Wednesday, January 20, 2027

• 9:00 – 3:00 PM Notice PPA Election ▾
• 9:00 – 10:35 AM Symposium 1 Perspectives in Psychodermatology: From Biological to Clinical Ballroom ▾

  Antonio C. Sison (Philippines)

  • 9:05 – 9:25 AMEllie Choi Singapore“Psychodermatology for Mental Health Professionals: Clinical Presentations and Mechanisms”
  • 9:25 – 9:45 AMBernard Ho United Kingdom“Lymph and Mind: The Interface Between Lymphatic Health and Mental Health”
  • 9:45 – 10:05 AMIshan Pandya India“The Role of Culture and Superstition in Psychodermatology Cases Seen in India”
  • 10:05 – 10:25 AMKah Lok Chan United Kingdom“Skin and Mind: An Integrated Psychodermatology Clinic in South West London”
  • 10:25 – 10:35 AMOpen Forum
• 9:00 – 10:35 AM Symposium 2 Geriatric Psychiatry Sapphire Room ▾

  Narei Hong (Korea) and Samantha Loi (Australia)

  • 9:05 – 9:25 AMNarei Hong Korea“Person-Centered Dementia Care System of Korea, Right to Receive Care”
  • 9:25 – 9:45 AMSamantha M. Loi Australia“Update on Young Onset Dementia and the Young Onset Dementia Asia Pacific Research Collaborative (YOD-APC)”
  • 9:45 – 10:05 AMChavit Tunvirachaisakul Thailand“Dementia Day Center: A Sustainable Cognitive Stimulation Program in Action”
  • 10:05 – 10:25 AMRobert D. Buenaventura Philippines“Social Isolation and Loneliness in the Elderly: A Person-Centered Approach to Management”
  • 10:25 – 10:35 AMOpen Forum
• 10:35 – 12 NN Symposium 3 Community Mental Health Ballroom ▾

  Huali Wang (China)

  • 10:37 – 10:52 AMHuali Wang China“Recognizing and Supporting Older Adults with Depressive Symptoms in Non-Specialist Settings”
  • 10:52 – 11:07 AMHervita Diatri Indonesia“Deinstitutionalisation in Indonesia: A Journey of Progress, Challenges, and Lessons Learned”
  • 11:07 – 11:22 AMRamdas S Ransing India
  • 11:22 – 11:37 NNJoffrey Sebastian Quiring Philippines“Strengthening the Community Mental Health Workforce: The Psychiatrist as Educator”
  • 11:37 – 12 NNOpen Forum
• 10:35 – 12 NN Symposium 4 Anti-Stigma Sapphire Room ▾

  Tsuyoshi Akiyama (Japan)

  • 10:37 – 10:52 AMChonnakarn Jatchavala Thailand“The Post-COVID Shift: Renewing Anti-Stigma Strategies for Mental Illness in Thailand”
  • 10:52 – 11:07 AMLu, Shaohua Canada
  • 11:07 – 11:22 AMLahargo Kembaren Indonesia
  • 11:22 – 11:37 NNJoan Mae G. Perez-Rifareal Philippines“Bridging the Gap: Filipino Initiatives in Combating Mental Health Stigma”
  • 11:37 – 12 NNOpen Forum
• 12:00 – 1:30 PM Industry Abbott Lunch Symposium ▾
• 1:30 – 2:55 PM Symposium 5 Advancement of Biological Research Ballroom ▾

  Ahmad Hatim Slaiman (Malaysia)

  • 1:35 – 1:55 PMJe-Yeon Yun Korea“Mental health risk stratification using heart rate variability and prefrontal electroencephalography: eXtreme gradient boosting-based classifier and latent profile analysis-based subtyping”
  • 1:55 – 2:15 PMItsuo Asai Japan“Bipolar Disorder as Brain-State Transitions: A Proposed Hierarchical LHb-Dopamine-Salience-PFC Model”
  • 2:15 – 2:25 PMFumiya Miyano Japan“Potential Alterations in Differentiation and Inflammatory Responsiveness of Induced Microglia-like (iMG) Cells in Anorexia Nervosa”
  • 2:25 – 2:45 PMMa. Lourdes Rosanna De Guzman Philippines“From Prevalence to Mechanisms: What the Philippine National Mental Health Survey Can Contribute to Biological Psychiatry”
  • 2:45 – 2:55 PMOpen Forum
• 1:30 – 2:55 PM Symposium 6 Case Conference Sapphire Room ▾

  Samantha Loi (Australia) and Chonnakarn Jatchavala (Thailand)

  • PresenterGina Anindyajati Indonesia“Psychiatry Without Borders: Maintaining Continuity of Care in a Young Adult With Severe Anxiety and Recurrent Psychological Breakdown”
  • DiscussantKenichi Shizukawa Japan“Clinical Reflections on Suicide Risk Assessment and Management: A Discussant Perspective”
  • DiscussantMichael Sionzon Philippines
  • 2:45 – 2:55 PMOpen Forum
• 2:55 – 4:30 PM Symposium 7 Forensic Psychiatry and Ethical Issue in Contemporary Practice Ballroom ▾

  Constantine Yu Chua (Philippines)

  • 3:00 – 3:20 PMNorieta C. Balderrama Philippines“Violence Risk Assessment in Forensic Psychiatry: Tools, Limitations, and Clinical Applications”
  • 3:20 – 3:40 PMLovie Hope Go-Chu Philippines
  • 3:40 – 4:00 PMSamuel Law Canada“Concordance of Ontario’s Mental Health Legislation with the World Health Organization’s Checklist on Mental Health Legislation: A Human Rights Assessment in the Canadian Context”
  • 4:00 – 4:20 PMShinsuke Kondo Japan“Twenty Years of Japan’s Medical Treatment and Supervision Act: Achievements and Challenges in Forensic Psychiatric Care”
  • 4:20 – 4:30 PMOpen Forum
• 2:55 – 4:30 PM Symposium 8 Psychopharmacology Sapphire Room ▾

  Cheryrich M. Cheng (Philippines)

  • 3:00 – 3:20 PMJohnny K. Lokin Philippines“Drug-Drug Interactions and Safety Considerations in Complex Psychopharmacology”
  • 3:20 – 3:40 PMOrville Pandes Philippines“Psychiatric Polypharmacy: When is it Justified?”
  • 3:40 – 4:00 PMEdmond Pi USA
  • 4:00 – 4:20 PMPornjira Pariwatcharakul Thailand
  • 4:20 – 4:30 PMOpen Forum
• 4:30 – 6:05 Symposium 9 Disaster and Impact on Mental Health Ballroom ▾

  Ruby Reyes (Philippines)

  • 4:35 – 4:55 PMLaureen Conanan Philippines
  • 4:55 – 5:15 PMAgnes S. Borre-Padilla Philippines“Impact of Disasters on Mental Health”
  • 5:15 – 5:35 PMHervita Diatri Indonesia“Mental Health in the Face of Disasters: Lessons from Indonesia’s Diverse Risks, Vulnerabilities, and Resilience”
  • 5:35 – 5:55Yingjun Xi China“Disaster Mental Health Response in China: Frontline Perspectives and Implications for Service Coordination”
  • 5:55 – 6:05Open Forum
• 4:30 – 6:05 Symposium 10 Addiction Psychiatry in the Pacific Rim Sapphire Room ▾

  Rafael Legaspi (Philippines)

  • 4:35 – 4:55 PMMariano Hembra Philippines“Neurobiology of Addiction”
  • 4:55 – 5:15 PMJoyce Ann Maglaque Philippines“Pacific Currents, Digital Tides: Charting Emerging Addictions in the Pacific”
  • 5:15 – 5:35 PMRasmon Kalayasiri Thailand“Advances in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: Pharmacotherapy, Psychotherapy and Integrated Care Models”
  • 5:35 – 5:55Kristiana Siste Indonesia“Dual Diagnosis in Addiction Psychiatry: Managing Substance Use Disorders with Co-Occurring Mental Illness”
  • 5:55 – 6:05Open Forum
• 6:15 – 7:30 PM Industry SunPharma Twilight Symposium ▾
• 7:30 – 10:00 PM Social Fellowship Night ▾

Thursday, January 21, 2027

• 9:00 – 10:35 AM Symposium 11 Psychotherapy Ballroom ▾

  Takahiro Kato (Japan)

  • 9:05 – 9:25 AMTakahiro Kato Japan“Capacity to Be Hikikomori: A Psychoanalytic Approach to Social Withdrawal”
  • 9:25 – 9:45 AMTian Cheong Sing Singapore
  • 9:45 – 10:05 AMDong Woo Lee Korea
  • 10:05 – 10:25 AMConstantine D. Della Philippines“Hiya, Pagkatao, at HIV: Navigating Sexuality, Cultural Identity, and Psychotherapy in the Filipino Context”
  • 10:25 – 10:35 AMOpen Forum
• 9:00 – 10:35 AM Symposium 12 Beyond Childhood ADHD Sapphire Room ▾

  Aileen Nepomuceno (Philippines)

  • 9:05 – 9:25 AMJaphet Fernandez De Leon Philippines“Current and Emerging Treatments for Adult ADHD: Pharmacologic and Psychosocial Approaches”
  • 9:25 – 9:45 AMRhodora Andrea M. Concepcion Philippines“Adult ADHD and Psychiatric Comorbidities: Implications for Clinical Management”
  • 9:45 – 10:05 AMJohn Chee Meng Wong Singapore
  • 10:05 – 10:25 AMSusan Shur-Fen Gau Taiwan
  • 10:25 – 10:35 AMOpen Forum
• 10:35 – 12:00 NN Symposium 13 Physical Illness and Psychiatry Ballroom ▾

  Victoria Patricia C. de la Llana (Philippines)

  • 10:40 – 11:00 AMMary Agnes Busuego Philippines“Chronic Illness and Mental Health”
  • 11:00 – 11:20 AMEdgardo Juan L. Tolentino, Jr Philippines“Beyond Comorbidity: Integrating Mental and Physical Health in Clinical Practice”
  • 11:20 – 11:40 AMShih-Cheng Liao Taiwan“Beyond the Mind–Body Divide: Managing Somatic Symptom Disorder in Community and General Hospitals”
  • 11:40 – 12:00 NNMatthew Jenkins New Zealand“Te Hekenga Whaiora: A participatory approach to supporting young people experiencing psychosis in Aotearoa New Zealand”
• 10:35 – 12:00 NN Symposium 14 Understanding Digital Media Exposure in Children Sapphire Room ▾

  Abegail Laganao (Philippines)

  • 10:40 – 11:00 AMJocelyn Nieva Yatco-Bautista Philippines“Problematic Digital Media Use in Children and Adolescents: Psychiatric Risks and Clinical Recognition”
  • 11:00 – 11:20 AMGenuina Ranoy Philippines“Growing Up Online: Neurodevelopmental Effects of Screen Exposure in Children”
  • 11:20 – 11:40 AMKenichi Shizukawa Japan“Digital Media Exposure in Children and Adolescents: A Japanese Perspective”
  • 11:40 – 12:00 NNKristiana Siste Indonesia“Managing Screen Time in Clinical Practice: Guidance for Families and Evidence-Based Interventions”
• 12:00 – 1:30 PM Industry Otsuka Lunch Symposium ▾
• 1:30 – 2:55 PM Symposium 15 Microbiome and Mental Health: The Expanding Science of the Gut–Brain Connection Ballroom ▾

  Ma. Lourdes Corrales-Joson (Philippines)

  • 1:35 – 1:55 PMAlejandro C. Baroque Philippines“Microbiome and Mental Disorders: Evidence Linking Gut Dysbiosis with Psychiatric Illness”
  • 1:55 – 2:15 PMRomeo Y. Enriquez Philippines“The Gut-Brain Axis in Psychiatry: Neurobiological Mechanisms and Clinical Implications”
  • 2:15 – 2:25 PMChaiyavat Chaiyasu Thailand
  • 2:25 – 2:45 PMTakafumi Suematsu Japan“Gut Microbiota in Anorexia Nervosa: From Dysbiosis to Metabolites”
  • 2:45 – 2:55 PMOpen Forum
• 1:30 – 2:55 PM Symposium 16 Migration and Mental Health Sapphire Room ▾

  Rodney Boncajes (Philippines)

  • 1:35 – 1:55 PMMa. Luz C. Querubin New Zealand“Culturally Competent Psychiatric Care for Migrants: Clinical and System-Level Approaches”
  • 1:55 – 2:15 PMAgnes Joy Casino Philippines“Navigating Displacement: Climate change, forced criminality, and mental health across Pacific Migration Pathways”
  • 2:15 – 2:25 PMAkihito Uezato Japan“Migration and Mental Health in Japan: Cultural Challenges and Barriers to Psychiatric Care”
  • 2:25 – 2:45 PMRamyadarshni Vadivel New Zealand
  • 2:45 – 2:55 PMOpen Forum
• 2:55 – 4:30 PM Symposium 17 Suicide Prevention Ballroom ▾

  Vincent Chin-Hung Chen (Taiwan)

  • 3:00 – 3:20 PMGina Anindyajati Indonesia“Psychiatry Without Borders: Scaling Hospital-Based Suicide Prevention Through Collaborative Mental Health Systems in Indonesia”
  • 3:20 – 3:40 PMVincent Chin-Hung Chen Taiwan
  • 3:40 – 4:00 PMLennart Reifels Australia“Mobilising the evidence to advance suicide prevention”
  • 4:00 – 4:20 PMCaroline Mae Ramirez Philippines
  • 4:20 – 4:30 PMOpen Forum
• 2:55 – 4:30 PM Symposium 18 Mental Health of Medical Professionals Sapphire Room ▾

  Mary Ann Sunga (Philippines)

  • 3:00 – 3:20 PMMonina G. Cruz Philippines“Resilience and Self-Care Among Physicians: Evidence-Based Strategies for Well-Being”
  • 3:20 – 3:40 PMAlma L. Jimenez Philippines“Moral Injury and the Institutional Duty of Care for Mental Health Professionals”
  • 3:40 – 4:00 PMKym Jenkins Australia
  • 4:00 – 4:20 PMKun-Chia Chang Taiwan“Collaborative Actions for Alleviating Mental Health Risks and Stigma: The Experience from Taiwan”
  • 4:20 – 4:30 PMOpen Forum
• 4:30 – 5:50 PM Symposium 19 Integrative Psychiatry: Evaluating Complementary and Alternative Approaches in Mental Health Care Ballroom ▾

  Arnold Angelo M. Pineda (Philippines) and Sharmie Quezon Santos (Philippines)

  • 4:35 – 4:50 PMEra Catur Prasetya Indonesia“From Conflict to Collaboration: Culturally Informed Psychiatric Care with Traditional and Religious Healers in Indonesia — A Case Conference”
  • 4:50 – 5:05 PMKaran Wongprakarnsanti Thailand“How to Use Cinema in Psychotherapy : A Narrative Therapy Approach”
  • 5:05 – 5:35 PMLourdes L. Ignacio Philippines
  • 5:35 – 5:50 PMOpen Forum
• 4:30 – 5:50 PM Symposium 20 LGBTQ mental health Sapphire Room ▾

  Raymond Joseph Valdez (Philippines)

  • 4:35 – 4:50 PMPhilip Morris Australia
  • 4:50 – 5:05 PMAnn Joy Aguadera Philippines
  • 5:05 – 5:35 PMRonald Elepano Philippines
  • 5:35 – 5:50 PMOpen Forum
• 6:00 PM Ceremony Oath Taking of PPA Diplomates Ballroom ▾

Friday, January 22, 2027

• 9:00 – 11:30 AM Meeting PPA Business Meeting Ballroom ▾
• 9:00 – 11:30 AM Meeting PRCP Board Meeting and PRCP General Assembly Sapphire Room ▾
• 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Lunch ▾
• 12:30 – 1:30 PM Plenary Plenary Lectures Ballroom ▾
  • 12:30 – 1:00 PMSusan Gau Taiwan
  • 1:00 – 1:30 PMTakahiro Kato Japan“Era of Hikikomori: From Pathological Social Withdrawal to Diverse Choices in Ways of Living”
• 1:30 – 3:05 PM Symposium 21 PRCP Collaboration with National Societies Ballroom ▾

  John Chee Meng Wong (Singapore)

  • 1:35 – 1:55 PMJoonho Choi Korea“Overcoming Suicide and Depression for the Nation’s Future: Paradigm Shifts and Evolution in Social Communication for Youth Mental Health, “mindRun””
  • 1:55 – 2:15 PMDaniel Fung Singapore“Psychiatry Without Borders: Building Bridges from Singapore to the Pacific Rim”
  • 2:15 – 2:35 PMKun-Chia Chang Taiwan
  • 2:35 – 2:55 PMAnna Lizza Salazar Mañalac Philippines“From Psychiatry Without Borders to Collaboration Without Borders: Building a Pacific Rim Mental-Health Architecture from the Filipino Experience”
  • 2:55 – 3:05 PMOpen Forum
• 3:05 – 5:00 PM Ceremony Closing Ceremonies Ballroom ▾