2025 Annual Scientific Conference
Building Bridges:
Integrating Behavioral Health for Better Outcomes
Full Agenda HERE
Agenda Topics:
Caring for Challenging Patients in a Medical Setting
Integrating Mental Health Care into Primary Care Settings
NH’s Community Health Centers – A Discussion with Key Leaders
Psychiatric Issues in Emergency Settings,
Transgender Care Through the Mental Health Perspective
2025 Medicaid Update, Rural Healthcare Solutions
The Evolving Physician Leader
3 Opioid Programs:
Pain Management for Patients with Substance Use Disorders
Mental Health and Substance Use
Maternal Mental Health and Perinatal Addiction
Invitation to Sponsor
Questions? Email nhmedicalsociety@nhms.org
Current Annual Meeting Sponsors/Exhibitors:
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Registration Options
Registration Options
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Price |
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Guest Pass for Meals and Receptions
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$450.00 |
Early Bird Member $749
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$749.00 |
Early Bird Non-Member $849
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$849.00 |
Resident / Student Rate ($99 only for meals)
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$99.00 |
Faculty
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$499.00 |
Building Bridges:
Integrating Behavioral Health for Better Outcomes
8:30 - 9:30am |
Non-CME Session: TBD |
9:00 - 10:00am |
Registration |
10:00am |
Welcome Patrick Ho, MD (NH Medical Society President) |
10:00 - 11:00am | Integrating Psychiatry and Primary Care: The Role of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) in Whole-Person Care Ashwini Saxena, MD, PhD (VP/Chief Medical Officer, The Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester) |
11:00am - 12:00pm | Caring for the "Difficult Patient” in a Medical Setting Andres Calagua, MD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth; Assistant Program Director, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship Program, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center; Staff Psychiatrist, Dartmouth Health) |
12:00 - 1:00pm | Lunch – Visit Exhibitors Non-CME Session: TBD (Lundbeck) |
1:00 - 2:00pm | Psychiatric Issues in Emergency Settings Christine Finn, MD (Vice Chair for Clinical Services, Psychiatry, Dartmouth Health) |
2:00 - 2:30pm | Break - Visit Exhibitors |
2:30 - 3:30pm | Community Mental Health Centers: Building Stronger Systems Through Collaboration Panelists: -- Brian Paul, MD (Medical Director, Riverbend Community Mental Health; Laboratory Director, Choices Addiction Recovery Services, Riverbend Community Mental Health; Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth) -- Tom Sherman, MD (Board Member, Seacoast Mental Health) -- Diane Roston, MD (Staff Psychiatrist, West Central Behavioral Health) -- Mary Brunette, MD (Medical Director, Bureau of Mental Health Services, NH DHHS (invited)) Moderator: Patrick Ho, MD, MPH (NH Medical Society President) |
3:30 - 4:30pm | The Kaleidoscope of Perspectives in Complex Public Health Issues -- Maura M. Weston, JD (Principal, Cornerstone Government Affairs) -- Cathy Stratton, CAE (CEO, NH Medical Society) |
4:30 - 5:30pm | Non-CME Session: TBD (Ledyard Bank) |
Ortho Track Program 1:00-4:45pm |
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6:15 - 10:00pm | Opening Reception & 2025 Awards Dinner 6:15 pm | Opening Night Reception - Join for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres 7:15 pm | Opening Night Dinner 8:30 pm | Karaoke (Semi-formal attire is recommended) |
6:00am |
Up And At 'Em! Morning Run (More details to come) Indoor Option: Yoga Sponsored by the NHMS Physician Wellness Committee |
7:00 - 8:00am | Breakfast Non-CME Session: Obesity (Novo Nordisk) |
8:00 - 9:00am | KEYNOTE: The Light in Our Wounds: How Lived Experience, Partnerships, and Science can be Levers for Transforming Perinatal Mental Healthcare Nancy Byatt, DO, MS, MBA, DFAPA, FACLP (Executive Director, Lifeline for Families Center & Lifeline for Moms Program; Professor with Tenure of Psychiatry, Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Population & Quantitative Health Sciences; Medical Director of Research and Evaluation, MCPAP for Moms) (Qualifies for Opioid Credit) |
9:00 - 10:00am | Navigating Mental Health in Transgender Communities -- Frances B. Lim-Liberty, MD (Pediatric Endocrinologist, Children’s Hospital, Dartmouth; Medical Director, Pediatric and Adolescent, and Young Adult Transgender Clinic) -- Harvey Feldman, LCMHC (he/him) (Therapist) |
10:00 - 10:30am | Break - Visit Exhibitors Raffle |
10:30 - 11:30am | Rural Healthcare Solutions: Bringing Ophthalmology to the North Country Kim Licciardi, MD (President, NH Ophthalmologic Association) |
11:30am - 12:30pm | Unpacking New Hampshire Medicaid Changes: Clarifying State Law Changes and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act for Medical Providers Jonathan Ballard, MD, MPH, MPhil, FACPM (Chief Medical Officer, NH Department of Health and Human Services) |
12:30 - 2:00pm | Lunch General Session or Visit Exhibitors Raffle |
12:30 - 1:30pm | Non-CME Session: Product Theater (Exact Sciences) |
2:00 - 3:30pm | The Evolving Physician Leader: Adaptive Strategies for a Complex Healthcare Landscape Andrew S. Valeras DO, MPH, FAAFP, FACPM (Director, Leadership Preventive Medicine) |
4:00 - 5:00pm | Group Activity (details TBD) |
4:30 - 5:30pm | Non-CME Session: TBD |
6:15 - 10:00pm | Presidential Reception & Dinner 6:00 pm | Presidential Reception - Join for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres 7:15 pm | Presidential Dinner The dinner will include the passing of the NHMS Medallion, Presidential photo and remarks from incoming NHMS President, Marie Ramas, MD 9:00 pm | Live Entertainment - No Co-Pay. (Black tie or Semi-formal attire is recommended) |
All Sunday morning programming will qualify for Opioid credits
6:00am | Yoga (details to come) |
7:00 - 8:00am | Breakfast |
8:00 - 9:00am | Kratom and 7-OH-Mitragynine: Emerging Challenges in Withdrawal, Addiction, and Toxicity Cornel N. Stanciu, MD, MRO, CPE, FASAM, FAPA (Addiction Psychiatrist & Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth; Director of Addiction Services, New Hampshire Hospital) (Qualifies for Opioid Credit) |
9:00 - 10:00am | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment in Hospitals -- Bryan Hybki, MD (Psychiatrist and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth) -- H. Samuel Landsman, MD (Psychiatrist and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth) (Qualifies for Opioid Credit) |
10:00 - 11:00am | TBD (Will qualify for Opioid Credit) |
11:00am | Conference Adjourns "Last One Standing" Raffle |
Early Bird Registration:
$749/Members
$849/Non-Members
Early Bird pricing expires 9/30 - register early to save $50
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Special NHMS Rate: $199++ per night!
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