19th Annual Scientific Meeting

15 – 17 February, 2023   //   Washington, DC

Distinguished Poster Award Recipient:

Latency distributions in speech during structured psychiatric interviews of patients with bipolar depression: automated speech analysis may provide a simple cognitive biomarker (abstract) – Hopkins

 

All Poster PDFs and Abstracts are available here

 

 15 February 2023

   
 Welcome from the President Gary Sachs
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Andrew C. Leon Distinguished Career Award Presentation Gary Sachs
Ramy Mahmoud
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Larry Ereshefsky
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From Real World Data to Real World Evidence – Implementation of regulatory guidance in drug development Chairs:
Michael Davis
Ibrahim Turkoz
 
  Introduction

Michael Davis
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  FDA’s Real World Evidence program

John Concato
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  Real World Evidence: PDUFA VII commitments and FDA use cases Motiur Rahman
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  Gathering and use of RWE in a European setting Karl Broich
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  Recruitment strategy for prospective observational studies to mimic randomization: Up-front matching Ibrahim Turkoz
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  Enhancing CNS product labels with pragmatic trials: Challenges, solutions, and outcomes that support the road to RWE Larry Alphs
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  Panel Discussion Facilitators:
Michael Davis
Ibrahim Turkoz
Discussants:
Samuel Wilkinson
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Andrew Potter
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Wednesday Working Group Sessions 

   
  Behavioral and Psychiatric Symptoms in Dementia (BPSD) Apathy Working Group Chairs:
Krista Lanctôt
David Miller
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  Estimands and Missing Data Working Group Chair: 
Elena Polverejan
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  Negative Symptoms Working Group Chairs:
David Daniel
Stephen Marder
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  Orphan Diseases Working Group Chairs:
Joan Busner
Gahan Pandina
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16 February 2023

 
Lewis Alan Opler Prize Presentation Gary Sachs
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Søren Østergaard
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Use of existing data to inform and speed development of personalized medicine for CNS disorders Chairs:
William Potter
Larry Alphs

 
  Use of existing data to inform personalized CNS pharmacotherapy: What we have and what we need William Potter
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  The Critical Path Institute: Data drives therapeutic innovation in the neurosciences Klaus Romero
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  The Critical Path Institute: Impact of data sharing, regulatory successes

Diane Stephenson
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  RWE in behavioral health: its history and its future Kenneth Park
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  Past data mining efforts and challenges Ni Khin
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  Future regulatory opportunities and challenges Valentina Mantua
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  Panel Discussion Facilitator:
Larry Alphs

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Remote cognitive testing: An exploration of methodological considerations in designing clinical trials Chairs: 
Raeanne Moore
Philip Harvey
 
  Introduction Philip Harvey
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  Is a composite a composite? Reflections from research on general cognitive ability Dwight Dickinson
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  Need for equivalent in-person and remote-based cognitive tests: A perspective from pharma Maura Furey
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  Nuts and bolts of mobile cognitive testing Raeanne Moore
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  Current regulatory perspectives on instrument development for remote testing Luca Pani
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Raeanne Moore
Philip Harvey
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Neuroinflammation and CNS disorders: Construct to potential treatments Chairs:
Ronald Marcus
Kemi Olugemo
 
  Introduction Ronald Marcus
Kemi Olugemo
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  Neuroimmune mechanisms as therapeutic targets for major depressive disorder Wayne Drevets*
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  Anti-inflammatory trials in patients with schizophrenia: Focus on specificity of symptoms and circuits David Goldsmith
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  Uncharted territories: Methodologies to develop new treatments to resolve inflammation Mark Rapaport
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  Methodological considerations in clinical trials with persons with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder Faith Dickerson
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  Are inflammatory biomarkers the new frontier in Alzheimer’s disease research? Jacobo Mintzer
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  Panel/Regulatory Discussion Discussants:
Elena Hernandez Martinez de Lapiscina
Florence Butlen-Ducuing
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 Poster Session/Reception Poster PDFs and Abstracts  

17 February 2023

 

Friday Working Group Sessions 

   
  Assessment of Methods and Endpoints for Rapid-Acting Antidepressants-RAADs Working Group Chairs: 
Christian Yavorsky
Jan Sedway
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  Digital Biomarkers Decision Process Working Group Chairs: 
Vikas Sharma
Diane Hoffman
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  Working Group to Review Methodology/Collaboration Focused Grant Opportunities Chairs:
Atul Mahableshwarkar
Gary Sachs

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Unresolved problems in neuroscience: Topic 1 – Improving trial design in the precision psychiatry era Chairs:
Amir Kalali
Eric Lenze         
 
  Introduction Amir Kalali
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Lauren Liss
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  Precision clinical trials: How to overcome the limits of DSM Eric Lenze
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  Precision clinical trials: Lessons from oncology Stephen Liu
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  The future of trial design in the precision psychiatry era Olusola Ajilore
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  Using EEG to predict and monitor response to intervention in global CNS trials Gregory Light
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  Panel Discussion Facilitator:
Amir Kalali
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Unresolved problems in neuroscience: Topic 2 – Methodological issues in psychedelic trials Chairs:
Amir Inamdar
Joyce Tsai        
 
  Introduction to psychedelics and overview of key methodological issues Amir Inamdar
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Joyce Tsai
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  Comparator selection in psychedelic clinical trial design David Hellerstein
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  Bias and blinding in psychedelic trials Christine Moore
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  Panel Discussion Facilitators:
Amir Inamdar
Joyce Tsai
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  Meeting Adjourned

Gary Sachs
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  *Video not released