MEETING LOCATION: The 69th Annual Convention and Scientific Program will take place at the The Westin Irving at Las Colinas, located at 400 W Las Colinas Blvd, Irving, TX 75039 and just 8 miles from DFW airport. Enjoy this full-service hotel near the Irving Convention Center and unwind at The Westin Vibe Pool Bar, take a dip in the heated outdoor pool and whirlpool, or squeeze in a workout in the 24-hour Fitness Studio. Explore local entertainment and take a gondola ride along Mandalay Canal Walk, see a show at the Toyota Music Factory entertainment complex, movie at Alamo Drafthouse, or take a short drive to Medieval Times or Cidercade. Grab a margarita with colleagues at Gloria’s Latin Cuisine nearby, or at The Westin’s onsite restaurant Mesa Mescal. Dine offsite at Yard House, Pacific Table, Cork & Pig Tavern, Kitchen 101, or Brasao Brazilian Steakhouse. Explore the charm of Las Colinas, where there’s no shortage of things to do!
THURSDAY – RESIDENT FELLOW MIXER
Open to all Resident Fellow members registered for the conference. Click here to RSVP.
FRIDAY – WELCOME RECEPTION
Kick off the conference alongside colleagues and friends at the Friday evening Welcome Reception, from 6:30-8:30pm in the Exhibit Hall. We have several Sponsors/ Exhibitors that will be in attendance, as well as Poster Presenters.
Kendra Scott Giveback Offer, benefitting the Texas Foundation for Psychiatric Education and Research.
FRIDAY – TEXAS ACADEMY OF PSYCHIATRY PROGRAM – FREE TO ALL ATTENDEES – sponsored by Teva Medical.
AWARDS RECEPTION / BANQUET: Saturday evening festivities begin with a complimentary wine and cheese reception for registrants attending the Awards Banquet honoring the 2025 TSPP Award Recipients for their outstanding contributions to Psychiatry. Register early to reserve a table for your group at this memorable evening!
TSPP 2025 POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Medical Students, Residents and Fellows in Training who are members of TSPP, TSCAP, or TAP will present/display posters at the TSPP 69th Annual Convention and Scientific Program during the Friday Evening Welcome Reception and Saturday Continental Breakfast and refreshment breaks, November 7-8, at the The Westin Irving at Las Colinas.
Submission Deadline: October 1, 2025
Click here to submit an abstract.
TSPP has secured a discounted group rate of $199 plus taxes and fees at The Westin Irving at Las Colinas for Friday 11/7 and Saturday 11/8. Click here for the TSPP booking link and reserve the reduced rate through October 17th or upon sellout, whichever occurs first.
The hotel is currently sold out the night of Thursday 11/6, and our group block for that night has been filled. If you need a room for Nov. 6th, please make your reservation for Friday/Saturday and email Annette@txpsych.org with your reservation number, and I will work with the hotel to try and secure a discounted Thursday room if one becomes available.
Thursday, November 6
5:00 pm – 8:30 pm Registration
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm TSCAP Executive Committee
7:00 pm– 8:00 pm Chapter Leadership Forum Meeting
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Resident Fellow Mixer
8:00 pm – 9:30 pm Federation Delegate Assembly Meeting
Friday, November 7
7:30 am – 8:30 pm Registration
8:00 am – 9:00 am Foundation Board of Directors Breakfast Meeting
8:30 am – 5:00 pm Committee Refreshments
9:00 am – 10:30 am COUNCIL ON LEADERSHIP MEETINGS
• Ethics Committee
• Distinguished Fellowship Committee
• Finance Committee
10:45 am – 12:15 pm COUNCIL ON SERVICE MEETINGS
• Academic Psychiatry Committee
• Children & Adolescents Committee
• Forensic Psychiatry Committee
• Public Mental Health Services Committee
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Committee Members’ Luncheon
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm TSPP Officer Orientation
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Texas Academy of Psychiatry Board of Trustees Meeting
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Resident-Fellow Section Committee Meeting
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm COUNCIL ON EDUCATION MEETINGS
• Continuing Medical Education Committee
• Professional Practice Management Committee
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Resident Fellow Member Section Program
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Texas Academy of Psychiatry Program
3:45 pm – 5:00 pm COUNCIL ON ADVOCACY MEETING – Government Affairs Committee
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Exhibits AND Poster Presenters Session Set Up
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Executive Council Meeting
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Welcome Reception with Exhibitors AND Poster Session for Meeting Registrants and Paid Guests
Saturday, November 8
7:30 am – 7:00 pm Registration
7:30 am – 4:30 pm Exhibits Open and Poster Session
7:30 am – 8:15 am Complimentary Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall for Meeting Registrants and Paid Guests
8:15 am – 5:30 pm SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM “Enhancing Psychiatric Practice”
10:30 am – 10:50 am Refreshment Break and Door Prize Drawings with Exhibitors and Poster Session
11:50 am – 12:10 pm Refreshment Break with Door Prize Drawings with Exhibitors and Poster Session
12:10 pm – 1:30 pm Annual Joint Business Meeting Lunch
2:30 pm – 2:50 pm Refreshment Break and Door Prize Drawings with Exhibitors and Poster Session
5:30 pm Exhibits and Poster Session Closes
7:00 pm – 7:30 pm Reception for Awards Banquet Registrants Pre-Function
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Awards Banquet
Sunday, November 9
7:30 am – 11:30 am Registration
7:30 am – 9:00 am Complimentary Continental Breakfast for Meeting Registrants and Paid Guests
8:15 am – 11:30 am SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM “Enhancing Psychiatric Practice”
10:00 am – 10:20 am Refreshment Break
November 8-9, 2025
9 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM,
with 2.5 of the Hours Designated for Medical Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Saturday, November 8, 2025
| 8:15 am – 8:30 am | Opening Remarks |
| 8:30 am – 9:30 am | Rewiring Psychiatry: A New Role for GLP-1 Receptor Agonists – Poorvanshi Alag, MD, DABOM |
| Objectives: The learning objectives for this activity have been designed to address clinician competence. Upon conclusion of the activity participants should be able to: – Describe the pharmacological mechanisms and current indications of GLP-1 receptor agonists relevant to psychiatric practice. – Evaluate the risks, benefits, and clinical considerations of prescribing GLP-1 receptor agonists in patients with co-occurring psychiatric and metabolic conditions. – Formulate practical strategies for incorporating GLP-1 receptor agonists into individualized psychiatric treatment plans, including when to refer or collaborate with other specialties. |
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| 9:30 am – 9:50 am | Refreshment Break with Exhibitors and Poster Session |
| 9:50 am – 11:50 am | Sleep Medicine: Disorders, Diagnostic Tests, and Treatments – Abha Patel, 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: – .Be familiar with the range of possible sleep disorders. – Know when to refer to a sleep specialist. – Be confident treating some sleep disorders, like insomnia, without specialist referral. – Understand which sleep studies to order and how to interpret them. – Select appropriate medications and non-pharmacological options (e.g., CPAP, dental devices). |
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| 11:50 am – 12:10 pm | Refreshment Break with Door Prize Drawings, Exhibitors and Poster Session |
| 12:10 pm – 1:20 pm | Federation Annual Business Meeting Lunch |
| 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Eating Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment – Susan Mengden, PhD |
| Objectives: The learning objectives for this activity have been designed to address clinician competence. Upon conclusion of the activity participants should be able to: – Learn the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for eating disorders. – Learn the clinical differences and presentation of an eating disorder in an adolescent versus an adult, and the co-morbidities of substance use, mood disorders and PTSD. – Learn the treatment philosophies, treatment levels, and the evidence-based treatment approaches for the eating disorders. |
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| 3:00 pm – 3:15 pm | Refreshment Break with Door Prize Drawings, Exhibitors and Poster Session |
| 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm | Better Sleep, Better Outcomes: A Practical Guide to CBT-I for Psychiatrists – Jessica Klement, PhD |
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4:25 pm – 5:25 pm |
Objectives: The learning objectives for this activity have been designed to address clinician competence. Upon conclusion of the activity participants should be able to: Nutrition and Mental Health – Jaclyn Albin, MD, CCMS, DipABLM |
| 5:25 pm – 5:35 pm | Closing Remarks |
Sunday, November 9, 2025
| 8:15 am – 8:30 am | Opening Remarks |
| 8:30 am – 10:00 am | Ethics: DEA Registration, Recordkeeping, and Registrant Responsibilities – Gary Linder, A/DPM |
| Objectives: The learning objectives for this activity have been designed to address clinician competence. Upon conclusion of the activity participants should be able to: – Have knowledge of prescribing rules and limitations for controlled substances. – Gain understanding and implementation of Take Back programs for medications that patients no longer need. – Have knowledge on application of Ryan Haight Act in prescribing of controlled substances. |
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| 10:00 am – 10:20 am | Refreshment Break |
| 10:20 am – 11:20 am | Ethics: Integrating the Safety-A Suicide Assessment Program into Clinical Practice Enhancing Risk Formulation and Intervention – Colleen Neal, PMHNP-BC |
| Objectives: The learning objectives for this activity have been designed to address clinician competence. Upon conclusion of the activity participants should be able to: – Explain the theoretical foundation and clinical rationale behind the Safety-A Suicide Assessment Program, including its relevance to clinical care. – Integrate the Safety-A protocol into clinical evaluations to support structured, evidence-informed suicide risk assessments. – Utilize the Safety-A framework to guide collaborative safety planning, documentation, and appropriate levels of care across diverse practice settings. |
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| 11:20 am – 11:30 am | Closing 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 nine (9) AMA PRA Category I CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.
ETHICS DESIGNATION STATEMENT The presentation entitled “Law Enforcement and Psychiatry: Controlled Substance Prescribing” has been designated by the Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians for one and half (1.5) hours of education in medical ethics and/or professional responsibility. The presentation entitled “Integrating the Safety-A Suicide Assessment Program into Clinical Practice Enhancing Risk Formulation and Intervention” has been designated by the Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians for one (1) hour 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 October 10, 2025, less a 25% processing charge. NO REFUNDS will be given after October 10, 2025.