Maryland Psychiatric Society

Save the Date! Join us for the 37th Annual Suicide Prevention Conference on October 8, 2025 (9am–4pm, Zoom). This year’s theme, Creating Safe Spaces: Empowering Individuals and Communities, brings national leaders to share research, tools, and strategies that foster safety, resilience, and hope across all populations. Register on our linktr.ee/mdhsuicideprevention or below!   Date: 10/08/25 Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST Location: 100% Virtual CEUs: 6 Cost: $45 for General, $10 Student (verified via student email) Register Here *Please Note:…

On behalf of the Maryland Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (MDAAP), we would like to invite you to participate in the Third Maryland Youth Suicide Prevention Summit focusing on amplifying Maryland Youth Suicide Prevention with the collaboration of clinicians, educators, legislators, community organizations and youth/families with lived experiences.   The summit is scheduled for Friday October 24, 2025 from 8 am to 4:30 pm at the Arnold Capute Conference Center (8th Floor) at Kennedy Krieger Institute, 1741 Ashland…

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.…