2025 Annual Meeting

The 2025 Annual Meeting is a comprehensive event for psychiatrists and mental health professionals, focusing on integrating recent scientific data with clinical practice. Attendees can expect a variety of sessions, including updates in community behavioral health, advocacy, and treatment-resistant depression. The conference will feature keynote presentations, workshops, and networking opportunities.

The agenda includes a mix of presentations, discussions, and competitions, such as the Resident Vignette Competition and Resident Mind Games. Notable sessions include topics on advocacy, visual arts in education, and geriatric psychiatry. The event will also offer opportunities for exhibitors to showcase their products and services.

Central California Psychiatric Society

Promoting quality treatment and prevention of mental illness in Central California.

Email: info@cencalpsych.org

Phone: (888) 234-1613

Cost	Type	Notes
$325.00	Member	Registration for members of the organization.
$380.00	Non-Member	Registration for non-members.
$280.00	Allied Professional	Registration for allied professionals.
$30.00	Resident Fellow Member / Student	Registration for resident fellow members or students.
$55.00	Non-Member Resident Fellow / Student	Registration for non-member resident fellows or students.
$275.00	Spouse / Guest	Registration for spouses or guests.
$100.00	Spouse / Guest (Dinner Only)	Registration for spouses or guests attending dinner only.

See the conference's actual website for more details around these fees, as sometimes they can be more complicated.

The conference begins on Friday, March 28, 2025, with a council meeting and registration, followed by sessions on community behavioral health and a movie discussion. Saturday includes advocacy updates, a resident vignette competition, and sessions on treatment-resistant depression. Sunday features sessions on partnering with multi-disciplinary teams and geriatric psychiatry, concluding with closing remarks.

Glen Xiong, MD

Presenter on Updates in Community Behavioral Health.

Francis Lu, MD

Faculty Advisor for Movie & Discussion.

Paul Yoder

Presenter on Advocacy Updates.

Ravi Goklaney, MD

Presenter on Advocacy Updates.

Jesse Koskey

Presenter on Sketching Out the Visual Arts in Education and Practice.

Katherine Marder

Presenter on Treatment Resistant Depression.

Rachel Robitz

Presenter on Partnering with a Multi-Disciplinary Team to Promote Recovery.

Helen Kales

Presenter on Geriatric Psychiatry.

James Bourgeois

Presenter on Management of Delirium Caused by Psychotropics.

The conference will be held at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Sacramento Riverfront. A room block rate of $260.00 per night is available until March 7, 2025. Reservations can be made online or by calling (916) 326-5000 and asking for the CCPS 2025 Annual Meeting discount rate.

Organizations interested in sponsorship or exhibiting can view the Partner/Exhibitor Prospectus. Benefits include showcasing products and services to the psychiatric community. More information is available here.