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2025 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Chicago, IL
October 20-25, 2025

AACAP 2025

Florida Pediatric Mental Health Collaborative: Program Overview and Initial Evaluation
Presented by Dr. Andres Pumariega


October 2025 – JAACAP FREE ISSUE

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Florida Pediatric Society’s 2025 Fall CME Meeting & Expo
Making Connections – Orlando, FL
October 10-12, 2025

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Florida Behavioral Health Conference (BH CON 2025)
Florida Behavioral Health Association
Workshop Presentations – Orlando, FL
August 20-22, 2025

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UF Psychology Post-Doc, Naomi M. Ruffin, PhD, UF Department of Psychiatry Residency Training Program Residents: Daniel McNeil, MD, Future Child Psychiatry Fellow, entering 2026, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Training Program, Mindy Le, MD, Nimisha Lingappa, DO, MS, Sarah Vas, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine, Associate Program Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program, Director, Pediatrics Behavior and Development Core Rotation, Pediatrics Residency Program, Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, and Andres J. Pumariega, MD, Medical Director, UF Behavioral Health Hubs, Professor and Chief, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry. Presented, but not pictured: Takahiro Soda, MD, PhD.


National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ)
Florida Children’s Medical Services Learning and Action Network
Learning Session 2 – Lake Mary, FL
February 26-27, 2025

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UF Behavioral Health Hub – Gainesville, Keisha Thornton, LCSW, with DOH/CMS Program Consultant, Patti Joyce, BSN, RN, FCCM. UF Behavioral Health Hub – Pensacola, Sarah Ortega, with DOH/CMS Title V CYSCHN Director, Joni Hollis, RN, MSN, CNL. Keisha Thornton and DOH/CMS Program Consultant, Staci Jagoe, MSW. The Florida Behavioral Health Statewide Networks of Access and Quality (SNAQ) team featuring representatives from FIU, FSU, Nemours, UF, UM, and USF Behavioral Health Hubs.


The Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds – Dr. Andres Pumariega, Dr. Jeyko Garuz, Dr. Sarah Vas, Dr. Richard D’Alli
Presented Friday, December 6, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (EST)
Pediatric Behavioral Health Collaborative Care: Part II: Outcomes, Case Presentations, and PCP Experience

View the Zoom Presentation here

Hub Team & PCP


The Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds – Dr. Andres Pumariega
Presented Friday, November 8, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (EST)
Pediatric Behavioral Health Collaborative Care: Part I: Florida & UF Experience

View the Zoom Presentation here

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American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
NextGen Learner Attending Video – Andres Pumariega, MD

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Read our latest publication at the Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Access to Child Psychotherapy in High- and Low/Middle-income Nations: A Cross-national Perspective and Potential Approaches

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Dr. Pumariega, recipient of Distinguished Career Achievement Award by APA

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Second Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications

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Florida Pediatric Mental Health Collaborative (FPMHC) Resource Guide


Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Inc. (FCAAP), 2023 FCAAP Forum Series
September 1, 2023

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Dr. Andres Pumariega (Medical Director, UF Behavioral Health Hub), Dr. Danulka Vargas-Torres (Langley Health Services, Ocala), Dr. Lisa Spector (UCF/Nemours Behavioral Health Hub), Dr. Jeyko Garuz (Palms Medical Group, Lake City West), Dr. Chris Okonkwo (Children’s Health of Ocala).