2025 Annual Psychiatric Update

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Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Present,
and Shaping the Future of Psychiatry

March 1 - 2, 2025

Hilton Polaris, Columbus

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Join us for the 2025 Annual Psychiatric Update as the Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Association (OPPA) proudly celebrates its 75th anniversary! This milestone event will honor the rich history and remarkable evolution of the psychiatric profession, bringing together a vibrant community of clinicians, researchers, and learners from across the state. Held over the course of one and a half enriching days, the update will feature presentations by nationally renowned speakers, offering cutting-edge insights and the latest advancements in psychiatric care.

This year's gathering promises to be an exceptional educational opportunity, fostering collaboration and knowledge-sharing among professionals at all levels. Whether you are a seasoned psychiatrist, an emerging researcher, or a student passionate about mental health, the 2025 Annual Psychiatric Update will provide valuable learning experiences and networking opportunities to enhance your practice and understanding.

As a highlight of the event, we invite you to join us for a special 75th Anniversary Gala on Saturday evening. This elegant celebration will not only commemorate OPPA’s significant contributions to the field but also provide a chance to connect and reflect with colleagues in a festive atmosphere. We look forward to seeing you at this momentous occasion, where we will honor the past, celebrate the present, and envision the future of psychiatry together. Don't miss this incredible opportunity to be part of a landmark event in the psychiatric community!

Speakers


Awais Aftab, MD Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland; Southwest General, Middleburg Heights Click HERE for Biography	Chris Aiken, MD, DFAPA Editor in Chief, The Carlat Psychiatry Report and Assistant Professor, NYU School of Medicine Click HERE for Biography	Carrie Cunningham, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, Section Head of Massachusetts General Hospital Endocrine Surgery Unit, Boston, Massachusetts Click HERE for Biography	Jeff Katzman, MD Director of Education, Silver Hill Hospital, Director, Silver Hill Academy of Research and Education (SHARE), Professor Adjunct, Yale Dept. of Psychiatry, Professor Emeritus, Univ. of New Mexico, Department of Psychiatry Click HERE for Biography

David Mintz, MD Director of Psychiatric Education, Associate Director of Training, and Team Leader, Austen Riggs Center, Stockbridge, MA Click HERE for Biography	Henry Nasrallah, MD, DLFAPA Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology and Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Click HERE for Biography	Phillip Resnick, MD, DLFAPA Professor of Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University Click HERE for Biography	Martha Sajatovic, MD, DLFAPA Professor of Psychiatry of Neurology, Willard Brown Chair in Neurological Outcomes Research, Rocco L. Motto Professorship in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Director, Neurological and Behavioral Outcomes Center, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Click HERE for Biography

Agenda

Day/Time
Saturday	(Please note: the opinions expressed by presenters are their own and not necessarily reflective of the OPPA)
7- 8:30 a.m	Registration/Visit Exhibits
7:15 - 8:15 am	Buffet Breakfast
7:15 - 8:15 am	Medical Student Breakfast Meeting
7:30 am	OPPA Annual Business Meeting and Installation of Officers
8:25 am	Welcome and Opening Remarks - Awais Aftab, MD and Karen Jacobs, DO, 2025 Program Co-Chairs
8:30 - 9:45 am	Paradigm Shifts and Seismic Changes in Psychiatry Since the OPPA was Founded 75 Years Ago Henry Nasrallah, MD, DLFAPA \| Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology and Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine No medical specialty has undergone as dramatic a transformation as psychiatry since the OPPA was founded in 1950. Here is an overview of major changes: From Freudian theoretical dominance to empirical neurobiology From non-existent diagnostic system to DSM schemas From lifetime institutionalization and lack of treatment to myriad pharmacological and neuromodulation therapies. From total ignorance about brain changes in psychiatric disorders to advanced structural and functional neuroimaging techniques From guesswork about heritability of mental illness to molecular neurogenetics, GWAS, risk genes, CNVs, mutations and epigenetics From behavioral changes in psychotic and mood disorders to cortical and synaptic neuroplasticity From psychodynamic jargon to neuroscience terminology From 1 board certiﬁcation to 6 From theory-based psychodynamic psychotherapy to evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy From intense stigma of mental illness to increased understanding and less stigma From physician prescribing to nurses and psychologists prescribing From clinical "hunches" to biomarkers and precision psychiatry The evolution of psychiatry as a medical and scientiﬁc discipline will continue unabated. Psychiatrists will morph into behavioral neuroscientists at the OPPA’s 100th anniversary!
9:45 - 10:15 a.m.	Break / Visit Exhibits
10:15 - 11:15 a.m.	Top Research Findings From the Past Year Christopher Aiken, MD \| Editor in Chief, The Carlat Psychiatry Report and Assistant Professor, NYU School of Medicine Dr. Aiken will cover clinical trials that are changing how we practice, including updates on lithium, benzodiazepines, alcohol use disorder, stimulants, and treatment resistant depression.
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.	What’s new with the old? An update on emerging research in Older-age Bipolar Disorder (OABD) Martha Sajatovic, MD, DLFAPA \| Professor of Psychiatry of Neurology, Willard Brown Chair in Neurological Outcomes Research, Rocco L. Motto Professorship in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Director, Neurological and Behavioral Outcomes Center, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Older Age Bipolar Disorder (OABD) refers to patients with bipolar disorder (BD) aged 50 and over. Give rapid and unprecedented changes in global demographics, there has been increasing attention paid to expanding the limited evidence base on epidemiology, assessment recommendations and understanding therapeutic options for this highly vulnerable group of patients. OABD represents a complex subgroup of BD, with a distinct clinical phenotype including poor physical health and impaired cognitive functioning, all limiting and complicating treatment and recovery. Within the OABD “umbrella” are individuals who have onset of illness in young adulthood (the most common age of onset) as well as those who have illness onset later in life. Research on OABD has been scarce, prohibiting evidence-based guidelines tailored specifically to OABD across the globe. Newer research, including recent findings from the Global Aging & Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder (GAGE-BD) project will be presented in order to provide a better understanding of BD across the life-span.
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.	Lunch / Visit Exhibits
1:15 - 2:30 p.m.	Brainiac Insights - The Ultimate Psychiatry Challenge Similar to APA's national residency team competition known as MindGames, OPPA will host its own version of this fun experience for residents and other participants to to test their knowledge on patient care, medical knowledge, and psychiatric history while earning bragging rights and raffle tickets for the winning team!
2:30 - 2:45 p.m.	Break / Visit Exhibits
2:45 - 4 p.m.	School Shooters: Troubled Teens or Cold Blooded Killers? Phillip Resnick, MD, DLFAPA \| Professor of Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University School shootings have increased sharply in the last few years. The goal of this presentation is to help psychiatrists recognize potential school shooters in their own practice and to improve their skills in assessing students who have made threats to attack schools. Participants will learn to identify red flags for high risk .Prevention by schools of these tragedies will also be discussed.
4 - 4:15 p.m.	Break / Visit Exhibits
4:15 - 5:15 p.m.	Bringing Improvisation to Life: Experiences to Build Resilience, Address Loneliness, and Enhance our Curiosity and Everyday Experience Jeff Katzman, MD \| Director of Education, Silver Hill Hospital; Director, Silver Hill Academy of Research and Education (SHARE); Professor Adjunct, Yale Department of Psychiatry; Professor Emeritus, University of New Mexico, Department of Psychiatry We live amidst an epidemic of loneliness and many in our world feel disconnected. Loneliness correlates with multiple medical and psychiatric presentations and is often a clinical challenge. Simultaneously, many clinicians themselves feel burned out and overwhelmed, and the call for resilience can further deepens this feeling. This presentation will underscore the potential role that the guidelines from improvisational theatre can have to impact our lives, our teams, and our patients, and will feature both didactic and experiential components.

5:15 -
11 p.m.

OPPA 75th Anniversary Gala

5:15 - 6 pm - Cocktails/Networking
6 - 6:30 pm - OPPF Annual Meeting & Awards

Silent Auction
OPPF Annual Meeting & Awards
Special Guest Speakers
Dinner
Entertainment/Dancing

Gala and Silent Auction Flyer

Sponsorship Opportunities

Silent Auction
Donation Ideas & Form

Sunday
8-8:55 a.m.	Visit Exhibits
8-8:55 a.m.	Buffet Breakfast
9-10 a.m.	Changing Views of Psychiatric Diagnosis and Classification Awais Aftab, MD \| Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland and Southwest General, Middleburg Heights Psychiatric classifications work within certain assumptions about the nature of mental illness that are taken for granted. This presentation will provide an overview of the historical development of Kraepelinian and neo-Kraepelinian psychiatric classifications and will examine how questions of classification, especially the tension between description and hypothetical-conjectural methods, have intersected with questions about the nature of psychiatric disorders in modern history. Ongoing controversies, including the rise of dimensional approaches, currently exemplified by HiTOP and by ICD-11's adoption of a dimensional model of personality disorders, will also be examined, and the talk will conclude with preliminary remarks on future directions.
10-10:30 a.m.	Break / Visit Exhibits
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.	Removing the Mask: 2.0 - How a Surgeon's Mental Health Story Can be a Catalyst for Improving Mental Health Care Carrie Cunningham, MD, MPH \| Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, Section Head of Massachusetts General Hospital Endocrine Surgery Unit, Boston, Massachusetts In this session, Dr. Cunningham will discuss the current mental health crisis among health care professionals. Through her own lived experience, she will discuss the current state, barriers to care, and a multifaceted approach to enacting change in mental health awareness, reducing stigma and increasing resources for those who are struggling in our community.
11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.	Psychodynamic Psychopharmacology: Person-Centered Approaches to Pharmacologic Treatment Resistance David Mintz, MD \| Director of Psychiatric Education, Associate Director of Training, and Team Leader, Austen Riggs Center, Stockbridge, MA Though psychiatry has benefited from an increasingly evidence-based perspective and a proliferation of safer and more tolerable treatments, outcomes are not substantially better than they were a quarter of a century ago. Treatment resistance remains a serious problem across psychiatric diagnoses. One likely reason is that that the systems within which psychiatrists are working often create pressures to adopt a reductionist framework, neglecting the fundamental role of psychosocial factors in shaping pharmacotherapy outcomes. Psychodynamic Psychopharmacology is a psychodynamically-informed, patient-centered approach to psychiatric patients that explicitly acknowledges and addresses the central role of meaning and interpersonal factors in pharmacologic treatment. While traditional objective-descriptive psychopharmacology provides guidance about what to prescribe, the techniques of Psychodynamic Psychopharmacology inform prescribers about how to prescribe to maximize outcomes, not only in terms of addressing symptoms, but also in ways that support the patient’s development, increase in the patient’s personal authority, and foster general wellbeing. This presentation will touch on the evidence base connecting meaning, medications, and outcomes, and will review psychodynamic concepts relevant to the practice of psychopharmacology. We will explore how psychodynamic issues may interfere with optimal outcomes, particularly in patients with a history of early adverse experiences. Then we will consider techniques for identifying and addressing treatment-interfering dynamics.

Register

The preferred method of registration is online at www.ohiopsychiatry.org/annualpsychupdate. If you register by mail, please complete the Registration Form and send with payment to: Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Association, PO Box 400, Dublin, OH 43017. Make check payable to OPPA. Your registration is not confirmed until payment is received. Non-member psychiatrists who join OPPA/APA by March 1, will receive $150 applied to OPPA dues (please select this option on the registration form and a representative from OPPA will contact you with further details.)

Registration Rates

Registration Type	Early Bird Rate By Dec. 1	Regular Rate	Late Rate After Feb. 15
OPPA Member	$225	$275	$325
OPPA Resident-Fellow Member	$150	$175	$200
Non-Members
Non-Member Psychiatrist, other Physician, APRN, Physician Assistant or Psychologist	$375	$400	$450
Non-Member Resident-Fellow	$225	$250	$275
Counselor, Social Worker, and All Others	$250	$300	$350

Add-ons
Printed and bound syllabus (entire program will be available online)	$15 per program/syllabi
Sponsor an Ohio medical student to attend Saturday and Sunday education events	$125 per student

75th Anniversary Gala and Silent Auction

Event ticket Dinner, Entertainment, Dancing, Raffle and Silent Auction	$100 per person
Sponsorship Opportunities: We invite you to become a valued sponsor for this historic event. Your sponsorship would demonstrate your commitment to mental health care and support our ongoing impactful efforts.
FRIEND ($75 for 75) Whether you’re an individual member, prospective member, clinician, family member, business colleague, and anyone who knows someone with a mental illness, including substance use disorder, we appreciate all you do to support and improve the lives of so many!	$75 for 75
ADVOCATE (TABLE SPONSOR) Purchase a table for 10 and sit with friends for this fun-filled evening! Sponsors will be listed in the event program.	$950

Hotel Accommodations

A limited number of rooms have been set aside until Feb. 7 at the rate of $182 single/double, plus applicable tax at the Hilton Polaris/Columbus. To reserve a room please contact the hotel ASAP at 614-885-1600 and ask for the OPPA’s room block or click HERE.

Supporters and Exhibitors

The Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Association’s (OPPA) Annual Psychiatric Update brings together psychiatrists and other mental health clinicians from all over Ohio to examine a broad array of topics of clinical interest and relevance to those who want to provide the best, evidence-based care possible for individuals with a mental illness, including substance use disorders. The objective is to educate and provide information on current research, cutting edge treatment options, advances in treatment in the area of psychopharmacology and more.

OPPA will be celebrating its 75th Anniversary in 2025!
This landmark event represents a unique opportunity for organizations to partner with OPPA in advancing mental health education and awareness. By collaborating with us, your organization can play a vital role in supporting the psychiatric community while simultaneously enhancing your brand visibility among a targeted audience of psychiatrists and other mental health clinicians.

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Supporters/Exhibitors

Supporters

Silver Level

APA, Inc.

Bronze Level

Optimum TMS

Exhibitors

APA, Inc.

New Vista Behavioral Health

Oasis TMS

OhioHealth

Optimum TMS

Talkiatry

Silent Auction

We are excited to announce that the Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Foundation (OPPF) will be holding a silent auction fundraiser during the OPPA Annual Psychiatric Update on March 1, 2025, in conjunction with the Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Association’s (OPPA) 75th Anniversary Gala and the 2025 OPPA Annual Psychiatric Educational Update. This milestone event will honor the rich history and remarkable evolution of the psychiatric profession, bringing together a vibrant community of clinicians, researchers, and learners from across the state.

The funds raised will support OPPF’s goals which are to raise awareness, fight stigma, and educate professionals and the public at large about the causes and evidence-based treatments of psychiatric disorders, including substance use disorders. The Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Foundation (OPPF) is a non-profit charitable arm of the Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Association (OPPA). The OPPA is a statewide professional organization whose more than one thousand psychiatric physician members specialize in the treatment and prevention of mental illnesses, including substance use disorders.

We invite you to donate to the silent auction. Businesses that donate items, services, and/or monetary gifts will receive promotional exposure before, during, and after the event. This can help increase visibility and foster positive community relations for your business. Contributions will also demonstrate your commitment to enhancing mental health care and supporting the psychiatric community in Ohio.

For more information on how to contribute or attend the event, please contact oppf@oppa.org. Together, we can advance the field of psychiatry and improve mental health care for all Ohioans.

To date, the following items have generously been donated to the silent auction! Keep checking back for additional items!

	Description	Donated by
	Four (4) rounds of golf and cart	Denison Golf Club
	Scavenger Hunts by Let’s Roam 3 Scavenger Hunt Packs (10 players per pack) 2 Date Night Scavenger Hunt Two Pack	Let's Roam
	$25 Gift Card	Dewey's Pizza
	Unwind & Glo Facial ($149 Value)	Glo MD Aesthetics and Wellness
	One (1) Family Four Pack to the 2025 CenterPoint Energy Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger. The 2025 show dates are June 21st and 22nd and will be headlined by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. The tickets are good for any single show day.	CenterPoint Energy Dayton Air Show
	Overnight Getaway - Splash Lagoon Indoor Waterpark, Erie, PA ($400 value)	Scott Enterprises - Hospitality Management Company
	$50 Gift Card	Aladdin's Eatery (Powell)
	Gift Basket	Raising Canes
	Four (4) game tickets in the stadium seating bowl for a Dayton Dragons game for the 2025 baseball season during the month of April or May. Plus, 4 hats	Dayton Dragons
	Two (2) General Admission Tickets	COSI (Center of Science and Industry)
	$25 Gift Certificate	Oriental Trading Company (a Berkshire Hathaway Company)
	Two (2) tickets to April 27, 2025 (3 p.m.) Concert - "Global Flavors"	Central Ohio Symphony
	$75 Gift Certificate	CLB Restaurants Tucci's Matt the Millers
	Two tickets to a production of your choice	Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
	A Taste of the Refectory - $75 toward two dinner entrees	The Refectory
	Two (2) Ticket Vouchers to 2025 Summer Festival (June 1-Aug 1, 2025) Starting value at $210	Cincinnati Opera
	Gift basket includes: $25 Gift Certificate, Crossbody bag with USB, Soft Cooler, Drinkware, T-shirt (M), Sunglasses, & a clean up kit	Roosters Wings
	Two (2) "Do it all passes" and Two (2) Goofy Golf Ride Tickets	Ghostly Manor Thrill Center
	Two (2) $25 Gift Cards	Shake Shack
	Four one-day admission tickets for the 2025 Dublin Irish Festival (Aug 1, 2, or 3, 2025)	Dublin Irish Festival
	$50 Gift Card	Woodhouse Day Spa
	Four (4) complimentary General Admission tickets to the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden	Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
	Two (2) ticket vouchers 2025-26 Season	Short North Stage (Columbus)
	Four (4) tickets	The Escape Room
	$20 Gift Card, pint glass, t-shirt, & koozie	Getaway Brewing Company/Seventh Son Brewing/Antiques on High
	$100 Gift Card	Cameron Mitchell
	1 month digital gift certificate for Classic BarkBox or Super Chewer Box (Value $45)	Bark Box
	Youngs Fun Pass: Free Ice Cream, Food and Fun on the Farm	Youngs Jersey Dairy
	Two (2) tickets to Thursday, April 24, 2025 concert. Includes parking pass and access to the Lotus Club, a private lounge.	Eileen McGee, MD
	$25 Gift Card	Mrs. Turbo's Bakery (Powell)
	$25 Gift Card	The Locust Table (Powell)
	Gift pail which includes two (2) all access passes	Olentangy Caverns
	An IMBC T shirt, An IMBC growler, A gift certificate to have the growler filled	Ill Mannered Brewing Company
	Items to be determined	West Side Brewing (Cincinnati)
	A Special Gift of Music - two (2) complimentary ticket vouchers to an Akron Symphony Concert	Akron Symphony
	A Candle Pouring Date Night	Penn & Beech Candle Co.
	$25 Gift Card	Skyline Chili
	Two (2) Patron Tickets	The Memorial Tournament
	$25 Gift Certificate	Gourmet Gift Baskets
	Four (4) family admission passes	Columbus Museum of Art
	$25 Gift Card	Smallcakes Cupcakery and Creamery (Gahanna)
	$25 gift card, coffee mug and t-shirt	Mrs. Goodman's Baking Co. (Worthington)
	A painting and a $35 gift certificate	Brush Crazy (Worthington)
	$25 Gift Certificate	Expressions Floral Design Studio (Gahanna)
	$25 Gift Card	Tano Bistro (Loveland)
	1 week in Naples condo for 2 people to be used anytime in October 2025 including guest passes for Pelican Bay amenities (tennis, 2 private beach clubs, beach restaurants, tram to the beach clubs, walking/biking baths) (Value $2,000)	Alan Levy, MD, DLFAPA
	$25 Gift Card	Hocking Hills Coffee Emporium
	$25 Gift Card	Natalie's Grandview
	Happy Hour for up to 20 Guests: Free Snacks, Charcuterie, & Cheese ($500 value)	Red Feather at Dutch's (Cincinnati)
	Antique lithium collection: (value $50). Include: White rock mineral water bottle (late 1800s); 7-up “lithiated” lemon soda label (early 1900s); Lithia beer label and coaster (early 1900s) brewed with lithium containing mineral water; Bukets tin (early 1900s) diurectic containing lithium; and Crystal Lithia blue bottle (from Crystal Ice MFG, Columbus Ohio)	Alan Levy, MD, DLFAPA
	Medical Inquiries and Observations (1815) Vol III and IV in 1 book; by Benjamin Rush MD (signer of the Declaration of Independence and a founder of APA) (value $1,000)	Alan Levy, MD, DLFAPA
	Taylor’s Medical Jurisprudence (very rare 1856 edition); by Alfred S Taylor MD (6 chapters devoted to “Insanity”) (value $300)	Alan Levy, MD, DLFAPA
	The Psychic Treatment of Nervous Disorders (1909) by Paul Dubois. (value $40)	Alan Levy, MD, DLFAPA
	Interpretation of Dreams (rare 3^rd edition, 1920) by Professor Sigmund Freud. (value $150)	Alan Levy, MD, DLFAPA
	Interpretation of Dreams (1943) by Wilhelm Stekel MD (value $30)	Alan Levy, MD, DLFAPA
	Dynamic Psychiatry (1952) by Franz Alexander MD and Helen Ross (value $30)	Alan Levy, MD, DLFAPA
	Textbook of Psychiatry (1927) by Arthur Noyes (value $25)	Alan Levy, MD, DLFAPA
	Practical Examination of Personality and Behavior Disorders (1936), by Kenneth Appel MD and Edward Strecker MD (value $25)	Alan Levy, MD, DLFAPA
	Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (rare 1^st DSM 1955) (value $1,000)	Alan Levy, MD, DLFAPA
	Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (2^nd edition-DSM II, 1968) (value $300)	Alan Levy, MD, DLFAPA
	Sigmund Freud novelty (action figure and watch) (value $40)	Alan Levy, MD, DLFAPA
	Print “Psychiatrist” from “The Doctors” (originally printed in Vanity Fair 1872 (value $50)	Alan Levy, MD, DLFAPA
	A Taste of Great Britain (value $120): 3 half pints of delicious spiced apple chutney and a voucher for a British Christmas Cake mailed to your home.	Heather Wobbe, DO and Alan Beggs