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An update on Psychiatric Genetics for Clinicians
This presentation will be an ONLINE VIRTUAL LIVE broadcast on November 19, 2025, from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET. While this activity is LIVE and can only be viewed during the time specified, the evaluation will be available online until December 17, 2025. Go to the Register tab above to learn how to participate for continuing education credit, watch the broadcast and download the slides.
The views and opinions expressed by this presenter in this lecture are their own, and do not represent the views of Sheppard Pratt.
This presentation will provide an accessible overview and update on major “take-aways” from research on the genetics of psychiatric disorders. The presentation will summarize research on genetic epidemiology, the genetic architecture of psychiatric disorders, cross-disorder genetics, and implications for clinical practice.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers and other mental health professionals.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, attendees will be able to:
- Describe the primary methods for identifying and characterizing genetic contributions to psychiatric disorders.
- Summarize evidence demonstrating genetic influences on psychiatric disorders.
- Discuss the implications of psychiatric genetic research for clinical practice
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Price: Free. All courses offered through Sheppard Pratt are free of charge. There is no need to cancel if you cannot attend or complete a course, as no refund is necessary. Not completing an activity acts as a cancellation.
For more information on how to participate in this course, please read to the bottom of the page to review all of the directions.
For directions on how to participate in the program, refer to the FAQ page.
To participate in the interactive synchronous distance learning format course, you will download the handout, watch the live stream of the live broadcast, and complete the required pretest, posttest, evaluation, and attestation for credit. Once you have completed all the components of the Course Progress bar, the certificate will be available for immediate download. The certificate will also be saved in your account transcript.
Outline of Activity:
12:00- 12:05 pm: Introduction
12:06- 12:50 pm: Presentation
12:51- 1:00 pm: Q&A
1:00 pm: End of event
Registration closes on November 19, 2025, at 11:59 am ET. The course expires and cannot be completed after December 17, 2025.
To request accessibility accommodations, please contact [email protected].
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TO EARN CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE
PRIOR TO THE EVENT: Log into your Sheppard Pratt Ethos account. Select the activity by series, title, or speaker name. Go to the REGISTER tab and click on the green rectangle TAKE COURSE button, follow the prompts. Complete the pretest. You will not be able to work further until you are marked attended by entering the codeword. You do not need the codeword to watch the live broadcast. The link for the broadcast is located on the Overview tab of the course page.
REGISTER TO WATCH THE BROADCAST: There is a separate registration that you must complete to attend the live broadcast. Click on the Registration link located in the Register/Take Course tab. Enter your first name, last name, and email address. You will receive a confirmation email that you have registered to attend the broadcast. When it is time for the live broadcast, you can use the link in the confirmation email or click on the registration link again. Only when you have pre-registered, can you click on the Already Registered button and enter the email address you registered under to enter the broadcast. The link to watch the broadcast will be live at 11;30 AM.
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DOWNLOAD THE HANDOUT.
Use this link to download the handout. This handout will be available for download on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 12:00 pm ET.
Handout: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G4APY_UAlntIFDmerrgMSkoCGT_5Hs1l/view?usp=sharing
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**A note regarding entering the codeword. Our codeword process is open for almost 4 weeks. Due to rising attendance numbers at our events, our website is more prone to experience high volumes and experience lagging as a result. It is recommended that you wait to enter the codeword and log back into the website after the broadcast is over to avoid any issues. If you notice the system is slow, please try again later. **
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Questions? Please look at our FAQ page https://cme.sheppardpratt.org/content/faq or email [email protected].
This event can be taken as an interactive synchronous distance learning course. You will download the handout, watch the live broadcast, and complete the required pretest, posttest, evaluation, and attestation for credit. Once you have completed all the components of the Course Progress bar, the certificate will be available for immediate download. The certificate will also be saved in your account transcript.
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Sheppard Pratt’s Professional Education Program is pleased to provide Wednesdays at Sheppard Pratt free of charge as a public service to the mental health community. Your tax-deductible donations will help maintain the outstanding quality of this service.
Sheppard Pratt is dedicated to improving quality of life through mental health, special education, and addiction services for children, adolescents, adults and older adults. Our patient-centered treatment approach, combined with our legacy of clinical excellence, sets us apart from other health systems on both a local and national level. We have been ranked among the nation’s top psychiatric hospitals for 24 consecutive years by U. S. News & World Report. Founded in 1853 by philanthropist Moses Sheppard, Sheppard Pratt Health System still abides by its Quaker traditions and values.
Sheppard Pratt regularly hosts renowned speakers from across the country at our headquarters in Towson. We provide educational opportunities on subjects including psychiatric disorders, issues of behavioral health, systems-based change, mental and somatic co-morbidities, psychiatric effects on health and health outcomes, advances in neurobiology, and clinical developments in concepts underlying drug treatment of psychiatric disorders. We are accredited by the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education, the Maryland Nurses’ Association, the Maryland Board of Psychology, the Maryland Board of Social Work, and the National Board of Certified Counselors.
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About the speaker
Dr. Jordan Smoller is Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston. He is Associate Chief for Research for the MGH Department of Psychiatry and Director of Psychiatric Genetics.
He is Director of the Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit in the MGH Center for Human Genetics Research. Dr. Smoller also serves as co-director of the Genetics and Genomics Unit of the MGH Clinical Research Program, is an Associate Member of the Broad Institute and a Senior Scientist at Broad’s Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research.
Dr. Smoller earned his undergraduate degree at Harvard University and his medical degree at Harvard Medical School. After completing residency training in psychiatry at McLean Hospital, Dr. Smoller received masters and doctoral degrees in epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. He also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the NIMH Training Program in Psychiatric Genetics.
He is an author of more than 200 scientific articles, book chapters and reviews; the recipient of numerous research awards; and a principal investigator on NIH-funded studies of the genetics of anxiety and the genetics of bipolar disorder, major depression and schizophrenia as well as brain imaging phenotypes.
Disclosure Statements
Sheppard Pratt holds the standard that its continuing medical education programs should be free of commercial bias and conflict of interest. In accord with Sheppard Pratt's Disclosure Policy, as well as standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the American Medical Association (AMA), all planners, reviewers, speakers and persons in control of content have been asked to disclose any relationship he /she has with any entity producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, during the past 24 months. All planners, reviewers and speakers have also been asked to disclose any payments accepted for this lecture from any entity besides Sheppard Pratt, and if there will be discussion of any products, services, or off-label uses of product(s) during this presentation.
Jordan W. Smoller, MD, ScD, reports that he is a equity or stockholder and an advisor for Sensorium Therapeutics during the past 24 months. He will mention commercially available pharmacogenetics tests. All relationships have been mitigated through review.
Event Planners/Reviewers Disclosures: The following event planners and/or reviewers are reported as having no financial interest, arrangement or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, during the past 24 months: Todd Peters, MD, Michael C. Hann, MD, MBA, Ronald Means, MD, Rajeev Krishna, MD, PhD, MBA, Louis Marino, MD, Devi Bhuyan, PsyD, Manan Shah, MD, Vittoria DeLucia, MD, Chad J. Lennon, MD, Faith Dickerson, PhD, MPH, Carrie Etheridge, LCSW-C, Tom Flis, MS, BCBA, LBA, LCPC, Paula Bostwick, MSN, RN, CENP, Alfredo Sagisi, DNP, MS, RN, FACHE, Maggie O'Neill MSN, RN, PMH-BC, Lisa Illum, MLIS, MEd, and Jennifer Tornabene.
Physician Statement: Sheppard Pratt is accredited by The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Sheppard Pratt takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity. Sheppard Pratt designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurse Statement: Sheppard Pratt is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Maryland Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Sheppard Pratt takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity. This activity provides 1.0 contact hours for nurses.
Psychologist Statement: Sheppard Pratt is authorized by the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists as a sponsor of continuing education. Sheppard Pratt takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CE activity. Sheppard Pratt designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 contact hours for Psychologists.
Social Worker Statement: Sheppard Pratt is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners of Maryland to offer continuing education for Social Workers. Sheppard Pratt takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CE activity. This activity is approved for 1.0 contact hours in Category I credits for Social Workers.
Counselor Statement: No NBCC credit available.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 Category I credits for Social Workers
- 1.00 Psychologists
- 1.00 MNA Contact Hours for Nurses
- 1.00 Participation
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