*KRIYA Conference is completely Sold Out. There will be no registration at the door.*
Here is the schedule of speakers for KRIYA Conference. This schedule is subject to change. (Updated on 11/30/2018)
SATURDAY (11/3/18)
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.- Psychologist – Berkeley, CA
The Birth of a New Field
Wesley Ryan, M.D.* – Psychiatrist – Marina Del Rey, CA
The Case for Intramuscular Ketamine Injection in a Psychiatry Practice
Will Van Derveer, M.D.* – Psychiatrist – Boulder, CO
Getting to the Heart of the Problem with Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
Scott Shannon, M.D.* – Psychiatrist – Fort Collins, CO
Ketamine: A Window into Human Consciousness
Michael Stanger, M.D.- Psychiatrist – Oakland, CA
Two Clinical Case Presentations of Ketamine Treatment in a Psychiatry Practice
12:30 – 1:30 pm ~ Lunch
Drs. Bravo, Ryan, Shannon, Van Derveer, Stanger, Becker
Closer Look: Q&A on Ketamine in Psychiatry Private Practice
1:30 – 3:30 pm ~ Early Afternoon Block
Jason Wallach, Ph.D.* – Chemist & Pharmacologist – Philadelphia, PA
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Ketamine (and Related Compounds)
Greg Wells, Ph.D. – Psychologist – San Francisco, CA – Panel Chair
Veronika Gold, M.F.T. – Psychotherapist – San Francisco, CA
Robert “Bob” Grant, M.D. – Internal Medicine – San Francisco, CA
Genesee Herzberg, Psy.D.- Psychologist – Berkeley, CA
Jessica Katzman, Psy.D.- Psychologist – San Francisco, CA
Julie Megler, P.N.P.- Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner – Berkeley, CA
PANEL: Legal and Logistical Issues in Adding Ketamine Services to Clinical Practice
3:30 – 4:00 ~ Snack
4:00 – 6:00 pm ~ Late Afternoon Block
Dan Engle, M.D. – Psychiatrist – Boulder, CO
Ketamine for Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke
Lori Calabrese, M.D. – Psychiatrist – South Windsor, CT
Using IV Ketamine in a Psychiatry Private Practice to Treat Suicidal Patients and Avoid Hospitalizations
Steve Levine, M.D.* – Psychiatrist – Princeton, NJ – Panel Chair
Steve Best, M.D. – Psychiatrist – Deerfield, IL
Lori Calabrese, M.D. – Psychiatrist – South Windsor, CT
Steve Mandel, M.D.- Anesthesiologist – Los Angeles, CA
Alison McInnes, M.D.* – Psychiatrist – San Francisco, CA
Sandhya Prashad, M.D.* – Psychiatrist – Houston, TX
PANEL: IV Ketamine Providers
*Daylight Savings Time ends on early Sunday morning, giving everyone an extra hour of sleep.*
SUNDAY (11/4/18)
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.- Psychologist – Berkeley, CA
Growing Pains: Challenges of a Growing Ketamine Industry
Jeff Guss, M.D.- Psychiatrist – New York City, NY
The Future of Psychedelic Medicine
George Greer, M.D.- Psychiatrist – Santa Fe, NM
Psychospiritual Phenomena in “Normal” Subjects Following Ketamine Administration
Jeffrey Becker, M.D.* – Psychiatrist – Los Angeles, CA
Using Ketamine in Jungian Psychoanalysis
12:30 – 1:30 pm ~ Lunch
Drs. Guss, Greer, Wolfson
Closer Look: Q&A on Psychedelic Ketamine Journeys
1:30 – 3:30 pm ~ Afternoon Block
John Krystal, M.D.* – Psychiatrist – New Haven, CT
Schizophrenia and Glutamate Modulation
Phil Wolfson, M.D. – Psychiatrist, San Anselmo, CA
Ketamine Data Collection Project, and Ketamine Training for Providers
Elias Dakwar, M.D.- Psychiatrist – New York, NY
Mindfulness Medication – Combining Ketamine Treatment and Mindfulness Training to Help People with Cocaine Use Disorders
Patrick “Rocky” Sullivan, D.O. – Emergency Medicine – Cherry Hill, NJ – Panel Chair
Evgeny Krupitsky, M.D./Ph.D.- Psychiatrist – St. Petersburg, RUSSIA
Elias Dakwar, M.D.- Psychiatrist – New York, NY
PANEL: Using Ketamine to Treat Addictions
Jennifer Winegarden, D.O.- Hospice Physician – Southfield, MI
Ketamine for Pain & Depression in Hospice
4:00 – 4:30 ~ Snack
*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.
ALTERNATE SPEAKERS
Jennifer Dore, M.D.- Psychiatrist – Palo Alto, CA
David Feifel, M.D.- Psychiatrist – La Jolla, CA
Bob Grant, M.D. – Psychiatrist – San Francisco, CA
Eli Kolp, M.D. – Psychiatrist – Sarasota, FL
Brent Turnipseed, M.D. – Psychiatrist – Austin, TX
Gita Vaid, M.D. – Psychiatrist – New York, NY