Brain, Behavior, & Mind is a series of global forums featuring distinguished scientists and clinicians whose work spans neuroscience, psychiatry, psychology, and public health. Each event explores new insights in our understanding of health and illness by integrating knowledge from genes to community and from the research bench to bedside care. Our aim is to advance the science and clinical care needed for the diverse populations of the U.S. Department of Defense and the Nation who face complex and stressful environments.
Learning Objectives
- Participants will be able to summarize unmet needs in mental healthcare where precision medicine approaches may provide benefit
- Participants will be able to summarize examples of how big data and genomics may enable precision psychiatry
- Participants will be able to assess the potential for precision psychiatry to validate targets for prevention of stress-related disorders
- Attendees will gain a basic understanding of the role of the immune system in psychiatric disorders
- Attendees will gain and understanding of immune-brain interactions at the neurovascular unit
- Attendees will gain and understanding of brain-body regulation of how myeloid cells under conditions of chronic stress.
- Attendees will critically review and compare the current literature on the neuroscience of parenting in birthing and non-birthing parents
- Attendees will differentiate the factors that may uniquely impact the parental brain in health and with mental illness.
- Attendees will incorporate key science-based facts and concepts about the parental brain into practice with clients and parents.
- Participants will be able to articulate the rationale for psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD
- Participants will be able to describe the challenges of conducting psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD
- Participants will be able to apply knowledge about the methodological challenges of conducting research on psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy when reading literature on the topic
- Attendees will Understand the concept of 'single-session interventions' (SSIs) for youth mental health problems
- Attendees will describe state-of-the-art research on how, why, and for whom SSIs can reduce mental health problems
- Attendees will identify tools and create an implementation plan for using evidence-based SSIs in real-world practice
Target Audience
Medical Students, Resident/Fellows, Psychiatrists
Estimated Time to Complete
Estimated Duration: 30.0 hours
Event Date: May 17-21, 2025
Credit Claim Date: August 22, 2025
No credit will be awarded after August 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST.
How to Earn Credit
Participants who wish to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may do so after completing all sections of the course including the evaluation. After evaluating the program, course participants will be provided with an opportunity to claim hours of participation and print an official CME certificate (physicians) or certificate of participation (non-physicians) showing the completion date and hours earned.
Continuing Education Credit
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by American Psychiatric Association (APA). APA is jointly accredited by the American Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physicians
The APA designates this live activity for a maximum of 30.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Psychologists
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.
Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, American Psychiatric Association (APA) is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. APA maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 30.0 social work continuing education credits.
Continuing education requirements vary from state to state. Many state boards grant reciprocity with national accrediting organizations and other state boards. It is the responsibility of each professional to understand the requirements for license renewal or check with the state or national licensing board and/or professional organization to become more familiar with their policies for acceptable continuing education credit. Social workers and Psychologists should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval.
Planning Committee and Faculty Disclosures
The American Psychiatric Association adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity — including faculty, planners, reviewers or others — are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.
Faculty/Presenters:
- Anna Ratzliff, MD, PhD.
- Aude Henin, Ph.D., MD. Reports financial relationships with Oxford University Press.
- Brandon Newsome, MD.
- Christopher Lim, MD. Reports financial relationships with Cartwheel Care.
- Erik Vanderlip, MD.
- Johanna Beck, MD.
- Karandeep Gaind, MD, FRCPC, DFAPA.
- Lawrence Malak, MD.
- Lena Green, MD.
- Lisa Razzano, PhD.
- Mandar Jadhav, MD.
- Margaret Balfour, MD, PhD.
- Margaret Emerson, DNP. Reports financial relationships with Otsuka Pharmaceuticals, HMP, and Boeingher.
- Maria Bodic, MD.
- Narpinder Malhi, MD.
- Octavio Martinez, MD, MPH. Reports financial relationships with XBiotech Inc. and Spyre Therapeutics Inc.
- R. Merkel, MD.
- Ramaswamy Viswanathan, MD, DrMedSc.
- Rikinkumar Patel, MD.
- Robert Cotes, MD. Reports financial relationships with Otsuka, Bristol Meyers Squibb, Roche, Alkermes, IQVIA, Boehringer Ingelheim, Syneos Health on behalf of the Clozapine Product Manufacture, and Saladax Biomedical.
- Souparno Mitra, MD.
- Steve Sugden, MD.
Planners:
- Anna Ratzliff, MD, PhD.
- Aude Henin, Ph.D., MD. Reports financial relationships with Oxford University Press.
- Brandon Newsome, MD.
- Christopher Lim, MD. Reports financial relationships with Cartwheel Care.
- Erik Vanderlip, MD.
- Johanna Beck, MD.
- Karandeep Gaind, MD, FRCPC, DFAPA.
- Lawrence Malak, MD.
- Lena Green, MD.
- Lisa Razzano, PhD.
- Mandar Jadhav, MD.
- Margaret Balfour, MD, PhD.
- Margaret Emerson, DNP. Reports financial relationships with Otsuka Pharmaceuticals, HMP, and Boeingher.
- Maria Bodic, MD.
- Narpinder Malhi, MD.
- Octavio Martinez, MD, MPH. Reports financial relationships with XBiotech Inc. and Spyre Therapeutics Inc.
- R. Merkel, MD.
- Ramaswamy Viswanathan, MD, DrMedSc.
- Rikinkumar Patel, MD.
- Robert Cotes, MD. Reports financial relationships with Otsuka, Bristol Meyers Squibb, Roche, Alkermes, IQVIA, Boehringer Ingelheim, Syneos Health on behalf of the Clozapine Product Manufacture, and Saladax Biomedical.
- Souparno Mitra, MD.
- Steve Sugden, MD.
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Technical Requirements
This internet-based CME activity is best experienced using any of the following:
- The latest and 2nd latest public versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari
- Internet Explorer 11+
This Web site requires that JavaScript and session cookies be enabled. Certain activities may require additional software to view multimedia, presentation, or printable versions of the content. These activities will be marked as such and will provide links to the required software. That software may be: Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Windows Media Player.
Optimal System Configuration:
- Browser: Google Chrome (latest and 2nd latest version), Safari (latest and 2nd latest version), Internet Explorer 11.0+, Firefox (latest and 2nd latest version), or Microsoft Edge (latest and 2nd latest version)
- Operating System: Windows versions 8.1+, Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) +, Android (latest and 2nd latest version), or iOS/iPad OS (latest and 2nd latest version)
- Internet Connection: 1 Mbps or higher
Minimum Requirements:
- Windows PC: Windows 8.1 or higher; 1 GB (for 32-bit)/2 GB (for 64-bit) or higher RAM; Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver; audio playback with speakers for programs with video content
- Macintosh: Mac OS X 10.5 or higher with latest updates installed; Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (867MHz or faster) processor; 512 MB or higher RAM; audio playback with speakers for programs with video content
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