2025 Annual Scientific Conference


Friday, November 7, 2025
at
8:00 AM (EST)
to Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM (EST)
Category: Special Events

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:

               

   

                         

Registration Options

Credits Price
Guest Pass for Meals and Receptions
$450.00
Early Bird Member $749
$749.00
Early Bird Non-Member $849
$849.00
Resident / Student Rate ($99 only for meals)
Residents and Students receive free conference pass and very discounted meal price.
$99.00
Faculty
Special pricing only for Annual Meeting faculty
$499.00

Building Bridges:  
Integrating Behavioral Health for Better Outcomes

Friday - November 7
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 
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)

Saturday - November 8

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)

Sunday - November 9
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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