Penn Medicine Princeton Health Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds are free and open to anyone via Zoom teleconference on various Mondays at 12:30 PM.

The courses are geared toward the learning needs of physicians, psychotherapists, psychologists, counselors, intermediate to advanced level social workers, nurses, and related fields of practice.

Penn Medicine Princeton Health is accredited by the Medical Society of New Jersey to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Many Grand Round sessions are also eligible for social work credits.

For information on how to log on and to receive credits for participating, contact Janice Puleio, CME Coordinator, at 609-853-7463.

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds Schedule for 2026

Date Speaker Title
February 9, 2026 Kristel Carrington, MD, Psychotherapist, Psychopharmacologist Psychedelics and Psychiatry: Evidence, Ethics, and Integration
February 23, 2026 David Miklowitz, PhD, UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Behavior The Role of the Family in the Course of Bipolar Disorder
March 9, 2026 Edward (Ted) Brodkin, MD, Penn Medicine Supporting Social Functioning in Adults on the Autism Spectrum
March 23, 2026 Richard Friedman, MD, Director, Weill Cornell Medical College The Psychology and Neuroscience of Conspiracy Thinking: Can We Do Anything About It?
April 13, 2026 Petros Levounis, MD, Rutgers NJ Medical School The Future of Addiction Treatment: Beyond ChatGPT
April 27, 2026 – Opioid CME Sara Polley, MD, Vantage Mental Health, Minnesota Opioid Use Disorders in Youth
May 11, 2026 Michael Garrett, MD, SUNY Downstate Medical Center Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Psychosis
June 8, 2026 John Abramson, MD, MSc, Harvard Medical School How to Make American Health Care Good Again
June 22, 2026 David S. Smith, PhD, Robert Gordon University, School of Law & Social Sciences Incels: What Behavioral Health Professionals Need to Know
July 13, 2026 – End of Life Robin Plumer, DO, Compassionate Endings NJ, Educator & Advocate for MAID Medical Aid in Dying
July 27, 2026 Timothy Fong, MD, UCLA Sports Psychiatry Program Gambling and Gambling Disorders
August 10, 2026 Michael Steinberg, MD, Rutgers Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Studies Turning the Tide on Tobacco: Potential New Medications, Novel Uses of Existing Medications, and the Role of E-Cigarettes in the Continuum of Harm Reduction
August 24, 2026 Sarah M. Fischer, PhD, University of Nebraska Medical Center Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis: An Underutilized and Effective Treatment
September 28, 2026 Roxane Cohen Silver, PhD, University of California, Irvine The Mental and Physical Health Correlates of Media Exposure to Violence and Other Disasters
October 26, 2026 Michael Inzlicht, PhD, University of Toronto, Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology Can AI Be More Compassionate than Humans?
November 23, 2026 Laurel Weaver, MD, PhD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine at HUP Anxiety Disorders and Eating Disorders: Recognizing and Treating Comorbidities
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