2024 Psychedelic Symposium

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November 7-8, 2024
Promega Campus, Fitchburg, WI

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Presentations - Day 1

Early Lessons from Oregon Implementation of Legal Psilocybin Services

Todd Kothuis, MD, MPH | Oregon Health & Science Univ.

What’s Special about Psychedelic-Veoked Neural Plasticity?

Alex Kwan, PhD | Cornell University

Preclinical – Greatest Hits Outside UW

Cody Wenthur, PharmD, PhD | UW-Madison

Humanities – Greatest Hits Outside UW

Lucas Richert, PhD | UW-Madison

Bridging Our Divides

Joseph McCowan, PsyD | Compass Pathways, Los Angeles

Healing Justice and Centering Liberation

Diana Quinn, ND | Naropa Center for Psychedelic Studies

Clinical – Greatest Hits Outside UW

Charles Raison, MD | UW-Madison

Overview of UW-Madison Studies

Christopher Nichols, PhD | UW-Madison

Presentations - Day 2

Overview of Current Regulatory Efforts

Paul Hutson, PharmD, MS | UW-Madison
Jennifer Garrett, JD | WI Dept. of Safety & Professional Svcs.

Experiences Navigating the Development of a Regulated Natural Medicine Market

Brad Connor, PhD | Colorado State University

Paradigm Shifts and Diagnostic Implications

Chantelle Thomas, PhD | Integrata & Windrose Recovery, Chicago

Panel: Real World Implementation

Moderator: Steve Paulson

What Happens in the Room During Psychedelic Therapy?

Andrew Penn, RN, NP, CNS | UC San Francisco

What Do We Owe the Underground?

Joanna Kempner, PhD | Rutgers University

Panel: Decriminalizing, Legalizing, and Credentialing

Moderator: Steve Paulson

Symposium Schedule

Thursday, November 7, 2024
8:15 Check-in/Continental Breakfast
8:45 Welcome/Introductions

  • Megan Miller, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Nursing, Madison, WI
  • William A Linton, BS, Executive Director and CEO, Usona Institute and Promega, Fitchburg, Wisconsin
AM Session –Reciprocity, Equity, Access & Mechanistic Inquiry
9:00 Healing justice and centering liberation in psychedelic-assisted therapy
Speaker: Diana Quinn, ND, Director of Clinical Education, Naropa Center for Psychedelic Studies, Ann Arbor, MI
9:45 Q & A
10:00 Culturally attuned PAT
Speaker: Joseph McCowan, Psy.D, Lead Therapist, Compass Pathways, Los Angeles, CA
10:45 Q & A
11:00 Break
11:10 What’s special about psychedelic-evoked neural plasticity?
Speaker: Alex Kwan, PhD, Associate Professor, Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
11:55 Q & A
12:10 Lunch & Poster Session
PM Session – Research & Regulatory Updates
1:30 Preclinical: Greatest hits outside of UW
Speaker: Cody Wenthur, PharmD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacy, Director of Graduate Studies, Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation Programs, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
2:00 Clinical: Greatest hits outside of UW
Speaker: Chuck Raison, MD, Professor of Human Ecology and Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
2:30 Humanities: Greatest hits outside of UW
Speaker: Lucas Richert, PhD, Professor and George Urdang Chair in the History of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
3:00 Break
3:10 Overview of UW-Madison Studies
Speaker: Chris Nicholas, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Heath, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
3:40 Overview of Current Regulatory Efforts
Speakers: Paul  Hutson, PharmD, MS, Professor, Pharmacy Practice Division, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Pharmacy and Director, UW Madison Transdisciplinary Center for Research in Psychoactive Substances, Madison, WI
and
Jennifer Garrett, JD, Assistant Deputy Secretary at Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services, Madison, WI
4:20 Q & A
4:40 Closing Remarks
Speaker: Megan Miller, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Nursing, Madison, WI
4:45 Reception & Poster Session