Workshops
37th AAAP Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium

Addiction, Hope, and Recovery in Tolkien’s the Lord of the Rings

Chairperson: Lisa Terris, PhD, Program Coordinator, West Virginia University Health Sciences Center


Presenters: Lisa Terris, PhD, Program Coordinator, West Virginia University Health Sciences Center; and James Berry, DO, Professor, West Virginia University

Professor, West Virginia University




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Ages 11–17: Understanding the Social Drivers of Early Substance Use Through Interactive Cases

Chairperson: Philipa Owusu-Antwi, MD, Resident, Northwell


Co-Chairs: Sandra Gomez-Luna, FAPA, MD, Founder and Principal Psychiatrist, Family Recovery Center of Fair; and Adina Bowe, MD, Associate Professor of the Internal Medicine and Psychiatry Resident training program, Charleston West Virginia 


Presenters: Philipa Owusu-Antwi, MD, Resident, Northwell; Sandra Gomez-Luna, FAPA, MD, Founder and Principal Psychiatrist, Family Recovery Center of Fair; and Adina Bowe, MD, Associate Professor of the Internal Medicine and Psychiatry Resident training program, Charleston West Virginia 

Associate Professor of the Internal Medicine and Psychiatry Resident training program in Charleston West Virginia




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Anyone Can Treat! Building Confidence in Treating Youth Cannabis Use Disorder

Chairperson: Gerald Busch, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Tripler Army Medical Center


Co-Chair: Ravi Shankar, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Kentucky College of Medicine


Presenters: Gerald Busch, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Tripler Army Medical CenterRavi Shankar, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Kentucky College of Medicine; and Cathryn Galanter, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health and Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Stony Brook Medicine

Stony Brook Medicine




COMMITTED: A New PBS Series on Outpatient Commitment

Chairperson: Kenneth Rosenberg, MD, Cornell Medical College


Presenters: Kenneth Rosenberg, MD, Cornell Medical College; Alison Breaux, Prof, Judge, Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio; David Pool, Judge, Shelby County Criminal Court; Steven Foglesong, Lieutenant, City of Memphis Police Department; and Laurence Westreich, MD, Psychiatrist, New York University School of Medicine

Psychiatrist, New York University School of Medicine




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Kenneth Rosenberg, MD, Cornell Medical College

Defending Your Knowledge: Preparation for serving as a forensic psychiatrist in legal issues about addictions and substance use

Chairperson and Presenter: Avram Mack, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Nemours Children's Health


Professor of Psychiatry, Nemours Childrens Health




From Plant to Patient: Navigating the Evidence, Risks, and Counseling of Medical Cannabis

Chairperson: Elizabeth McCord, MD, Psychiatrist, Emory University School of Medicine


Presenters: Elizabeth McCord, MD, Psychiatrist, Emory University School of Medicine; Yilang Tang, MD, Director of the Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship Program, Emory University School of Medicine; Karen Drexler, MD, Associate Professor, Emory University School of Medicine; and Michael Hsu, MD, Staff Psychiatrist, UCLA, West LA VA Medical Center

Staff Psychiatrist, UCLA, West LA VA Medical Center




How Do We Keep Them? Teaching, Mentoring, and Retaining the Addiction Workforce

Chairperson: Akhil Anand, MD, dual board-certified psychiatrist in Addiction Psychiatry, Adult Psychiatry, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University


Presenters: Akhil Anand, MD, dual board-certified psychiatrist in Addiction Psychiatry, Adult Psychiatry, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve UniversityChristopher Blazes, MD, Associate Professor, OHSU; and Manassa Hany, MD, Director, Divsion of Addiction PSychiatry, Zucker Hillside Hospital


Director, Divsion of Addiction PSychiatry, Zucker Hillside Hospital





Akhil Anand, MD, dual board-certified psychiatrist in Addiction Psychiatry, Adult Psychiatry, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University

Improving Emergency Department Protocols of Care for Overdose Survivors Using Suicide Prevention Frameworks

Chairperson: Joan Chen, MD, Fellow Physician, Highland Hospital, Alameda Health System


Co-Chair: Amira Athanasios, MD, Addiction Psychiatrist, Highland Hospital


Presenters: Joan Chen, MD, Fellow Physician, Highland Hospital, Alameda Health System; Amira Athanasios, MD, Addiction Psychiatrist, Highland Hospital; and Jessica Sainz, Substance Use Navigator, Alameda Health System

Substance Use Navigator, Alameda Health System




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INTERVENTION! When, Why, and How to Make the Call — Navigating Difficult Cases in Private Practice: Pros, Cons, and Pitfalls

Chairperson and Moderator: Lisa Goldfarb, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, NYU Langone Medical Center


Co-Chair: Stephen Ross, MD, NYU Langone Medical Center


Presenters: Stephen Ross, MD, NYU Langone Medical Center; Cindy Feinberg, CPC, President, The Recovery Coach; Amy Swift, MD, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Silver Hill Hospital; and Matthew Rottnek, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, New York University

Clinical Assistant Professor, New York University




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Stephen Ross, MD, NYU Langone Medical Center

Kratom 2.0: High-Potency Alkaloids and Emerging Clinical Syndromes

Chairperson and Presenter: Cornel Stanciu, FAPA, MD, Director of Addiction Services, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center - New Hampshire


Cornel Stanciu, FAPA, MD, Director of Addiction Services, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center - New Hampshire




Peer Review Bootcamp: What Does It Mean to Be a “good reviewer” for Academic journals?

Chairperson: MacKenzie Peltier, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine


Co-Chairs: Ismene Petrakis, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, Chief of Psychiatry and Mental Health Services, VA Connecticut; and Justine Welsh, MD, Director, Addiction Services, Department of Psychi, Emory University School of Medicine


Presenters: MacKenzie Peltier, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine; Ismene Petrakis, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, Chief of Psychiatry and Mental Health Services, VA Connecticut; Justine Welsh, MD, Director, Addiction Services, Department of Psychi, Emory University School of MedicineCarla Marienfeld, MD, Clinical Professor, University of California San Diego; and Declan Barry, PhD, clinical psychologist and Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Child Study Center at Yale School of Medicine

clinical psychologist and Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and in the Child Study Center at Yale School of Medicine




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Ismene Petrakis, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, Chief of Psychiatry and Mental Health Services, VA Connecticut; and Justine Welsh, MD, Director, Addiction Services, Department of Psychi, Emory University School of Medicine

The Epidemic in Your Pocket—Stopping the Gamblification of Everything through Education and Advocacy

Chairperson and Presenter: Kavita Fischer, MD, Clinical assistant professor, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic

Kavita Fischer, MD, Clinical assistant professor, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic ​




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The Role of Self-Disclosure in the Practice of Addiction Psychiatry

Chairperson: John Mariani, MD, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University/NYSPI


Presenters: John Mariani, MD, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University/NYSPI; Charles Silberstein, MD, Medical Director, Martha's Vineyard Community Services; and Lisa Goldfarb, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, NYU Langone Medical Center

Assistant Clinical Professor, NYU Langone Medical Center




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The Vagus Nerve and Neurostimulation for Opioid Use Disorder and Chronic Pain

Chairperson: Zev Schuman-Olivier, MD, Associate Professor in Psychiatry; Medical Director of Outpatient Addictions; Director of Addiction Research; Director, Center for Mindfulness and Compassion, Harvard Medical School - Cambridge Health Alliance


Presenters: Zev Schuman-Olivier, MD, Associate Professor in Psychiatry; Medical Director of Outpatient Addictions; Director of Addiction Research; Director, Center for Mindfulness and Compassion, Harvard Medical School - Cambridge Health Alliance; and Alta DeRoo, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Hazelden Betty Ford

Chief Medical Officer, Hazelden Betty Ford




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What Are You Smoking?: Addressing Nicotine and Cannabis Use in Adolescents

Chairperson: Jennifer Creedon, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, LSUHSC


Presenters: Jennifer Creedon, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, LSUHSCBritney Lambert, MD, LSUHSC Addiction Psychiatry; and Kimberly Rousseau, MD, Psychiatrist, LSU

Psychiatrist, LSU




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