2026 Oregon Psychiatric Physicians Fall Virtual Business Meeting and CME Program
September 19th - virtual
Conference Fees:
General Attendee: $150
Trainee Member: (Med Students, Residents, Fellows): $50
Trainee Fees are reimbursed after attendance is verified.
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TARGET AUDIENCE: Physicians, Physician Associates, Nurse Practitioners of all specialties. Behavioral Health & Addiction practitioners (LCSW, LPC, CADC). Practitioners from all States welcome.
Saturday, September 19, 2026 | Tentative Virtual Conference Agenda: Download Agenda
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Session |
Presenter |
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| 8:00am |
Welcome - OPPA Council President |
Yetty Akins, MD
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| 8:10am |
“Physician Wellness" |
Markita Wills, MD MBA |
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| 9:10am |
10-minute Break |
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| 9:20am |
“Back to School: What Psychiatrists Need to Know about Threat Management and K-12 School Violence"
Learning Objectives:
- Distinguish targeted and stochastic violence
- Describe how psychiatrists can participate in school-based threat management
- Apply the pathway to intentional violence to evaluation and management
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Jack Rozel, MD
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| 10:20am |
10-minute Break |
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| 10:30am |
“Mild Neurocognitive Disorder: Evaluation and Decision-Making at The Gateway to Dementia”
Learning objectives:
- Recognize the distinctions between normal cognitive aging, subjective cognitive impairment, mild neurocognitive disorder, and dementia (major neurocognitive disorder).
- Assess and diagnose mild neurocognitive disorder (MiND) according to its DSM5TR current definition.
- Intervene with diagnosis disclosure, decision making, planning, and appropriate management including disease modifying immunotherapy.
- Promote a “brain healthy” lifestyle for delay or prevention of cognitive decline.
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James Ellison, MD
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| 11:30am |
Lunch Break and OPPA Business Meeting
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| 1:00pm |
10-minute Break |
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| 1:10pm |
"Medical Updates for the Psychiatrist - Health Maintenance and Cardio metric Considerations"
Learning Objectives:
- Identify important medical updates for practicing psychiatrists
- Provide a more updated approach to Cardiovascular risks
- Identify AC/AHA guideline changes among several medical updates
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Pritham Raj, MD
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| 2:10pm |
10-minute Break |
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| 2:20pm |
“Collaborative Care: National and State Update” and
Q+A Panel |
Theresa Miskimen Rivera, MD, DLFAPA and David Nagarkatti-Gude, MD
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| 4:30pm |
End of Session |
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