2025 Poster Competition for Resident/Fellow and Medical Student Members at the IPS Annual Meeting

RFM and Medical Student Invitation:
The Illinois Psychiatric Society invites all Illinois psychiatric residents/fellows and medical students to submit an abstract for consideration for a judged poster presentation at the Illinois Psychiatric Society Annual Meeting, to be held at Holiday Inn Countryside, IL on Saturday, September 6, 2025. Please review the Poster Guidelines for complete information regarding participation and prizes.

The submission deadline is midnight on July 31, 2025.
Accepted abstract authors will be invited to present a physical poster presentation. Poster presenters are asked to be available to present on Saturday, September 6, 2025. Resident-Fellow and Medical Student poster presenters will be juried by a panel and are required to be present for the judging session to be considered for a prize.

Prizes: Case posters and research posters will be judged separately with a first and second place winner in each category. A scholarship prize award of $250 for first place and $100 for second place will be awarded. It is STRONGLY suggested that poster presenters stay for the evening awards dinner.

POSTER SUBMISSION AND PRESENTATION GUIDELINES:

Guidelines for Abstract Submission:
Posters are to present new research and case findings. There shall be only one presenter per virtual poster (see Guidelines below for permitted substitutions). An abstract relating to the poster content shall be submitted by the stated deadline. After review, the submitting author will be notified if accepted for in-person poster presentation and given information regarding the specifics of presenting. In addition to submitting the overall poster abstract (maximum of 300 words), which shall be a concise description of results, findings, and conclusions, the presenter shall submit (i) the poster title (ii) presenter information (name and credentials, affiliation, e-mail, and telephone), (iii) list all co-authors, separated only by commas (name and credentials, academic affiliation not required unless changed to be the substitute presenter.) All presenters must be available to present at the meeting and must register for the meeting prior to the date of their presentation.

Guidelines for Poster Session:
There may only be one presenter for each poster and the presenter must be included among the authors listed on the abstract submission. If the researcher or named first author who submitted the poster cannot attend the meeting and wishes to have a co-author substitute, please notify the IPS office (mengelbrecht@ilpsych.org). The substitute presenter must provide contact information and agree to the IPS Poster Guidelines, as well as be a member of IPS, in order to be included as the presenter at the meeting. The substitute presenter will be considered the named first author for purposes of peer judging and recognition.

Posters must report only findings of the research/case report. No advertising or product identification by brand name is allowed. If any or all of the work in this poster was prepared with commercial support, a statement “Supported by funding from [name of company]” must be noted in the lower left corner of the poster in clearly identifiable font, with no bold, italics, special colors, or other enhancement of the company name, product, or any other portions of the statement. Generic names of drugs should be used throughout the poster; if brand names must be used, they must be used for all products referenced. Information regarding unapproved uses of approved products or investigational uses of unapproved products must be clearly presented with the following statement included on the poster: “The following information concerns a use that has not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.” The presenter must wear only their IPS meeting badge and not badges or insignia of companies. No company or product identification may be included on badges or otherwise worn by the presenter. If providing handouts, the handouts must be limited to one page. The handouts must include the disclosure information on the funding of the research: “The research reported here was supported by [name of company].” Generic names of drugs should be used throughout in the handout. Any information regarding unapproved uses of approved products or investigational uses of unapproved products must include the following statement: “The following information concerns a use that has not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.”

The Poster Presentation:

PRINT DIMENSIONS: Maximum 3’ H X 4’ W

LAYOUT:

• Headings for research posters should be: Abstract, Methods, Results, Discussion, References

• Headings for case posters should be: Abstract, Background, Case, Discussion, References

• Any charts or tables should be large enough to be legible to attendees.
  
  

POSTER SET UP: Saturday, September 6, 2025, at the Holiday Inn Countryside, 6201 Joliet Road, Countryside, IL 60525. Posters must be set up no later than 12:00 pm

POSTER JUDGING: For award eligibility, a poster author must be present with poster during the judging period to answer questions. Live presentation judging will begin at 12:15 pm. General Attendee poster session time will be held from 3:25-4:25 pm (This time will be used for general meeting attendees to view your work and will be used for judges to finalize winners so presenters must be present during this time frame.)

Winners will be announced at the Awards Dinner in the evening.

Guidelines for Poster Recognition:
Recognition of the results of judging on the poster presentation will be made out to the named first author (the poster presenter). In the instance of a substitute presenter, he or she shall be considered to be the named first author for the sake of recognition. Prizes are awarded solely to the named first author (the poster presenter).

Posters will be available and judged during the afternoon prior to the awards dinner. Winning poster announcements and awards will take place at the awards dinner that evening.

It is STRONGLY suggested that poster presenters stay for the evening awards dinner.

Questions: If you have any questions, please email Kristen Malloy or Meghan Engelbrecht.

2025 IPS Annual Meeting:
Resilience, Renewal, & Revitalization: Cultivating Well-Being During Times of Change

Saturday, September 6, 2025
Holiday Inn Countryside
6201 Joliet Road, Countryside, IL 60525

ABOUT:
We live in a time of significant change and social pressures. Social determinants of health impact the care and well-being of our patients. Physician burnout is on the rise, potentially impacting our ability to protect our own well-being and to provide empathic, appropriate treatment to those in our care. How do we cultivate well-being and resilience for ourselves and our patients?

Join us at the IPS Annual Meeting, where we'll learn about physician well-being, burnout, and resilience; social determinants of health and their effects on treatment outcomes and patients' resilience; and climate psychiatry and its effects on well-being.

We'll end the day by celebrating the accomplishments of our talented members at the annual awards dinner, where we'll also recognize our poster session winners and our Carl C. Bell Memorial Award winner. We hope to see you there!

MEETING AGENDA: (subject to change)

1:00 - 1:40 pm Check-In and Networking with Exhibitors

1:40 - 1:45 pm Opening Remarks and Welcome
Adrienne Adams, MD; IPS President

1:45 - 2:35 pm Session 1: Zip Codes Matter: The Social Determinants of Resilience
Wendi Wills El-Amin MD
Professor of Family and Community Medicine; Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

About this session: This presentation will discuss the relationship between social drivers and resilience. We will explore the contributions of socioeconomic status, access to healthcare, and community support systems to resilience and mental health outcomes.

2:35 - 3:25 pm Session 2: Physician Mental Health: Psychological PPE in 2025
Carol A Bernstein, MD
Professor/Vice Chair for Faculty Development and Wellbeing, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences;
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

About this session: This presentation will focus on key factors contributing to stress, burnout, wellbeing and resilience as they affect physicians in the current health care environment. It will also identify potential systemic and individual solutions as well as practical techniques that can enhance growth and promote resilience.

3:25 - 4:25 pm Poster Session/Break/Networking with Exhibitors

4:25 - 5:15 pm Session 3: The Call to Care: What We Need to Know and DO... About Climate and Mental Health
Lise Van Susteren, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry; George Washington University School of Medicine; General and
Forensic Psychiatry 

About this session: This talk will identify key climate conditions and new findings that show the damage to our mental health, with particular focus on the young  people and other vulnerable populations — and the unique skills and standing that mental health professionals have to affect action. 

5:15 - 6:30 pm Cocktail Hour/Networking with Exhibitors

6:30 - 9:00 pm Awards Dinner:
Business Meeting with IPS President
Legislative Update with IPS Lobbyist, Mark Peysakhovich, MBM Advantage
Carl Bell Essay Competition Presentation
Poster Session Winners
IPS Member Awards Ceremony

HOTEL INFORMATION:

Holiday Inn Countryside
6201 Joliet Road, Countryside, IL 60525

If you are in need of a hotel room, please use this link to book.
https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/us/en/countryside/chilg/hoteldetail

Questions? Contact Kristen Malloy at kmalloy@ilpsych.org or 312-224-2600.

Thank you to our IPS 2025 Annual Meeting Sponsors/Exhibitors:

Complex, Chronic Pain and Medication Assisted Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders With Dr. Juliette Perzhinsky

Dr. Perzhinsky is an internal medicine physician who specializes in Addiction Medicine. Dr. Perzhinsky will be discussing her work with complex, chronic pain and medication assisted treatment of opioid use disorders. 

Virtual Event

Tuesday, September 2, 2025
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Please reach out to Meghan Engelbrecht at mengelbrecht@ilpsych.org to sign up.

Advocating for Global Mental Health with Dr. Abishek Bala

Dr. Bala is a Child Psychiatrist at Central Michigan University where he serves as the assistant program director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship program. Dr. Bala will be discussing his work with advocacy in the context of global mental health.

Virtual Event

Tuesday, August 12, 2025
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Please reach out to Meghan Engelbrecht at mengelbrecht@ilpsych.org to sign up.

IPS presents the 2025 Riverview Terrace Networking Event
For Emerging Psychiatric Professional Members

Thursday, July 24, 2025
6:30-8:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Riverview Terrace at The East Bank Club
500 North Kingsbury, Chicago, IL 60654
Parking Garage available on the property.

Join us on a private Riverview Terrace for an evening of good food, drinks and networking with your Illinois friends and colleagues.

All IPS Resident, Early Career Psychiatrist, and Medical Student MEMBERS are welcome!
Must be an APA/IPS member to attend.

RSVP by July 16.

Questions? Contact Kmalloy@ilpsych.org or mengelbrecht@ilpsych.org.

Thank you to our event sponsors!

Rural Psychiatry in Alaska with Dr. Jane Larouche

Join this Fireside Chat with Dr. Jane Larouche who will be discussing her experience with Rural Psychiatry in Alaska 

Virtual Event

Tuesday, July 1, 2025
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Please reach out to Meghan Engelbrecht at mengelbrecht@ilpsych.org to sign up.

IPS Presents The Future of Mental Health Policy

DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICTS, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

Free Virtual Event
Thursday, June 12, 2025
6:30-8:00 p.m.

Whether you’re a seasoned IPS advocate or just dipping your toe in for the first time, this event is for you.

• Meet Several Legislators: Find out who they are, what they stand for, and what their mental health priorities are for the upcoming session.

• Ask Questions: Weigh-in with your thoughts as the expert in the mental health field.

• Build Relationships: It is KEY to build relationships with legislators to further promote patient safety, decrease stigma, and improve the psychiatric and overall mental health profession. Not sure how to contribute to the conversation? Don’t worry…flies on the wall are also welcome! Learn and Grow with US!

Reflections on a Career in Psychiatry with Dr. Peter Alahi.

Join this Fireside Chat to discuss what you wish you would have known when you were a Resident/Fellow and What trainees entering the field of psychiatry should know.

Virtual Event

Tuesday, June 3, 2025
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Please reach out to Meghan Engelbrecht at mengelbrecht@ilpsych.org to sign up.

IPS Meet & Greet at the 2025 APA Annual Meeting

Join fellow IPS members for a casual meetup at the Glance Lobby Bar inside the J.W. Marriott Los Angeles L.A. located at 900 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles.

Sunday, May 18 from 5 - 6:30 pm.

Seating is first come first serve.

Located on the lobby level of JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE, Glance Lobby Bar offers an international selection of wine, innovative cocktails and domestic and international beers, among other refreshments.

Contract Negotiations:
A Panel Discussion from Different Perspectives

Tuesday, March 4, 2025
7-8 pm

To join, please email mengelbrecht@ilpsych.org for meeting link.

Dr. Jordan Romero - will cover things I wish I'd known and questions I wish I'd asked prior to accepting my first position as an outpatient, private-practice attending.

Jordan Romero, M.D. is a board-certified General Adult Psychiatrist who received his medical degree from LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans. He completed his General Psychiatry residency at Eastern Virginia Medical School. His clinical interests include psychopharmacology and psychotherapy of anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, bipolar disorders, and substance abuse disorders. Dr. Romero is available for initial evaluations, second opinion consultations, as well as ongoing medication management and psychotherapy of adult patients.

Dr. Joseph Willuweit - will discuss 3-5 specific contract provisions that attendees should be specifically attuned to (e.g. restrictive covenants, early termination, indemnity, incentive-based comp).  With any remaining time and in the Q&A, he will discuss general approach to employment negotiations, and in particular why it is important to give contract review/negotiation the appropriate time and attention – that the “legal stuff” (which may not seem like a priority) can have significant impact on a physician’s day-to-day and overall satisfaction in the position.

Mr. Willuweit concentrates his practice in mental health law and confidentiality, risk management, health care law, professional licensure, and guardianship and probate matters. Prior to Monahan Law Group, Mr. Willuweit completed internships in the general counsel's office at both a Chicago-based hospital and a national healthcare professional association, in addition to the city of Chicago. Further, he volunteered at the Pro Se Adult Guardianship Help Desk for the Cook County Circuit Court.  Mr. Willuweit received his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where he served as Senior Editor of the Annals of Health Law and was involved with the Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy including planning and coordinating the 2015 Access to Health Field Study in McAllen, Texas. He received his undergraduate degrees from Loyola University Chicago where he graduated from the Interdisciplinary Honors Program and was active in the Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity. 

Forming a Union at an Illinois Residency Program - with Dr. Fadi Hamati, Dr. Victoria Moors, Dr. Nicolette Alberti, and Dr. Marin Mazeres

Virtual Event

Tuesday, February 4, 2024
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join fellow Resident Members for an informal Fireside Chat

Please reach out to Meghan Engelbrecht at mengelbrecht@ilpsych.org to sign up.

How to Choose a Practice After Completing Training - with Dr. Dustin Pilat

Virtual Event

Tuesday, January 7, 2024
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Please reach out to Meghan Engelbrecht at mengelbrecht@ilpsych.org to sign up.

Fireside Chats for Resident Members - With Dr. Jaroslaw Czarnkowski

Virtual Event

Tuesday, December 3, 2024
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join fellow Resident Members for an informal Fireside Chat

Please reach out to Meghan Engelbrecht at mengelbrecht@ilpsych.org to sign up.

IPS Invites you to the 2024:

Downstate Psychiatry Networking Event - Peoria 2024

Thursday, November 14 | 6:30-8:30 p.m.

W.E. Sullivans Irish Pub and Fare
4538 N Prospect Rd, Peoria Heights, IL 61616

Join us for an evening of good food, drinks and networking with your Illinois friends and colleagues.

This event is the first of its kind, but IPS plans to rotate the location each year. This year, the downstate networking event will be in PEORIA! We encourage all of our downstate members to join us as well as members from across the state.
Must be an IPS member to attend.

RSVP by November 7

Questions: Contact Meghan at mengelbrecht@ilpsych.org

Thank you to our Event Sponsors:

Advocacy Lessons - A Virtual Event

The Importance of Building Strong Legislative Relationships
with James MacKenzie, D.O.

Thursday, November 7
7-8 p.m.

This event will take place directly after the IPS Resident Committee Meeting. All IPS residents are encouraged to join the committee meeting at 6:30 p.m. All other IPS members are welcome to join the Advocacy Lessons session at 7 p.m.

IPS members will/should have received a link to this event in an email from IPS. If you need the link or have any questions, please contact, Meghan Engelbrecht at mengelbrecht@ilpsych.org.

Dr James G MacKenzie is a fellowship trained Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist practicing in the Chicagoland area for the past 20 years. He completed his adult psychiatry residency at Loyola University Medical Center and his Child Psychiatry fellowship at Northwestern University/ Lurie Children’s Hospital.

Currently, Dr MacKenzie is the Director of the Center for Collaborative Behavioral Health Care for Advocate Children's Hospital and proudly teaches pediatricians and family medicine physicians CME courses on practical child psychiatry. He also serves as the Director of Clinical Education and Relations for Midwestern University (Downers Grove, IL and Glendale, AZ).

Dr. MacKenzie serves as chair of the Governmental Affairs Council for the Illinois State Medical Society and is a Gubernatorial appointee to the Illinois State Medical & Disciplinary Board (IDFPR). After serving as President of the Illinois Psychiatric Society, he proudly helped pass State legislation making Illinois the first State in the US to require both private and public insurance to reimburse primary care physicians when collaborating with psychiatrists--a major step forward to improve access to mental health care as well as reducing cost and associated stigma.

2024 Poster Competition for Resident/Fellow and Medical Student Members at the IPS Annual Meeting

RFM and Medical Student Invitation:
The Illinois Psychiatric Society invites all Illinois psychiatric residents/fellows and medical students to submit an abstract for consideration for a judged poster presentation at the Illinois Psychiatric Society Annual Meeting, to be held at Holiday Inn Countryside, IL on Saturday, October 5, 2024. Please review the Poster Guidelines for complete information regarding participation and prizes.

The submission deadline is midnight on August 26, 2024.
Accepted abstract authors will be invited to present a physical poster presentation. Poster presenters are asked to be available to present on Saturday, October 5, 2024. Resident-Fellow and Medical Student poster presenters will be juried by a panel and are required to be present for the judging session to be considered for a prize.

Prizes: Case posters and research posters will be judged separately with a first and second place winner in each category. A scholarship prize award of $250 for first place and $100 for second place will be awarded.

POSTER SUBMISSION AND PRESENTATION GUIDELINES:

Guidelines for Abstract Submission:
Posters are to present new research and case findings. There shall be only one presenter per virtual poster (see Guidelines below for permitted substitutions). An abstract relating to the poster content shall be submitted by the stated deadline. After review, the submitting author will be notified if accepted for in-person poster presentation and given information regarding the specifics of presenting. In addition to submitting the overall poster abstract (maximum of 300 words), which shall be a concise description of results, findings, and conclusions, the presenter shall submit (i) the poster title (ii) presenter information (name and credentials, affiliation, e-mail, and telephone), (iii) list all co-authors, separated only by commas (name and credentials, academic affiliation not required unless changed to be the substitute presenter.) All presenters must be available to present at the meeting and must register for the meeting prior to the date of their presentation.

Guidelines for Poster Session:
There may only be one presenter for each poster and the presenter must be included among the authors listed on the abstract submission. If the researcher or named first author who submitted the poster cannot attend the meeting and wishes to have a co-author substitute, please notify the IPS office (mengelbrecht@ilpsych.org). The substitute presenter must provide contact information and agree to the IPS Poster Guidelines, as well as be a member of IPS, in order to be included as the presenter at the meeting. The substitute presenter will be considered the named first author for purposes of peer judging and recognition.

Posters must report only findings of the research/case report. No advertising or product identification by brand name is allowed. If any or all of the work in this poster was prepared with commercial support, a statement “Supported by funding from [name of company]” must be noted in the lower left corner of the poster in clearly identifiable font, with no bold, italics, special colors, or other enhancement of the company name, product, or any other portions of the statement. Generic names of drugs should be used throughout the poster; if brand names must be used, they must be used for all products referenced. Information regarding unapproved uses of approved products or investigational uses of unapproved products must be clearly presented with the following statement included on the poster: “The following information concerns a use that has not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.” The presenter must wear only their IPS meeting badge and not badges or insignia of companies. No company or product identification may be included on badges or otherwise worn by the presenter. If providing handouts, the handouts must be limited to one page. The handouts must include the disclosure information on the funding of the research: “The research reported here was supported by [name of company].” Generic names of drugs should be used throughout in the handout. Any information regarding unapproved uses of approved products or investigational uses of unapproved products must include the following statement: “The following information concerns a use that has not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.”

The Poster Presentation:

PRINT DIMENSIONS: Maximum 3’ H X 4’ W

LAYOUT:

• Headings for research posters should be: Abstract, Methods, Results, Discussion, References

• Headings for case posters should be: Abstract, Background, Case, Discussion, References

• Any charts or tables should be large enough to be legible to attendees.
  

POSTER SET UP: Saturday, October 5 at the Holiday Inn Countryside, 6201 Joliet Road, Countryside, IL 60525. Posters must be set up no later than 12:15 pm

POSTER JUDGING: For award eligibility, a poster author must be present with poster during the judging period to answer questions. Live presentation judging will begin at 12:30 pm. General Attendee poster session time will be held from 3:00-4:00 pm (This time will be used for general meeting attendees to view your work and will be used for judges to finalize winners so presenters must be present during this time frame.)

Winners will be announced at the Awards Dinner in the evening.

Guidelines for Poster Recognition:
Recognition of the results of judging on the poster presentation will be made out to the named first author (the poster presenter). In the instance of a substitute presenter, he or she shall be considered to be the named first author for the sake of recognition. Prizes are awarded solely to the named first author (the poster presenter).

Posters will be available and judged during the afternoon prior to the awards dinner. Winning poster announcements and awards will take place at the awards dinner that evening.

Questions: If you have any questions, please email Kristen Malloy or Meghan Engelbrecht.

2024 IPS Annual Meeting:
Extending Our Reach: Building the Psychiatry Workforce of the Future

Saturday, October 5
Holiday Inn Countryside
6201 Joliet Road, Countryside, IL 60525

ABOUT:
Psychiatrists have been in short supply for as long as most of us can recall.  Even prior to the pandemic, workforce projections estimated that we would likely still be functioning at a deficit by the year 2050.  Yet, the pandemic only heightened the need for psychiatric care.  How then, do we extend our reach as psychiatrists to ensure quality mental health care for a population with growing needs? 

Join us at the IPS Annual Meeting as we focus on Extending Our Reach: Building the Psychiatry Workforce of the Future.  We’ll learn together about mental health expansion efforts through the Illinois Behavioral Health Workforce Center, how to best partner with advanced practice providers so that psychiatrists and APPs are both practicing at the top of their scope and providing quality patient care, and what it means to be a general psychiatrist in the current practice environment. 

We’ll also be hosting our annual poster competition and Awards Dinner, We will welcome both our keynote speaker, APA President, Dr. Ramaswamy Viswanathan who will open the meeting, and APA President-Elect, Dr. Theresa Miskimen Rivera who will speak at our awards dinner. We’ll be recognizing our outstanding members, as well as the second annual recipient of the Carl C. Bell Award. Come socialize with your fellow members as we all learn together and celebrate the accomplishments of our organization and our members!

Registration for this event is now closed.

REGISTRATION FEES AND DEADLINES:

Early Bird Registration Deadline:
August 31st

Standard Rate Registration Deadline:
September 20th

Please note: No commercial attendee registrations will be accepted. If commercial/industry representatives would like to attend, please refer to the Sponsor/Exhibitor Registration information

MEETING AGENDA: (subject to change)

12:30 - 1:00 pm Check-In and Networking with Exhibitors

1:00 - 1:45 pm Opening Remarks and Welcome
L. Joy Houston, MD, IPS President
Keynote Speaker: APA President,
Ramaswamy Viswanathan, MD, Dr.Med.Sc.

1:45 - 2:45 pm Session 1:
Illinois Behavioral Health Workforce Center
Update
Kari M. Wolf, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Co-Executive Director, SIU Neuroscience Institute, Southern Illinois University

2:45 - 3:30 pm Poster Session/Break/Networking with Exhibitors

3:30 - 4:30 pm Session 2:
What If We Trained All General Psychiatrists to Be General Psychiatrists? Shaping Education for Public Health Needs
Adam M. Brenner, M.D.
Editor-in-Chief, Academic Psychiatry; Professor of Psychiatry and Distinguished Teaching Professor; Vice Chair for
Education and Residency Training Director in Psychiatry; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

About this session: In the face of surging public mental health challenges, we should rethink the identity and training of
general psychiatrists.

4:30 - 5:30 pm Session 3:
In the Same Sandbox: Effective Working Relationships with PAs and ARNPs
Rebecca Lundquist, MD, DFAPA
Program Director of the Broadlawns-UnityPoint Psychiatry Residency

About this session: Despite many new psychiatry residencies and multiple new medical schools opening in the last few years with more to
come, it has become clear that there will not be enough psychiatrists in the U.S. to serve the needs of our population in any of our lifetimes.  The
PA and NP roles were designed decades ago to be utilized very differently than we use them today.  It is time to begin to have crucial
conversations about both the volumes of care needed as well as quality and safety of care provided. 

5:30 - 6:30 pm Cocktail Hour/Networking with Exhibitors

6:30 - 9:00 pm Awards Dinner:
Business Meeting
Guest Speaker: Dr. Theresa Miskimen Rivera, APA President-Elect
Carl Bell Essay Competition Presentation
Poster Session Winners
Awards Ceremony

HOTEL INFORMATION:

If you are in need of a hotel room for the annual meeting, IPS has secured a discounted room rate of $139 at the meeting venue. Must book soon to receive the discounted rate.

 Book HERE

Questions? Contact Kristen Malloy at kmalloy@ilpsych.org or 312-224-2600.

Thank you to our IPS 2024 Annual Meeting Sponsors/Exhibitors:

2024 IPS Psychiatry Career Fair

Saturday, September 7, 2024
1:00 -4:00 p.m.
The East Bank Club - Riverview Room
500 North Kingsbury, Chicago, IL 60654
Parking Garage available on the property for $5.75.

Looking for your next career opportunity? Don't miss our upcoming Psychiatry Career Fair, where top employers from a variety of practice settings will be on hand to meet with qualified candidates like you.

You will also be able to meet with seasoned IPS members to discuss career goals, sub-specialties, pros and cons to different practice settings, and even get feedback on your CV.

Appetizers and drink tickets will be provided. Must be an IPS member to attend!!!
Don’t know if you are a member or want to sign up now? contact Meghan at mengelbrecht@ilpsych.org.

Thank you to all of our participating employers and sponsors.

IPS presents the 2024 RIVERVIEW Terrace Happy Hour Event
For Young Psychiatric Professional Members

Thursday, July 18, 2024
6:30-8:30 p.m.
NEW LOCATION: Riverview Terrace at The East Bank Club
500 North Kingsbury, Chicago, IL 60654
Parking Garage available on the property for $5.75.

Join us on a private Riverview Terrace for an evening of good food, drinks and networking with your Illinois friends and colleagues.

All IPS Resident, Early Career Psychiatrist, and Medical Student MEMBERS are welcome!
Must be an APA/IPS member to attend.

RSVP by July 12.

Questions? Contact Kmalloy@ilpsych.org

Thank you to our event sponsor

IPS Presents the 2024 Agency Roundtable Discussion

Free Virtual Event for IPS Members only
Thursday, June 27, 2024
6:30-8:00 p.m.

Meet Illinois state agency leaders, learn about what they do and their concerns on how the Illinois systems currently function. Weigh in with your thoughts on improvements and build relationships with key leaders who can help make a big impact for our patients and profession. Together, we can work towards a better system for patients with mental illness in Illinois!

Participating State Agencies/Panelists:

• Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS)
  Sharon Coleman, PsyD, Deputy Director of Forensic & Justice Services
  

• Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services, Medical Programs (HFS)
  Arvind K. Goyal, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAFP, FACPM, Medical Director, IL Medicaid,
  Clinical Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Family Medicine & Preventive Medicine, Chicago Medical School/ Rosalind Franklin University
  

• Illinois Department of Public Health, Office of Women’s Health and Family Services (IDPH)
  Lisa Masinter, MD, MPH, MS, Deputy Director, She/her
  

• Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)
  Heidi E. Mueller, JD, Director

Meet the Panelists

Sharon Coleman, PsyD
Deputy Director of Forensic & Justice Services
Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS)

Dr. Sharon Coleman is a licensed clinical psychologist and the Deputy Director for Forensic & Justice Services for the Illinois Department of Human Services/Division of Mental Health. She has 20 years of clinical experience and as a forensic evaluator and expert witness for state and federal courts. She has collaborated with state and national stakeholders on justice and mental health issues, developed programs centered on re-entry, reintegration, and diversion, and participated in legislative and policy activities, including prescribing Psychologists, streamlining forensic statutes, and expanding tele-court opportunities. Dr. Coleman is also an associate adjunct professor at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She has been invited to both train and speak to government agencies, judges, attorneys, community providers, mental health professionals, and consumers on mental health policy, justice & mental health issues, trauma-informed care, and (mental) health and wellness.

Dr. Coleman earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and her master’s degree in agency counseling from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and her doctorate in clinical psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology.

Arvind K. Goyal, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAFP, FACPM
Medical Director, IL Medicaid, Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services, Medical Programs (HFS)
Clinical Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Family Medicine & Preventive Medicine, Chicago Medical School/ Rosalind Franklin University

In his current role as Medical Director of the Illinois Dept. of Healthcare & Family Services for the past 11 years, Dr. Goyal has clinical oversight of quality, policy, utilization, and managed care services to 3.4 Mil Medicaid & CHIP enrollees. He is Clinical Associate Professor in the Dept. of Family Medicine and Preventive Medicine at Chicago Medical School at RFUMS; is available on call to see patients at a free clinic; and, Chairs Rolling Meadows Tobacco Information & Prevention Program. Board Certified in Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Preventive Medicine/Public Health, and Healthcare Quality & Management, he is a member of several state boards and advisory committees, and professional associations including the National Association of Parliamentarians.

He had the honor of previously serving numerous medical leadership positions including: Chair of the National Medicaid Medical Directors Network; IL Medical Licensing Board; Family Health Foundation of IL; AMA’s Section Council of Preventive Medicine; and Family Medicine Department at Northwest Community Hospital; President of American Association of Public Health Physicians; Illinois State Medical Society; Chicago Medical Society; Northwest Community Hospital Medical Staff; Institute of Medicine of Chicago; and Chief Medical Officer at Linn Community Care, a teaching FQHC.

Among special recognitions: Illinois Family Physician of the Year, Lifetime Achievement as Rolling Meadows Community Leader; Lifetime Achievement Award by Indian American Medical Association; International Medical Graduate of the Year Award by the International Medical Council; Rotary Club’s Vocational Leader of the year; Castle Connolly’s Top Doctor; Chicago Magazine’s Top Doctor; American Medical Association & Pfizer’s Pride in Profession Award; American Cancer Society’s Distinguished Service-Advocacy; American Heart Association’s Heart of Chicago Award; and Illinois Academy of Family Physicians’ Servant Leadership Award.

While his numerous failings have provided continual challenges, his strategic thinking and sense of humor have earned him some successes, a family, and several friends.

Lisa Masinter, MD, MPH, MS
Deputy Director, She/her
Illinois Department of Public Health, Office of Women’s Heath and Family Services (IDPH)

Lisa Masinter, MD, MPH, MS, is the Deputy Director of the Office of Women’s Health and Family Services at IDPH and a board certified, practicing, general obstetrician gynecologist. She has been at IDPH since September 2022 and prior to that served as the Director, then Senior Director of Research at AllianceChicago (a support organization to a national network of federally qualified health centers). Dr. Masinter is also the first Medical Director of the Bureau of Maternal Infant Child and Adolescent Health at the Chicago Department of Public Health.

Heidi E. Mueller, JD
Director
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)

Heidi E. Mueller was appointed by Governor JB Pritzker to serve as acting director of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) on February 1, 2024 and confirmed by the Senate on March 22, 2024. Prior to her appointment, Mueller served as director of the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) since 2016. In that role she oversaw the care, custody and services provided to youth committed to the department by Illinois courts, including five secure youth centers, eight aftercare (juvenile parole) offices and five day-reporting centers located throughout Illinois. From 2014-2016 Ms. Mueller was IDJJ’s deputy director of programs, serving as the principal policy-making official for the department's healthcare, behavioral health, vocational and recreational programs. In addition, Ms. Mueller conceptualized and implemented the core IDJJ intervention and behavioral management programs. Mueller earned her degree in psychology and history from Macalester College and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Chicago Law School.

Billing in Psychiatry: Outpatient Billing for Residents and Fellows
June 4, 2024
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join fellow resident/fellow members in a review of billing in Psychiatry with Dr. Carolyn Doyle. Carolyn Doyle, MD is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Loyola University Medical Center near Chicago, IL, where she has worked since 2022. At Loyola she serves as an Associate Program Director for Residency Education and the Director of Psychotherapy Education. She provides treatment to adults in the outpatient setting using a combination of psychopharmacology and psychotherapy, and is involved in both resident and medical student education.  She is actively involved in teaching residents at the PGY3 and 4 levels in the outpatient clinic setting. She completed her residency in general psychiatry in 2014 from Indiana University. 

To join the Zoom meeting, email Meghan Engelbrecht at mengelbrecht@ilpsych.org.

IPS Meet & Greet at the 2024 APA Annual Meeting

Join fellow IPS members for a casual meetup at the Broadway Lounge located inside the New York Marriott Marquis at 1535 Broadway New York, New York

Sunday, May 5th from 5 pm - 7 pm.

Seating is first come first serve.

The Broadway Lounge is situated in the heart of Times Square and is located on the eighth floor of the New York Marriott Marquis. The Broadway Lounge serves up floor-to-ceiling panoramic views of Times Square, classic cocktails, and bold New York flavors.

Fireside Chats for Resident Members - With Dr. Joy Houston

Virtual Event

Tuesday, Feburary 6, 2024
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join fellow Resident Members for an informal Fireside Chat

Dr. Houston is the current President-Elect of IPS. She is a native of Mississippi and served as the Program Director of the adult psychiatry residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center before relocating to Illinois to assume the role of Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Psychiatry at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. She has spent her career in academic psychiatry and has a particular interest in adult learning theory. She served on the ACGME Milestones 2.0 Work Group and has published in the areas of assessment, curricular development, residency development, and program director burnout. She is a co-editor of the textbook, Graduate Medical Education in Psychiatry: From Basic Processes to True Innovation (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-00836-8). She currently serves as the Chair of the IPS Event Planning Committee, which is working to further organize and expand the educational and social offerings available to members. She is also active in the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training, where she serves on their Executive Council, and in the Association for Academic Psychiatry.

Please reach out to Meghan Engelbrecht at mengelbrecht@ilpsych.org to sign up.