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Free Educational Webinar: Innovative Approaches to Treating Eating Disorders with Ketamine, Esketamine, and Psychedelic Medicines

September 18 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

 

Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Innovative Approaches to Treating Eating Disorders with Ketamine, Esketamine, and Psychedelic Medicines
Reid Robison, MD
Medical Director, Center for Change

 

 

 

 

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PowerPoint Handout

 

CE Information:

Center for Change has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6766. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Center for Change is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

CDR Activity #185031, Performance Indicators 10.1.1, 10.1.3

This program is Approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Approval #886558729-7492) for 1 continuing education contact hours.

AADE recognizes NASW, APA, and CDR as continuing education providers on the NCBDE list of recognized approved providers. The continuing education must be applicable to diabetes. Participants are responsible for contacting their respective state and discipline licensing boards to confirm acceptance of CE hours.

Center for Change is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Center for Change maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

        

 

About the Presenter:

Reid Robison, MD MBA, is a board-certified psychiatrist and well-known researcher in the fields of psychopharmacology, eating disorders, and psychedelic medicine. He has been medical director at Center for Change since 2017, and is also co-founder of Cedar Psychiatry,  now a part of Numinus, that offers evidence-based, innovative mental health care more accessible. Reid grew the clinic network to 4 clinics in Utah, and supervised the clinicians doing over 75,000 mental health visits each year, and over 12,000 ketamine or spravato sessions per year.

Reid obtained his first grant to study ketamine back in 2010, and around that time led the Utah site for a pivotal IV ketamine study for treatment-resistant depression in collaboration with Janssen. Reid has led over 250 clinical trials in psychiatry, and is currently senior principal investigator at Numinus, and has DEA authorization on his schedule I license to study psilocybin, LSD, DMT and other compounds. Reid previously served as coordinating investigator for the MAPS-sponsored MDMA-assisted psychotherapy study of eating disorders. He, and the team at Numinus, have been the top enrolling site for a number of important phase II and III psychedelic studies.

Reid has also facilitated retreats with psilocybin in Jamaica and ayahuasca in Latin America, and  Additionally, he serves as volunteer faculty at the University of Utah, UVU and BYU, and was founder of the non-profit organizations Polizzi Free Clinic and Psychedelic Institute.

Description of Presentation:

A review of the research and exploration of the potential of ketamine, esketamine and psychedelic medicines for the treatment of eating disorders.

Learning Objectives:

Based on the content of the workshop participants will be able to:

  1. Summarize recent research on potential innovative approaches to treating eating disorders
  2. Describe theoretical approaches to psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and how to integrate these practices into eating disorder treatment
  3. List key safety considerations in the therapeutic use of psychedelic medicines
  4. Training for:

    Staff of Hospitals, Medical Centers, Mental Health Clinics, General Medicine Physicians, Psychiatrists, APRN’s, Psychologists, Counselors, Dietitians, Nurses, Substance Abuse Counselors, Mental Health Technicians for all levels including introductory to advanced.

Details

Date:
September 18
Time:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm