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Annual Meeting & Scientific Session

 

Pre-Conference & Annual Meeting
September 18 -September 21
Sheraton Raleigh Hotel│421 South Salisbury Street│ Raleigh, NC

 

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Registration Information

Registration & Member Discounts

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Pre-Conference Rates

 
NCPA/APA/NCCCAP Member $200
NCPA Member Psychiatry Resident $25
Non-Member Psychiatry Resident $75
Medical Student Interested in Psychiatry Residency $25
Non Physician $250
Non-Member Physician (Including Psychiatrists) $270

 

Annual Meeting Rates

Full
Registration

Friday
Only

Saturday
Only

Sunday
Only
NCPA/APA/NCCCAP Member $800 $385 $475 $300
NCPA Member Psychiatry Resident $75
 $25
 $25
 $25
Non-Member Psychiatry Resident $375
 $125
 $125
 $125

Medical Student 

 $75
 $25
 $25
 $25
Non Physician $850 $435 $525 $350

Non-Member Physician 

 $900 $485 $575 $400

 

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To receive the discounted registration rate, we encourage you to join NCPA. First year dues are waived for Resident-Fellow Members. You can join NCPA by visiting www.psychiatry.org/membership/join-apa, then contact NCPA to process your reduced rate.

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Hotel Information

 

Make Reservations Here

Sheraton Raleigh Hotel
421 South Salisbury Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601


Reservations: Make your reservation on-line by clicking here or by calling Marriott Central Reservations at 1-888-236-2427 and identify yourself as a member of the NC Psychiatry Association (NCPA) Annual Meeting 2025.

The deadline to book a room within NCPA's hotel block is August 18, 2025. Availability is limited, so participants are encouraged to make their reservations as soon as possible.

Parking: The parking garage located at 416 S. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27601. The current overnight rate to park is $22/day. All parking charges are subject to applicable rates in effect on the date(s) of the event and are to be paid directly to the parking garage.

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 Program Schedule

Raleigh Skyscape

Pre-Conference

Thursday, September 18
Noon - 1:00pm  Registration 
PLENARY SESSIONS 
1:00pm - 2:00pm Legal Cannabis--Implications for the Practicing Psychiatrist
Sara Polley, M.D., F.A.S.A.M., F.A.P.A.
2:00pm - 3:00pm Cannabis Across the Lifespan: Biological Risks, Benefits & Vulnerable Populations
Tony P. George, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.
3:00pm - 3:15pm   Break
3:15pm - 5:15pm

Cannabis - Let's Talk About It
Joshua Briscoe, M.D.; Tony P. George, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.and Sara Polley, M.D., F.A.S.A.M., F.A.P.A.

 

Raleigh SkyscapeAnnual Meeting

Thursday, September 18
2:00pm - 6:00pm  Registration
6:00pm - 7:30 pm  Welcome Reception
7:30pm - 8:30pm  Non-CME Sponsored Dinner

Friday, September 19
7:30am - 8:30am  Breakfast with Exhibitors
PLENARY SESSIONS 
8:30am  -9:30am Charting Our Course Ahead: The Future of Psychiatry 
Marketa Wills, M.D., F.A.P.A.
9:30am - 10:30am Novel Medications for Schizophrenia
Jose Rubio, M.D.
11:00am - 12:30pm  Policy and Advocacy Update
Moderator: Nathan Copeland, M.D., F.A.P.A.; NC House Representative Sarah Crawford
12:30pm - 1:00pm  Break with Exhibitors
12:45pm - 2:00pm  NCPA Business Lunch (NCPA Members Only)
2:00pm - 2:30pm  Break with Exhibitors
AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS
2:30pm - 4:30pm Workshop by Practice Type: Private Practice
Aarti Kapur, M.D., D.F.A.P.A. and Randie Schachter, D.O.
2:30pm - 4:30pm

Workshop by Practice Type: Academic
Winston Li, M.D. and John Nicholls, M.D., J.D., D.F.A.P.A.
2:30pm - 4:30pm Workshop by Practice Type: Administrative
Ish Bhalla, M.D. and Micah Krempasky, M.D
5:00pm - 6:00pm  Non-CME Sponsored Dinner
6:00pm - 8:00pm NCCCAP Social
7:00pm UNC Psychiatry Alumni Social @ Whiskey Kitchen

Saturday, September 20
7:00am - 7:55am  Breakfast with Exhibitors
7:00am  -7:55am  NCCCAP Business Breakfast
GENERAL PSYCHIATRY TRACK  
8:00am - 9:00am  Is the Storm Ever Over?  NCPA and Helene
Therese Garrett, M.D., D.F.A.P.A. and Venkata "Amba" Jonnalagadda, M.D., D.F.A.P.A.
9:00am - 10:00am  Wise and Adaptive Use of AI and Technology in Mental Health
William Meyerson, M.D., Ph.D.
10:00am - 10:30am  Break with Exhibitors
10:30am - 11:30am

Don't You Forget About Me: The Role of TCAs in Psychiatric Practice
Robert Golden, M.D., D.L.F.A.P.A.
11:30am - 12:30pm Clozapine in the Post REMS Era: The Dust is Still Settling
Lars Fredrik Jarskog, M.D., L.M.
CHILD PSYCHIATRY TRACK 
8:00am - 9:00am  Behind Closed Doors: Confidentiality in the Age of Open Notes and Treating LGBTQIA+ Patients
Layla Soliman, M.D. and Shanna Swaringen, D.O.
9:00am - 10:00am Supporting Immigrant Youth in Complex Times
Andi Diaz Stransky, M.D.
10:00am - 10:30am Breakfast with Exhibitors
10:30am - 11:30am Current Trends with Adolescent Substance Use and Abuse
11:30am - 12:30pm Pulling it Together: Supporting Marginalized Children in Child Psychiatry
NC House Representative Laura Budd; Layla Soliman, M.D.; Andi Diaz Stransky, M.D.; and Shanna Swaringen, D.O.
12:30pm - 1:45pm Product Theater Lunch (Non CME)
GENERAL SESSIONS
2:00pm - 3:00pm Acculturation, Assimilation and the Immigrant Experience: Generational Differences and the Current Crisis
David Luke Smith, M.D. 
3:00pm - 4:00pm Diagnosis and Management of Autistic Adults in North Carolina
Linmarie Sikich, M.D., D.L.F.A.P.A.
4:00pm - 5:00pm The Use of Psychedelics in Clinical Practice: Current Evidence
Renu Goel, M.D. and Robert McClure, M.D., L.F.A.P.A.
5:30pm - 8:00 pm Medical Student & Resident Poster Reception

Sunday, September 21
7:00am - 7:55am  Continental Breakfast
PLENARY SESSIONS 
8:00am - 9:00am Better Living Through Physics? 
Perry Renshaw, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A. (Sethi Award Winner)
9:00am - 10:00am NC State of the State: Dispatch from NC DHHS
Carrie Brown, M.D., D.F.A.P.A
10:00am - 10:30am  Break
10:30am - 12:00pm Top 10 Research Findings
Chris Aiken, M.D., D.F.A.P.A.
Meeting Adjourns

 

*Agenda is subject to change.

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2025 Annual Meeting Poster Session

The North Carolina Psychiatric Association (NCPA) and the North Carolina Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (NCCCAP) will co-host this year's Resident & Medical Student Poster Session on Saturday, September 20 at the 2025 NCPA/NCCCAP Annual Meeting & Scientific Session in Raleigh, NC.

Guidelines

The body of the abstract should be organized as indicated below. Each section will have an 800 character limit.

  1. Introduction- background or purpose of the research

  2. Methods- description of the study

  3. Results- summary of the results and conclusions reached

  4. Discussion- relevance of the study

Abstract Submission Form

Important Dates

Abstract submissions are due by July 18, 2025.

Applicants will be notified of their acceptance into the Poster Session by August 8, 2025.

Poster session will be held on September 20, 2025.3

Fees and Expenses

Everyone presenting a Poster or Abstract must complete a registration form and pay the appropriate fees associated with registration. Registration for the Annual Meeting will open in June.

Equipment

Presenters must bring a pre-mounted 36" H x 48" W poster. Easels will be provided. (Print shops can mount posters to foam board, etc. for you.) 

Abstract Submission Form

Questions?

Any questions can be directed to Lana Frame or by phone: 919-859-3370. 

 

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