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AGLP and APA Annual Meeting 2024

New York, NY, May 3 to 8, 2024

Schedule Information is coming together!

AGLP Local Arrangements Committee is hard at work developing the best convention experience ever. Stay tuned for announcements and schdule updates.

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AGLP Schedule and
Highlighted Educational Sessions

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Friday, May 3

AGLP Welcome Reception

6:30 to 8:00 PM
Joint AGLP and APA District Branch Happy Hour
Balance Eating Disorder Treatment Center
18 W 21st St 4th floor, New York, NY 10010

Wine provided by Eric Yarbrough, purveyor of Meme in Williamsburg.

Saturday, May 4

Empowering Healers: The AMA Recovery Plan for America's Physicians - a Blueprint for Restoring Joy to the Practice of Medicine

8:00 AM to 09:30 AM
Jesse M Ehrenfeld, MD
Room 1A21 Javits Center

True Tales of Leadership in Clinical, Organized, and Academic Psychiatry

8:00 AM to 09:30 AM
Harsh Trivedi, MD, MBA, DFAPA; Rebecca Brendel, MD, JD; Saul Levin, MD, Ranaswamy Viswanathan, MD, DSc
Room 1E14 Javits Center

Securing the Digital Future: What Psychiatrists Need to Know About Health AI

10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Jesse M Ehrenfeld, MD
Rooms 1A04-1A05, Javits Center

AGLP Annual Medical Student and Resident Brunch

11:30 AM to 12:45 PM
At the Home of Petros Levounis, MD

RSVP Required: RSVP NOW...>
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Meet and Greet with APA President: Careers in Addiction Psychiatry

12:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Petros Levounis, MD
Rooms 1A04-1A05, Javits Center

Supporting IMGs Throughout Their Careers

12:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Saul Levin, MD; Vishal Madaan, MD; Nitin Gogtay, MD
Rooms 1A19-1A20, Javits Center

A Structural Conceptualization of the Designer-Affirming Psychiatric Consultation: Letter-Writing and Beyond

3:45 PM to 5:15 PM
Fiona Fonseca, MD; Teddy Goetz, MD; Devin Greene, MD; Morgan Faeder
Rooms 1A15-1A16, Javits Center

Trans/Non-Binary Committee Happy Hour

6:00 PM to 8:00PM
Henrietta Hudson
438 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014 • https://henriettahudson.com

Women's Dinner Outing

7:00 PM
Añejo
668 10th Ave, New York, NY 10036

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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Sunday, May 5

50 Years After Dr. Anonymous: Remembrance of a Symposium Past, "Psychiatry: Friend or Foe to Homosexuals? A Dialogue"

8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
Gene Nakajima, MD; Richard Dudley, MD; Mary Barber, MD; Saul Levin, MD; Petros Levounis, MD
Room 1A08, Javits Center

LGBTQ+: A Primer for Mental Health Providers

8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
Muhammad Ganesha, MD; Richard Pleak, MD; Jose Vito, MD; Shervin Shadianloo, MD
Room 1A14, Javits Center

Transgender Healthcare in the Military: A Panel Discussion. What was it like then and where are we now?

8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
Monica Ormeno, DO; Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD; Sofia Matta, MD; Blake Dremann; Emily Shilling
Room 1E10, Javits Center

Transgender Mental Health

8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
Eric Yarbrough, MD
Room 1E11, Javits Center

AGLP Annual Executive Board Meeting

9:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Location TBA:
This meeting also can be accessed virtually via Zoom. REGISTER NOW...>

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Kinky is not a diagnosis: What every Psychiatrist should know about sex and relationships

10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Fiona Fonseca, MD; Priyanka Amin, MD; Thara Nagarajan; Melanie Gold
Rooms 1A04-1A05, Javits Center

AGLP and APA LGBTQ Caucus Annual Membership Meeting

1:00 to 3:00 PM
Please join us to learn more about AGLP.  Become involved in our organization and make an impact.
Location TBA:
This meeting also can be accessed virtually via Zoom. Advance registration required: REGISTER NOW...>
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Journeys in Advocacy: You Can Be What You Can See

1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Katherine Kennedy, MD: Art Walaszek, MD; Fiona Fonseca, MD
Rooms 1A15-1A16, Javits Center

Why is My Psychiatrist on Tiktok !? Answering the Ethical Questions of Psychiatric Involvement in Social Media

3:45 PM to 5:15 PM
Ashvin Sood, MD; Jack Turban, MD: Sulman Mirza, MD
Rooms 1A01-1A02, Javits Center

Poster Session: Differential Expression of microRNAs Associated with Opioid Use in Adults with and without Spinal Cord Injury

3:45 PM to 4:15 PM
Dean Wundrach, Katherine Weir, Nguyen Nguyen, Lesliei Morse
Location TBA

 

Monday, May 6

Managing Anti-LGBTQ Bias and Racism as a Trainee: Understanding and Addressing Discrimination in Patient-Provider Relationships

8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
Omid Cohensedgh; Jennings Hernandez; Caroline Yi; Jean-Marie Alvez-Bradford
Rooms 1A04-1A05, Javits Center

Providing free mental health services to the LGBTQ+ community using an interdisciplinary student-run clinic model

8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
Constance Zhou; Christopher Ceccolini; Kate Fruitman, MD; Tacina Outram
Rooms 1A17-1A18, Javits Center

AGLP Hospitality Suite

8:30 AM to 3:15 PM
AGLP Hospitality Suite: Location TBA:

AGLP Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM to 9:30 AM
AGLP Hospitality Suite: Location TBA

AGLP Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health
Meet the Editors

9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Chris McIntosh, MD, Editor; Mark Bradley, MD, Editor Elect
AGLP Hospitality Suite: Location TBA

Medical Student/Resident Discussion Group

10:45 AM to 11:45am
Howard Rubin, MD
AGLP Hospitality Suite: Location TBA

ECP Committee Meeting

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
AGLP Hospitality Suite: Location TBA

Chem-Sex, the Alchemy of Desire: Exploring the Role of Substance Use in the Sexual Behavior of Gay/Bisexual Men

1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
German Velez, MD; Petros Levounis, MD; Rick Peter Fritz Wolthusen, MD; Luis Filipe Gomes Pereira, MD
Rooms 1A15-1A16, Javits Center

I Still Love You": A Heart Surgeon Felled by Mental Illness

1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Michael F Myers, MD (Chair); Diane Pontius, Film maker; Kenneth Duckworth, MD Chief Medical Officer NAMI 
Rooms 3D01, 3D12, Javits Center 

APA John Fryer Award and Lecture
Psychological Well-Being and Positive Mental Health in LGB Adults

1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Robert Kertzner, MD
Rooms 1A19-1A20, Javits Center

Racial, Gender, and Sexual Orientation Microaggressions Experienced in Healthcare and Strategies to Overcome

3:45 PM to 5:15 PM
Saul Levin, MD; Dhruv Gupta, MD; Fiona Fonseca, MD; Ravi Chandra, MD
Rooms 1A04-1A05, Javits Center

Channeling Your Passion and "Inner Outrage" by Promoting Public Policy for Evidence-Based Transgender Care

3:45 PM to 5:15 PM
Debra Barnett, MD; Aubrey La Noce, DO; Jack Turban, MD; Gilbert Smith
Room 1E11, Javits Center

AGLP VIP Reception

(Invitation Only, Upgrade your membership to a patron category to boost your support of AGLP and receive an invitation)
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Location TBA:

AGLP Annual Awards Ceremony and Party

7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Our main event of the year. Socialize with old friends and make new ones.
This year honoring Richard Dudley, Jr., MD, Amy Hoffman, MD, Amir Ahuja, MD, and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
Location: TBA

Tuesday, May 7

Resident Perspectives on the Digital Kaleidoscope of LGBTQ+ Mental Well-bring in the Age of Social Media

1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Chaden Noureddine, MD; Nathen Spitz, MD; Allison Rhodes MD, MPH; Jessica Zonana, MD
Room 1A08, Javits Center

The State of LGBTQ+ Mental Health

1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Amir Ahuja, MD
Room 1E10, Javits Center

AGLP International and BIPOC Dinner Out

Informal gathering for international psychiatrists visiting from other countries, IMG's, and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color  (including Latina/x/o, Asian/PIs)
6:30 to 8:00 PM
Spice/Hell's Kitchen; 39 E. 13th Street

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Wednesday, May 8

The (Inadequate) Hours: How medical education has failed LGBTQ patients, and solutions to rectify this problem

8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
Brandon Johnson, MD: Jason Lambrese; Gabriella Meyerseon; Emma Banasiak, MD
Room 1E06, Javits Center

Issues in Transgender Mental Health

10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Kenneth Ashley, MD
Room 1E16, Javits Center

Chemsex: Treatment Strategies and New Research

1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Mark Townsend, MD; Aliza Norwood, MD; Philip Schnarrs, PHD; Amir Ahuja, MD
Room 1E07, Javits Center

Psychiatric Perspectives on Art and SMI: The novel, film & Opera, The Hours and its relevance to Virginia Woolf, sexual orientation, suicide, and depression

3:45 PM to 5:15 PM
Gene Nakajima, MD; George Saiger; Gregora Gabrellas, MD, MA; Amir Ahuja, MD; Petros Levounis, MD
Room 1E12, Javits Center

 

AGLP Host Hotel

 

YOTEL New York Times Square
Address: 570 Tenth Avenue, W 42nd St At, New York, NY 10036
Phone: (646) 449-7700

New York’s famous high-tech, cool concept design nestled in Hell’s Kitchen between Times Square and Hudson Yards.

$209/average night

THE HOST HOTEL IS SOLD OUT.

Located in Hell’s Kitchen Midtown Manhattan, YOTEL New York Times Square is steps away from the city’s best entertainment, dining and shopping including Times Square and the nearby Hudson Yards. A central location for exploring Manhattan, quickly and easily walk to a Broadway show, meal in Hell’s Kitchen, or conference at the Javits Center (a five-minute walk). The hotel offers room types to suit every guest, budget and occasion with YOTEL's including the signature SmartBed – adjustable for sleeping, working or relaxing.  

The Green Room 42 cabaret club features colorful live performances and a delicious menu of food and drink.

Enjoy recreation amenities such as a 24-hour fitness center or take in the view from a terrace. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands.

Exclusive Promotions
Resort/Facility Fee of $37.50 + tax is included in the room rate.
Includes:
5% Manhattan Tattoos
5% Off Baked cravings
5% Off Statue of Liberty
5% Off Coney Island
5% Off Helicopter Sightseeing Flight
5% Off Ground Zero Observatory
5% Off Museum of New York
5% Off Central Park Pedicab Guided Tour
5% Off Go City New York, All inclusive Pass

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