glioblastoma Multiforme
Poster number: P1-022
When: 2:30-4:00 pm
Where: Poster Hall in Central Park West, Second Level
Presenters: Xavier Diao, MD; Omar Mirza, DO; and Xiteng Yan (medical student at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)

 

Friday, October 4

The Engagement Challenge: Lessons From a High Utilizer Pilot
When: 10:00-11:30 am
Where: New York Ballroom West
Chair: Sabina Lim, MD, MPH

The Role of Mental Health in Getting to Zero New HIV Infections: The Science, Psychosocial Issues, and Disparities
When: 1:00-2:30 pm
Where: Riverside Suite, Third Level
Chair: Kenneth Ashley, MD
Presenter: Carmen Casasnovas, MD

Conversion Therapy: Boy Erased, Can It Alter Sexual Orientation Without Causing Harm?
When: 1:00-4:00 pm
Where: Empire Ballroom East
Presenter: Daniel Safin, MD

The Launch of a Substance Use Disorder Initiative in a Student-Run Free Clinic
Poster Number: P3-026
When: 2:30-4:00 pm
Where: Poster Hall in Central Park West, Second Level
Presenter: Ben Shuham, medical student
Co-Authors: Craig Katz, MD; Co-Author: Samuel Powell, MD/PhD student

 

Saturday, October 5

Controversies in Adult Psychopharmacology
When: 8:00 am–12:00 pm
Where: Columbus Circle, Lower Level
Director: Joseph Goldberg, MD
Faculty: Carrie Ernst, MD; Shari Lusskin, MD

Improving Access through a Proactive Behavioral Health Team’s Collaborative Consultation Model
When: 10:00-11:30 am
Where: Union Square, Lower Level
Chair: Marisa Schwartz, MSN
Presenters: Victoria Azzopardi, LMSW; Omar Mirza, DO

The Impostor Syndrome: International Medical Graduates Navigating Immigration Challenges and Beyond
When: 10:00-11:30 am
Where: Flatiron, Lower Level
Presenter: Ali Maher Haidar, MD

Medical History Mystery Lab
When: 3:00-4:30 pm
Where: Riverside Ballroom, Third Level
Chair: Kenneth Ashley, MD
Presenters: Carmen Casasnovas, MD; Daniel Safin, MD

 

Sunday, October 6

Update on Mental Health Issues in LGBTQ Youth
When: 10:00-11:30 am
Where: Riverside Ballroom, Third Level
Chair: Kenneth Ashley, MD
Presenters: Gabrielle Shapiro, MD; Ali Maher Haidar, MD

 

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