AGLP and APA Annual Meeting 2025
Los Angeles, CA, May 17-21, 2025
AGLP and APA Schedule of events, edited by Roy Harker, and Gene Nakajima, MD
AGLP Local Arrangements Committee is hard at work developing the best convention experience ever. Stay tuned for announcements and schedule updates.
Friday, May 16
AGLP Welcome Reception
6:00pm to 8:00pm
At the home of Bill Resnick, MD
Registration Required
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Saturday, May 17
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
HIV Psychiatry – Essential Clinical Updates
Chair: Luis Filipe Gomes Pereira, MD Jordi Blanch, PhD, MD John Wells, MD Kenneth Bryan Ashley, MD
Room 410, Convention Center
AGLP Resident Brunch
11:30am to 12:45pm
At the home of Cage Hall
Registration Required
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3:45 PM - 5:15 PM
Physicians with Lived Experience: The Ripple Effect of Sharing Their Stories
Chair: Michael Myers, MD Jessica Gold, MD, MS Chase Anderson, MD, MS DEVIKA BHUSHAN, MD
The third speaker Chase Anderson, MD, MS is black and queer and lives with a history of depression and anxiety. He will speak about how being open about his mental health has changed his life.
Room 410, Convention Center
Trans/Non-Binary Committee Happy Hour
5:30 PM
Bar Magnolia in the Hotel Figueroa
939 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, California 90015
Sarah Noble, DO (she/they) is your host.
Registration/RSVP Required
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Women's Dinner Outing
7:00 PM
Sol-Agave
800 W Olympic Blvd,
Suite A130
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 536-5287
Registration/RSVP Required
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Sunday, May 18
AGLP Annual Board and Council Meeting
9:00am to 12:30pm
JW Marriott
LA Live; Atrium II, 900 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Psychiatrists at the Los Angeles Opera’s Ainadamar: Sex, Politics and Garcia Lorca’s Murder"
Howard Rubin, MD Harmanpreet Kaur, MD Philip Candilis, MD Chair, Gene Nakajima, MD.
Room 406A, Convention Center
A discussion about Ainadamar, an opera that The Los Angeles Opera is performing from 2pm-3:20pm. It is about poet Garcia Lorca’s murder by the fascists for his left wing politics and his homosexuality. Buy tickets at www.laopera.org
AGLP/APA Caucus Annual Membership Meeting
1:30pm to 3:30pm
JW Marriott LA Live; Atrium I, 900 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM
Intimate Partner Violence: A Conversation with Olympic Gold Medalist Greg Louganis
Chair: Amir Ahuja, MD.
Room 511 ABC, Convention Center
Monday, May 19
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
“An Unselfish Satisfaction”: The John Fryer Award Lecture
Chair: Christopher A. McIntosh, MD
The Fryer Award honors an individual whose work has contributed to the mental health of sexual minorities. The Award is funded by AGLP members.
Dr. McIntosh was Editor in Chief of the Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health for 10 years. He will explore the history of the scientific study of the LGBTQ+ community.
Room 502 B, Convention Center
AGLP Hospitality Suite
9:00am to 5:00pm
JW Marriott LA Live; Plaza I, 900 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015
AGLP JGLMH Resident Paper Award Presentation
10:00am to 11:30pm
Breakfast will be served.
JW Marriott LA Live; Plaza I, 900 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
The New Four a’s: Asexuality Agender and Aromantic Presentations in the Autism Spectrum
Chair: Sarah C. Noble, D.O. Caroline Yi, B.S. Court Kusler, MD Samantha Hayes, M.D.
Room 402 A, Convention Center
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
The Treament of Dender Dysphoric Youth: Historical, Clinical and Political Perspectives
Presenter: Jack Drescher, M.D., Presenter: Scott Leibowitz, MD, Presenter: Brad Sears
Room 402A, Los Angeles Convention Center
AGLP VIP Reception
(Invitation Only, Upgrade your membership to a patron category to boost your support of AGLP and receive an invitation)
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
The Queensbury; 819 S. Flower Street,
Los Angeles, CA 90017
AGLP Annual Awards Ceremony and Party
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Our main event of the year. Socialize with old friends and make new ones.
This year honoring Sarah Noble, DO, The Connie Norman Transgender Empowerment Center, Greg Louganis, and Vickie Mays, PhD and Susan Cochran, PhD
The Queensbury; 819 S. Flower Street,
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Tuesday, May 20
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Should Gender Dysphoria Be in the APA Nomenclature?
Chair: Kevin John Reyes Rivera, MD Lana Irons, MD Fiona Fonseca, MBBCh, MS Colt St. Amand, MD PhD
Room 406 B, Convention Center
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Finding Mentorship: From Colleagues to Formal Arrangements
Chair: Jack Drescher, M.D. Ahmad Hameed, MD
This presentation describes the ad hoc experiences of a boomer gay psychiatrist who offers some suggestions for increasing mentorship for early career psychiatrists.
Room 404 B, Convention Center
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
More Than Sexual Side Effect Management: Integrating Biomedical Prevention for HIV and Stis for Sexual Health Promotion in Psychiatric Practice
Chair: Samuel R Bunting, M.D. Aniruddha Hazra, MD
Room 406 B, Convention Center
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Going Beyond Cultural Competency: Promoting LGBTQI+ Wellness Through Responsiveness to Intersecting Identities
Chair: Pratik P. Bahekar, M.B.B.S. Katharine Dalke, M.D. Sarah C. Noble, D.O.
Room 518, Convention Center
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Beyond Labels and Flags: Introducing Dynamic Work by LGBT-Affirming Psychiatrists
Chair: Gregory Gabrellas, M.D.;M.A. Sien Rivera, M.D. Nathan Ha, M.D.;Ph.D. Ali Haidar, M.D.
Room 402 B, Convention Center
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Promoting Mental and Physical Well-Being in Survivors of Male Sexual Trauma: Addressing Stigma and Institutional Barriers
Chair: Dhruv R. Gupta, MD, MS Saranyan Senthelal, MD Obiora Nnaji, MD Discussant: Michelle Joy, MD
Room 512, Convention Center
AGLP BIPOC Reception
6:00pm
At the home of Amir Ahuja, MD
Registration Required
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