Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy Update
14+
CE credit hours
October 23-24, 2025
Austin, Texas, Online
and On-demand
15+ Experts
In psychiatric pharmacotherapy topics
This Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy Update is designed to provide pharmacists, psychiatrists, physicians, nurses, psychologists and social workers with timely and clinically useful information about applying neuroscience principles and evidence-based approaches to the management of selected psychiatric and neurologic disorders.
Mark your calendars! The 2025 Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy Update is October 23-24, in Austin, Texas. Participants are encouraged to join us in person, but those unable to make it to Austin can attend via Zoom webinar.
After the event, program recordings will be available on-demand, along with supplemental resources and downloadable presentation slides, for CE students to access and complete to meet their practice needs.
New for 2025: Optional Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities for pharmacists. The Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy Update provides Board-Certified Pharmacists the option to develop a CPD plan and receive additional CPD credit towards their Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) recertification. See the registration page for more details.
Registration is coming soon!
Event Overview
Check out the Agenda to see the schedule and speakers.
Download the Meeting Guidebook (coming soon) containing all the event details. Be sure to check the Meeting Guidebook link regularly for the latest content updates.
2025 Conference Quick Facts
- Where: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Austin
6505 North IH-35 Austin, TX 78752 - When: October 23-24, 2025
- What: The program offers 14 live sessions covering a variety of psychiatric pharmacotherapy topics. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities are also available throughout the event for pharmacists who need CPD credit for their Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) recertification.
- Who: Pharmacists, psychiatrists, physicians, nurses, physician assistants, psychologists and social workers
Target Audience
Pharmacists, psychiatrists, physicians, nurses, physician assistants, psychologists and social workers who specialize in or have an interest in neuropsychiatric disorders and wish to enhance their awareness and knowledge of the most recent advances impacting contemporary practice.
This interdisciplinary shared learning environment facilitates an appreciation among the attendees for the contributions that various health professions must make for a mental health treatment plan to succeed. Whether attending as an individual or with a team of colleagues from your practice site, all invited disciplines can expect to take away evidence-based information that will help improve outcomes for patients with psychiatric disorders.
Registration, Fee and Discounts
Registration
Registration is coming soon for the 2025 Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy Update. The registration process is the same regardless of attendance type.
Whether you attend in person or online, we recommend you bookmark the registration page—that's where you'll find course information during the conference, tune into the live broadcast and access all the content after the event.
2025 Registration Fee
Early rate (Before June 13): $575
Regular rate (through Oct. 1): $595
Late rate (after Oct. 1): $645
Registration includes CE credit, access to all content either in person or via online broadcast with additional on-demand content, downloadable handouts and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits for pharmacists (awarded upon component completion). In-person registrants will receive breakfast, lunch and snacks each day, with optional bonus lunchtime CPD topic discussions and a Thursday reception. Recordings of the program are made available online for on-demand viewing after the event.
Individual Discounts
The University of Texas Discount: Employees of any University of Texas System institution, including UT Austin, can receive a $65 discount off the current posted registration fee. UT System employees should enter the coupon code UT25PSYCH in the coupon box during registration.
Veterans Affairs Discounts: United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees are eligible for a $65 discount off the current posted registration fees. VA employees should enter the coupon code VA25PSYCH in the coupon box during registration.
Pharmacy and Medical Students and Residents/Social Work Students/Interns: Residents and enrolled students in Pharmacy, Medical, and Social Work programs can register at a special rate of $165. Students should enter the coupon code p4254PSYCH in the coupon box during registration. Enrollment identification may be requested.
Discounts may not be combined with any other coupons or offers.
Location, Lodging & Parking
Location
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Austin
6505 North IH-35
Austin, TX 78752
(512) 454-3737
(800) 347-0330
Lodging
Registrants may book overnight accommodations with the DoubleTree Hotel.
To book overnight accommodations with the event group rate, click here.
Parking
Complimentary parking is available on-site in the hotel parking garage for day participants and overnight guests who are attending the seminar. Please bring your parking ticket to the event check-in desk for validation.
CE Credit
All sessions will offer CPE, CME, CNE and Social Work/Counseling/APA credit.
The program contains 14+ live CE hours and two on-demand CE hours. Please see the Meeting Guidebook for full CE credit details.
Speakers
- Stephen R. Saklad, Pharm.D., BCPP, Clinical Professor (Retired), The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy Division of Pharmacotherapy, UT Health San Antonio, Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine Pharmacotherapy Education and Research Center
- Rajesh R. Tampi, M.S., DFAPA, DFAAGP, Professor (Tenured) and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Inaugural Bhatia Family Endowed Chair in Psychiatry, Creighton University School of Medicine, Professor of Psychiatry (Adjunct), Yale School of Medicine
- Samantha Catanzano, Pharm.D., BCPP, Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Psychiatric Pharmacist, UT Health Austin, Fellow of Alumni Centennial Endowed Fellowship in Pharmacy
- Daniela White, M.D., Psychiatrist, Baylor College of Medicine
- Jeff Gold, Pharm.D., Mental Health Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at the Denver VA Medical Center, PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency Director
- And many more…
See the Meeting Guidebook for the full list of speakers and their bios/disclosures.
Exhibitors/Sponsors
Become an Exhibitor or Sponsor
Over 150 mental health professionals from all over Texas and the surrounding region will gather to learn and discuss the most current psychiatric information. We invite you to become an exhibitor or sponsor to help add value to our participants’ learning experience.
Prospectus
Please view our Exhibitor and Sponsor Prospectus for full details on both types of exhibitor registrations.
To become an exhibitor/sponsor:
- Complete the exhibitor registration
- Contact Mariana Medina at mariana.medina@austin.utexas.edu for more information or to request a W-9.
Space for exhibitors is limited. If you are interested, please register as soon as possible. We look forward to having you join us.
Special thanks to our 2024 Exhibitors:
Teva Pharmaceuticals, UTMB, IntraCellular Therapies, and Boehringer Ingelheim.
See the Meeting Guidebook for full details on exhibitors and sponsors.
Employer-Sponsored Team Registrations
To allow all members of your team access to the Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy Update—either in person, via online broadcast or on-demand—we offer Employer-Sponsored Team Registrations. When you sign up your entire team, the group will receive a registration discount.
Groups will pay a bulk rate determined by the number of team members they want to include in their registration. Contact us, and we will work with your team to determine your pricing.
How to purchase a group registration
- If you are interested in registering a team, please get in touch with Glen Baumgart, Ph.D., at gbaumgart@austin.utexas.edu to get started.
Committee
- Emilie Attwell, M.D., Psychiatrist, Lufkin State Supported Living Center
- Lloyd Berg, Ph.D., ABPP, Associate Professor & Division Chief of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin
- Cynthia Gutierrez, Pharm.D., M.S., BCPP, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Psychiatry, South Texas Veterans Health Care System
- Troy A. Moore, Pharm.D., M.S. Pharm., BCPP, Director, ASHP Accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Mental Health, Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center
- Kasey Leggette Peña, Pharm.D., BCPP, Chief Pharmacist, Health and Specialty Care System – State Hospitals
- And many more…
See the Meeting Guidebook for the full list of speakers and their bios/disclosures.
Contact Us
For questions regarding team registrations, content/credits, or technical issues, contact Glen Baumgart, Ph.D., the Center for Continuing Professional Development Director, at gbaumgart@austin.utexas.edu.
To become an exhibitor, contact Digital Media and Marketing Coordinator Mariana Medina at mariana.medina@austin.utexas.edu.
General questions can be sent to our office at UTpharmacyCE@austin.utexas.edu.
Additional Conference Information
Conference Policies
- Accreditation
Live CE Credit: If you need to claim live CE credit, complete the online evaluations within 60 days of attending in person or viewing the virtual live broadcast. After the live sessions are available on-demand, completing them will award only home study credit.
- Video/Audio/Photography/Exhibitor Release
Registrants authorize UT Austin College of Pharmacy Center for Continuing Professional Development to record, photograph and include them in the session recordings, photos of the event, and related materials in name, likeness and/or voice.
- Attendee Information
Attendee lists will be shared upon request. Only attendee names and places of employment – if entered in the registration information – will be included. Please note that as a state-operated program, FERPA is in place, and participation in this program means your Category I information may be shared upon request. This may include confirmation of attendance, as well as name, address and contact information.
- COVID-19 Protocols Agreement
If you are experiencing symptoms, have COVID-19, or think you may have been exposed, you agree to stay home. We will transfer your registration to the live webcast, or you can watch the recorded sessions on your own time (available to all attendees by mid-December).
Notice Concerning Your Information
With a few exceptions, the Texas Public Information Act gives you the right to be informed about the information that The University of Texas at Austin collects about you. It also gives you the right to request a copy of that information and have The University correct any wrong information. You may request to receive and review any of that information or request corrections by contacting the University’s Public Information Officer, Office of Financial Affairs, PO Box 8179, Austin, TX 78713 (e-mail: cfo@www.utexas.edu).
Educational Disclaimer
The authors of this continuing education activity have made reasonable efforts to ensure that all information contained herein is accurate by the latest available scientific evidence at the time of publication. However, because information regarding medications, treatment guidelines, and other health care information constantly changes, the participant is advised to always confirm practice resources before applying any learned information in practice. Activities produced by Texas Pharmacy's Center for Continuing Professional Development are intended solely to supplement health care professionals' knowledge. The opinions expressed in this educational activity are those of the speakers/faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy.
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.