Pre-Conference Workshop: Psilocybin Research: Therapist Competencies and Therapeutic Processes
Jeffrey Guss, M.D., and Bill Richards, S.T.M., Ph.D.
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM • Wednesday, April 19
Skyline Room and Oakland Room • CE
SOLD OUT

Holotropic Breathwork™ Workshop: Day 1
Stanislav Grof, M.D., and Stacia Butterfield
Wednesday, April 19, 2017 • 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Jr. Ballroom and OCC 210/211
SOLD OUT

Reception in the Skyline Room
7:00 PM - MIDNIGHT

Pre-Conference Workshops
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Principles of MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD
Michael Mithoefer, M.D., and Annie Mithoefer, B.S.N.
Thursday, April 20, 2017 • 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Grand Ballroom • CE
SPACE AVAILABLE

Immersive Visionary Art
Android Jones
Thursday, April 20, 2017 • 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Oakland Room
SOLD OUT

Ayahuasca: From Science to Ceremony
Bia Labate, Ph.D., and colleagues
Thursday, April 20, 2017 • 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
California Room • CE
SOLD OUT

Psychedelic Neuroscience
David Nichols, Ph.D., and Franz Vollenweider, M.D., with Katrin Preller, Ph.D.
Thursday, April 20, 2017 • 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
OCC 208 • CE
SOLD OUT

Innovation, Creativity, and the New Psychedelic Culture
James Fadiman, Ph.D., and Thomas B. Roberts, Ph.D.
Thursday, April 20, 2017 • 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Skyline Room • CE
SOLD OUT

Holotropic Breathwork™ Workshop: Day 2
Stanislav Grof, M.D., and Stacia Butterfield
Thursday, April 20, 2017 • 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Jr. Ballroom and OCC 210/211
SOLD OUT

Welcome Reception in the Skyline Room
9:00 PM - MIDNIGHT

Join us in celebration of MAPS Board Member David Bronner, whose heroic five million dollar pledge to MAPS is launching MAPS' groundbreaking Phase 3 clinical trials of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD.

 

Friday, April 21, 2017

 

The Marketplace
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Free and open to the public

3-Day Conference: Day 1
9:00 AM - 6:45 PM • Friday, April 21

PLENARY: Conference Welcome
Rick Doblin, Ph.D., Amanda Feilding, Bia Labate, Ph.D.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM • Friday, April 21
East Hall

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PLENARY: Psychedelics and the Future of Humanity
Stanislav Grof, M.D., Ph.D.
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM • Friday, April 21
East Hall

Cognitive Liberty, Neurodiversity, & Non-Pathologizing Approaches to Mental Health
Adam Andros
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM • Friday, April 21
Psymposia Stage

Talk: Beyond Entheogenic Mind: Repurposing Our Evolutionarily Obsolete Self/Other Consciousness
James Guy
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM • Friday, April 21
Psymposia Stage

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Morning Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM • Friday, April 21

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The Implications of Consciousness Research for Psychiatry, Psychology, and Psychotherapy
Stanislav Grof, M.D., Ph.D.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM • Friday, April 21
East Hall • CLINICAL • CE • CME

Supplemental Q&A with Stanislav Grof, M.D., Ph.D.
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Open Mic
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Psymposia Stage

Evaluating the Efficacy of Ayahuasca-Assisted Treatment for Substance Dependency
Anya Loizaga-Velder, Ph.D.
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM • Friday, April 21
Grand Ballroom • PLANT • CE

Psychedelic Therapists: Perspectives on the Therapeutic Process in Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy
Elizabeth Nielson, Ph.D., and Jeffrey Guss, M.D.
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM • Friday, April 21
Jr. Ballroom • INTERDISC • CE

The Sense of Reality in Hallucinogenic Experiences: A Comparative Study of Serotoninergic and Anti-Cholinergic Plants
Martin Fortier, Ph.D. (cand.)
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM • Friday, April 21
Skyline Room • PLANT

FILM SCREENING: Sacred Plants
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM • Friday, April 21
California Room

COMMUNITY FORUM: Student Leaders: Psychedelic Advocacy on Campus
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM • Friday, April 21
Oakland Room

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Treating Alcohol-Related Disorders with Ayahuasca
Luís Fernando Tófoli, Ph.D.
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Grand Ballroom • PLANT • CE

Psychotherapeutic Intervention in Integration of Difficult Psychedelic Experiences
Marc Aixala, M.S.
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Jr. Ballroom • INTERDISC • CE

Ayahuasca, Psychiatric Distress, and the Meaning of Life: Results from a Pilot Study in Peru
Brad Adams, Ph.D.
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Skyline Room • PLANT • CE

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Rapid Antidepressant Effects of the Psychedelic Ayahuasca in Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial
Draulio Barros de Araujo, Ph.D.
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM • Friday, April 21
Grand Ballroom • PLANT • CE • CME

On Psychedelics, Morality, and Virtue
Claudio Naranjo, M.D.
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM • Friday, April 21
Jr. Ballroom • INTERDISC • CE

Therapeutic Potential of the Plant Salvia Divinorum
Peter Addy, Ph.D.
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM • Friday, April 21
Skyline Room • PLANT • CE

Treating Cluster Headaches, Migraines, & Inflammation With Psychedelics
Brendan Burns
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM • Friday, April 21
Psymposia Stage

In The Beginning - Psychedelic Art 1965 & Onward
Isaac Abrams
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Psymposia Stage

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Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM • Friday, April 21

Storytelling
Allan Badiner
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM • Friday, April 21
Psymposia Stage

Ecstasis for the Masses: Cognitive Liberty in an Age of Unreason
Jamie Wheal
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Psymposia Stage

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Poster Session
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM • Friday, April 21
West Hall

From Taboo to Treatment: The Coming of Age of Psychedelic Medicine
Amanda Feilding
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM • Friday, April 21
East Hall • CLINICAL

From Jungle To "Civilization": How Plant Medicines Can Promote Health In a Toxic Culture
Gabor Maté, M.D.
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Grand Ballroom • PLANT • CE

Remembering Salvador Roquet
Stanley Krippner, Ph.D.
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM • Friday, April 21
Jr. Ballroom • INTERDISC • CE

Remembering Salvador Roquet
Stanley Krippner, Ph.D.
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM • Friday, April 21
Jr. Ballroom • INTERDISC • CE

Examining of the Effects of Pre- and Post-Ceremony Factors on Self-Reported Therapeutic Experiences to Identify Preliminary Guidelines for Health Care Practitioners Regarding the Ritualized Use of Ayahuasca
Melanie Oliveira, B.Sc. (Hons.), Psy.D. (cand.)
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM • Friday, April 21
Skyline Room • PLANT • CE

FILM SCREENING: Icaros - A Vision
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM • Friday, April 21
California Room

Tools for Navigating Inner Space and the Ayahuasca Experience
Meriana Dinkova
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM • Friday, April 21
Psymposia Stage

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Psychedelic Research: From Brain Imaging to Policy Reform
David Nutt, D.M., F.R.C.P., F.R.C.Psych, F.Med.Sci.
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM • Friday, April 21
East Hall • CLINICAL • CE

Psychedelic Use Predicts Reduced Suicidality: Findings From a Longitudinal Study of Women Sex Workers in Vancouver, Canada
Elena Argento, Ph.D. (cand.)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Jr. Ballroom • INTERDISC • CE

Nourishing the Spirit: Exploratory Research on Ayahuasca Experiences Along the Continuum of Recovery from Eating Disorders
Adele Lafrance, C. Psych.
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Skyline Room • PLANT • CE

Conversation: Subjective Experiences in Psychedelic Studies
Thomas Brown, Tehseen Noorani, Gabby Agin-Liebes, Neşe Lisa Şenol, Rosalind Watts
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Psymposia Stage

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The Psychological and Neurophysiological Effects of Music in Combination with Psychedelics
Mendel Kaelen, Ph.D. (cand.)
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM • Friday, April 21
East Hall • CLINICAL • CE

Microdosing: The Phenomenon, Research Results, and Startling Surprises
James Fadiman, Ph.D., and Sophia Korb, Ph.D.
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Grand Ballroom • INTERDISC • CE

Long-Term Effects of Ayahuasca on the Quality of Life, Well-Being and Health of Western Users: A Longitudinal Study
Debora González, Ph.D.
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM • Friday, April 21
Jr. Ballroom • PLANT • CE

Psychedelic Naturalism: Psilocybin and the Evolution of Amateur Applied Mycology
Joanna Steinhardt, Ph.D. (cand.)
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM • Friday, April 21
Skyline Room • PLANT

COMMUNITY FORUM: Therapist Training Information Session
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Oakland Room

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Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy – Neural Changes and the Relationship Between the Acute Peak Experience and Clinical Outcomes
Leor Roseman, M.Sc.
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM • Friday, April 21
East Hall • CLINICAL • CE

The Potential Role of Epigenetics in Ayahuasca Shamanism
Joe Tafur, M.D.
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Jr. Ballroom • PLANT • CE

Cannabidiol in the Treatment of Anxiety: A Large Case Series
Scott Shannon, M.D., ABIHM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Skyline Room • PLANT • CE

Conversation: Dr. Stephen Ross with Rodrigo Niño and Federico Rao of FUNDAMENTAL
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Psymposia Stage

Holistic Support for the Voyage: Journeyers, Guides, and Beyond
Dr. Natalie Metz
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM • Friday, April 21
Psymposia Stage

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Afternoon Break
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM • Friday, April 21

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New Findings from Ayahuasca Research: From Enhancing Mindfulness Abilities to Promoting Neurogenesis
Jordi Riba, Ph.D.
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM • Friday, April 21
East Hall • CLINICAL • CE • CME

Psychedelics: The Uncertain Paths from Re-emergence to Renaissances
Bob Jesse
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Grand Ballroom • INTERDISC • CE

Ayahuasca Legal Prosecution Worldwide: Connecting the Dots
Benjamin De Loenen, M.A.
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Jr. Ballroom • PLANT • CE

Cancer at the Dinner Table: Experiences of Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Cancer-Related Psychological Distress
T. Cody Swift, M.A., and Alexander Belser, Ph.D. (cand.)
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Skyline Room • INTERDISC • CE

PARTNER FORUM: FUNDAMENTAL
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM • Friday, April 21
Oakland Room

Spirituality and Psychoactive Substances: A Perspective from the 21st Century
Reverend Martin Diaz
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Psymposia Stage

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The Dependent Co-Arising of Psychedelics and Meditation
Vanja Palmers
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM • Friday, April 21
Grand Ballroom • CLINICAL

Ayahuasca Practices as Intangible Cultural Heritage: A New Piece in the Drug Policy Puzzle?
Constanza Sánchez Avilés, Ph.D.
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM • Friday, April 21
Jr. Ballroom • PLANT • CE

Psilocybin Enhances Mindfulness-Related Capabilities in a Meditation Retreat Setting: A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled fMRI Study
Milan Scheidegger, M.D., Ph.D., MA ETH HPK
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM • Friday, April 21
Skyline Room • INTERDISC • CE

Live Podcast: Psychedelic Salon 2.0 with Emanuel Sferios, Director of MDMA: The Movie
Hosted by Lex Pelger
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM • Friday, April 21
Psymposia Stage

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PLENARY PANEL: Psychedelics and Policy
Kenneth Tupper, Ph.D.; Ethan Nadelmann, Ph.D.; David Nutt, M.D.; Ben de Loenen; moderator: Natalie Ginsberg
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM • Friday, April 21
East Hall

Psychedelic Story: Terence McKenna's VR Journey of 1999
Dr. Bruce Damer
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Psymposia Stage

Live Podcast: Duncan Trussell Family Hour
The Microdose VR Experience
Duncan Trussell, Android Jones, and Dr. Bruce Damer
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Psymposia Stage

Sunset Cruise on the San Francisco Bay
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM • Friday, April 21

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COMMUNITY FORUM: LGBTQ Meet 'n Greet
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM • Friday, April 21
Oakland Room

EVENING FILM SCREENING: MDMA The Movie - A Pre-Screening
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM • Friday, April 21
Jr. Ballroom

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EVENING FILM SCREENING: Pure Ecstasy | Inside the Infamous Starck Club
9:45 PM - 11:30 PM • Friday, April 21
Jr. Ballroom

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Celebration in the Marketplace
8:00 PM - 1:00 AM • Friday, April 21

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SPECIAL SESSION: Marijuana and Yoga with Helen Kesler
8:30 PM - 10:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Skyline Room

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SPECIAL SESSION: Marijuana and Meditation
Vanja Palmers
10:30 PM - Midnight • Friday, April 21
Skyline Room

Open Networking
Midnight - 6:00 AM • Friday, April 21
Skyline Room
Enjoy a calm atmosphere, panoramic views, and mellow music in the company of friends until sunrise. Conference and workshop attendees only (name badge required).

 

Saturday, April 22, 2017

 

The Marketplace
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Free and open to the public

3-Day Conference: Day 2
9:00 AM - 6:45 PM • Saturday, April 22

Psychedelic Neuroscience
LSD Gives Up a Secret
David Nichols, Ph.D.
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM • Saturday, April 22
East Hall • CLINICAL • CE • CME

History of MDMA: An Overview
Torsten Passie, M.D., Ph.D.
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM • Saturday, April 22
Grand Ballroom • CLINICAL • CE

Peyote: Plant Medicine for the Body, Mind, and Soul
Stacy B. Schaefer, Ph.D.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM • Saturday, April 22
Jr. Ballroom • PLANT • CE

Psychedelic Therapy and Third-Wave Behaviorism: New Directions for the Prevention of Interpersonal Violence
Zach Walsh, Ph.D.
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM • Saturday, April 22
Skyline Room • PLANT • CE

Podcast: Future Fossils (live taping)
Michael Garfield
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM • Saturday, April 22
Psymposia Stage

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FILM SCREENING: Ayahuasca: A Triptych
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM • Saturday, April 22
California Room

Psychedelic 5HT2A Receptor Agonists Enhance Mood and Empathy and Reduce Social Pain in Healthy Humans: Implication for Mood Disorders
Franz X. Vollenweider, M.D., F.M.H. Psych.
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM • Saturday, April 22
East Hall • CLINICAL • CE

Neurobiology Underlying the Prosocial Effects of MDMA
Kim Kuypers, Ph.D.
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM • Saturday, April 22
Grand Ballroom • CLINICAL

PANEL: Injustice, Intersectional Trauma, and Psychedelics
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM • Saturday, April 22
Skyline Room • INTERDISC

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Q+A: Psychedelic Neuroscience
David Nichols, Ph.D., and Franz Vollenweider, M.D.
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM • Saturday, April 22
East Hall • CLINICAL

Ecstasy in the Laboratory: Recent Advances in MDMA Research
Harriet de Wit, Ph.D.
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM • Saturday, April 22
Grand Ballroom • CLINICAL • CE

Peyote as Medicine: An Examination of Therapeutic Factors that Contribute to Healing
Kevin Feeney
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM • Saturday, April 22
Jr. Ballroom • PLANT • CE

Honoring Huston Smith
Austin Hill Shaw
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM • Saturday, April 22
Psymposia Stage

The History & Future of Set & Setting
Ido Hartogsohn, Ph.D.
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM • Saturday, April 22
Psymposia Stage

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Morning Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM • Saturday, April 22

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Poster Session
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM • Saturday, April 22
West Hall

Toward Single Shot Therapy for Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Boris Heifets, M.D., Ph.D.
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM • Saturday, April 22
East Hall • CLINICAL • CE

PANEL: UW Psilocybin Pharmacokinetics Study: Study Volunteers Discussion
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Grand Ballroom • INTERDISC

Peyote's Race Problem
Alexander Dawson, Ph.D.
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM • Saturday, April 22
Jr. Ballroom • PLANT • CE

PANEL: Rebranding Psychedelics
Don Lattin, Michael Levine, Bryce Montgomery, Sasha Frost, Brad Burge (moderator)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Skyline Room • INTERDISC

COMMUNITY FORUM: White Allies and Anti Racist Practice in the Psychedelic Community
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM • Saturday, April 22
Oakland Room

FILM SCREENING: From Shock to Awe
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM • Saturday, April 22
California Room

My Life Reset: A Journey with Ibogaine
Kevin Franciotti
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM • Saturday, April 22
Psymposia Stage

Interview: Dennis McKenna | ESPD50 (Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs: 50th Ann Symposium)
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Psymposia Stage

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MDMA-Assisted Therapy for Social Anxiety in Autistic Adults: Lessons from Phase 2 Clinical Research
Alicia Danforth, Ph.D. and Charles Grob, M.D.
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM • Saturday, April 22
East Hall • CLINICAL • CE • CME

Conservation Strategies for Sustainability of the Peyote Gardens: What is the Indigenous Approach?
Dawn D. Davis, M.A.
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Jr. Ballroom • PLANT

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New Findings from the University of Zurich Studies Into the Mechanism of Action of Psilocybin and LSD: Relevance for Treatment of Major Depression and for Enhancement of Psychotherapy
Rainer Krähenmann, M.D.
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM • Saturday, April 22
Grand Ballroom • INTERDISC • CE

Peyote Dreams: From Collective Ritual to Personal Treatment?
Diana Negrín, Ph.D.
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM • Saturday, April 22
Jr. Ballroom • PLANT • CE • CME

Psychotherapy with Clients who Participate in Ayahuasca Ceremonies
Adam Snider, M.A.
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM • Saturday, April 22
Skyline Room • PLANT

Interview: Hamilton Morris: Hamilton's Pharmacopeia
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM • Saturday, April 22
Psymposia Stage

The God Molecule: My Journey to 5-MeO-DMT
Dr. Gerardo R. Sandoval Isaac
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Psymposia Stage

Changing Our Minds: Psychedelic Sacraments and the New Psychotherapy
Don Lattin
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM • Saturday, April 22
Psymposia Stage

My Psychedelic-Induced Shamanic Initiatory Crisis
David Lukoff
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Psymposia Stage

Conversation: Esalen's Legacy and the History of Psychedelics
Dr. Jim Fadiman and John Harrison M.A., Psy. D. (c)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Psymposia Stage

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Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM • Saturday, April 22

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MDMA as Profound Change Agent: Insights from MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD Research
Marcela Ot'alora, M.A., L.P.C. and Bruce Poulter, R.N., M.P.H.
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
East Hall • CLINICAL• CE

Aftercare Needs Related to Pilot Participant Data from the Ongoing Double Blind Placebo-Controlled Psilocybin for Alcohol Dependence Clinical Trial at NYU
Samantha Podrebarac, M.Sc.
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM • Saturday, April 22
Jr. Ballroom • INTERDISC • CE

Indigenous Perspectives on Peyote's Healing Potentials and Conservation Challenges
Sandor Iron Rope
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Grand Ballroom • PLANT

Ibogaine and Opioid Withdrawal: Does it Work and is it Safe?
Paul Glue, M.D., FRC Psych
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM • Saturday, April 22
Skyline Room • PLANT • CE

COMMUNITY FORUM: Exploring Legal Strategies, Harm Reduction, and Best Practices for the Ayahuasca Community
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Oakland Room • PLANT

FILM SCREENING: Shamans of the Global Village
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
California Room

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Epigenetic Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and New Possibilities for Therapeutic Intervention
Carla Nasca, Ph.D.
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Jr. Ballroom • INTERDISC • CE

Ibogaine in Brazil: Finally Stepping Out from the Underground?
Bruno Rasmussen Chaves, M.D.
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Skyline Room • PLANT • CE

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MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD: Lessons from Phase 2 Clinical Trials
Michael Mithoefer, M.D., Annie Mithoefer, B.S.N.
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
East Hall • CLINICAL • CE • CME

Conflict and Transformation in Mazatec and Outsiders' Views of the Therapeutic Value of Mushroom Use in Huautla
Ben Feinberg, Ph.D.
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM • Saturday, April 22
Grand Ballroom • PLANT • CE

Enhanced Improvisation in Brain Processing by LSD: Exploring Neural Correlates of LSD Experience With Connectome-Specific Harmonic Waves
Selen Atasoy, Ph.D.
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM • Saturday, April 22
Jr. Ballroom • INTERDISC • CE

Plant Medicine or Psychedelic Medicine? Understanding the Healing Processes with Ayahuasca and Ibogaine
Bruno Ramos Gomes, M.A.
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM • Saturday, April 22
Skyline Room • PLANT • CE

The (Living) Psychedelic Pioneers: Transpersonal Portraiture - 1988
Marc Franklin's photos narrated by Jesse Jarnow
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM • Saturday, April 22
Psymposia Stage

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Cannabis and Spirituality: Exploring the Plant-Human-Spirit Relationship
Kathleen Harrison, M.A.
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Grand Ballroom • PLANT

The Effects of Psilocybin on Perception and the Dynamics of Induced EEG/fMRI Correlates of Psychedelic Experience
Tomas Palenicek, M.D., Ph.D.
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Jr. Ballroom • INTERDISC • CE

A Novel Approach to Detoxification from Methadone Using Low, Repeated, and Cumulative Administering of Ibogaine
Clare S. Wilkins
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Skyline Room • PLANT • CE

The Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana (WAMM) and The Biogenesis of The Medicines
Marc Franklin's photos narrated by Valerie Corral
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Psymposia Stage

Interview: Stephen Gray, author of Cannabis and Spirituality: An Explorer's Guide to an Ancient Plant Spirit Ally
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM • Saturday, April 22
Psymposia Stage

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Afternoon Break
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM • Saturday, April 22

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MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for Anxiety in Life-Threatening Illness
Phil Wolfson, M.D., Julane Andries, M.F.T.
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
East Hall • CLINICAL• CE • CME

Bringing MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy to Brazil
Eduardo E. Schenberg, Ph.D.
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Grand Ballroom • INTERDISC• CE

PANEL: Insights from Contemporary Ibogaine Research for Addiction
Geoff Noller, Ph.D., Thomas Kingsley Brown, Ph.D., moderator: Clare S. Wilkins
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM • Saturday, April 22
Jr. Ballroom • INTERDISC

The Impact of Ayahuasca-Assisted Therapy for Addiction and Stress Among a Rural First Nations Community in Canada: a Qualitative Analysis
Gerald Thomas
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Skyline Room • PLANT • CE

COMMUNITY FORUM: Psychedelic Society Convening
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Oakland Room

Grace and Self-Effort in A Psychedelic Life
Robert J. Barnhart
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Psymposia Stage

Partner Forum: The ArcView Group
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM • Saturday, April 22, 2017
California Room
Join The ArcView Group for a conversation about investing in the cannabis industry.

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MDMA Therapy: A Child Psychiatrist's Perspective
Ben Sessa, M.D., B.Sc., MRC Psych.
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM • Saturday, April 22
East Hall • CLINICAL • CE

Medical Marijuana in a Recreational Age
Wendy Chapkis, Ph.D.
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM • Saturday, April 22
Skyline Room • PLANT

Live Podcast: Here We Are
Hosted by Shane Mauss
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Psymposia Stage

Combining Cognitive Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD and MDMA - First Cases and Understanding the MDMA Experience from a Cognitive Behavioral Framework
Anne C. Wagner, Ph.D., C.Psych.
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
East Hall • CLINICAL • CE

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Ibogaine and Neurotrophic Factors: GDNF, BDNF, and NGF Releasing Properties of Ibogaine and Activity of Novel Ibogaine Analogues
Ignacio Carrera, Ph.D
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Jr. Ballroom • PLANT • CE

The Use of Cannabis as a Substitute for Opiate and Non-Opiate Based Pain Medication
Amanda Reiman, Ph.D.
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Skyline Room • PLANT • CE

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PLENARY PANEL: Future of Psychedelic Psychiatry
Paul Summergrad, M.D., Thomas Insel, M.D., moderator: George Goldsmith
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM • Saturday, April 22
East Hall

Psymposia Stories
A mix of open-mic & curated storytelling - come share your tale!
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Psymposia Stage

Psychedelic Comedy Banquet
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM • Saturday, April 22

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EVENING FILM SCREENING: The Sunshine Makers
7:30 PM - 9:15 PM • Saturday, April 22
Jr. Ballroom

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EVENING FILM SCREENING: The Last Shaman
9:30 PM - 11:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Jr. Ballroom

Celebration in the Marketplace
8:00 PM - 1:00 AM • Saturday, April 22
West Hall

Music, Silence, Surrender, and the Search for Being
Claudio Naranjo, M.D.
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Skyline Room

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SPECIAL SESSION: Cannabis and Yoga with Dee Dussault
10:30 PM - Midnight • Saturday, April 22
Skyline Room

Stretch. Breathe. Be. Elevate Your Senses. Cannabis-Enhanced Yoga, with Ganja Yoga creator Dee Dussault.

Open Networking
Midnight - 6:00 AM • Saturday, April 22
Skyline Room
Enjoy a calm atmosphere, panoramic views, and mellow music in the company of friends until sunrise. Conference and workshop attendees only (name badge required).

 

Sunday, April 23, 2017

 

The Marketplace
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Free and open to the public

3-Day Conference: Day 3
9:00 AM - 6:45 PM • Sunday, April 23

Optimizing Psilocybin Dosing for Clinical Precision: The Case for Weight-Adjusted Dosing
Albert Garcia-Romeu, Ph.D.
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM • Sunday, April 23
East Hall • CLINICAL • CE

"Ibogaine Works": Examining the Effectiveness of a Psychedelic Drug Treatment from an Anthropological Perspective
Shana Harris, Ph.D.
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM • Sunday, April 23
Skyline Room • PLANT • CE

What Do the Spirits Do? Towards an Understanding of the Psychological Mechanisms of Transformation
José Carlos Bouso, Ph.D.
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM • Sunday, April 23
Grand Ballroom • PLANT • CE

PANEL: Marijuana for PTSD
Philippe Lucas, M.A., Suzanne Sisley, M.D., Zach Walsh, Ph.D.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM • Sunday, April 23
Jr. Ballroom • CLINICAL

FILM SCREENING: A New Understanding: The Science of Psilocybin
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM • Sunday, April 23
California Room

COMMUNITY FORUM: Ibogaine Safety
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM • Sunday, April 23
Oakland Room

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Examining "Bad Trips": Acute and Enduring Positive and Negative Consequences of Challenging Experiences with Psilocybin
Darrick May
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM • Sunday, April 23
East Hall • CLINICAL • CE

Whole Organisms or Pure Compounds? Entourage Effect versus Drug Specificity
Sidarta Ribeiro, Ph.D.
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM • Sunday, April 23
Grand Ballroom • PLANT • CE

Ayahuasca Treatment Center Safety for the Western Seeker
Raven Renèe Ray, M.A.
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM • Sunday, April 23
Skyline Room • PLANT

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Neural Correlates of Responses to Psilocybin During Meditation and Music Listening
Frederick Barrett
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM • Sunday, April 23
East Hall • CLINICAL • CE

Integrating Plant Medicines and Psychiatry: Theory and Methods of a Model Clinic
Jordan Sloshower, M.D.
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM • Sunday, April 23
Grand Ballroom • PLANT • CE

PANEL: Political Opportunities and Barriers in Marijuana Research
Michael Collins, Amanda Reiman, Ph.D., and Nazlee Maghsoudi
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM • Sunday, April 23
Jr. Ballroom • INTERDISC

Conversation: Drugstory: Changing the Way We Consume Drug Information
Mikayla Hellwich & Lauren Padgett
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM • Sunday, April 23
Psymposia Stage

Film: The Faerie Rings
Zina Brown
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM • Sunday, April 23
Psymposia Stage

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Morning Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM • Sunday, April 23

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Poster Session
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM • Sunday, April 23
West Hall

Johns Hopkins Psilocybin Research Project: Studies of Mystical Experience, Adverse Effects, Meditation in Healthy Volunteers, and Palliative Effects in Cancer Patients — Implications for Spirituality and Therapeutics
Roland Griffiths, Ph.D.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
East Hall • CLINICAL • CE • CME

Drug Ethnography and Clinical Trials: Designing a Psilocybin Therapy Protocol
Brian Anderson, M.D.
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM • Sunday, April 23
Jr. Ballroom • PLANT • CE

PANEL: Ketamine in Clinical Practice: Varieties, Research, and Opportunities
Phil Wolfson, M.D., Chadi Abdallah, M.D., Richard Roston, M.D., Alison McInnes, M.D.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
Grand Ballroom • INTERDISC

The Placebo Paradox
Katherine Hendy, Ph.D.
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM • Sunday, April 23
Skyline Room • INTERDISC

FILM SCREENING: The Peyote Conservation Project
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM • Sunday, April 23
California Room

COMMUNITY FORUM: Ayahuasca Researchers Meeting
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM • Sunday, April 23
Oakland Room

The Psychedelic Gospels: The Secret History of Hallucinogens in Christianity
Jerry Brown
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM • Sunday, April 23
Psymposia Stage

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The Role of Plants in Knowledge Production: Collaborators or Objects of Study?
Laura Dev, M.S., Ph.D. (cand.)
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
Jr. Ballroom • PLANT

Who is Keeping Tabs? LSD Lessons from the Past
Erika Dyck, Ph.D.
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
Skyline Room • INTERDISC

Conversation: Rethinking the Drug War
Rhana Hashemi, Oliver Zerrudo
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
Psymposia Stage

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Love and Connection in Psilocybin-Facilitated Mystical Experience Research
Mary Cosimano, M.S.W.
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM • Sunday, April 23
East Hall • CLINICAL • CE

Re-Teaching New Tools: Critical Pedagogy and Psychedelics as Plant Teachers
Tehseen Noorani, Ph.D.
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM • Sunday, April 23
Jr. Ballroom • PLANT • CE

Ketamine's Therapeutic Potential: Practical Considerations for Clinical Use
John Hartberg, B.Sc., M.D. (cand.)
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM • Sunday, April 23
Grand Ballroom • INTERDISC

Indoleamine Hallucinogens in the Treatment of Cluster Headache
Emmanuelle Schindler, M.D., Ph.D.
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM • Sunday, April 23
Skyline Room • INTERDISC • CE

Awakening of the Forest: Into the World of the Kaxinawá People
Leopardo Yawa Bane
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
Psymposia Stage

The 2nd Psychedelic Revolution
James Oroc
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
Psymposia Stage

Conversation: The Divine Arts Authors
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM • Sunday, April 23
Psymposia Stage

Psychedelic Stories: Open Mic
Activism & the Work
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
Psymposia Stage

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Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM • Sunday, April 23

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Psychedelics as Behavior Change Agents: Addiction Recovery and Beyond
Matthew Johnson, Ph.D.
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
East Hall • CLINICAL • CE • CME

Healing Encounters: Ayahuasca and the Politics of Knowledge
Emilia Sanabria
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM • Sunday, April 23
Grand Ballroom • PLANT

PANEL: Integration: Bridging Ancient Wisdom and Contemporary Science
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
Skyline Room • INTERDISC

Understanding the Mechanisms of Entactogens and Psychedelics in People
Matthew Baggott, Ph.D.
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM • Sunday, April 23
Jr. Ballroom • INTERDISC • CE

FILM SCREENING: The Reality of Truth + Q&A: Psychedelic Advocacy
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
California Room

COMMUNITY FORUM: Iberoamerican Psychedelic Research, Therapy, and Culture
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
Oakland Room

Conversation: The Past & Future of Psychedelics
Mike Crowley & Ben Sessa
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM • Sunday, April 23
Psymposia Stage

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Listening to Ayahuasca: New Hope for Depression, Addiction, PTSD, and Anxiety
Rachel Harris, Ph.D.
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
Grand Ballroom • PLANT

Scientists I Have Known and Loved: A Conversation with Ann Shulgin
Moderated by Tania Manning
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
Jr. Ballroom • INTERDISC

Beyond Acid-Free: A Day in the Life of a Psychoactive Substances Archivist
Stephanie Schmitz
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
Psymposia Stage

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Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder: A Clinical Perspective
Michael Bogenshutz, M.D.
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM • Sunday, April 23
East Hall • CLINICAL • CE • CME

Beyond Ayahuasca: Occurrence and Biological Activities of Some Naturally Occurring ß-carbolines
Dennis McKenna, Ph.D.
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM • Sunday, April 23
Grand Ballroom • PLANT • CE

Accredited Certificate Program in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Research at CIIS: Guidelines, Competencies and Outcomes from the Pioneering Year
Janis Phelps, Ph.D.
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM • Sunday, April 23
Skyline Room • INTERDISC

PANEL: MDMA Participants
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
Jr. Ballroom • CLINICAL

Conversation: Heart Medicine: Iboga for Addiction, PTSD, Art, & Love
Chor Boogie & Elizabeth Bast
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM • Sunday, April 23
Psymposia Stage

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The Varieties of Religious Leaders' Experiences: The NYU Clinical Trial on Psilocybin-Generated Mystical Experience in Religious Leaders
Anthony P. Bossis, Ph.D.
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
East Hall • CLINICAL • CE

DMT, Liminality, and Hyperspace
Graham St. John, Ph.D.
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
Skyline Room • INTERDISC

Psilocybin Mushrooms and The Mycology of Consciousness
Paul Stamets
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
Grand Ballroom • INTERDISC

Making Sunshine
Connie Littlefield
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
Psymposia Stage

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Afternoon Break
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Conversation: Cosmic Sister's Psychedelic Feminism Grant Recipients
Nese Devenot, Ph.D., Selma Holden, M.D., Katie Bain, Faye Sakellaridis
Moderated by Leia Friedman
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
Psymposia Stage

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Psilocybin for Cancer-Related Anxiety and Depression: NYU Phase 2 Randomized Controlled Trial and Proposed Mechanisms
Stephen Ross, Ph.D. and Gabby Agin-Liebes, Ph.D. Candidate
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM • Sunday, April 23
East Hall • CLINICAL • CE • CME

Ayahuasca for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Assessing Risks and Benefits through Anonymous Community Feedback
Jessica Nielson, Ph.D.
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
Grand Ballroom • PLANT • CE

PANEL: Psychedelic Harm Reduction: Creating the Container
Sara Gael, M.A., Richard Gottlieb, R.N., Stefanie Jones, Katherine MacLean, Ph.D., Maria Carmo Carvalho, Mitchell Gomez
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM • Sunday, April 23
Jr. Ballroom • INTERDISC

The Use of Psychedelics in the Treatment of Psychotic Disorders
Kevin Franciotti
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
Skyline Room • INTERDISC

FILM SCREENING: Yagé Is Our Life
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
California Room

COMMUNITY FORUM: Psychedelic Therapy Trial Participants
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM • Sunday, April 23
Oakland Room

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Biological Effects of Ayahuasca in Human Neural Stem Cells and Minibrains
Stephens Rehen, Ph.D.
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM • Sunday, April 23
Grand Ballroom • PLANT • CE

Of Roots and Fruits: A Comparison of Psychedelic and Non-Psychedelic Mystical Experiences
Alexander Belser, Ph.D. (cand.)
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM • Sunday, April 23
Skyline Room • INTERDISC

Live Podcast: The MAPS Podcast with Shane Mauss, Lex Pegler, and TBA
Hosted by Zach Leary
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
Psymposia Stage

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Patient Reports of Increased Connection to Self, Others, and World After Psilocybin for Treatment-Resistant Depression
Rosalind Watts, DClinPsy
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM • Sunday, April 23 • East Hall
CLINICAL • CE

Salvinorin-A: A Perception-Modifying Drug with a Unique Neurophysiological Profile
Jordi Riba, Ph.D.
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
Grand Ballroom • PLANT • CE

State of the Stone 2017: New Psychoactives, Science, Tech, and Recursion Between Undergrounds and Mainstreams
Earth and Fire Erowid
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
Jr. Ballroom • INTERDISC

Exploring Psychoanalytic Themes and Therapeutic Alliance in MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy
Emily Williams, M.D.
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
Skyline Room • INTERDISC • CE

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PLENARY: Closing Remarks
Rick Doblin, Ph.D., Amanda Feilding, Bia Labate, Ph.D.
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
East Hall

COMMUNITY FORUM: Psychedelics in Recovery
Kevin Franciotti.
7:30 AM - 9:30 PM • Sunday, April 23
Oakland Room

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Open Networking
7:00 PM - Midnight • Sunday, April 23
Skyline Room
Enjoy a calm atmosphere, panoramic views, and mellow music in the company of friends until sunrise. Conference and workshop attendees only (name badge required).

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EVENING FILM SCREENING: Dying to Know
7:45 PM - 9:15 PM • Sunday, April 23
Jr. Ballroom

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EVENING FILM SCREENING: Orange Sunshine
10:00 PM - 11:30 PM • Sunday, April 23
Jr. Ballroom

Integration After-Party
8:00 PM - 2:00 AM
Oakland Metro Operahouse
Tickets available

 

Post-Conference Workshops
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Ketamine: Science, Therapy, and Transformation
Phil Wolfson, M.D.
Monday, April 24, 2017 • 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
OCC 210/211 • CE
SOLD OUT

Women's Visionary Council: Psychedelic Culture and Community
Anne Tara Szostek, Annie Oak, M.S., Denis Berry, Mariavittori Mangini, Ph.D., F.N.P
Monday, April 24, 2017 • 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
California Room • CE
SOLD OUT

Psychedelic Harm Reduction: Supporting and Transforming Challenging Experiences
Zendo Project
Monday, April 24, 2017 • 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
OCC 208 • CE
SPACE AVAILABLE

Visionary Art
Alex Grey and Allyson Grey
Monday, April 24, 2017 • 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Oakland Room
SOLD OUT

Integrating Psychedelic Experiences
Ingmar Gorman M.A., Katherine MacLean, Ph.D., Julie Megler, R.N., and Tanya Maté, N.D.
Monday, April 24, 2017 • 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Jr. Ballroom • CE
SOLD OUT