OCD Awareness Day: Sharing Knowledge & Creating Hope
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OCD Awareness Day: Sharing Knowledge & Creating Hope

All day event for clinicians, family, & those with lived experience to learn about the latest science & treatment for OCD Related Disorders.

Date and time

Location

1051 Riverside Dr

1051 Riverside Drive New York, NY 10032

Agenda

8:15 AM - 8:40 AM

Registration & Coffee

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

Welcome and Introductions

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM

Overview of OCD diagnosis, treatment, & causes. H. Blair Simpson, M.D., Ph.D.

9:25 AM - 9:40 AM

Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for OCD - Fugen Neziroglu, Ph.D.

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Medication Treatment for OCD - Steven Poskar, M.D.

10:05 AM - 10:25 AM

OCD in Youth - Kate Fitzgerald, M.D.

10:25 AM - 10:55 AM

Morning Coffee Break

10:55 AM - 11:55 AM

Adjunctive and New Therapies

10:55 AM - 11:10 AM

Adjunctive Psychological Therapies - Sony Khemlani-Patel, Ph.D.

11:10 AM - 11:25 AM

Novel Medications & Psychedelics - Natalie Gukasyan, M.D.

11:25 AM - 11:40 AM

Neuromodulation - Martjin Figee, M.D., Ph.D.

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM

Q&A Panel

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

Related Disorders

12:00 PM - 12:20 PM

Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder - Anthony Pinto, Ph.D.

12:20 PM - 12:45 PM

Body Dysmorphic Disorder - Katharine Phillips, M.D.

12:45 PM - 1:15 PM

Break, Grab a Boxed Lunch, and Head to Breakout Groups

1:15 PM - 12:30 PM (+1 day)

Breakout Groups: Choose a Group

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Group 1: For Therapists:Delivering CBT. Fugen Neziroglu & Sony Khemlani


Dr. Neziroglu & Dr. Khemlani will lead a discussion on some of the challenges faced when delivering evidenced based exposure and response prevention and offer solutions based on their decades of exp...

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Group 2: For Families & Caregivers of Adults. Dianne Hezel & Marla Diebler


Dr. Dianne Hezel & Dr. Marla W. Deibler will discuss the range of emotions that family, friends and partners often find themselves balancing (e.g., concern and empathy for their loved one, and frustr...

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Group 3: For Family & Caregivers of Youth. Kate Fitzgerald & Anthony Puliafico


Dr. Kate Fitzgerald & Dr. Anthony Puliafico will discuss and recap first-line treatments for youth and options for when youth do not fully respond to these, outline family behaviors that may maintain...

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Group 4: For OMH Clinicians. Sapana Patel & Stephanie Grimaldi


Expanding access to OCD Treatment: Tools and Support Through IMPACT-OCD. Dr. Sapana Patel & Dr. Stephanie Grimaldi will provide an overview of Improving Providers’ Assessment, Care Delivery, and Trea...

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Group 5: For Those with Lived Experience: Louis Horowitz & Blair Simpson


Louis Horowitz & Dr. Blair Simpson wish to create a comfortable environment where those with lived experience in the OCD world can share stories related to OCD and raise the key questions they have a...

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Community & Coffee in the lobby

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Final Q&A with Speakers

Good to know

Highlights

  • 7 hours 45 minutes
  • In person

About this event

Health • Mental health

Join us for an in person full day of learning and hope with lectures by prominent researchers and expert clinicians in OCD and Related Disorders. Registration is open to 170 attendees. The morning will consist of lectures on various topics followed by afternoon small group breakout sessions.The day will end with a large group Q&A with our expert speakers.


Location: Pardes Building at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, New York 10032. For those arriving by public transportation, please enter the building at 40 Haven Avenue. The security desk will provide you with a visitor’s pass and direct you to the Pardes Building. After passing through security, walk past the small café area and turn left to reach the indoor sky bridge. Cross the sky bridge and take one of the elevators down to the first floor. You will then see the registration desk and the entrance to the auditorium, where the event will be held.


RSVP: Attendance is Free. Pre-registration required due to seating capacity.


Meals: Bagged lunch, morning coffee and pastries, and afternoon coffee will be provided. Please remember to indicate your lunch preference when registering. If you have any dietary restrictions or allergies, please let us know and we will make the necessary accommodations and contact you via email to confirm.


Parking: Please note that there is very limited parking connected to the NYSPI campus. There are 50 parking spots in the NYSPI parking garage that are on a first-come, first serve basis. The entrance to the parking garage is located at 1051 Riverside Drive. Vehicles should proceed past the parking circle, where they will see both the garage entrance and the security booth. There is also parking available on the surrounding streets (please be mindful of posted regulations) as well as in the hospital’s parking garage, located at 115 Fort Washington Avenue, for a fee.


Co-sponsored by: OCD-New York, Columbia Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Newport Healthcare, and Bio Behavioral Institute.

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Nov 1 · 8:15 AM EDT