Are you looking for a forum in which to share your experiences and concerns? Are you considering changing your practice setting? Do you want to find out what's going on with other psychiatrists in similar practice settings? If you answered yes to any of these questions, the APA caucus program is for you.

The program highlights topics important to psychiatrists working in specialized treatment settings or with particular patient groups. Each meeting is an open forum to which APA members can bring their concerns, comments, complaints, or kudos and discuss them with colleagues who may be experiencing similar issues.

Here's the caucus schedule for this year's annual meeting:

8:30 a.m.-10 a.m.

Caucus of State Hospital Psychiatrists

Co-Chairs: Yad Jabbarpour, M.D., and Beatrice Kovasznay, M.D.

Latrobe Room, Constitution Level, Grand Hyatt Washington

2 p.m.-4 p.m.

Caucus of VA Psychiatrists

Chair: Harold Kudler, M.D.

Latrobe Room, Constitution Level, Grand Hyatt Washington

11 a.m.-Noon

Caucus of Psychiatrists Working in Correctional Settings

Chair: Henry Weinstein, M.D.

Latrobe Room, Constitution Level, Grand Hyatt Washington

2 p.m.-4 p.m.

Caucus of Psychiatrists Treating Persons With Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities

Chair: Mark Hauser, M.D.

Grand Ballroom E, Ballroom Level, JW Marriott