Here is the schedule of speakers for KRIYA Conference 2019. This schedule is subject to change. (Updated on 11/1/19)
SATURDAY (11/9/19)
9:15 am ~ Parking lot opens
9:30 am ~ Doors open
9:30 – 10:00 am ~ Check-in & Coffee
10:00 am – 12:30 pm ~ Morning Block
Raquel Bennett, Psy.D. (Ketamine Specialist) – Berkeley, CA
Opening Remarks
Wesley Ryan, M.D.* (Psychiatrist) – Marina Del Ray, CA
Clinical Case Report
Brent Turnipseed, M.D. (Psychiatrist) – Austin, TX
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy with EMDR for PTSD
Paria Zarrinnegar, M.D. – (Psychiatrist) – Portland, OR
Clinical Case Report: Successful Ketamine Treatment for Psychotic Adolescent
Daniel Barton, M.D.* (Psychiatrist) – Nashville, TN
Clinical Case Report
12:30 – 1:30 pm ~ Lunch
Optional: Lunch with the senior ketamine clinicians
1:30 – 3:30 pm ~ Early Afternoon Block
Gita Vaid, M.D. (Psychiatrist) – New York, NY
Combining Ketamine Treatment with Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Ian Mitchell, M.D. (Emergency Physician) – Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Ketamine Uses in the Emergency Department
Kelan Thomas, Pharm.D.* (Pharmacist) – Vallejo, CA
Safety First: Ketamine’s Adverse Reactions and Drug-Drug Interactions
3:30 – 4:00 ~ Snack
Optional: Book signing for The Ketamine Papers and Consciousness Medicine
4:00 – 6:00 pm ~ Late Afternoon Block
Greg Wells, Ph.D. (Psychologist) & Sylver Quevedo, M.D. (Physician) & Veronika Gold, M.F.T.* (Psychotherapist) & Eric Sienknecht, Psy.D. (Psychologist) – San Francisco, CA
Coordination of Care Between Prescriber and Psychotherapist
Peter Koshland, Pharm.D. (Pharmacist) – San Francisco, CA
Working with a Compounding Pharmacy for Outpatient Ketamine Therapy
Nate Schmidt, A.R.N.P. (Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner) – Bothell, WA
Logistics of Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy in an Integrated Care Clinic (Insurance, Billing, Scheduling)
SUNDAY (11/10/19)
9:15 am ~ Parking lot opens
9:30 am ~ Doors open
9:30 – 10:00 am ~ Check-in & Coffee
10:00 am – 12:30 pm ~ Morning Block
Raquel Bennett, Psy.D. (Ketamine Specialist) – Berkeley, CA
Increasing Accessibility for Ketamine Treatment
Francoise Bourzat, M.A. (Spiritual Counselor) – San Francisco, CA
Sacred Medicines in the Age of Technology and Medicalization
Eli Kolp, M.D. (Psychiatrist) – Sarasota, FL
Phenomenology of Ketamine-Induced Dissociative States
Kelley O’Donnell, M.D. (Psychiatrist) from New York City, NY & Christian Yavorsky, Ph.D. (Psychologist) from Berkeley, CA
Measuring Clinical Outcomes: Scales and Assessment Tools
12:30 – 1:30 pm ~ Lunch
1:30 – 3:30 pm ~ Early Afternoon Block
Annie Oak (Journalist) – San Francisco, CA
Take Off the Blinders: Ketamine Use Outside of a Medical Setting
Elias Dakwar, M.D. (Psychiatrist) – New York City, NY
Combining Ketamine Treatment with Mindfulness Training to Help Patients with Cocaine Use Disorder
Jason Wallach, Ph.D. (Pharmacologist) – Philadelphia, PA
Neuroscience and Clinical Pharmacology of Ketamine
3:30 – 4:00 ~ Snack
Optional: Book signing for The Ketamine Papers and Consciousness Medicine
4:00 – 6:00 pm ~ Late Afternoon Block
Jessica Katzman, Ph.D. (Psychologist) & Harvey Schwartz, Ph.D. (Psychologist) – San Francisco, CA
Bumps in the Road: Psychological Challenges in Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy
Lori Calabrese, M.D. (Psychiatrist) – South Winds, CT
Stopping Suicide with IV Ketamine Treatment
Jennifer Dore, M.D. (Psychiatrist) – Woodside, CA
Training for Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy
Raquel Bennett, Psy.D. (Ketamine Specialist) – Berkeley, CA
Closing Remarks: The Future of the Field
*Asterisk indicates a positive disclosure of a relevant financial interest with respect to therapeutic ketamine. These financial interests were reviewed by KRIYA Institute, and were determined to not be a conflict of interest. View the disclosure report.
Jason Wallach, Ph.D. – The Neuroscience of Ketamine
(KRIYA Conference 2018)