Maryland Psychiatric Society

CLICK HERE to register Free for MPS Members, $25 for Non-Members Agenda: 7:00-7:15 Welcome 7:15-7:45 Edward Shorter, Ph.D. 7:45-8:15 Idris Leppla, M.D. 8:15-8:45 Cynthia Fields, M.D. 8:45-9:30 Question and Answer Session Objectives:  At the conclusion of the activity participants will be able to: Understand the history of American psychiatry, and how what was one discipline became two: psychiatry and neurology. Describe the cardinal symptoms of catatonia and develop a differential diagnosis if a patient displays specific signs and symptoms of catatonia.…

The Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC) and MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society (MedChi), invite you to participate in an important discussion on advancing care coordination and optimizing reimbursement opportunities through recently adopted Medicare codes. During this session, we will: Explore new Medicare reimbursement codes for Social Determinants of Health Risk Assessment, Community Health Integration, and Principal Illness Navigation Share strategies to establish effective communication, define care team roles, and implement systems for information sharing and patient follow-up across primary…

Members will discuss The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger

Please join us at the beautiful Bon Secours Retreat Center for a conversation with Dr. Mary Olson, Founding Director of the Institute for Dialogic Practice. Pioneered in Finland in the 1990s, the Open Dialogue model has been shown to dramatically reduce incidence of long-term disability. Open Dialogue is not a treatment model, but rather an approach to care across mental health service delivery. Dr. Olson leads the first center in the U.S. providing world class training in this SAMHSA-recognized model.…

Colorado, Florida, New Mexico, Northern California, Oklahoma, and NYCPS are joining forces to host an educational webinar every second Tuesday in 2026 at 8pm Eastern. The events will be free for all APA members and 6 of the sessions will include CME. Information and registration for the series can be found here.

This CME will provide an opportunity for participants to hear and learn from the leaders of the major psychiatric institutions in the state of Maryland. Panelists include: Rishi Gautam, MD, Chair of Psychiatry, LifeBridge Health James Potash, MD, MPH, Director of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Medicine Jill RachBeisel, MD, Department of Psychiatry Chair, University of Maryland School of Medicine Elias Shaya, MD, Behavioral Health Services Medical Director, MedStar North Regional Harsh Trivedi, MD, MBA, President and CEO, Sheppard Pratt Panelists will…