Technology Has Changed Our Lives!
Technology sessions at the APA Annual Meeting continue to be an important component. The integration of technology into our daily lives as well as our profession is now prominent and a serious priority. It never has been more so.
Over the last few decades, technology sessions have evolved to educate APA’s members, faculty, educators, trainees and researchers about the impact as well as pros and cons of technology in our everyday lives, our practices, and educational persuits.
| Saturday, May 16, 2026 | |
| 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM EDT | |
| Recognizing and Responding to Behavioral Addictions: Modern Strategies for Gambling, Internet, Exercise, and Emerging Digital Addictions Speaker(s): Chair: Hector A. Colon-Rivera, MD Primary Contact: Hector A. Colon-Rivera, MD Chair: Kavita Fischer, MD Location: Room 213, Moscone Convention Center | |
| 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT | |
| Reimagining the Future of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Technology, AI, and Innovation in Mental Health Practice Speaker(s): Chair: Lisa Roxanne Fortuna, MD Primary Contact: Lisa Roxanne Fortuna, MD Presenter: Alicia Barnes, DO Presenter: Jacquelyn Paquet, MD Presenter: Jack Turban, MD Location: Room 206, Moscone Convention Center | |
| Sunday, May 17, 2026 | |
| 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT | |
| Empowering Practice Through Telepsychiatry: Practical Logistics Across Psychiatric Subspecialties Speaker(s): Chair: Emma Banasiak, MD Primary Contact: Emma Banasiak, MD Presenter: India Braver, MD Presenter: Gabrielle Shapiro, MD Presenter: Sarah Kaufman, MD Presenter: David M Roane, MD Location: Room 303, Moscone Convention Center | |
| 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM EDT | |
| Grow Your Practice with AI: Advanced Clinical Workflows Governance and Digital Growth Speaker(s): Chair: Steven Chan, MD;MBA Primary Contact: Steven Chan, MD;MBA Presenter: John Luo, MD Presenter: Darlene King, MD Presenter: Peter Yellowlees, MD MBBS Presenter: Nishi Bhopal, MD Location: Room 158, Moscone Convention Center | |
| 3:45 PM – 5:15 PM EDT | |
| Empowering Psychiatrists to Utilize Artificial Intelligence Sustainably: Balancing The Good The Bad and the (Environmentally) Ugly Speaker(s): Chair: Robin Cooper, M.D. Primary Contact: Robin Cooper, M.D. Presenter: Jacob Lee, MD Presenter: Robert Weir, MD Presenter: Ifeanyi Olele, DO, MBA, MS, FAPA Presenter: Sharat Iyer, M.D. Location: Room 303, Moscone Convention Center | |
| Monday, May 18, 2026 | |
| 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM EDT | |
| Future-Proofing Psychiatry: Why Measurement-Based Care Is No Longer Optional Speaker(s): Primary Contact: Robert Schloesser, MD Chair: Erik Vanderlip, MD;PhD Presenter: Robert Schloesser, MD Presenter: Andrew Carlo, MD, MPH Presenter: Carlene MacMillan, MD Presenter: Kathryn Ridout, MD, PHD Location: Room 211, Moscone Convention Center | |
| 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT | |
| “Tell Me About Your Use of Chatbots”: A Clinician’s Guide to Integrating AI Use Into the Patient Interview Speaker(s): Primary Contact: Nina Vasan, MD;MBA Chair: Saneha Borisuth, BA Chair: Nina Vasan, MD;MBA Presenter: Akanksha Dadlani, MD;MPH Location: Room 211, Moscone Convention Center | |
| 3:45 PM – 5:15 PM EDT | |
| Friend or Foe? – Can Artificial Intelligence & Natural Language Models Address Physician Burnout in an Unhealthy System? Speaker(s): Chair: Lorenzo Norris, MD Primary Contact: Lorenzo Norris, MD Location: Room 212, Moscone Convention Center | |
| Psychiatrists as Co-Designers of Safe AI: A Practicum in Evaluating LLM-Based Chatbots Speaker(s): Primary Contact: Nina Vasan, MD;MBA Chair: Darja Djordjevic, MD;PhD Chair: Nina Vasan, MD;MBA Presenter: Duncan Eddy, PHD Presenter: Max Lamparth, Ph.D. Presenter: Kiana Jafari, PHDLocation: Room 202, Moscone Convention Center | |
| Tuesday, May 19, 2025 | |
| 3:45 PM – 5:15 PM EDT | |
| Secret Levels: Video Game Personas and Dual Virtual Lives Speaker(s): Chair: Nathan Carroll, DO;MBA;MPH Primary Contact: Nathan Carroll, DO;MBA;MPH Discussant: Petros Levounis, MD;MA Presenter: James Sherer, MD Location: Room 202, Moscone Convention Center | |
| Learning Lab: Taking Control of Our Practices One Step at a Time with the Use of VR Speaker(s): Primary Contact: Victor Buwalda, MD;PhD Chair: John Luo, MD Presenter: Victor Buwalda, MD;PhD Presenter: Aidaspahic Mihajlovic, M.D., MS, DFAPA, FACPsych Presenter: Skip Rizzo, PhD Discussant: Anita Everett, MD Location: Room 301 (LL), Moscone Convention Center | |
| Wednesday, May 20, 2026 | |
| 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM EDT | |
| The Role of AI and Humane Intelligence in Advancing Healthy Aging in Psychiatry Speaker(s): Primary Contact: Helen Kyomen, M.D., M.S. Presenter: Kenneth Sakauye, MD Presenter: John Beyer, MD Chair: Helen Kyomen, M.D., M.S. Discussant: John Luo, MD Location: Room 302, Moscone Convention Center | |
| 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM EDT | |
| A Psychiatrist’s Guide to Digital Interventions and Augmented Intelligence for Mental Health Speaker(s): Chair: Kathryn Ridout, MD;PhD Primary Contact: Kathryn Ridout, MD;PhD Presenter: Samuel Ridout, MD;PhD Presenter: Manish Kumar Jha, MBBS Location: Room 211, Moscone Convention Center | |