APA has planned a busy schedule of events for psychiatry residents and fellows so they can meet and socialize with one another, ask questions, share information, and learn more about their chosen profession. More information is available by contacting Nancy Delanoche at
[email protected].SATURDAY, MAY 5
9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Master Course 1: Psychiatry in Review 2012 (Requires separate course fee)
Room 118A-C, Level 1, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Seminar: The International Medical Graduate Institute
Room 123, Level 1, Pennsylvania Convention Center
10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
How to Survive the Annual Meeting: Orientation for Residents and Fellows Franklin 5, Level 4, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
Resident Competition Poster Session I
Halls B-E, Pennsylvania Convention Center
2 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Resident Competition Poster Session II
Halls B-E, Pennsylvania Convention Center
3:30 p.m.-5 p.m.
Workshop: Making the Most Out of Your Chief Year: Chief Residents Forum I
Room 110B, Level 1, Pennsylvania Convention Center
SUNDAY, MAY 6
8 a.m.-11 a.m.
Symposium: Patient Suicide in Residency Training
Room 111B, Level 1, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Symposium: First Annual Member-in-Training, Early Career Psychiatrist Leadership Forum
Room 120B, Level 1, Pennsylvania Convention Center
10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Workshop: Resident Leader’s Tool Kit
Presented by the American Psychiatric Leadership Fellows
Room 110B, Level 1, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Noon-4 p.m.
The Sixth Vital Sign: Assessing Cognitive Impairment in HIV-Infected Patients
Franklin 5, Level 4, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
2:30 p.m.-4 p.m.
Workshop: Making the Most Out of Your Chief Year: Chief Residents Forum II
Room 110B, Level 1, Pennsylvania Convention Center
MONDAY, MAY 7
7 a.m.-8:30 a.m.
Meet the Experts: Sunny-Side Up Breakfast for Residents
Franklin 9/10, Level 4, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
Workshop: Transition to Practice and Transitions in Practice: A Workshop for Members-In-Training and Early Career Psychiatrists
Room 111A, Level 1, Pennsylvania Convention Center
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Workshop: Medical Conditions Mimicking Psychiatric Disorders vs. Psychiatric Disorders Mimicking Medical Conditions: Diagnostic and Treatment Challenges
Room 111A, Pennsylvania Convention Center
3:30 p.m.-5 p.m.
Workshop: Prescribing Psychotropic Medication for Geriatric Patients: Pearls and Pitfalls
Room 126B, Level 1, Pennsylvania Convention Center
TUESDAY, MAY 8
9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
Special Session for Trainees: Advocating for Health Care in Minority Communities
Grand Ballroom Salon B, Level 5, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
NIDA’s Addiction Performance Project
Terrace Ballroom IV, Pennsylvania Convention Center
3:30 p.m.-5 p.m.
Workshop: The American Journal of Psychiatry Residents’ Journal: How to Be Involved
Room 109A, Level 1, Pennsylvania Convention Center
5 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
Poster Session for Minority Fellows: Evening of Excellence
Room 309, Level 3, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
MindGames Competition for Residents
Grand Ballroom Salon G/H, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9
7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Women’s Mentoring Breakfast
Room 501, Level 5, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
Workshop: A Resident’s Guide to Borderline Personality Disorder: From the Experts, Part 1
Room 106A/B, Level 1, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Workshop: The Challenges and Rewards of Building Resiliency in Minority and Underrepresented Psychiatry Trainees
Presented by the APA Minority Fellows
Room 110B, Level 1, Pennsylvania Convention Center
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Workshop: Barriers to Seeking Treatment Among Geriatric Minority Populations With Mental Illness: Examining Cultural Views Contributing to Disparities
Presented by the APA Minority Fellows
Room 104A, Level 1, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Workshop: A Resident’s Guide to Borderline Personality Disorder: From the Experts, Part 2
Room 106A/B, Level 1, Pennsylvania Convention Center
1:30 p.m.-3 p.m.
Workshop: Research Literacy in Psychiatry
Room 111A, Level 1, Pennsylvania Convention Center