APA’s New Strategic Plan

APA is launching a comprehensive strategic planning process—and our members’ voices are essential to its success. Join CEO and Medical Director Marketa M. Wills, M.D., M.B.A., and members of the Board of Trustees tomorrow, May 8, 6 p.m. ET, to learn how APA is charting the course for psychiatry’s future in a rapidly evolving landscape.

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APA Helps Launch Congressional Mental Health Caucus

This morning, incoming APA President Theresa Miskimen Rivera, M.D., and other mental health advocacy organization leaders joined U.S. Reps. Andrea Salinas (D-Ore.), Don Bacon (R-Neb.), and Donald Beyer (D-Va.) to officially launch the bipartisan Mental Health Caucus for the 119th Congress. At a press conference, Dr. Miskimen Rivera spoke about the urgent need for solutions to the country’s opioid epidemic and other mental health crises: “It’s often said that mental health is a bipartisan issue, and this Caucus is a terrific example of that cooperation.”

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Switching Med Formulations Is Safe—With Caveats

Certain manufacturing processes present a challenge for achieving bioequivalence between generic and reference drugs. However, the potential for poor outcomes from switching can be managed with close monitoring.

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T-Minus 10 Days Until APA 2025!

The 2025 APA Annual Meeting is just around the corner, but there’s still time to register for the in-person or virtual event—featuring four amazing plenaries—or to upgrade your existing registration to the Gold Package to gain access to APA On Demand. With On Demand, you can listen to select meeting sessions online from any device, at any time.

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Add to Your Knowledge With a Half- or Full-Day Course

Looking to elevate your Annual Meeting experience? Consider registering for one of this year’s 25 paid courses or nine master courses—each clinically focused and taught by leaders in the field.

Be Sure to Visit the Community Psychiatry Hub

Across the five days of the Annual Meeting, Petree Hall C of the Los Angeles Convention Center will be the destination for all things community psychiatry—including 17 lectures, three poster sessions, and an exclusive networking area.

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Review Your Open Payments Data

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is reminding physicians that the review period for the Open Payments program is available now through Thursday, May 15. This database records payments and other transfers of value to physicians from entities such as drug and medical device companies reported to CMS. Physicians are encouraged to review their data and affirm or dispute any errors before CMS opens the database to the public.

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Leading Physician Groups Oppose Infringements on Patient-Physician Relationship

Along with fellow members of the “Group of Six,” APA has reiterated its opposition to any legislation, regulation, or executive action that interferes with the confidential relationship between a patient and their physician or undermines the provision of evidence-based standards of patient care and physician training.

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Introducing the PNBlog

The newest addition to the Psychiatric News portfolio will provide a dynamic platform for timely commentary, personal reflections, expert analysis, and fresh perspectives on “anything mental health.”

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APA Develops Medicaid Advocacy Toolkit

As Congress debates a budget reconciliation bill that could propose sweeping funding cuts to Medicaid, APA has created a toolkit with the most up-to-date information, resources, and ways for psychiatrists to get involved and protect Medicaid.

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Considering a Career Change? APA Has You Covered With JobCentral

APA JobCentral is the career hub for psychiatry. View open positions, post a resume, or set up email job alerts. Visit JobCentral to view recently posted positions, such as an outpatient psychiatrist in Modesto, California, or an attending inpatient psychiatrist in Queens, New York. Review these as well as hundreds more job openings across the country and around the world.

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