Stanley Center for the Innovative Treatment of Bipolar Disorder

FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 
ON BIPOLAR DISORDER



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Schedule

DAY 1: THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2003
7:45 a.m. Registration
Continental Breakfast
 
8:30 a.m. Overview
David J. Kupfer, M.D.
Audio
(Length:  11 min.)
 
8:45 a.m. Setting the Stage
Lydia Lewis
Audio
(Length:  14 min.)
 
9:05 a.m. Session I: "Updates and Goals"
Chair: David J. Kupfer, M.D.

Part I: "Updates from Multisite Treatment Trials"

“Enhancing Care through Collaborative Practice:
Status of the Multi-Site Randomized Controlled Trials”
- Mark S. Bauer, M.D.

“Long Term Studies of Relapse Prevention in Bipolar Disorder – BALANCE”
- Guy Goodwin, M.D.

“STEP-BD: Update”
- Gary S. Sachs, M.D.
 

10:05 a.m.
 
Panel Discussion
Audio (Length:  10 min.)
 
10:25 a.m. Break
 
10:40 a.m. Part II: Updates on Genetics and Neurobiology

“Neuroplasticity and Cellular Resilience in Bipolar Disorder”
- Husseini K. Manji, M.D.

“Shared Genetic Susceptibility for Bipolar and
Schizophrenic Disorders”
- Wade Berrettini, M.D., Ph.D.
 

12:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
International Society for Bipolar
Disorders Membership Meeting
Audio (Length:  52 min.)

Faculty Luncheon
 

1:15 p.m. Part III: Report from NIMH
“NIMH Update”
- Thomas R. Insel, M.D.
 
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. Concurrent Rapid Communications Sessions

Session A - Chair: Samuel Gershon, M.D.

“Familial Relationship Between Bipolar Disorder, Alcohol and
Heroin Dependence”
- Martin Preisig, M.D.

“An fMRI Study of Altered Load-Response Characteristics During Verbal Working Memory Task Performance in Euthymic Bipolar I Disorder”
- Presented by Vivienne Curtis, M.D. for Paul J. Monks, M.B.

“Changes in Brain Activation in Bipolar Patients with Increasing Number of Depressive Episodes”
- Caleb M. Adler, M.D.

Session B - Chair: Lauren Marangell, M.D.

“Effectiveness of a Population-Based Care Management Program for People with Bipolar Disorder”
- Gregory E. Simon, M.D., M.P.H.

“Efficacy and Acceptability of Valproate in Acute Mania”
- Presented by Karine Macritchie for John R. Geddes, M.D., FRCPsych

“Divalproex Sodium verses Lithium Carbonate in the Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder”
- Robert L. Findling, M.D.

“A Case Control Study in the Use of Telemedicine for Treatment Adherence and Improved Outcomes in Remote and Rural Patients with Bipolar Disorder”
- Russell D’Souza, M.D.
 

4:15 p.m. Adjournment
 
4:30 p.m. -
6:00 p.m.
 
Poster Session
7:00 p.m. -
10:00 p.m.
Reception and Awards
The Andy Warhol Museum
 
7:30 p.m. "Mogens Schou Awards"
Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D.
Husseini K. Manji, M.D.
Waltraud E. Prechter

DAY 2: FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2003 

7:45 a.m. Registration
Continental Breakfast
 
8:30 a.m. Overview
Valentim Gentil, M.D., Ph.D.
Video  |  Audio (Length:  4 min.)
 
8:45 a.m. Session II: Advances in the Treatment of Bipolar Depression
Chair: Jules Angst, M.D.

“Bipolar Depression – Phenomenological Overview and
Clinical Characteristics”
- Philip Mitchell, M.D., FRANZCP, FRCPsych

“Bipolar Depression: Course of Illness”
- Mauricio Tohen, M.D., Dr.P.H.

“Advances in the Pharmacological Treatment of Bipolar Depression”
- Paul E. Keck, Jr., M.D.

“What is the Role for Psychotherapy in Bipolar Disorders?”
- Jan Scott, M.D., FRCPsych

 

9:45 a.m. Panel Discussion
Audio (Length:  15 min.)
 
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Session III: Bipolar Disorder Across the Life-span
Chair: Valentim Gentil, M.D., Ph.D.

“Behavior and Mood Problems in Children of
Bipolar Parents”
- Boris Birmaher, M.D.

“Course of Bipolar Disorder in Pregnancy”
- Adele Viguera, M.D.

“Rapid-Cycling and Mixed States in Adolescents
and the Elderly: A Parallelism”
- Athanasios Koukopoulos, M.D.

“Changing Prescription Patterns for Lithium and Divalproex in
the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Old Age:
Shifting Practice without Evidence”
- Kenneth I. Shulman, M.D.
 

11:30 a.m. Panel Discussion
Audio (Length:  25 min.)
 
12:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
1:00 p.m. Interactive Sessions: Ask the Experts

1. Treatment of Children and Adolescents with
Bipolar Disorder

David A. Axelson, M.D.
Boris Birmaher, M.D.

2. Treatment Guidelines for Bipolar Disorder
Fouzia Laghrissi-Thode, M.D.
Per Vestergaard, Dr.Med.Sc.

3. Bipolar II
Hagop S. Akiskal, M.D.

4. Women’s Issues
Paula J. Clayton, M.D.

5. Use of Anticonvulsants in Bipolar Disorder
(Too Much or Too Little?)
Chair: Lakshmi N. Yatham, MB, FRCPC
Charles L. Bowden, M.D.
Giovanni Cassano, M.D.
Guy Goodwin, M.D.

7. Design Issues in Bipolar Depression Studies
Chair: John R. Geddes, M.D.
Joseph Calabrese, M.D.
Gary S. Sachs, M.D.
Gregory E. Simon, M.D.

 

2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m.

Concurrent Rapid Communications Sessions

Session C - Chair: Giovanni de Girolamo, M.D.

“Heterogeneity of Bipolar Disorder: Proposal for 3-spectra Model”
- Martin Alda, M.D.

“Prevalence Rates of Medical Conditions in a Bipolar Affective Disorder Population”
- Howard H. Fenn, M.D.

“Validation of the Palm Life Chart: An Electronic Diary for Long-term Monitoring of Bipolar Patients”
- Lars O. Scharer, M.D.

“Non-Invasive Assessment of Circadian Rhythms in Remitted
Bipolar Patient”
- Steven H. Jones, Ph.D.

Session D - Chair: Holly Swartz, M.D.

“Is Adjunctive CBT Superior to Psychoeducation in the Maintenance Treatment of Bipolar Disorder?”
- Ari E. Zaretsky, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.

“Why are Some Depressions Worsened by Antidepressants?”
- Chantal Henry, M.D., Ph.D.

“Pharmacological Treatment of Bipolar Disorder: Psychotropic Medication Use in the First 500 Patients in the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorders”
- Presented by S. Nassir Ghaemi, M.D. for Douglas J. Hsu

“Clinical Experience with Topiramate in a Psychiatric-Based Weight Management Program”
- Susan L. McElroy, M.D.

 

4:15 p.m. Adjournment
4:30 p.m. -
6:00 p.m.
 
Poster Session
7:30 p.m. Cocktails
The Grand Concourse Restaurant
 
8:30 p.m.

Dinner
The Grand Concourse Restaurant

 

DAY 3: SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2003

7:45 a.m. Registration
Continental Breakfast
 
8:30 a.m. Overview
Guy Goodwin, M.D.
Video  |  Audio (Length:  5 min.)
 
8:45 a.m. Interactive Sessions:  Ask the Experts

B. Financing Bipolar Care
Pamela B. Peele, Ph.D.

C. Treatment of Rapid Cycling
Charles L. Bowden, M.D.
Joseph Calabrese, M.D.
Allan H. Young, M.D., Ph.D.

D. Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for
Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD)

Gary S. Sachs, M.D.
Michael E. Thase, M.D.

E. “Off-Label” Use of Medication in Bipolar Disorder
Joseph F. Goldberg, M.D.

F. Legal, Ethical, and Disability Issues in Bipolar Disorder
Patients
Robert M. Wettstein, M.D.

G. PTSD and Bipolar Disorder
Michael Otto, Ph.D. 


10:15 a.m.

Break
 

10:30 a.m.

The Complexity of Co-morbidity in Bipolar Disorder
Chair: Giovanni Cassano, M.D.

“Psychiatric Comorbidity in Bipolar Disorder”
- Leonardo Tondo, M.D.

“Comorbid Bipolar Disorder and Panic Disorder:
A Genetically Distinct Subtype of Bipolar Disorder?”
- Alessandro Rotondo, M.D.

“Somatic Comorbidity: New Insights into the Link
between the Thyroid System and Bipolar Disorder”
- Bruno Müller-Oerlinghausen, Dr.med.
 

11:15 a.m.
 
The Importance of Treatment Alliance
“A Collaborative Approach to the Treatment Alliance”
- Michael Berk, M.D., Ph.D.

“Combining Medication and Psychoeducation for the
Prevention of Relapse in Bipolar Disorder”
- Eduard Vieta, M.D., Ph.D.
 

12:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own)

Faculty Luncheon
 

1:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

1. Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Ellen Frank, Ph.D.

2. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Michael Otto, Ph.D.
Noreen Reilly-Harrington, Ph.D.

3. Family Issues for Adolescents
David J. Miklowitz, Ph.D.

4. Disparities in Access to / Delivery of Care
Mark S. Bauer, M.D.
Boris Birmaher, M.D.
Charlotte Brown, Ph.D.
Brenda Lee
 

2:30 p.m.
 
Break
2:45 p.m. International Advocacy Forum
Donna Carothers
Martha Hellander
Lydia Lewis
Paolo Lucio Morselli, M.D.

4:15 p.m.

Adjournment

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