APA hosts annual meeting in San Francisco

Key takeaways:

• The meeting will feature topics including spirituality, military/veterans, bipolar disorder and physician wellbeing.
• The conference will provide educational opportunities and new research.

SAN FRANCISCO — The American Psychiatric Association is hosting its annual meeting in San Francisco with the theme “Innovate, collaborate, motivate: Charting the future of mental health.”

As part of the annual meeting, the APA will provide educational sessions and opportunities to learn about recent research, according to the association’s website. Sessions and posters will touch on topics such as religion and spirituality, military/veterans and their families, bipolar and related disorders, and physician well-being and burnout.

“By harnessing groundbreaking research and innovation, collaborating with allied groups, and our passion and dedication that binds us all in our lives’ work, we can create a roadmap to a better future for our patients and our profession,” APA President Rebecca Brendel, MD, JD, said during a virtual press briefing prior to the meeting. “This is such an important time. Mental health has truly become part of the national conversation, and Americans are looking to improve their mental health.”

The program also features a variety of speakers. Heather McGhee, author of “The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together,” will be one of the keynote speakers at the conference and will speak during the “Emerging voices: DEIB, innovation & leadership plenary,” Brendel said. Beth Macy, a journalist who has written about the opioid crisis in her books “Dopesick” and “Raising Lazarus,” is another featured guest.

Healio will provide live coverage of the event. Select sessions will also be available virtually, according to the APA meeting website.

Reference:

• APA. 2023 annual meeting, May 20-24 in San Francisco. https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/meetings/annual-meeting. Accessed May 17, 2023.