The 2025 APA Annual Meeting Self-Assessment in Psychiatry is a series of 100 questions that will help a physician self-assess current knowledge in major topics in psychiatry, providing feedback that can be used as the subsequent basis for focused CME, lifelong learning, and/or professional development.
Educational Objectives
At the completion of the activity, participants will:
- Describe new research findings in psychiatry and neuroscience and how they may impact practice.
- Apply quality improvement strategies to improve clinical care.
- Provide culturally competent care for diverse populations.
- Describe the utility of psychotherapeutic and pharmacological treatment options.
- Integrate knowledge of current psychiatry into discussions with patients.
- Identify barriers to care, including health service delivery issues.
Target Audience
Practicing psychiatrists, residents, psychologists, social workers, and all other professionals on a mental health care team, interested in assessing their level of knowledge regarding current psychiatric practice and clinical advances and streamlining their experience at the Annual Meeting.
Estimated Time to Complete
Estimated Duration: 8 hours
Program Release Date: February 3, 2025
Program End Date: December 31, 2025 (11:59pm ET)
How to Earn Credit
To earn credit for the Annual Meeting Self-Assessment, participants complete all questions and the evaluation and review their score. The minimum performance level requirement is fulfilled by answering all questions and by receipt of a score and peer comparison. This activity is designed to identify areas for improvement and further study; credit will be awarded for completion of the self-assessment.
The answers, rationales, and references for further study are provided. We urge that as a minimum, the rationale for each question answered incorrectly be reviewed. Many participants may wish to review the rationales for all of the multiple-choice questions. Participants will receive a detailed score report and peer comparison online. After completing the course, you can then claim and print your CME certificate.
Continuing Education Credit
In support of improving patient care, American Psychiatric Association (APA) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation 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.
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ABPN Approval for Continuing Certification (Self-Assessment)
The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology has reviewed the APA Annual Meeting Self-Assessment in Psychiatry and has approved this program as a part of a comprehensive self-assessment, which is mandated by the ABMS as a necessary component of continuing certification.
APA reports continuing certification completion data on behalf of our members directly to ABPN, however, diplomates are still required to log on to their ABPN Physician Folios at least once per calendar year to attest to completion of their continuing certification activities.
Faculty and Planner Disclosures
The American Psychiatric Association adheres to the ACCME's Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited 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.
Program Planner:
The following Planners have no relevant financial relationships to disclose:
- Michael Myers, M.D.
- Vishal Madaan, M.D.
Faculty:
The following Faculty have no financial relationships to disclose:
Joshua Lazarus, MD; Savannah Lee Woodward, MD; Kiera Benson, MD; Carrie Dillon, MD; Eric Plakun, MD; Jane Tillman, MD; Samar Habl, MD; Souparno Mitra, MD; Justin Morales, MD; Benjamin Ogedegbe, MD; Hager Koraym, MD; James Reich, MD; Michael First, MD; James Armontrout, MD; Richard G. Hersh, MD; Bhagwan A. Bahroo, MD; Kielan Lovell, MD; Kellin Mair, MD; Chelsea Younghans, MD; David Asher Nissan, MD; Lauretta Ziajko, MD; Morgan Schmidt, MD; Laura Marrone, MD; James Michael Ellison, MD; Matthew L. Cohen, MD; Sehba Husain-Krautter, MD; James Rustad, MD; H. Landsman, MD; Devendra Thakur, MD; William Schleyer, MD; Rajesh R. Tampi, MD; Shilpa Srinivasan, MD; Pallavi Joshi, MD; David Mintz, MD; Carl Salzman, MD; Thanh Nguyen, MD; Vikas Gupta, MD; Gia Merlo, MD; Alyssa A. Soumoff, MD; Maria Aguilar, MD; Ioana Maria Horotan-Enescu, MD; Michael McCarthy, MD; Katrina L. Wachter, MD; Rachel Sullivan, MD; Judy Kovell, MD; Reid Mergler, MD; Emily Beydler, MD; David Silver, MD; Scott Alan Campbell, MD; Jenny Paola Rodriguez, MD; Golkoo Hosseini, MD; Albert Yu, MD; Katharine B. Dalke, MD; Victoria Vuckovic, MD; Dilip V. Jeste, MD; Alma Jimenez, MD; Cesar Alfonso, MD; Vincenzo Di Nicola, MD; Thanh Truong Nguyen, MD; Jerry Trotter, MD; Maria R. Ali, MD; Lino Gutierrez, MD; Brock David Hollett, MD; Sandy Chan, MD; Helen Lavretsky, MD; Harris A. Eyre, MD; Wepnyu Yembe Njamnshi, MD; Walter Dawson, MD; Francois Williams, MD; Jonathan Joel Shepherd, MD; Yaakov S. Green, MD; Shizuka Tomatsu, MD; Kritheeka Kalathil, MD; Yoel Green, MD; Efe Sari, MD; Sezai Ustun Aydin, MD; Ozlem Gunal, MD; Daniella Colombo, MD; Petros Levounis, MD; James Rachal, MD; Layla Soliman, MD; Erin Dainer, MD; Dhanviney Verma, MD; Dilip Jeste, MD; Hamid Peseschkian, MD; Ewa Dobiala, MD; Thanh-Lan Ngo, MD; Nadia Abdessettar, MD; Samah Ibrahim, MD; Christian Desmarais, MD; Badr Ratnakaran, MD; Antoinette Shappell, MD; Pierre Cartier, MD; Kiran Khalid, MD; Hyun Jung Kim, MD; Jennifer Zajac, MD; Marco Michael, MD; Constantine Della, MD; Vimal M. Aga, MD; Allan Anderson, MD; Anna Glezer, MD; Heva Saadatmand, MD; James Griffith, MD; Skip Rizzo, MD; Lara Segalite, MD; Michael Myers, MD; John Bostwick, MD; William Lynes, MD; Phillip Yang, MD; Seo Yeon Choi, MD; Geetha Jayaram, MD; Hohui Eileen Wang, MD; Gurkamal Kaur, MD; Emma Craige, MD; Christine Nunez, MD; Christopher Miller, MD; Mark J. Ehrenreich, MD; Sonya Gabrielian, MD; Nichole Goodsmith, MD; Michael Hsu, MD; Pushpa Raja, MD; Ippolytos Kalofonos, MD; David L. Mintz, MD; Pratik P. Bahekar, MD; Ravi Chandra, MD; Jessica Borelli, MD; Tiffani Bell, MD; Kevin John Reyes Rivera, MD; Alena A. Balasanova, MD; Matthew Robert Kelly, MD; Anne Ruble, MD; Christopher E. Hines, MD; Candice Passerella, MD; Ui Lee, MD; Landin Sorenson, MD; Sofia Matta, MD; Helena Feldman, MD; Christopher Hines, MD; Matthew Rusling, MD; Emily Stepp, MD; Daniel Fisher, MD; Danny Schieffler, MD; Aaron Wolfgang, MD; Vineeth John, MD; Ryan Pate, MD; Eileen McGarry, MD; Caroline Yi, MD; Sarah C. Noble, MD; Samantha Hayes, MD; Court Kusler, MD; Kanya Nesbeth, MD; Varghese Punnoose, MD; Rajdip Barman, MD; James Potash, MD; John Torous, MD; Marketa Wills, MD; Mary Yaden, MD; Balkozar Adam, MD; Karen Pierce, MD; Justine Larson, MD; Ciara Styles, MD; Shayan Rab, MD; Curley Bonds, MD; Yelena Koldobskaya, MD; Daniel Mansfield, MD; Aubree Lovelace, MD; Eric Rafla-Yuan, MD; Subodh Dave, MD; Peter Jongho Na, MD; Elyn Saks, MD; Marsal Sanches, MD; Caroline McCool, MD; Sabrina Correa Da Costa, MD; Monica Ormeno, MD; Danielle Green, MD; Allison Brager, MD; Sidney Jaques, MD; Nicholas Pratt, MD; Ricky Madhavan, MD; Joe Luchsinger, MD; Randon S. Welton, MD; Sindhu Idicula, MD; Adam Griffin, MD; Alyson Gorun, MD; Brook Choulet, MD; Hector Colon-Rivera, MD; David McDuff, MD; Deanna Nobleza, MD; Johannes Dalmasy-Frouin, MD; Erica Rozmid, MD; Micaela Thordarson, MD; Randon Welton, MD; Danielle Patterson, MD; Katherine Kennedy, MD; Erick Cheung, MD; Amber Song, MD; Patrick Loney, MD; Alexis Smith, MD; Kayla Fisher, MD; Armaan Zare, MD; Mary Dell, MD; Lynneice L. Bowen, MD; John Rozel, MD; Charles Dike, MD; Catherine May, MD; Kamille Williams, MD; Christopher Thomas, MD; Raman Marwaha, 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