Registration Information
Registration & Member Discounts
Secure your spot by June 30 to receive the early registration rate and make the most of your membership benefits.
Pre-Conference Rates
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Until 6/30
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7/1 - 9/5
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NCPA/APA/NCCCAP Member |
$175 |
$200 |
NCPA Member Psychiatry Resident |
$25 |
$25 |
Non-Member Psychiatry Resident |
$75 |
$75 |
Medical Student Interested in Psychiatry Residency |
$25 |
$25 |
Non Physician |
$200 |
$250 |
Non-Member Physician (Including Psychiatrists) |
$235 |
$270 |
Annual Meeting Rates
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Full Registration
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Friday Only
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Saturday All Day
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Sunday Only
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Until 6/30
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7/1 - 9/5
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Until 6/30
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7/1 - 9/5
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Until 6/30
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7/1 - 9/5
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Until 6/30
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7/1 - 9/5
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NCPA/APA/NCCCAP Member |
$700 |
$800 |
$335 |
$385 |
$425 |
$475 |
$200 |
$300 |
NCPA Member Psychiatry Resident |
$75
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$25
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$25
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$25
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Non-Member Psychiatry Resident |
$375
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$125
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$125
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$125
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$75
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$25
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$25
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$25
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Non Physician |
$750 |
$850 |
$385 |
$435 |
$475 |
$525 |
$250 |
$350 |
Non-Member Physician
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$800 |
$900 |
$435 |
$485 |
$525 |
$575 |
$300 |
$400 |
To receive the discounted registration rate, we encourage you to join NCPA. First year dues are waived for Resident-Fellow Members. You can join NCPA by visiting www.psychiatry.org/membership/join-apa, then contact NCPA to process your reduced rate.
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Hotel Information

Sheraton Raleigh Hotel 421 South Salisbury Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27601
Reservations: Make your reservation on-line by clicking here or by calling Marriott Central Reservations at 1-888-236-2427 and identify yourself as a member of the NC Psychiatry Association (NCPA) Annual Meeting 2025.
The deadline to book a room within NCPA's hotel block is August 18, 2025. Availability is limited, so participants are encouraged to make their reservations as soon as possible.
Parking: The parking garage located at 416 S. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27601. The current overnight rate to park is $22/day. All parking charges are subject to applicable rates in effect on the date(s) of the event and are to be paid directly to the parking garage.
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Program Schedule

Pre-Conference
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Thursday, September 18
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Noon - 1:00pm |
Registration |
PLENARY SESSIONS |
1:00pm - 2:00pm |
Legal Cannabis--Implications for the Practicing Psychiatrist |
2:00pm - 3:00pm |
Cannabis Across the Lifespan: Biological Risks, Benefits & Vulnerable Populations Tony P. George, M.D., F.R.C.P.C. |
3:00pm - 3:15pm |
Break |
3:15pm - 5:15pm |
Cannabis - Let's Talk About It Joshua Briscoe, M.D. and Tony P. George, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.
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Annual Meeting
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Thursday, September 18
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2:00pm - 6:00pm |
Registration |
6:00pm - 7:30 pm |
Welcome Reception |
7:30pm - 8:30pm |
Non-CME Sponsored Dinner |
Friday, September 19
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7:30am - 8:30am |
Breakfast with Exhibitors |
PLENARY SESSIONS |
8:30am -9:30am |
APA Welcome Marketa Wills, M.D., F.A.P.A. |
9:30am - 10:30am |
Novel Medications for Schizophrenia Jose Rubio, M.D. |
11:00am - 12:30pm |
Policy and Advocacy Update Moderator: Nathan Copeland, M.D., F.A.P.A.; NC House Representative Sarah Crawford |
12:30pm - 1:00pm |
Break with Exhibitors |
12:45pm - 2:00pm |
NCPA Business Lunch (NCPA Members Only) |
2:00pm - 2:30pm |
Break with Exhibitors |
AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS |
2:30pm - 4:30pm |
Workshop by Practice Type: Private Practice Aarti Kapur, M.D., D.F.A.P.A. and Randie Schachter, D.O. |
2:30pm - 4:30pm |
Workshop by Practice Type: Academic Winston Li, M.D. and John Nicholls, M.D., J.D., D.F.A.P.A.
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2:30pm - 4:30pm |
Workshop by Practice Type: Administrative Ish Bhalla, M.D. and Micah Krempasky, M.D |
5:00pm - 6:00pm |
Non-CME Sponsored Dinner |
6:00pm - 8:00pm |
NCCCAP Social |
7:00pm |
UNC Psychiatry Alumni Social @ Whiskey Kitchen |
Saturday, September 20
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7:00am - 7:55am |
Breakfast with Exhibitors |
7:00am -7:55am |
NCCCAP Business Breakfast |
GENERAL PSYCHIATRY TRACK |
8:00am - 9:00am |
Is the Storm Ever Over? NCPA and Helene Therese Garrett, M.D., D.F.A.P.A. and Venkata "Amba" Jonnalagadda, M.D., D.F.A.P.A. |
9:00am - 10:00am |
Wise and Adaptive Use of AI and Technology in Mental Health William Meyerson, M.D., Ph.D. |
10:00am - 10:30am |
Break with Exhibitors |
10:30am - 11:30am |
Don't You Forget About Me: The Role of TCAs in Psychiatric Practice Robert Golden, M.D., D.L.F.A.P.A.
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11:30am - 12:30pm |
Clozapine in the Post REMS Era: The Dust is Still Settling Lars Fredrik Jarskog, M.D., L.M. |
CHILD PSYCHIATRY TRACK |
8:00am - 9:00am |
Behind Closed Doors: Confidentiality in the Age of Open Notes and Treating LGBTQIA+ Patients Layla Soliman, M.D. and Shanna Swaringen, D.O. |
9:00am - 10:00am |
Supporting Immigrant Youth in Complex Times Andi Diaz Stransky, M.D. |
10:00am - 10:30am |
Breakfast with Exhibitors |
10:30am - 11:30am |
Current Trends with Adolescent Substance Use and Abuse |
11:30am - 12:30pm |
Pulling it Together: Supporting Marginalized Children in Child Psychiatry NC House Representative Laura Budd; Layla Soliman, M.D.; Andi Diaz Stransky, M.D.; and Shanna Swaringen, D.O.
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12:30pm - 1:45pm |
Product Theater Lunch (Non CME) |
GENERAL SESSIONS |
2:00pm - 3:00pm |
Acculturation, Assimilation and the Immigrant Experience: Generational Differences and the Current Crisis David Luke Smith, M.D. |
3:00pm - 4:00pm |
Diagnosis and Management of Autistic Adults in North Carolina Linmarie Sikich, M.D., D.L.F.A.P.A. |
4:00pm - 5:00pm |
The Use of Psychodelics in Clinical Practice: Current Evidence Renu Goel, M.D. and Robert McClure, M.D., L.F.A.P.A. |
5:30pm - 8:00 pm |
Medical Student & Resident Poster Reception |
Sunday, September 21
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7:00am - 7:55am |
Continental Breakfast |
PLENARY SESSIONS |
8:00am - 9:00am |
Better Living Through Physics? Perry Renshaw, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A. (Sethi Award Winner) |
9:00am - 10:00am |
NC State of the State: Dispatch from NC DHHS Carrie Brown, M.D., D.F.A.P.A |
10:00am - 10:30am |
Break |
10:30am - 12:00pm |
Top 10 Research Findings Chris Aiken, M.D., D.F.A.P.A. |
Meeting Adjourns |
*Agenda is subject to change.
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2025 Annual Meeting Poster Session

The North Carolina Psychiatric Association (NCPA) and the North Carolina Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (NCCCAP) will co-host this year's Resident & Medical Student Poster Session on Saturday, September 20 at the 2025 NCPA/NCCCAP Annual Meeting & Scientific Session in Raleigh, NC.
Guidelines
The body of the abstract should be organized as indicated below. Each section will have an 800 character limit.
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Introduction- background or purpose of the research
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Methods- description of the study
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Results- summary of the results and conclusions reached
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Discussion- relevance of the study
Abstract Submission Form
Important Dates
Abstract submissions are due by July 18, 2025.
Applicants will be notified of their acceptance into the Poster Session by August 8, 2025.
Poster session will be held on September 20, 2025.3
Fees and Expenses
Everyone presenting a Poster or Abstract must complete a registration form and pay the appropriate fees associated with registration. Registration for the Annual Meeting will open in June.
Equipment
Presenters must bring a pre-mounted 36" H x 48" W poster. Easels will be provided. (Print shops can mount posters to foam board, etc. for you.)
Abstract Submission Form
Questions?
Any questions can be directed to Lana Frame or by phone: 919-859-3370.
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