This self-paced online course is designed to provide Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) with foundational knowledge on pediatric psychiatric disorders, the use of antipsychotic medications in children, and critical considerations for working with this population.
No CEUS are offered for this course.
Author/Speaker
Polina Kalmanovich, PharmD, MS, is a highly accomplished biopharmaceutical executive with over 15 years of leadership experience in global regulatory affairs, program management, and business strategy across neurology, psychiatry, infectious disease, urology, and pain therapeutics.
Dr. Kalmanovich currently serves as Executive Director and Head of Program Management and Business Analytics at Sarepta Therapeutics, where she leads teams responsible for strategic portfolio planning, operational excellence, and cross-functional collaboration across global R&D programs. Her prior roles at Sarepta include Executive Director of Business Strategy and Operations and Senior Director of Global Regulatory Affairs, where she spearheaded key initiatives in gene therapy research and regulatory strategy for early- and late-stage development programs.
Before joining Sarepta, Dr. Kalmanovich held senior positions at Novus Therapeutics and Allergan, Inc., leading global registration efforts and regulatory negotiations with the FDA, EMA, and PMDA. She also contributed to neuroscience drug development through her work at Chase Pharmaceuticals and served in the FDA Office of Policy early in her career.
A Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Science in Regulatory Science graduate from the University of Southern California, Dr. Kalmanovich also completed the General Management Program at Harvard Business School. She is a licensed pharmacist in California and a published researcher in neurobiology, fluent in both English and Russian.
Dr. Kalmanovich brings a wealth of expertise in clinical development, regulatory innovation, and leadership — along with a passion for mentoring future professionals in science, healthcare, and applied behavior analysis.