Trying to Decide What to Attend at the Annual Meeting?
Clinical Case Conference:
Clinical Case Conferences allow clinicians to present difficult case material and include discussions of diagnostic, clinical formulation, and/or treatment issues. These programs are three hours long and open to all attendees.
Clinical Consultation Breakfast (CCB):
Clinical Consultation Breakfasts are a forum for experts to share clinical wisdom and discuss difficult cases with attendees. Attendees are asked to bring questions to the sessions. These programs are one and a half hours long, require a ticket, and are limited to 15 participants.
Clinical Perspectives:
Similar to Symposia, Clinical Perspectives present a particular topic related to treatment, research method, service delivery, or clinical care, which is evidenced-based, but also includes the “art” and clinical wisdom of the practice of child and adolescent psychiatry. These programs are three hours long and open to all attendees.
Clinical Practicum:
The Clinical Practicum provides clinicians with practical guidelines on the assessment and treatment of a specific clinical topic. The Clinical Practicum takes place offsite from the hotel and features facilities that are unique to Chicago. The Clinical Practicum is held all day on Tuesday, October 28, a ticket is required, and attendance is limited to 30 AACAP members.
Component Meeting:
Component Meetings refer to the official meetings of AACAP’s Committees, Task Forces, and Work Groups. Component Meetings are open to all AACAP members.
Institute:
Institutes focus on “how to do it” with respect to clinical problems, academic areas, or a blending of the two. Institutes are designed for attendees who wish to be taught a comprehensive and authoritative overview of a topic area. Institutes are full day programs and require a ticket. Institute Notebooks with all of the program materials are included.
Media Theatre:
In a Media Theatre, feature length motion pictures, commercially released documentaries, videotapes, music, and other forms of media relevant to any area of child and adolescent psychiatry are shown and then discussed. These programs are two to three hours in length and open to all attendees.
Member Services Forum:
Member Services Fora are designed to provide a practical service to AACAP members, such as training on media topics or updates on risk management issues. They vary in length and are open to AACAP members only.
New Research Poster Session:
During New Research Poster Sessions, authors present the results of data-rich research or clinical reports with opportunity for feedback from viewers. There are six New Research Poster Sessions throughout the meeting in the Exhibit Hall, and they are open to all attendees.
Special Interest Study Group (SIG ):
SIGs allow individuals with similar interests to share their clinical or research experience, develop collaborations or networks, or discuss mutual interests. These programs are limited to 25 attendees and a ticket is required for attendance.
Symposium:
Symposia are data-driven and presents perspectives on different aspects of a topic or differing views of the same topic. These programs are three hours in length and open to all attendees.
Workshop:
Workshops provide instruction on treatment, research method, delivery or organization of services, and are designed to encourage discussion in a small group. They are limited to 25 attendees and a ticket is required for attendance.
