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New York Academy of Medicine

Located on the Upper East Side, on Central Park

1220 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029


Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Thursday, October 13, 2022


The New York Academy of Medicine has been a vital source for effective and, often, radical thought and action in healthcare and public health since its founding in 1847.

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The Great Hall at The Cooper Union


Located downtown, in the East Village

7 E 7th St, New York, NY 10003


Friday, October 14, 2022

Saturday, October 15, 2022

Sunday, October 16, 2022


The Great Hall at The Cooper Union is one of Manhattan’s most prestigious and long-lived auditoriums, and has hosted Horizons since 2015.


The Great Hall has been a center for public dialogue since its founding in 1858, having hosted such illustrious speakers as Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, and more recently, Barack Obama.


Speakers

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Doors open

5:55 PM

Introductory remarks

1:00 PM

Adjourn

10:30 AM

5:15 PM

Grand panel and Q&A

The day's speakers answers questions from the audience and offer final thoughts.

Mid-morning break

4:00 PM

4:30 PM

2:30 PM

11:30 AM

Creating policy change at federal level

How a crisis in mental health in the veterans community and the potential of psychedelic therapy may create an opportunity for unprecedented national policy change

Is psychedelic medicine finally within reach?

A reflection on the present moment in psychedelic science and policy, and a view of the path and challenges in the years to come.

Regional activism and regulated access to psychedelics

Examples of successful and ongoing efforts to develop regulated access to psychedelic experiences at the statewide level.

Closing remarks

9:00 AM

Veterans, psychedelic therapy and coalition-building

Stories from the remarkable confluence of veterans and psychedelic therapy, and finding partnerships in unexpected places.

Lunch

Psychedelic professions and professionals

A deeper consideration of who is suited to practice psychedelic care in professional contexts, and a new project to support the field.

12:15 PM

11:00 AM

6:00 PM

Psychedelics in Medicine

9:30 AM

Mid-afternoon break


3:30 PM

The gentrification of consciousness

An exploration of the disparities seen in the gentrification of the material world and their likely duplication in the "psychedelic renaissance" unless we rise to the occasion of a decolonized psychedelic movement.

Saturday, October 15th, 2022

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

The Great Hall at Cooper Union

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A public health perspective on psychedelics

While many psychedelic advocates speak of creating a revolution in mental healthcare, most of the dialogue merely focuses on individual medicine.


A public health lens reveals deeper unanswered questions about the roots of mental illness, and urgent questions about access

8:00 AM

Adjourn

4:00 PM

Mid-morning break

Territory, autonomy, culture and ancestral medicine in the Colombian Amazon



Riccardo Vitale, PhD
Miguel Evanjuanoy

Mazatec shamanism & the psychedelic renaissance


Nicholas Spiers

11:00 AM

Sunday, October 16th, 2022

Sunday, October 16th, 2022

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

The Great Hall at Cooper Union

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5:55 PM

12:30 PM

Studying ayahuasca users and facilitators in neoshamanic settings



Saleena Subaiya, MD, MSc
Kate O'Malley, MA

Finding right relationship with indigenous communities


Sandor Iron Rope

Psychedelics in the World

Lunch

9:30 AM

Psychedelics, creativity and quantum theory


Paul D. Miller

Doors open

1:00 PM

3:15 PM

4:30 PM

Introductory remarks


Lorena Dame

Kevin Balktick

Decolonizing psychedelics and indigenous reciprocity


Bia Labate, PhD

Joseph Mays, MSc

6:00 PM

Grand panel and Q&A

The Fireside Project: Real-time support for when time doesn't seem real



Joshua White
Hanifa Nayo Washington

12:15 PM

11:30 AM

2:30 PM

5:15 PM

Closing remarks


10:00 AM

8:30 AM

Mid-afternoon break

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Lorena Dame

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Kevin Balktick

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Lia Mix, MFT, CPTR

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Sam Chapman

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Taylor West

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New York State Assemblymember Patrick B. Burke

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Amber Lalonde

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Marcus Capone

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Lieutenant General Martin R. Steele, US Marine Corps (Retired)

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Brigadier General (Ret) Stephen N. Xenakis, M.D

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Brett Waters, Esq

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Alex Cardenas, MD, MA

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Darron Smith, PhD, PA-C, DFAAPA

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Mary Cosimano, LMSW

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Heidi Allen, MSW, PhD

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Roberto Lovato

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Mary Cosimano, LMSW


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Mary Cosimano, LMSW


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Mary Cosimano, LMSW


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Mary Cosimano, LMSW


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Mary Cosimano, LMSW


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Mary Cosimano, LMSW


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Mary Cosimano, LMSW


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Mary Cosimano, LMSW


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Mary Cosimano, LMSW


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Mary Cosimano, LMSW


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Mary Cosimano, LMSW


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Roberto Lovato

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Heidi Allen, MSW, PhD

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Mary Cosimano, LMSW

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Darron Smith, PhD, PA-C, DFAAPA

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Alex Cardenas, MD, MA

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Brett Waters, Esq

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Brigadier General (Ret) Stephen N. Xenakis, M.D.

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Rachel Yehuda, PhD

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Lieutenant General Martin R. Steele, US Marine Corps (Retired)

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Marcus Capone

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Amber Capone

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New York State Assemblymember Patrick B. Burke

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Taylor West
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Sam Chapman

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Lia Mix, MFT, CPTR
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Paul Thambi, MD

Chief Medical Officer, Sunstone Therapies

Horizons NY Speaker

Agenda


Briefings on psychedelic-assisted therapies, health and wellness practices, and neuroscience from leading scientists and researchers.


This program offers a sample of recent clinical findings and news, while emphasizing the essential questions awaiting the next generation of psychedelic researchers.

Saturday, December 2, 2023

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM


The Mark Building

Portland Art Museum

1119 SW Park Ave

Portland, OR 97205

Science and

Psychedelics

8:00 AM

Doors Open

9:00 AM

Adie Rae Wilson-Poe, PhD

Assistant Scientist, Legacy Research Institute

Horizons NY Speaker

Nate Howard

Director of Operations, InnerTrek; Executive Director ​​​& Founding ​Board Member, Sheri Eckert Foundation​; Director, Plant Medicine Healing Alliance

Horizons NY Speaker

Kevin Balktick

Founder + Director, Horizons PBC

Horizons NY Speaker

Opening remarks


9:30 AM

Keynote address: Dr. Rosalind Watts

Dr. Rosalind Watts is one of the most prominent thought leaders in the global psychedelic science community.


As clinical lead at Imperial College London’s Center for Psychedelic Research, the first permanent academic center of its kind in the world, Dr. Watts led numerous rigorous investigations into the potential of psilocybin for therapy and personal growth.


In 2022, after many years in the academy, Dr. Watts founded ACER Integration— a unique year-round approach to psychedelic integration focused on connection to the self, community, and the natural world.

We are honored to host Dr. Watts for her first North American appearance in many years and hear her reflections and dreams on the fusion of science, psychedelics, community, and nature.

Dr. Rosalind Watts

Founder, ACER Integration

Horizons NY Speaker

10:15 AM

The year in psychedelic science

A survey of evidence to date and remaining questions about the potential benefits of the responsible use of psychedelics, incorporating the findings of new research from the last year.



Christopher Stauffer, MD

Physician-Scientist, Portland VA Medical Center

Horizons NY Speaker

Manesh Girn, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California San Francisco; Chief Research Officer, EntheoTech Bioscience

Horizons NY Speaker

11:30 AM

Getting real: Studying psychedelic use in naturalistic environments

After the doldrums of the nineties, the spores of a handful of pioneering academic studies in the oughts has yielded dozens of studies underway throughout North America and beyond, with a growing number of long-term university research centers.


However, even with this dramatic growth within the academy, the millions of dollars and many years spent on these studies has only supported perhaps one thousand participants in dosage sessions.


Meanwhile, just outside of the ivory tower, over 30 million Americans report having used psychedelics in their lifetime including over 7 million in the last year alone, according to the most recent surveys conducted by the US government.


As public interest and usage of psychedelic continues to increase, scientists and policymakers have become more interested in data about the use of psychedelics where it mostly takes place— outside of the laboratory.

Jérémie Richard, PhD

Psychologist and Researcher, Banting Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Horizons NY Speaker

Crystal Lederhos Smith, PhD

Assistant Professor; Director for the Analytics and PsychoPharmacology Laboratory, Washington State University

Horizons NY Speaker

Hannes Kettner, BSc, MSc, PhD (cand)

Centre for Psychedelic Research, Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London; Psychedelics Division, Neuroscape, Department of Neurology, UCSF

Horizons NY Speaker

11:00 AM

Mid-morning break

2:30 PM

Data science and psychedelic research in Oregon

With the Psilocybin Services Act fully operational this year in Oregon, it is expected that the number of state-regulated dosage sessions and participants within this system will quickly exceed that of all FDA-regulated psilocybin studies combined.


As international scientific and policymaking interest in psychedelics continues to grow, the data generated within Oregon may be of great value to the study of safety, risks, beneficial potential, adverse effects, facilitator competency and other important questions.


In this session, we will hear from two scientists whose ongoing studies draw upon data from Oregon, but whose impact may extend far beyond regional borders.


Adie Rae Wilson-Poe, PhD

Assistant Scientist, Legacy Research Institute

Horizons NY Speaker

Allison Coker, PhD

Research and Regulatory Analyst, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF); Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)

Horizons NY Speaker

3:00 PM

Updates on VA-affiliated psychedelic therapy research

This session will focus on current research being conducted within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Calls for grants from NIH and NIDA have been made available alongside recent congressional hearings to discuss the future of this research. This session will provide a broad overview of what is occurring within VA at multiple sites throughout the country, including the Pacific Northwest.

Shannon T. Remick, MD

Psychiatrist, board certified in both psychiatry and addiction medicine, Assistant professor and faculty at Loma Linda University and University of California Riverside 

Horizons NY Speaker

3:30 PM

Introducing the UW-Seattle Center for Novel Therapeutics in Addiction Psychiatry

The Center for Novel Therapeutics in Addiction Psychiatry is an interdisciplinary research center at the University of Washington focusing on the use of psychedelics and other emerging therapies to treat substance use disorders and their psychiatric co-morbidities.


Dr. Nathan Sackett and Dr. Darron Smith will discuss the development of a clinical trial funded by the state of Washington to examine the safety of psilocybin in high-risk populations. They will also discuss some of the lessons learned in developing a research center at a large public institution.

Darron T. Smith, PhD, PA-C

University of Washington Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington Center for Novel Therapeutics in Addiction Psychiatry, Ilumn8 Institute Portland   

Horizons NY Speaker

Nathan Sackett, MD, MS

Assistant Professor, University of Washington; Co-director, Center for Novel Therapeutics in Addiction Psychiatry

Horizons NY Speaker

4:30 PM

Studying group ceremonies with Veterans in Oregon

Since 2017, Heroic Hearts Project has helped support hundreds of veterans with access to psychedelic healing and professional coaching, peer support, and other resources.


Along the way, Heroic Hearts has established a partnership with academic researchers to study the evidence for psychedelic healing as a viable options for veterans struggling with mental health challenges.


While convening retreats for veterans has often meant traveling to jurisdictions outside the United States such as Peru, Mexico, and Jamaica, the opening of psilocybin service centers in Oregon has created an opportunity to conduct these sessions without leaving the country.


Join us to learn more about how this remarkable organization is now working in Oregon to both provide direct access to psychedelic journeys for veterans, and also building a base of evidence for use in scholarly research.

Jesse Gould

Heroic Hearts   

Horizons NY Speaker

Zach Skiles, PsyD

Psychologist, Portland VA, SNaP Lab, HHP

Horizons NY Speaker

James R. Dixon

Peer Support Specialist, Social Neuroscience and Psychotherapy Lab (SNaP)

Horizons NY Speaker

5:00 PM

Bridging Western and Indigenous ways of knowing in psychedelic research

Dr. Shannon Dames will share about the 3-Prong Approach to Psychedelic-assisted Therapy (PAT), a learning system that results from her research in collaboration with a group of inspired clinicians and other researchers with a focus on Decolonization, Indigenous Inclusion, and Reconciliation. The system fosters a collaborative environment that integrates Indigenous and Western knowledge systems to advance inclusive psychedelic services and treatment programming (Roots to Thrive), education (VIU), and research (NCPR).


By engaging with diverse stakeholders nationwide, the goal is to cultivate a shared understanding of the essential components of medicine-assisted therapies to maximize health and wellness outcomes, and to rapidly mobilize knowledge to the frontline of education and care delivery.


Jimena Garcia (Chalchi) will present on the Naut sa mawt centre for Psychedelic Research (NCPR), which hosts the research aspects of the learning system and the knowledge sharing framework that guides the iterative development of the 3-prong PAT Learning System. She will present the recently designed framework that guides diverse aspects of intercultural collaboration and Indigenous engagement, and provide fundamental guidelines and resources for the facilitation of culturally safe and respectful collaboration with Indigenous peoples in research, programming, and education.


With several major population centers and leading universities, multiple legal pathways of access in Oregon, the United States, and Canada, and cultural compatibility with progressive ideas, it is no wonder that the region has emerged as a leader.

Shannon Dames, RN, MPH, EdD

Chair, Nurse, Professor, Vancouver Island University, Roots to Thrive Society for Psychedelic Therapy

Horizons NY Speaker

Jimena Chalchi

MA Global Leadership, Intercultural Collaboration Lead, Naut sa Mawt Centre for Psychedelic Research

Horizons NY Speaker

12:15 PM

Giving plants a chance: New studies in mycology and plant-based pharmacology

To date, most scientific research with psychedelics has used synthetic compounds featuring a single active molecule, such as pure psilocybin or MDMA.


However, for most of human history and in popular usage, psychedelic drugs like mushrooms, ayahuasca, cacti, and iboga are often consumed in whole plant form or in simple extracts featuring a variety of psychoactive alkaloids.


After years of anecdotal reports and hypotheses as to the differences between the two approaches, research into this question is finally accelerating.


Join this panel to learn more about the quest for the facts of ethnobotanical approaches and the proposed entourage effect.

Sue Sisley, MD

Principal Investigator, Scottsdale Research Institute

Horizons NY Speaker

Leonard Lerer, MD

Founder and COO, ParowEntheobiosciences (ParowBio)

Horizons NY Speaker

Ryan Moss, MSc

Chief Scientific Officer, Filament Health

Horizons NY Speaker

1:00 PM

Lunch

4:00 PM

Mid-afternoon break

5:45 PM

Closing remarks

6:00 PM

Adjourn


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