Spring Conference 2026

Thursday

• 1:00 PM | Check-In
• 2:00 PM | Career Approaches in the Business of Medicine: Mitigating Burnout and Promoting Long-Term Professional Well-Being – D. Wayne Smith, MD, MBA, LMHCA, CCTP; C. Freeman, MD, MBA, FAPA
• 2:25 PM | How to Be a Millionaire Within 10 Years of Completing Residency: Practical Wealth-Building Strategies for Residents – Napoleon Higgins, Jr, MD
• 2:50 PM | Q&A
• 3:00 PM | Break
• 3:10 PM | Know Your Rights in GME: Legal Vulnerability, Workplace Mistreatment, and Real-World Advocacy for Residents, Fellows, and Institutions – Francois Williams, MD
• 3:35 PM | Q&A
• 3:45 PM | Break
• 4:00 PM | Research, Industry, and Resident Poster Session & Networking Reception (Non-CME)
  • Beyond Firearms and Medications: Ligature-Focused Lethal Means Safety Planning After Pediatric Psychiatric Discharge—A Morbidity & Mortality Case Review – Caylon Pettis MD, MPH
  • Addressing the Need for Black Psychiatrist Advocacy – Brianna Washington, MD
  • Mental Healthcare in Collegiate Student-Athletes: Screening, Interventions, & Safe Prescribing – Aaron Mack, MD
  • Opioid-Induced CHANTER Syndrome: Recognition of a Rare Cause of Toxic Leukoencephalopathy – Lucresse Tato, MD; Hannah Contreras, MD; Gemma Morano, BS; Mohamad El Zein, MD
  • Mapping the Evidence: Racial Disparities in Mental Health Outcomes Following Climate-Related Disasters – Davin Bryant, MD
  • Anxiolytic Effects of Dextromethorphan-Bupropion (45mg/105mg): Post Hoc Analyses Across Trials in Major Depressive Disorder – Phillip Lai, PharmD
  • Assessing the Feasibility of Values and Preference Elicitation During Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitalization – Rachael Oyebade, B.S.
  • Low Total Cholesterol and Suicide Risk: A Systematic Review of Epidemiologic and Neurobiological Evidence – Karlos Parham, MD, MHD
  • Cannabinoid-based Appetite Augmentation in Late-Life Psychiatric Care: A Case of Dronabinol After Limited Response to Mirtazapine – Angel Jordan, MD; Dhaara Antani, RDN
  • Psychosis, Masculinity, and Medical Mistrust: Cotard’s Syndrome in a Black Male with Schizoaffective Disorder – Valarie Ogwo, MD
  • Social Psychiatry: A Narrative Review on How Self Diagnosing via Social Media is Influencing Psychiatry – Kiatana Ferguson-Square
  • Visualizing Community Voices: Community-Driven Insights on Mental Health and Climate Disasters in Houston – Adebosola Karunwi
  • When Making Sense of the Nonsensical, Don’t Forget the Thiamine! – Azza Gasmelseed, MD
• 5:30 PM | Closing Remarks
• 8:00 PM | Welcome Reception (NOPSI Courtyard)