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ForwardPsychiatry Clinical Updates 2027
This course offers Live (in-person) and Livestream (virtual) attendance options
February 22 - 26, 2027 - Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa - Koloa, Hawaii
Mayo Clinic Psychiatry’s flagship course, Psychiatry Clinical Updates, is now expanded to a comprehensive five-day program offering practical, clinically-focused guidance for managing psychiatric conditions across the lifespan and in a variety of medical contexts. This year’s curriculum features timely updates in child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric psychiatry, with in-depth sessions on mood disorders, ADHD, reproductive psychiatry, and the psychiatric care of medically complex patients. The course also includes updated reviews of evidence-based psychotherapies and emerging pharmacologic treatment options, equipping clinicians with immediately applicable strategies for contemporary practice.
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| Registration Fee(s) | |
|---|---|
| M.D., D.O., Ph.D. | $1199 |
| Allied Health, NP, PA, Retirees | $999 |
Resident and Fellow Scholarship
A limited number of partial scholarships are available for residents and fellows to attend the livestream. If interested in receiving a scholarship to attend the meeting, submit a one to two-paragraph essay on why you are interested in attending this course and how you believe this course will help your career planning. Send your essay to johnson.dorinda@mayo.edu.
Target Audience
This multidisciplinary course is designed for physicians, advanced practice providers, therapists, and other clinicians caring for patients with mental health conditions, with relevance for psychiatry, psychology, neurology, primary care, and family medicine.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Review evidence-based approaches to treatment-resistant illness, including schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorder.
- Select appropriate pharmacologic and behavioral treatments for ADHD and substance use disorders.
- Evaluate emerging psychiatric treatments, including psychedelics and clozapine, for efficacy, safety, and appropriate clinical use.
- Differentiate psychiatric, neurodevelopmental, medical, medication-related, and neurocognitive causes of complex presentations.
- Review evidence-based psychiatric treatment during pregnancy, postpartum, and other reproductive transitions.
- Evaluate safe and appropriate uses of artificial intelligence in mental health care.
- Individualize treatment for patients with comorbidity, polypharmacy, or treatment-resistant illness.
Attendance at any Mayo Clinic course does not indicate or guarantee competence or proficiency in the skills, knowledge or performance of any care or procedure(s) which may be discussed or taught in this course.
Course summary
- 27.00 AAPA Category 1
- 27.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 27.00 ANCC
- 27.00 APA
- 27.00 ASWB
- 27.00 Attendance
Psychiatry Clinical Updates 2027 | ||
Grand Hyatt Kauai | ||
February 22-26, 2027 | ||
All times listed are HST (Hawaii Standard Time) | ||
Day 1 | Monday, February 22, 2027 | |
Mood Disorders | ||
6:00 AM | 7:00 AM | Registration, Breakfast and Exhibits |
7:00 AM | 7:15 AM | Introduction, Announcements, Schedule Review |
7:15 AM | 7:50 AM | Bipolar Spectrum Disorders |
7:50 AM | 8:20 AM | Anxious Depression/Treatment Selection in TRD |
8:20 AM | 8:50 AM | Lithium: Old Drug, New Data |
8:50 AM | 9:05 AM | Questions and Answers |
9:05 AM | 9:40 AM | Depression in Cardiovascular Disease with Q&A |
9:40 AM | 9:55 AM | Refreshment Break |
9:55 AM | 10:25 AM | Perinatal Bipolar Disorder |
10:25 AM | 11:00 AM | Suicide and Violence Risk: Assessment, Documentation, and Clinical Decision-Making |
11:00 AM | 11:15 AM | Questions and Answers |
11:15 AM | 11:30 AM | Move to Breakout Sessions |
11:30 AM | 12:30 PM | Breakout 1: Advanced Pharmacotherapy for Difficult to Treat Depression (Frye) |
12:30 PM | 12:30 PM | Adjourn |
Day 2 | Tuesday, February 23, 2027 | |
Psychosis, Sleep Disorders | ||
6:00 AM | 7:00 AM | Breakfast |
6:30 AM | 7:00 AM | Breakfast Roundtable Discussions with the Professors |
7:00 AM | 7:30 AM | Substance-Induced Psychosis |
7:30 AM | 8:00 AM | Long-Acting Injectables |
8:00 AM | 8:20 AM | Update on Catatonia |
8:20 AM | 8:35 AM | Questions and Answers |
8:35 AM | 9:05 AM | Psychosis and Antipsychotic Prescribing in Children |
9:05 AM | 9:35 AM | Late Life Psychosis |
9:35 AM | 9:45 AM | Questions and Answers |
9:45 AM | 10:00 AM | Refreshment Break |
10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Sleep Updates |
10:30 AM | 11:00 AM | CBT for Nightmares |
11:00 AM | 11:15 AM | Questions and Answers |
11:15 AM | 11:30 AM | Move to Breakout Sessions |
11:30 AM | 12:30 PM | Breakout 1: Wearables for Sleep:What's the Evidence? (Kolla & Athreya) |
Day 3 | Wednesday, February 24, 2027 | |
ADHD, Men’s Health | ||
6:00 AM | 7:00 AM | Breakfast |
6:30 AM | 7:00 AM | Breakfast Roundtable Discussions with the Professors |
7:00 AM | 7:30 AM | Bipolar Disorder with ADHD |
7:30 AM | 8:00 AM | ADHD and Executive Functioning Difficulties among Healthcare Professionals |
8:00 AM | 8:10 AM | Questions and Answers |
8:10 AM | 8:40 AM | Assessment and Treatment of ADHD in the Peripartum Period |
8:40 AM | 9:10 AM | What's new in ADHD Medications |
9:10 AM | 9:30 AM | Rapid Review: Stimulants and Cardiovascular Risk |
9:30 AM | 9:45 AM | Questions and Answers |
9:45 AM | 10:00 AM | Refreshment Break |
10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Adult-Onset ADHD or Something Else? Evaluating Attention and Cognitive Complaints |
10:30 AM | 11:00 AM | Beyond Low T: Testosterone, Aging, Mood |
11:00 AM | 11:15 AM | Questions and Answers |
11:15 AM | 11:30 AM | Move to Breakout Sessions |
11:30 AM | 12:30 PM | Breakout 1: Ethical Dilemmas in Clinical Practice (Brendel) |
12:30 PM | 12:30 PM | Adjourn |
Day 4 | Thursday, February 25, 2027 | |
GLP-1s, Eating Disorders, Trauma | ||
6:00 AM | 7:00 AM | Breakfast |
6:30 AM | 7:00 AM | Breakfast Roundtable Discussions with the Professors |
7:00 AM | 7:25 AM | The Role of the Psychiatrist in GLP-1 Prescribing |
7:25 AM | 7:50 AM | What a Health Psychologist Wants You and Your Patients on GLP-1s to Know |
7:50 AM | 8:15 AM | Addressing Weight-Gaining Medications |
8:15 AM | 8:30 AM | Question and Answer |
8:30 AM | 9:10 AM | Perinatal PTSD |
9:10 AM | 9:40 AM | Trauma-Focused Interventions in Children |
9:40 AM | 9:50 AM | Question and Answer |
9:50 AM | 10:05 AM | Refreshment Break |
10:05 AM | 10:35 AM | Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) |
10:35 AM | 11:05 AM | GLP-1s and Disordered Eating |
11:05 AM | 11:15 AM | Questions and Answers |
11:15 AM | 11:30 AM | Move to Breakout Sessions |
11:30 AM | 12:30 PM | Breakout 1: Family-Based Interventions for Eating Disorders (Derenne & Sim) |
12:30 PM | 12:30 PM | Adjourn |
Day 5 | Friday, February 26, 2027 | |
New Frontiers in Psychiatry | ||
6:00 AM | 7:00 AM | Breakfast |
6:30 AM | 7:00 AM | Breakfast Roundtable Discussions with the Professors |
7:00 AM | 7:45 AM | Wearable Technology and Mental Health with Q&A |
7:45 AM | 8:20 AM | Responsible AI in Healthcare: Ethical Principles for Clinical Practice with Q&A |
8:20 AM | 8:55 AM | Best Articles 2026 with Q&A |
8:55 AM | 9:45 AM | Diagnosis vs. Symptoms: What Are We Actually Treating? |
9:45 AM | 10:00 AM | Refreshment Break |
10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Ketogenic Diet for Mood Disorders |
10:30 AM | 11:00 AM | Exercise and Stress Reduction and Mood Disorders |
11:00 AM | 11:15 AM | Questions and Answers |
11:15 AM | 11:30 AM | Move to Breakout Sessions |
11:30 AM | 12:30 PM | Breakout 1: Technology and Childhood Mental Health (Derenne) |
12:30 PM | 12:30 PM | Adjourn |
Guest rooms have been reserved for attendees with special course rates at the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa. In order to receive the special rates, reservations must be made before the room block fills or before the cut-off date of January 29, 2027, whichever comes first. After January 29, 2027, reservations will be taken on space and rate availability. Each attendee is limited to two hotel rooms.
Click here to make your reservation online. You may also call 1-800-233-1234 to make your reservation. Please identify yourself as an attendee of the Mayo Clinic Psychiatry Clinical Updates conference when making your reservation.
The resort fee has been discounted to $15 (plus tax) per room, per night.
Resort/Destination Fee (Subject to change): •Self-Parking •Welcome Lei •2 complimentary reusable water bottles •Purified water stations •Reusable tote bag •Nespresso® coffee maker with coffee and tea in room •24-hour Anara Spa fitness center access •Fitness & Yoga classes •Hawaiian Cultural Center Activities •Recreational bicycle use •Self-service laundry •Kids 5 & under eat free at Ilima Terrace breakfast buffet with paying adult •Guided morning walk •Hydroponic Garden tour, twice weekly •Koi fish feeding daily, Parrot Time •1-hr tennis or pickleball court time daily. •Complimentary beach chairs & umbrellas available for use at pool desk •Sunscreen at pool desk •Nightly entertainment at Seaview Terrace •Poipu Bay Golf Course and Club House shuttle service and $20.00 off green fees •Nightly shuttle service to restaurants in the area •Early Arrival/Late Departure Lounge
Any additional mandatory fees applied to guest rooms will be detailed at the time of booking.
Parking Hotel guest: • Self Parking – Included in the Resort Fee • Valet - $30 per day, plus gratuities. Non-Hotel guest attending the group functions, meetings: • Self Parking - $30 • Valet - $40
All travel and lodging expenses are the sole responsibility of the individual registrant.
Travel
We are pleased to report that the Grand Hyatt Kauai did not experience significant damage as a result of the recent hurricane. The property has largely returned to normal operations, and resort services, guest accommodations, and meeting facilities are available and functioning as expected. The hotel remains well-positioned to host upcoming meetings and events with minimal disruption.
Grand Hyatt Kauai | 7 Days After the Storm
Informational Guide
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
AMA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 27.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ANCC
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this activity for a maximum of 27.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
APA
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. This activity is approved for a maximum of 27.00 credits. Credit is awarded only for actual instructional time.
ASWB
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is approved to offer Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course will receive 27.00 general continuing education credits.
AAPA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 27.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Other Healthcare Professionals:
A record of attendance will be provided to all registrants for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies or other professional associations.
| Course Date | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 5.00 |
| Tuesday | 5.00 |
| Wednesday | 5.00 |
| Thursday | 5.00 |
| Friday | 5.00 |
For disclosure information regarding Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development accreditation review committee member(s) and staff, please go here to review disclosures.
Available Credit
- 27.00 AAPA Category 1
- 27.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 27.00 ANCC
- 27.00 APA
- 27.00 ASWB
- 27.00 Attendance
Mayo Clinic recognizes these types of educational programs would not be possible without your support; however, Psychiatry Clinical Updates 2027 is not able to offer any opportunities at this time.
To see the course fee, please log in or create an account
| Registration Fee(s) | |
|---|---|
| M.D., D.O., Ph.D. | $1199 |
| Allied Health, NP, PA, Retirees | $999 |
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Commitment to Belonging and Inclusion
Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development (MCSCPD) strives to foster a learning environment in which all individuals are valued, allowing all to achieve their fullest potential.
Every effort will be made to accommodate dietary requirements; however, some requests may not be feasible based on venue kitchen capabilities. Attendees will be contacted in advance if a dietary restriction cannot be fulfilled.
The Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development strives for fully accessible learning experiences. If you anticipate any barriers while attending this course, please reach out to the course coordinator who will be in touch with all registrants. If you need disability-related accommodations, please contact the Office of Wellness and Academic Support – Disability Access Services at MCCMS.DS@mayo.edu.
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