Sept. 30, 2025 - Behavioral Health Symposium: Bridging Minds and Futures: Advancing Psychiatry Through Innovation, Community, and Education

Fairfax, VA US
September 30, 2025

Program Description

The Behavioral Health Symposium brings together mental health professionals, clinicians, researchers, and healthcare leaders dedicated to advancing the future of behavioral health care. This event will explore cutting-edge innovations, evidence-based practices, and integrated approaches to address the evolving challenges in mental health and substance use care. Through expert-led presentations, panel discussions, and interactive sessions, attendees will gain valuable insights and practical strategies to improve patient outcomes, enhance interdisciplinary collaboration, and drive meaningful change across diverse care settings.

In-Person 

This is a FREE event!

This event is being offered as an in-person conference only.  There will be no virtual piece or recorded sessions.  Attendees will have the opportunity to join the speakers in-person at Inova Center for Personalized Health Conference Center (ICPH).  

Target Audience

  • DNP
  • DO
  • LCWS
  • MD
  • MSN
  • NP
  • PA
  • PhD
  • Resident
  • RN

This activity is also intended for providers in the specialties of:

  • Addiction Medicine
  • Emergency Medicine
  • General Practice
  • Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Internal Medicine
  • Neurology
  • Psychiatry

Learning Objectives

  • Analyze emerging mental health issues affecting children and adolescents to identify trends and their implications for treatment and care.
  • Apply innovative therapeutic approaches in clinical settings to enhance the effectiveness of mental health interventions for youth.
  • Assess current barriers to mental health access for children and adolescents and develop strategies to improve service delivery in underserved populations.

Questions

If at any time you have questions, please email: [email protected]

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 5.25 ABS MOC
  • 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Course opens: 
06/23/2025
Course expires: 
09/30/2025
Event starts: 
09/30/2025 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
09/30/2025 - 3:00pm EDT
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7:15 - 8:15 am - Registration & Breakfast

8:20-8:30 am - Opening Remarks

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8:35-9:20 am - TBD

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9:25-10:10 am  - TBD

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10:15-10:25 am - Break

10:30-11:15 am - TBD

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11:20-12:00 pm - TBD

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12:00-1:00 pm - Lunch Break

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1:05-1:50 pm - TBD
 
155-2:50 pm - TBD

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2:55-3:00 pm - Closing Remarks

Inova Center for Personalized Health Conference Center (ICPH)
8100 Innovation Park Drive
Entrance 3, 2nd Level
Fairfax, VA 22301
United States

Parking

Parking is complimentary at the Inova Center for Personalized Health Conference Center (ICPH) . Park in any Surface Lots.  Use Entrance 3 under the pedestrian bridge to enter the Conference Center and take stairs or elevator to level 2. 

Planning Committee                                                       

Rachel Bronsther, MD
Chair, Residency Program Director

Mitchell Taylor
Program Manager, Residency Psychiatry Program
Department of Psychiatry 
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus

Diane Swengros, MSN, RN, BC-NPD, CHTP/I
Clinical Educator, Behavioral Health Service Line
Inova Nursing Professional Development Department

 

Speaker Disclosure Statement

Inova Health System’s Office of Continuing Medical Education adheres to ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity, including faculty, program directors, and planners are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities as defined by ACCME.  All relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.  

Inova CME Accreditation

The Medical Society of Virginia is a member of the Southern States CME Collaborative, an ACCME Recognized Accreditor. Inova Health System Office of Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the Southern States CME Collaborative to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

The Inova Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Physicians may claim up to 5.25 credits in Type 1 CME on the Virginia Board of Medicine Continued Competency and Assessment Form required for renewal of an active medical license in Virginia.

ABS CC Statement

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery's Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Nurse Credentialing FAQs

For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.  For more information visit, https://www.nursingworld.org/certification/faqs/

 

Available Credit

  • 5.25 ABS MOC
  • 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Interested in Exhibiting? 

Email [email protected] for more information.

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