Day 1 - Program Schedule (PDF Download)
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. |
Registration |
8:00 – 8:15 a.m. |
Opening Remarks |
8:15 – 8:40 a.m. | Mapping Neural Circuitry of Risk and Resilience for Mood Disorders and Suicidal Behavior J. John Mann, M.D. Paul Janssen Professor of Translational Neuroscience Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute |
8:40 – 9:05 a.m. |
Brain Structure, Child Experiences, and Emerging Mental Illness in Adolescence |
9:05 – 9:30 a.m. | Epigenetic Markers of Suicide Risk and Treatment Response Gustavo Turecki, M.D., Ph.D. Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University Director, McGill Group for Suicide Studies Head, Depressive Disorders Program Douglas Mental Health Institute |
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. |
Q & A - Moderator: Nadine Melhem, Ph.D. |
10:00 – 10:20 a.m. | Break |
10:20 – 10:45 a.m. |
Biomarkers in the HPA Axis and Inflammatory Pathways for Suicidal Behavior in Youth Nadine Melhem, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine / Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC |
10:45 – 11:10 a.m. |
Metabolomics and Treatment Resistant Depression: Search for Novel Diagnostic and Therapeutic Tools |
11:10 – 11:35 a.m. | Imaging Concepts in the Suicidal Mind: Neurosemantic Probes of Suicidal Risk Marcel Just, Ph.D. D O Hebb University Professor of Psychology Department of Psychology Carnegie Mellon University |
11:35 a.m -12:00 p.m. |
Q & A - Moderator: J. John Mann, M.D. |
12:00 – 1:15 p.m. |
Lunch Clinical Consultation Session During Lunch Hour (Optional) |
12:15 – 1:15 p.m. |
Day 1 Presentation (please indicate when registering if you will be attending) Clinical Consultation: Setting up an Intensive Outpatient Program for Suicidal Youth Kimberly Poling, LCSW Jae-Won Kim, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor Seoul National University College of Medicine |
1:15 – 1:30 p.m. | Break / Return to Ballroom B |
1:30 – 1:55 p.m. | What have Observational Studies taught us about the Emergence and Course of Bipolar Disorder (BP) Among Youth? Boris Birmaher, M.D. Endowed Chair in Early Onset Bipolar Disease Professor of Psychiatry University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine / Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC |
1:55 – 2:20 p.m. |
Beyond the Usual Suspects: Novel Approaches to Suicide Risk Assessment |
2:20 – 2:45 p.m. |
Neurocognitive Correlates and Predictors of Youth Suicidal Behavior |
2:45 – 3:15 p.m. |
Q & A - Moderator: Tina Goldstein, Ph.D. |
3:15 – 3:35 p.m. |
Break |
3:35 – 4:00 p.m. |
Computerized Adaptive Testing: An Efficient and Accurate Method of Screening for Suicide Risk |
4:00 – 4:25 p.m. | Neurocognitive Markers of Depression in Youth Fadi Maalouf, M.D. Associate Professor of Psychiatry |
4:25 - 4:50 p.m. |
Sleep and Suicidal Behavior in Adolescents |
4:50 - 5:15 p.m. | Q & A - Moderator: Cheryl King, Ph.D. |
5:15 p.m. | Program Adjourns |
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