We host an annual conference on the latest advances in the diagnosis and management of psychiatric disorders.
Lectures by internationally renowned speakers, followed by workshops and small group discussions, translate complex data into simple, clinically relevant information.
We welcome psychiatrists, primary care physicians, nurses, psychologists, pharmacists, social workers and other mental health professionals to join us for this event in Buffalo, New York.
Refer to the 2026 brochure under Event Details.
The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The Department of Psychiatry is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists. Psychologists will need to complete an evaluation to claim credit. You should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of your participation in the activity.
This program has been designated for a maximum of 12.0 CE credits.
See attached Psychologist Conference Training Evaluation form (coming soon).
Julia Moore
Department of Psychiatry
Erie County Medical Center 462 Grider Street, Buffalo, NY 14215
Phone: 716-898-5940
Email: jmoore9@buffalo.edu
| Presenter | Topic |
|---|---|
| Leanna Fortunado, PhD Director of Quality & Innovation American Psychological Association | “Digital Therapeutics: Moving from Promise to Impact” |
John B. Torous, MD, MBI Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School | “Digital Psychiatry: Update on Smartphone Applications & Artificial Intelligence" |
S. Gabe Hatch, PhD Hatch Data and Mental Health, O.C. Tanner | “Talk to Me: When Sigmund Meets Dreud: Use of ChatGPT in Therapy and Assessment” |
Ethics Panel | UB Faculty & Trainees Sarah Mullin, PhD, MS | Roswell Park Benjamin Rein, PhD | Department of Psychiatry, University at Buffalo Connor Wurst, PhD Candidate | Department of Industrial Systems and Engineering, University at Buffalo | “Ethics, Technology, & Mental Healthcare: Moderated Panel Discussion” |
| Presenter | Topic |
|---|---|
| David Brent, MD Academic Chief, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics & Epidemiology University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine | “Child & Adolescent Suicide-Risk & Prevention” |
| Joseph Ditre, PhD Director, Center for Health Behavior, Research & Innovation Professor of Psychology, Syracuse University | “A Reciprocal Model of Pain & Substance Use” |
| Margie Balfour, MD, PhD Chief of Quality & Clinical Innovation Connections Health Solutions Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Arizona | “National Trends in Crisis Care: 988, Policing Reform, & the Roadmap to the Ideal” |
| E. Sherwood Brown, MD, PhD, MBA Professor of Psychiatry, Distinguished Chair in Psychiatric Research, Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Chief of the Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Director of the Psychoneuroendocrine Research Program UT Southwestern | “The Co-Occurrence of Substance Abuse & Bipolar Disorder: Clinical Considerations & Treatment Approaches” |
| Jamal Williams, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Psychiatry University at Buffalo | “Genetic & Epigenetic Contributions to Brain Development in Children with ADHD” |
| Presenter | Topic |
|---|---|
| Spero M. Manson, PhD Distinguished Professor of Public Health and Psychiatry Colorado School of Public Health | "Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care: Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) in Native Healthcare" |
| Mark Komrad, MD Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry University of Maryland Tulane University Johns Hopkins University | “Conscientious Objection in Healthcare: The Role of Individual Values in Medical Ethics" |
| Kinga Szigeti, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Neurology University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences | “Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment Emerging Therapies" |
| Jon S. Berlin, MD Clinical Professor of Psychiatry Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Medical College of Wisconsin | “Emergency Psychiatry: New Concepts, New Directions" |
| Craigan Usher, MD Professor of Psychiatry Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine | "Along the Psychosis Spectrum: Exploring Developmentally Normal Perceptual Disturbances and At-Risk States to Schizophrenia" |