General Information About APA's 2005 Annual Meeting

As part of the overall scientific program, 101 continuing medical education (CME) courses will be offered at the annual meeting, either in a half-day or full-day format. Those attending courses will receive a CME certificate at the conclusion of each course attended. Courses will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center on Saturday and Sunday, May 21 and 22; from Monday to Thursday, May 23 to 26, they will be held at the Hilton Atlanta. Admission to all courses is by annual meeting badge and course ticket only.

There will be six Presidential Symposia this year: “Advances in Psychosomatic Medicine” on Monday, May 23, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Room A305, Level 3, Georgia World Congress Center; “Addressing Hepatitis C and Related Diseases in Persons With Severe Mental Illness” on Monday, May 23, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Room B401, Level 4, Georgia World Congress Center;“ Toward an Integrated Subspecialty of Psychosomatic Medicine” on Tuesday, May 24, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Room A305, Level 3, Georgia World Congress Center; “Mental Health and Sub-Saharan Africa: A 21st-Century Perspective” on Tuesday, May 24, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Room B401, Level 4, Georgia World Congress Center; “The Interface of Psychiatry and Medicine: Disorders of Affect, Behavior, and Cognition” on Wednesday, May 25, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Room A305, Level 3, Georgia World Congress Center; and “Heart, Mind, and Soul: Psychiatric Issues in Cardiac Health for African Americans” on Wednesday, May 25, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Room B401, Level 4, Georgia World Congress Center.

Three major topics of current professional interest featuring national authorities will be presented in Rooms B405/406/407, Level 4, Georgia World Congress Center:

The New Research program will build upon the experience of past successful activities, continuing the trend toward broader opportunities for exposure by clinicians to new research findings. Topics likely to be covered include AIDS and HIV; anxiety; alcohol and substance abuse; eating, mood, and personality disorders; schizophrenia; psychosocial research; geriatrics; health services; and psychopharmacology.

The New Research program will begin on Monday, May 23, at 9 a.m. with“ New Research Young Investigators' Poster Session 1.” This session was established to encourage medical students, residents, and research fellows to submit abstracts for presentation to highlight the scientific work of young investigators in psychiatry and emphasize the value of their efforts. It provides a forum in which young investigators can interact with their peers from around the country, along with senior investigators.

This session will be followed by “Young Investigators' Oral/Slide Sessions 2-4” from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., and Poster Session 5 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Five more poster sessions will be held, two each on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 24 and 25, noon to 2 p.m., and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.; and one on Thursday, May 26, noon to 2 p.m. The oral/slide presentations and the poster sessions will be held in the Georgia World Congress Center.

Research consultation sessions will be held on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, May 23 to 25, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in the Omni Hotel. This series allows junior researchers an opportunity to discuss difficult issues with prominent colleagues. These are limited to 25 participants on a first-come, first-served basis.

There will be 12 master educator clinical consultation sessions. These are clinically based seminars with outstanding educators from throughout the country. Formats and subject matter will vary, but all will utilize clinical material offered by participants. These sessions are limited to 25 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. They will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Monday through Wednesday, May 23 to 25, and are for APA members only.

There will be four medical update sessions, one each on Monday through Thursday, May 23 to 26, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Room B403 on Level 4 of the Georgia World Congress Center. The titles are “Get Smart Naturally,” “Stress-Induced Anovulation: Mind Over Matter,”“ Okay Inside Their Head, But What's Under Their Nose?” and“ A Primer of Genetics for Psychiatry.”

American Psychiatric Publishing Inc. (APPI) will feature more than 40 new books at this annual meeting. APPI will also demonstrate PsychiatryOnline, its new Web-based portal to books and journals (see page 34). The new service features DSM-IV-TR online and the American Journal of Psychiatry, along with other key resources.

Please stop by the APPI Bookstore and browse through the hundreds of books, journals, and electronic products that APPI publishes. Authors who wish to schedule an appointment to present a new book idea or discuss a book in progress should contact Tina Coltri-Marshall by phone at (916) 921-5448 or by e-mail at [email protected].▪