The centerpiece of the in-person 2025 APA Annual Meeting is a robust agenda that offers knowledge and skills for professionals at every level of psychiatry, from students to lifelong learners. The schedule includes 450+ education sessions, 30 courses, 1000+ poster sessions, impactful keynote speakers, and tons more.

It may sound like a whirlwind couple of days, especially if you have never been to an APA Annual Meeting. Yet this event is so much more than just session topics and planning your busy days.

The APA Annual Meeting is your best opportunity of the year to learn! Explore new treatments, hear data and science, meet thought leaders, and network with colleagues across all areas of psychiatry. A single moment in time at this conference – a handshake from a new friend, a question answered by a speaker, or a great poster that inspires a research interest – can unlock an idea or passion that shapes the rest of your career!

Here are some benefits that attendees find most valuable about education at the APA Annual Meeting.

1. Focus on true professional development.
   There are opportunities to learn and engage for people with all learning preferences. Didactic sessions, panel discussions, interactive workshops, and roundtables. Fast-paced, technology-driven events in the Innovation Zone. Hands-on master classes. Dynamic product showcases. An APA On Demand package so you can revisit key sessions or see something you missed. From top to bottom, the APA Annual Meeting lets you create the learning experience that you personally need to get the professional knowledge and skills that you want.
2. Zoom in on important current topics.
   The APA Annual Meeting offers education to help you build a long career in psychiatry. Yet it also offers training, guidance, and strategies to help you work through the challenges of today. Such as how to integrate a lifestyle psychiatry approach. And strategies to harness new technology in your practice. Or effective tools on disaster mental health, DEIB, advocacy, collaborative care, workplace mental health, and so much more.
3. Find guidance that spans all practice settings.
   Speakers at an APA Annual Meeting share their experience across every point of care in the field. You can learn directly from clinicians who lead community clinics, major academic departments, inpatient hospital units, mobile crisis response teams, state and federal agencies, private practices, and more. Get the insights you need to enhance or transform any type of practice.

Act Now Before the Early Deadline

The action-packed agenda is only one piece of the experience at the 2025 APA Annual Meeting. Whether you’re an early-career psychiatrist or an experienced clinician, this conference is THE biggest and best place to get inspired, energized, and better prepared for your everyday practice.

Register early and get ready for all the sessions, networking events, the APA Foundation’s glamorous gala, and dozens of exhibitors from across the U.S. and beyond.