Spotlight: Stanford Psychiatry at the 2023 Annual Meeting of AACAP

Between October 23 and 28, members of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) gathered for a vibrant, hybrid virtual/in-person annual meeting in New York City. Outgoing president Dr. Warren Ng's initiative “CAPture Belonging” has focused on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging efforts, which were reflected in the program schedule. Incoming President, Dr. Tami Benton, will focus on elevating child psychiatry leadership and partnerships for the transformation of children’s mental health care. 

California Governor Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Seibel Newsom were presented with the AACAP “Catchers in the Rye Award” for significant contributions to society through support of child and adolescent psychiatry.

Congratulations to Dr. Alissa Rogol, CAP co-chief fellow, and Amelia Abbott-Frey, PGY-2, both recipients of AACAP Educational Outreach Program Awards. This award provides an opportunity for CAP residents to be exposed to the field of child and adolescent psychiatry, including research opportunities, access to mentors, and various networking opportunities. 

Stanford had a robust showing at this year's meeting, with faculty and trainees in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences participating in a long list of symposiums, talks, and poster presentations (see linked topics below for details). Dr. Jennifer Derenne also serves as a Councilor-at-large for the AACAP Council.

Monday, October 23, 2023

• Building Stronger Connections Through Self-Compassion and Vulnerability
• Clinical Perspectives 6.1: Competencies and Training Needs Assessment in Pediatric Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
   

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

• Symposium 6: Someday Is Now: Urgently Needed Emerging Treatments for Anorexia Nervosa
• Symposium 8: Irritability and Trauma: Understanding the Transdiagnostic Psychopathologic Implications of Traumatic Exposures
• Institute 3: Pediatric Psychopharmacology: Staying Ahead of the Curve
• Institute 3.4: Frontiers in Pharmacology for Youth Depression
• Clinical Perspectives 21.3: Development of a Comprehensive DBT Intensive Outpatient Program: Lessons Learned and Critical Considerations
• Mozart Across the Millenia, A New Papageno Production: “& Juliet”
  
  

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

• Clinical Perspectives 24.3: Addressing Environmental Care for Patients With Gender Dysphoria and Management of Comorbidities
• Just Say No: A Lifespan Perspective on Saying “No” to Protect Your Joy and Love at Work
• "& Juliet" Educational Discussion
• New Research Poster 1.35: CHATogether is an Effective and Adaptable Community-Based Intervention for Addressing Asian American Mental Health Needs: A Mixed Methods Study
• New Research Poster 1.43: Investigating the Role of Interoceptive Accuracy and Awareness in Adolescents With Avoidant-Restrictive Food Intake Disorder and Anorexia Nervosa
• New Research Poster 1.64: Retrospective Analysis of Substance Use–Related Psychiatric Consultations at a Level 1 Regional Pediatric Trauma Center
• Symposium 17: The Rare Variants Framework: Insights Into Neuropsychiatric Phenotypes Provided by Studies of Rare Genetic Variants
• Symposium 17.5: Insights Into the Ras-MAPK Effect on Neurodevelopment: Mapping the Neuropsychiatric and Brain Phenotypes in Children With Noonan Syndrome
• Workshop 16: Practicing What You Preach: Positive Child and Adolescent Psychiatry In and Out of the Clinical Encounter
• Symposium 20.2: A Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) Approach to Characterize Social Cognition in Youth With ADHD and ASD
• Media Theatre 8: Everything Everywhere All at Once: Navigating the Multiple Realities in Asian Immigrant Families
  
  

Thursday, October 26, 2023

• Clinical Consultation Breakfast 5: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Across Diverse Cultures and Families
• Clinical Perspectives 43: Addressing the Complexity of Functional Neurological Disorders Through Multidisciplinary Training
• Clinical Perspectives 43.2: Challenges and Opportunities in Treating Functional Neurological Disorders: A Clinical Training Perspective for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows
• Clinical Perspectives 43.3: Functional Neurologic Disorders: A Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow’s Experience in a Unique Clinical Elective
• New Research Poster 3.9: Examining the Role of Substance Use in Thalamic Structural Trajectories for Youth After Their First Episode of Mania
• Beyond the Glass Ceiling: A Reflective Space to Explore the Needs of Women and Gender-Minority Physicians, Trainees, and Students
• Member Services Forum 9: Instructor to Professor: A Roadmap to Academic Promotion
  
  

Friday, October 27, 2023

• Clinical Consultation Breakfast 14: Master Clinician Richard Shaw, MBBS: Managing Parents in the Pediatric Medical Setting
• Symposium 37: Family Intervention in the Early Phases of Mood, Anxiety, and Gender Dysphoric Disorders
• Clinical Perspectives 61.4: Combating the Conspiracy of Silence: Clinician Recommendations for Talking About Racism-Related Events With Youth of Color
• New Research Poster 5.2: PANS Symptom Rating Scale: Psychometric Properties and Factor Analysis
• New Research Poster 5.44: Antidopamine Receptor Autoantibody Detection in Postinfectious Neuropsychiatric Syndromes
• “Insight, We Trust”: Journeying Inward to Unlock the Power of our Breath and Body’s Natural Abilities
• Symposium 42: Utilizing the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) Framework to Advance Understanding of Social Deficits Across Neurodevelopmental and Neuropsychiatric Disorders
• Symposium 42.1: Identifying ASD Social Subtypes in ASD: A Preliminary Study Using the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) Framework
• The Early Career Psychiatrist (ECP) Playbook: Tips, Tricks, and Triumphs for Navigating the ECP Life
• The International Medical Graduates (IMG) Transition to Being an Early Career Psychiatrist: The Whats and the Hows
• Symposium 43.1: Subthreshold Mania, Cortical Activity, and Family Intervention in Youth at Risk for Bipolar Disorder
• Symposium 45.3: The Stanford Child and Adolescent Mental Health ECHO for Native American Youth: Expanding Capacity in Support of Native Youth and Families
  
  

Saturday, October 28, 2023

• Symposium 48: Advancing Understanding of Neurodevelopmental and Neuropsychiatric Disorders Through Novel Assessments
• Symposium 48.3: Development and Validation of the Dimensional Assessment of Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors
• CHIPAO Project: Parent-Teen Live Theater to Promote Communication and Address Mental Health Issues Within Asian American Families
• Spotlight Conversations: Addressing Unconscious Bias to Diversify the Physician Workforce in the United States for Better Patient Outcomes
• Special Interest Study Group 14: Secrets of the Managed Care Process: Promoting Partnerships Between Providers and Payers
• New Research Poster 6.28: Characterizing Mechanisms Underpinning Insistence on Sameness in Children and Adolescents With ASD
• New Research Poster 6.42: Body Empowerment Project: Eating Disorder Prevention in Youth
• Institute 9.5: Stabilizing Youth Through Mania, Depression, and Everything in Between
• Workshop 40: A Workshop on Leadership Communication Strategies: Feedback and Delegation
• Clinical Case Conference 20: Eating Disorders in Marginalized and Underrepresented Communities