Welcome to the 2026 TSPP Spring Conference and CME Program!

April 24-26, 2026
The Westin Austin at The Domain
11301 Domain Drive, Austin, TX 78758

"Contemporary Issues and Innovations in Psychiatric Practice"

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Attendee Information

MEETING LOCATION: We’re back at The Westin at The Domain, situated in one of Austin’s most dynamic neighborhoods. Enjoy the hotel’s onsite restaurant (Corinne), 24-hour Fitness Studio, and outdoor pool. The surrounding Domain area boasts upscale shopping, diverse dining, and exciting nightlife options such as iPic Theaters, Topgolf, Gloria’s Latin Cuisine, and Punch Bowl Social.

ONSITE/lATE REGISTRATION AVAILABLE:
If you’re joining us late, that’s great – we look forward to seeing you! Please register and pay online before arriving.
Kindly note that any registrations after April 22nd might not have a name badge printed in advance, and might not be able to accommodate adding Saturday lunch or dinner. Please email TSPP@txpsych.org with questions.

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW:

  • CME Program – 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
  • Friday Member Mixer – Sponsored by Teva Medical Affairs
  • TSPP Committee Meetings – Open to all members
  • Networking Opportunities
  • Exhibit Hall Prize Drawings with Sponsors
  • Kendra Scott Trunk Show – Saturday from 10am-1pm
  • Poster Session – Please take time to visit with our Presenters and learn about their research
  • Government Affairs Luncheon Program – Saturday
  • Executive Council Meeting & Officer Installation 2026–27 

FRIDAY: Sponsored Presentation & Member Mixer, 7:30pm

Join us for a Member Mixer paired with a presentation by Gold Sponsor Teva Medical Affairs: “Treatment in Schizophrenia – Olanzapine,” 7:30-9:30pm. Click here to RSVP. 

SATURDAY HIGHLIGHTS

EXHIBIT HALL & PRIZE DRAWINGS
Exhibits will be open 7:30am-4pm Saturday. Visit with each exhibitor to qualify for prize drawings during refreshment breaks, and you could win a gift card or Kendra Scott jewelry! Thanks to our Refreshment Break Gold Sponsor, Qbtech!

LUNCHEON PROGRAM, 12:10pm – for paid luncheon attendees only (you’ll have an orange dot on your name badge). Thank you to our Platinum Luncheon Sponsor, Teva Pharmaceuticals! Luncheon agenda:
Posthumous Award for A. David Axelrad, MD
Legislative Update by Eric Woomer

KENDRA SCOTT TRUNK SHOW, 10:00am – 1:00pm
20% of all purchases will benefit the Texas Foundation for Psychiatric Education & Research! The giveback code will also be valid for all online purchases April 25-26 at KendraScott.com: use GIVEBACK-LRFKM at checkout.

SATURDAY DINNER RECEPTION
For paid dinner attendees only (you’ll have a blue dot on your name badge). 

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  • Hotel address, floorplan and parking information
  • Conference Agenda and meeting rooms
  • CME Schedule and disclosure to learners
  • Poster Presentations for Saturday
  • Sponsors & Exhibitors
  • Kendra Scott giveback code, benefitting the Texas Foundation for Psychiatric Education and Research


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Daily Program Schedule

Friday, April 24
4:00 pm – 8:30 pm Registration
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Texas Academy of Psychiatry Board of Trustees Meeting
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm TSCAP Executive Committee
5:00 pm– 6:00 pm Chapter Leadership Forum Meeting
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Federation Delegate Assembly Meeting
7:45 pm – 9:30 pm Sponsored Teva Presentation and Member Mixer: “Treatment in Schizophrenia” RSVP here

Saturday, April 25 
7:00 am – 7:00 pm Registration
7:00 am – 8:15 am Foundation Board of Directors Breakfast Meeting
7:00 am – 8:00 am Exhibit Hall & Poster Presentation Set Up
7:30 am – 9:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 am – 7:00 pm Exhibits & Posters
8:30 am – 10:00 am COUNCIL ON LEADERSHIP MEETINGS
    • Ethics Committee
    • Distinguished Fellowship Committee
    • Finance Committee
    • Professional Practice Management Committee
    • CME Committee
    • Resident-Fellow Training Section
10:00 am – 10:20 am Refreshment Break with Exhibitors and Poster Session
10:00 am – 1:00 pm Kendra Scott Trunk Show, benefitting the Texas Foundation
10:20 am – 11:50 am COUNCILS ON SERVICE  & EDUCATION MEETINGS
    • Academic Psychiatry Committee
    • Children & Adolescents Committee
    • Forensic Psychiatry Committee
    • Public Mental Health Services Committee
11:50 am – 12:10 pm Refreshment Break and Door Prize Drawings with Exhibitors and Poster Session
12:10 pm – 1:10 pm Lunch Program (and Government Affairs Council on Advocacy Meeting)
1:10 pm – 7:10 pm SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM: “Contemporary Issues and Innovations in Psychiatric Practice”
2:50 pm – 3:10 pm Refreshment Break and Door Prize Drawings with Exhibitors and Poster Session
7:15 pm – 9:00 pm Dinner Reception 

Sunday, April 26
8:30 am – 11:30 am Registration
9:00 am – 11:00 am Executive Council Meeting and Complimentary Continental Breakfast for Meeting Registrants 

Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians

“Contemporary Issues and Innovations in Psychiatric Practice”

April 25, 2026
5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
with 1.5 of the Hours designated for Medical Ethics/Professional Responsibility

1:10 pm – 1:20 pmOpening Remarks
1:20 pm – 2:50 pmMaternal-Fetal Psychiatry: Managing Psychiatric High-Risk Pregnancies
D. Jeffrey Newport, MD, MS, MDiv
 Objectives: The learning objectives for this activity have been designed to address clinician competence. Upon conclusion of the activity participants should be able to:
– Understand the prevalence of prenatal mental illness and maternal use of CNS active medications during pregnancy.
– Describe the potential adverse impact of maternal mental illness during gestation including its impact on maternal health behaviors, obstetrical and delivery complications, and fetal neurodevelopment.
– Identify the risks and benefits of psychotropic treatment during pregnancy and lactation.
– Use a model for a rational application of psychotropic reproductive safety data to prenatal decision making.
2:50 pm – 3:10 pmRefreshment Break with Door Prize Drawings with Exhibitors
3:10 pm – 4:10 pmThyroid Disorders – What Every Psychiatrist Should Know
Sowmya Boddhula, MD
 Objectives: The learning objectives for this activity have been designed to address clinician competence. Upon conclusion of the activity participants should be able to:
– Identify common endocrine disorders.
– Know when to refer to an endocrinologist.
– Be cognizant of how endocrine disorders may exacerbate/contribute to psychiatric symptoms.
4:10 pm – 4:20 pmRefreshment Break
4:20 pm – 5:50 pmArtificial Intelligence in Psychiatry: Foundations for Ethical and Responsible Clinical Practice
Viv Babber, MD
 

Objectives: The learning objectives for this activity have been designed to address clinician competence. Upon conclusion of the activity participants should be able to:
– Build AI literacy and fluency to recognize appropriate versus high-risk AI applications in psychiatric practice, including clinical and operational tools, while identifying governance, bias, and patient-safety risks.
– Evaluate AI tools through an ethical and regulatory lens, applying state requirements and organizational guidelines to protect patient trust and uphold professional accountability.
– Develop the capability to lead proactive, responsible AI adoption and implementation within private practice and clinical settings, grounded in sound governance and clinical judgment.

5:50 pm – 6:00 pmBreak, Poster Session Concludes
6:00 pm – 7:00 pmMindfulness in Practice: Everyday Tools for Healing, Presence and Connection
Manizeh Mirza-Gruber, MD
 Objectives: The learning objectives for this activity have been designed to address clinician competence. Upon conclusion of the activity participants should be able to:
– Identify and practice key elements of several mindfulness-based teachings and practices.
– Apply simple practices of formal and informal mindfulness into their daily life for themselves and others and experience its many mind-body healing benefits.
– Connect more mindfully in thought, word, and action both personally and professionally.
7:00 pm – 7:10 pmClosing Remarks
CME PROGRAM GOAL / TARGET AUDIENCE This live activity has been designed in a format consisting of case study presentations, lectures and direct discussion to provide its primary target audience of Psychiatrists, as well as other specialties of medicine, with the most up-to-date, evidence-based data that can be translated into clinical practice. Information and data will address new developments in treatments and new directions in research to address the professional practice gaps of the learners and advance the physicians’ competence and effective use of targeted skills so that they may develop strategies to apply the knowledge, skills and judgement of the information presented in the educational activity into their practice. The learning objectives for this activity have been designed to address clinician competence.
NEEDS ASSESSMENT TSPP has incorporated into this CME activity the relevant educational needs concerning competence that underlie the professional practice gaps of our participants.
ACCREDITATION STATEMENT The Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians is accredited by the Texas Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CREDIT STATEMENT The Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians designates this Live Activity for a maximum of five (5) AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.
ETHICS DESIGNATION STATEMENT The presentation entitled “Artificial Intelligence in Psychiatry: Foundations for Ethical and Responsible Clinical Practice” has been designated by the Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians for (1.5) hours of education in medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.
FACULTY AND PLANNERS DISCLOSURE POLICY The Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians will disclose to participants the existence of any relevant financial relationships between faculty members, TSPP staff and members, who planned, authored, contributed to, and/or reviewed the content of this activity, and any commercial interest discussed in this educational activity. Disclosure will occur through written communication in the syllabus/handout material.
CANCELLATION POLICY: In the event of cancellation, a full refund will be made if written notice is received in the TSPP office by March 25, 2026, less a 25% processing charge. NO REFUNDS will be given after March 25, 2026.
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