2026 Spring Conference Schedule


March 12-13, 2026 | Osthoff Resort | Elkhart Lake, WI

"Bridging Brain and Body in Psychiatric Health: The Neuroendocrine Axis"

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**Please note the Spring Conference will take place Thursday-Friday, there will be no Saturday sessions this year. 

 Thursday, March 12  
 6:00-6:30pm  Reception & Dinner Service

 6:30-7:15pm  From Growth Spurts to Mood Swings: The Mental Health Side of Puberty
 
Julie George-Grosskopfi, MD - Prevea Health

 7:15-8:00pm  Navigating Postpartum Depressive Symptoms: Diagnostic Assessment, Hormonal   Influences, and Treatment Considerations
 Christina Wichman, DO - Medical College of Wisconsin


 Friday, March 13  
 7:15-8:00am

 Breakfast & Sponsored Talk, Sponsored by: Bristol Myers Squibb
 Cobenfy (xanomeline and trospium chloride) Clinical Overview & Data Update
 Sadie Nenning, PhD - Senior Medical Science Liaison

 8:00-9:00am  Anabolic Psychiatry: Evaluating Testosterone and Anabolic Steroid Use in Clinical Practice
 
Kevin Neveau, DO

 9:00-10:00am  Perimenopausal Hormonal Transitions: Relationship and Relevance to Common Neuropsychiatric Conditions
Marley Kercher, MD; Wisconsin Resource Center

 10:00-10:30am  Break with Exhibitors 

 10:30-11:45am

 Resident TED Talk Competition

  • Kia Lechleitner, MD - UW
  • Alexandra Reischman, MD - MCW CW
  • Molly Kadlec, MD - MCW

 11:45am-12:30pm  Lunch & Annual Business Meeting

 12:30-1:00pm  Poster Viewing 

 1:00-2:00pm  Effects of GLP-1 on Hormones
 
Katrina Hickle-Koclanes, MD

 2:00-2:15pm  Break
 2:15-3:15pm  Psychological Aspects of Infertility and Fertility Treatments
 
Kristin N. Dowe, PhD; Medical College of Wisconsin 

 3:15-4:15pm  Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy: An Endocrinology Perspective
 
Sarah Swarts, MD; Advocate Aurora Health


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