SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 
ON BIPOLAR DISORDER

June 7-9, 2007


David L. Lawrence Convention Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

DAY 1: THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2007

7:45 a.m.		Registration & Continental Breakfast
 
8:30 a.m.		Introduction
		David J. Kupfer, MD
		Bio  |  Slides & Video
 
 		Setting the Stage
		Sue Bergeson
		Bio  |  Slides & Video
 
8:45 a.m.		SYMPOSIUM I – Clinical Trials – Pragmatic Data
		Terence Ketter, MD - Chair

		What Have We Learned about Bipolar Disorder form STEP-BD and Other Practical Trials
		--Andrew A. Nierenberg, MD
		Bio  |  Slides & Video
		
		Practical Lessons from Two Effectiveness Trials of Care Management and Psychoeducation for Bipolar Disorder
		--Gregory Simon, MD, MPH
		Bio  |  Slides & Video
		
		Observational Studies in Bipolar Disorder: What Have We Learned and What Cannot Be Learned
		--Eduard Vieta, MD, PhD
		Bio  |  Slides & Video
		Symposium Q&A Video

10:15 a.m.	Break
 
10:30 a.m.	SYMPOSIUM II: Genetics, Neuroimaging and Boundaries of Bipolar Disorder
		J. Raymond DePaulo, Jr., MD – Chair
		
		Prospects for Identification for Bipolar Disorder Risk Genes through Whole Genome Analyses
		--Wade H. Berrettini, MD, PhD
		Bio  |  Slides & Video
		
		Neuronal Plasticity Cascades: Genes to Behavior Pathways in the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
		--Husseini K. Manji, MD
		Bio  |  Slides & Video
		
		Identifying Biomarkers of Bipolar Disorder: The Role of Neuroimaging and Neurocognition
		--Mary L. Phillips, MD
		Bio  |  Slides & Video
		Symposium Q&A Video

12:00 p.m.	Lunch (on your own)
 
1:00 p.m.		Report from the National Institute of Mental Health
		“NIMH Update”
		Thomas R. Insel, MD
		Bio  |  Slides & Video
  
2:30 p.m.		Break

2:45 p.m.		Concurrent Sessions I	

		T1. Treatment of Bipolar Depression I
		Joseph Calabrese, MD   Bio  |  Slides & Audio
		Paul E. Keck, Jr., MD   Bio  
		Willem A. Nolen, MD, PhD  Bio  |  Slides & Audio
		Panel and Q&A  Audio

		T2.  Diagnostic Guidelines I
		Mark A. Frye, MD  Bio  |  Slides and Audio
		Terence Ketter, MD  Bio  |  Slides and Audio
	
		T3.  Treatment Guidelines for Bipolar Disorder I
		Philip Mitchell, MBBS, FRANZCP, FRCPsych  Bio  |  Slides & Audio
		Gary S. Sachs, MD  Bio  |  Slides& Audio

		T4.  Childhood Bipolar Disorder (Role of ADHD)
		David A. Axelson, MD  Bio  |  Slides & Audio
		Boris Birmaher, MD  Bio  |  Slides & Audio
		Kiki D. Chang, MD  Bio  |  Slides & Audio

		T5.  What Are the Limits of Psychosocial Treatment for Bipolar Disorder?
		Sagar V. Parikh, MD, FRCPC  Bio  |  Slides & Audio
		Gregory Simon, MD, MPH  Bio  |  Slides & Audio

		T6.  Managing Alcohol and Substance Abuse in Patients with Bipolar Disorder
		Ihsan Salloum, MD   Bio  |  Slides & Audio
		Roger D. Weiss, MD   Bio  | Audio

		T7.  Advances in Schizophrenia: Lessons for Bipolar Disorder
		S. Charles Schulz, MD  Bio  |  Slides & Audio
		Carol A. Tamminga, MD   Bio  |  Slides & Audio
		T8.  Using Peer Run Support Groups as a Therapeutic Augmentation to Care
		Rodney Elgie   Bio  
		Stephen Propst, MBA   Bio  
		Slides & Audio

4:15 p.m.		Adjournment
 
4:30 p.m. -
6:00 p.m.		Poster Session
		The poster abstracts for the 7th ICBD, published in the journal, "Bipolar Disorders", Volume 9, 
		Supplement 1, 2007 are available on the web in pdf format at  www.blackwell-synergy.com/toc/bdi/9/s1	

7:00 p.m. -	Reception  
10:00 p.m.	Grand Concourse Restaurant                                                                              Back to Top
 
 	

							
DAY 2: FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2007 


7:45 a.m.		Registration & Continental Breakfast
 
8:30 a.m.		Introduction
		Ellen Frank, PhD
		Bio  |   Video        
                            
 
8:45 a.m.		SYMPOSIUM III - The Bipolar Spectrum and Bipolar II Disorder	
		Joseph Calabrese, MD - Chair

		Developmental Issues in the Pediatric Bipolar Spectrum
		--Kiki D. Chang, MD
		Bio  |  Slides & Video
		
		Treatment of Bipolar II Disorder and Consideration of the Bipolar Spectrum
		--Trisha Suppes, MD, PhD
		Bio  |  Slides & Video
		
		Role of Psychosocial Interventions in Bipolar II Disorder: What Do We Know
		--Holly Swartz, MD
		Bio  |  Slides & Video

10:15 a.m.	Break

10:30 a.m.	SYMPOSIUM IV – Bipolar Disorder and Concurrent Psychiatric/Medical Disorders
		Valentim Gentil, MD, PhD - Chair

		Co-occurrence of Bipolar Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Impulse Control Disorders
		--Paul E. Keck, Jr., MD
		BioSlides & Video
		
		High Rates of Medical Comorbidities in Bipolar Disorder Partially Explained by Sheared Genetics Factors
		--Willem A. Nolen, MD, PhD
		Bio  |  Slides & Video
		
		Medical and Psychiatric Comorbidities of Bipolar Disorder
		--Allan H. Young, MD, PhD
		Bio  |  Slides & Video
		Symposium Q&A Video

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

1:00 p.m.		Concurrent Sessions II

		F1. Combined Treatment (Pharmacological & Psychotherapeutic)
		Holly Swartz, MD    Bio 
		Michael E. Thase, MD  Bio  
		Slides & Audio

		F2. Diagnostic Issues and Treatment – Geriatrics
		Ariel Gildengers, MD,  Bio 
		Benoit H. Mulsant, MD, MS,  Bio
		Slides & Audio

		F3. Diagnostic Issues and Nosology 
		(Transition through Adolescence from Childhood Bipolar Disorder)
		David A. Axelson, MD  BioSlides & Audio
		Boris Birmaher, MD  Bio  |  Slides & Audio

  		F4. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
		Noreen Reilly-Harrington, PhD  Bio  
		Jan Scott, MD, FRCPsych   Bio  
		Slides & Audio
				
		F5. Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy 
		Ellen Frank, PhD   Bio  
		Jodi M. Gonzalez, PhD   Bio  
		Slides & Audio

		F6. Family Focused Therapy 
		Elizabeth L. George, PhD    Bio  |  Slides & Audio
		David J. Miklowitz, PhD    Bio  |  Slides & Audio

		F7. Psychoeducation 
		Francesc Colom, PsyD, MSc, PhD   Bio
		Eduard Vieta, MD, PhD  Bio
		Slides & Audio

		F8. Medical Monitoring: Who Should be Responsible for Which Conditions: 
		What Should be Monitored and When? 
		Andrea Fagiolini, MD    Bio 
		Edward S. Friedman, MD  Bio  
		Slides & Audio

		F9. Woman’s Reproductive Health and Bipolar Disorder
		Lauren B. Marangell, MD    Bio  |  Slides & Audio
		Katherine L. Wisner, MD    Bio  |  Slides & Audio
		F10. The Seven Dirty Words – Practical Tips for Improving Adherence and Outcome
		Brenda Bergeson, MD  Bio  
		Sue Bergeson   Bio  
		Rodney Elgie   Bio  
		Matthew G. Mattson, MS  Bio  
		Slides & Audio

2:30 p.m.		Break

2:45 p.m.		Concurrent Rapid Communication Session (I & II)
		Session I:

		pCREB as a Biochemical Phenotype in Genetic Studies of Bipolar Disorder
		Martin Alda, MD, FRCPC   Slides & Video

		Neuropsychological and Electrophysiological Indices of Neurocognitive 
		Dysfunction in Bipolar II Disorder
		Stein Andersson, PhD   Slides & Video

		Antioxidant Treatment of the Glutathione Deficiency in Bipolar Disorder 
		with N-Acetyl Cysteine: A Double Blind Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial
		Michael Berk, MD, PhD   Slides & Video

		Differences in Brain Activation during a Working Memory Task in Patients 
		with Bipolar Disorder Compared to their Healthy First Degree Relatives and Control Subjects
		Sophia Frangou, MD, PhD   Slides & Video

		General and Specific Cognitive Deficits in Bipolar Depression: The Brief 
		Assessment of Cognition in Affective Disorders (BAC-A) 
		Richard Keefe, PhD   Slides & Video

		Lamotrigine versus lithium in prophylaxis of bipolar disorder: a randomized study
		Rasmus W. Licht, MD, PhD   Slides & Video

		Efficacy of a Protein Kinase C Inhibitor in the Treatment of Acute Mania: 
		A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study 
		Carlos A. Zarate, Jr., MD   Slides & Video

		Session II:

		The Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium (WTCCC) genome-wide association 
		study of 2000 cases of bipolar disorder and 3000 controls
		Nick Craddock, MD, PhD, FRCPsych   


		Childhood Affective Trauma in Bipolar Affective Disorder
		Marion Leboyer, MD, PhD   Slides & Audio

		Recovery from Depression in Patients with Bipolar Disorder and Comorbid 
		Substance and Alcohol Use Disorders: Prospective Findings from the 
		Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD)
		Michael J. Ostacher, MD, PhD   Slides & Audio

		Elevated Serum Levels of C-reactive Protein are Associated with 
		Mania Symptoms in Outpatients with Bipolar Disorder
		Faith Dickerson, PhD   

		Nomenclature in Course and Outcome in Bipolar Disorders
		Mauricio Tohen, MD, DrPh, MBA   

		Does Cannabis Use Impact on Treatment Outcome in Bipolar Illness? 
		A Longitudinal Analysis
		Inge van Rossum, MSc   

		Self-reported Access to Medical and Psychiatric Care in Patients 
		with Bipolar Disorder
		John E. Zeber, PhD   Slides & Audio
2:45 p.m 		Peer Support/Advocacy Forum:  Consumer Involvement in Providing Direct Care
		William Ashdown
		Peter C. Ashenden
		Rodney Elgie
		Lisa C. Goodale, MSW
		Slides & Audio

4:15 p.m.		Adjournment

4:30 p.m. -
6:00 p.m.		Poster Session
		The poster abstracts for the 7th ICBD, published in the journal, "Bipolar Disorders", Volume 9, 
		Supplement 1, 2007 are available on the web in pdf format at  www.blackwell-synergy.com/toc/bdi/9/s1	
		
7:30 p.m.		Mogens Schou Awards
		Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh   Video

8:30 p.m.		Dinner 
		Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
 
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DAY 3: SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2007


7:45 a.m.		Registration
		Continental Breakfast
 
8:30 a.m.		Introduction
		Michael E. Thase, MD
		Bio  |  Video

8:45 a.m.		Concurrent Sessions III 

		S1. Essential Ingredients of Psychotherapy 
		David J. Miklowitz, PhD  Bio  |  Slides & Audio

		S2. The Functional and Economic Burden of Bipolar Disorder 
		Sagar V. Parikh, MD, FRCPC  Bio  |  Slides & Audio

		S3. Advocacy Workshop 
		Sue Bergeson  Bio 
		Ellen Frank, PhD  Bio
		Slides & Audio

		S4. Career Training for Bipolar Disorder 
		Mark Chavez, PhD  Bio  |  Slides & Audio

		S5. Functioning: Outcomes
		Mark S. Bauer, MD  Bio  |  Slides & Audio

		S6. Cognition, Cognitive Neuroscience and Bipolar Disorder
		Wayne Drevets, MD  Bio  |  Slides & Audio
		Sophia Frangou, MD, MSc, PhD, MRCPsych  Bio  |  Slides & Audio
		Guy Goodwin, MD  BioSlides & Audio

		Advanced Workshops on Psychosocial Therapy

		S7A: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
		Noreen Reilly-Harrington, PhD  Bio  
 		Jan Scott, MD, FRCPsych  Bio   
		Slides & Audio

		S7B: Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy 
		Debra Frankel, DCSW  Bio  
		Jodi M. Gonzalez, PhD  Bio   
		Slides & Audio

		S7C: Family Focused Therapy 
		Elizabeth L. George, PhD  BioSlides & Audio

		S7D: Psychoeducation
		Francesc Colom, PsyD, MSc, PhD Bio  
 		Eduard Vieta, MD, PhD  Bio
		Slides & Audio

10:15 a.m.	Break
 
10:30 a.m.	SYMPOSIUM V – International Perspectives
		Lakshmi N. Yatham, MB, FRCPC - Chair

		The Paradox of a Public Mental Health System Submitted to Dehospitalizaton: High Admission Pressures to 
		Vanishing Hospital Services
		--Valentim Gentil, MD, PhD
		Bio  |  Slides & Video
		
		International Perspectives: England
		--Guy Goodwin, MD
		Bio  |  Slides & Video
		
		International Perspectives on Bipolar Disorder: Australia and New Zealand
		--Philip Mitchell, MBBS, FRANZCP, FRCPsych
		Bio  |  Slides & Video

12:00 p.m.	Lunch (on your own)
 
1:00 p.m.		SYMPOSIUM VI – DSM, ICD, WHO and Beyond
		David J. Kupfer, MD – Chair
		
		Consumer Perspective: DSM, ICD, WHO and Beyond
		--Sue Bergeson
		BioSlides & Video
		
		The DMS-V Development Process: An Overview of Progress Made and Future Challenges
		--Darrel A. Regier, MD, MPH
		Bio  |  Slides & Video
		
		Nosology of Bipolar Disorder: What Needs to Change in DSM-V and Beyond
		--Lakshmi N. Yatham, MB, FRCPC
		Bio  |  Slides & Video
		Q& A   Video 


 3:00 p.m.		Concurrent Sessions IV

		Meet the Doctors
		David Axelson, MD
		Andrea Fagiolini, MD
		Vishwajit Nimgaonkar, MD
		Michael E. Thase, MD 


4:15 p.m.		Adjournment
 

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