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17th Annual Scientific Meeting – Virtual Edition

06 – 09 April, 2021   //   Virtual Conference

Distinguished Poster Award Recipient:

Facial and vocal markers of schizophrenia measured using remote smartphone assessments (Koesmahargyo)  

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 6 April 2021

   
 Welcome from the President Ramy Mahmoud
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Novel clinical trial designs: Can we define CNS clinical trial inclusion criteria and outcomes based on RDoC circuits and mechanisms? Chairs:
Uma Vaidyanathan
Andrew Krystal
 
  Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) initiative: An overview

Uma Vaidyanathan
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  Fast-Fail Trials in mood and anxiety spectrum disorders: Using brain biomarkers vs diagnoses for improving CNS trial design Andrew Krystal
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  Psychiatric Ratings using Intermediate Stratified Markers (PRISM): Transdiagnostic markers for social dysfunction across schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease as outcome measures Martien Kas
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  Moving towards a new psychiatry: Targeting patient subtypes and symptom domains Giacomo Salvadore
Wayne Drevets
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  Stratifying a dimensional psychosis population for CNS trials using results from B-SNIP Network Carol Tamminga
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  From intentions to applications: An industry perspective on RDoC inspired drug development Vikas Mohan Sharma
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  Challenges in moving to a circuit/mechanism-based approach such as RDoC from FDA and EMA perspectives Michael Davis
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Lorenzo Guizzaro
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  Panel/Regulatory Discussion video  

 Poster Session

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  New Investigator Awardees – Poster Presentations

Awardees noted * in above list  

 7 April 2021

 
Wednesday Working Group Sessions    
  Assessment methods and endpoints for Rapid-Acting Antidepressants – RAADs Chairs:
Elizabeth Ballard
Mark Opler
Christian Yavorsky

 
  Estimands and missing data

Chairs:
Elena Polverejan
Pilar Lim
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  ISCTM/ECNP joint COVID-19 CNS clinical methodologies blueprint Chairs:
Kemi Olugemo
Dragana Bugarski-Kirola
Gerard Dawson
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Approaches to multimodal therapies: From psychedelics to neuromodulation – Psychedelics  Chairs:
Walter Dunn
Stephen Marder

 
  Welcome Stephen Marder
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  Integrating multiple therapeutic modalities framework and design challenges

Nina Schooler
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  Integrated therapeutics: Rationale and unresolved questions

Gerard Sanacora
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  Seven controversies in psychedelic medicine Alexander Belser 
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  FDA: Regulatory perspectives on psychedelic-based integrated therapeutics Javier Muniz
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  EMA: Regulatory considerations on integrated therapeutics: Design features and other regulatory considerations Lorenzo Guizzaro
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  Panel/Regulatory Discussion video

 

 8 April 2021

 
Inaugural Lewis Alan Opler Prize Presentation Carla Canuso
Mark Opler
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Alex Cohen
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Approaches to multimodal therapies: From psychedelics to neuromodulation – Neuromodulation Chairs: 
Walter Dunn
Stephen Marder
 
  Introduction Walter Dunn
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  Integrating cognitive interventions with neuromodulation Sarah Lisanby
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  Current and future studies of neuromodulation combined with other health interventions Jeff Daskalakis
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  Studies integrating neurocognitive, social cognitive, or functional skills training with medication Michael Sand
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  Fostering innovative digital health technologies: An FDA digital health center of excellence perspective Ian Marcus
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  FDA psychiatric device pipeline and regulations: A staff perspective Anita Bajaj
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  Discussion

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  EMA Regulatory perspectives on multimodal therapies: Neuromodulation Florence Butlen-Ducuing
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  Panel / Audience Discussion 

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Thursday Working Group Sessions

   
  Algorithms/Flags to identify clinical inconsistency in the use of rating scales in CNS RCTs Chairs:
Jonathan Rabinowitz
Nina Schooler
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  Innovative technologies for CNS clinical trials Chairs:
Richard Keefe
Michael Davis
 
  Negative symptoms: Remote trial design methodologies Chairs:
Stephen Marder
David Daniel
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  Orphan diseases Chairs:
Joan Busner
Gahan Pandina

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 9 April 2021

 
Andrew C. Leon Distinguished Career Award Presentation Ramy Mahmoud
Carla Canuso
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Stephen Marder
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Issues and strategies regarding polypharmacy in clinical trials

Chairs:
Mark Weiser
Philip Harvey
 
  Introduction Philip Harvey
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  Antipsychotic polypharmacy in schizophrenia Mark Weiser
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  Statistical issues in clinical trials with polypharmacy Jonathan Rabinowitz
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  Polypharmacy in people with HIV: Effects on the brain Scott Letendre
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  Issues and strategies regarding polypharmacy in clinical trials: Bipolar Disorder Andrew Nierenberg
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  Hypertension treatment and trials as model polypharmacy Franz Messerli
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  Panel / Regulatory Discussion Facilitator:
Stephen Brannan
All Speakers and Panelist:
Florence Butlen-Ducuing 
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  Meeting Adjourned

Ramy Mahmoud
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