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Members Activities
Online Poster Presentation
Panel Discussion
Poster Presentations
Round Table
Workshops
Track 1
Treatment I
Auditorium
9:00 am
Registration
9:30am
Developing the Current Status of Psychedelics in Psychiatry
Keynotes & Talks
10:00am
In Conversation with a Recipient of Psychedelic Therapy Integrated with a Contextual Behavioural Therapy Approach for Complex Trauma
Henry Whitfield, M.Sc. (CBT/REBT) MBACP
Keynotes & Talks
10:30 am
Break
11:00am
Old Medicines, New Misunderstandings
Keynotes & Talks
11:30am
‘Finding Gold in the Shadow’ – The Challenges of Psychedelic Therapy from a Psychotherapeutic Perspective
Rob Coffey, M.Sc./MIACP
Keynotes & Talks
12:00pm
Neural Emotion- and Self-Processing With Psychedelics
Prof. Dr. Dr. Uwe Herwig
Keynotes & Talks
12:30 pm
Break
2:00pm
Panel II: Building the Mental Health Treatments of the Future – Between Neurobiological Effects and Phenomenological Diversity
Panel Discussion
Track 1
Audience Interaction
several rooms
2.45 pm
Introduction to Blitz World Café
3:00 pm
Blitz World Café
4:30 pm
Break
Track 1
Treatment II
Auditorium
Track 1
Poster Session and Poster Awards
Foyer
6:05pm
The “Why“ of Psychedelic Drug Use – A Systematic Review of the Literature Investigating Motives to Use Serotonergic Psychedelics
Lukas Basedow, M.Sc.
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
The Antidepressant Effect of Acute Transdermal Ketamine on Behavioral Despair in Wistar Rats
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
MDMA Assisted Psychotherapy in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Narrative Review Highlighting 5‐HT Mediated Neuroplasticity
Soma Makai-Bölöni, M.Sc.
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
The Role of Ego‐Dissolution and Connectedness in Psychedelic Experience
Ada Kaluzna B.Sc.
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
ACT as a Theoretical Framework for the Integration of Psychedelic Experiences
Dr. Paul Soons
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
Psilocybin in the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa: the English Transition of a French 1959 Case Study
Rayyan Zafar, BSc. MSc.
Vincent Verroust PhD
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
Physiological, Cognitive and Animic Correlates of Self‐Blinding Microdosing Protocol Using Psilocybe Cubensis Mushrooms
Frederico Cavanna, LPsy
Online Poster Presentation
6:05pm
The Microdose.Me Study: A Large Scale Investigation of Psychedelic Microdosing Practices and Practitioner Characteristics
Joseph Rootman, M.A.
Online Poster Presentation
6:05pm
MDMA induced intimate bond or “monogamous hypersexuality”? A naturalistic case report
Justyna Holka-Pokoska, MD PhD FECSM
Online Poster Presentation
6:05pm
Psychedelic Therapy as Reality Transformation
Mateo Sanchez Petrement, RMa
Online Poster Presentation
7:05 am
Break
8:15 pm
Art and Music Exploratorium I+II
Track 2
Basic Research I
Bernhard von Langenbeck Room
9:00 am
Registration
9:30am
Neural and Subjective Effects of Inhaled DMT in Natural Settings
Federico Zamberlan
Keynotes & Talks
10:00am
Effects of Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) Pretreatment on the Subjective Response to Psilocybin in Healthy Subjects
Anna Becker, M.Sc.
Keynotes & Talks
10:30 am
Break
11:00am
Psychedelics as a Treatment for Alcohol use Disorder: Insights from Preclinical Models
Marcus Meinhardt, Ph.D.
Keynotes & Talks
11:30am
Characterizing Thalamocortical (Dys)connectivity in LSD‐, D‐Amphetamine‐, and MDMA‐Induced Altered States of Consciousness
Dr. Mihai Avram
Keynotes & Talks
12:00pm
LSD Induces Increased Transcriptional Entropy in Rats’ Prefrontal Cortex
Aurora Savino, M.Phil.
Keynotes & Talks
12:30 pm
Break
2:00pm
Panel II: Building the Mental Health Treatments of the Future – Between Neurobiological Effects and Phenomenological Diversity
Panel Discussion
Track 2
Audience Interaction
several rooms
Track 2
Basic Resarch II
Bernhard von Langenbeck
Track 2
Poster Session and Poster Awards
Foyer
6:05pm
Lasting Effects of a Single Psilocybin Dose on Resting‐State Functional Connectivity in Healthy Individuals
Drummond McCulloch, B.Sc.
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
Changes in Time‐Varying Brain Activity Induced by Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)
Iga Adamska
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
Ketamine and Psilocybin Reduce Alcohol Intake in Addicted Rats
Ivan Skorodumov, M.Sc.
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
Psychedelic Microdosing ‐ Could it be More Than Just Placebo? A Discussion on the Current State of Research and Future Empirical Investigations
Laura Kärtner, M.Sc.
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
DMT Continuous Infusion ‐ Extending the Experience
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
Development and Validation of an LC‐MS/MS Method for the Bioanalysis of Psilocybin’s Metabolites, Psilocin and 4‐Hydroxyindole‐3‐Acetic Acid, in Human Plasma
Karolina Kolaczynska, M.Sc.
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
Towards a Neural Circuit Basis for Hallucinations: Striatal Dopamine Mediates Hallucination‐Like Perception in Mice
Torben Ott, Ph.D.
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
Self-Medication for Chronic Pain Using Classic Psychedelics: A Qualitative Investigation to Inform Future Research
Julia Bornemann
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
LSD Alters Hippocampal‐Cortical Interactions in Freely Moving Rats
Carli Domenico, B.S.
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
Chemistry and Structure‐Activity Relationships of 5‐HT2A Selective Agonists
Jitka Nykodemová, M.Sc.
Online Poster Presentation
6:05pm
The Current State of Ayahuasca Research in Animal Models: A Systematic Review
Dimitri Daldegan-Bueno, M.Sc.
Online Poster Presentation
7:05 pm
Break
8:15 pm
Art and Music Exploratorium I+II
Track 3
Public Health I
Albrecht Kossel room
9:00 am
Registration
9:30am
Can Psychedelics Improve Diet, Exercise, Meditation, and Weight Control?
Pedro J. Teixeira, Ph.D.
Keynotes & Talks
10:00am
Can Psychedelics be Used to Improve Public Health?
Keynotes & Talks
10:30 am
Break
11:00am
The Importance of Diversity in Psychedelic Science: A Global Call to Academics
Keynotes & Talks
11:30am
Belief Changes Following a Single Psychedelic Experience : Results of a Survey Study
Keynotes & Talks
12:00pm
Psychedelic Retreats in Latin America: How to Make Them Safe, Sustainable and Respectful Toward Indigenous Peoples
Ludovica Sacchi, M.A.
Keynotes & Talks
12:30 pm
Break
2:00pm
Panel III: Is There Only One Way to Approval? Challenges in Implementing Psychedelic Substances in the Medical Field
Panel Discussion
Track 3
Anthropology
Albrecht Kossel room
2:45pm
Rigorously Evaluating Claims About the Scope and History of Traditional Psychedelic Use
Dr. Manvir Singh
Keynotes & Talks
3:15pm
Psilocybin Induced Changes in the Dimension of the Experience and Brain Dynamics Predict Long Term Positive Effects on Mood in Healthy Volunteers
Keynotes & Talks
3:45 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm
Break
Track 3
History
Albrecht Kossel room
5:05pm
Somatics & Psychedelics: How to use Body Awareness to Heal Trauma and Integrate and Unfold Intense Experiences
Johan Planefeldt, B.A.
Keynotes & Talks
5:05pm
Somatics & Psychedelics: How to use Body Awareness to Heal Trauma and Integrate and Unfold Intense Experiences
Johan Planefeldt, B.A.
Keynotes & Talks
Track 3
Poster Session and Poster Awards
Foyer
6:05pm
Amanita Muscaria – the Missing Link in the Chain of Western Psychedelic Research
Baiba Baika, M.A.
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy – A paradigm evolution
Helena Aicher, M.Sc.
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
Microdosing Placebo: An Expectation‐Controlled Study of the Subjective and Objective Effects of Placebo Psychedelics
George Fejer, M.Sc.
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
Psilocybin-Induced Enhancement of Long-Term Potentiation in Healthy Psychedelic-Naïve Participants
Hannah Douglass, M.Sc.
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
The Hidden Tool. A Qualitative Exploration of the Impact of the Psychedelic Experience on the Professional Development of Mental Health Workers
Ioana Ivan, Mrd.
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
Can Psychedelic Research Cast a Light on REM Sleep Function?
Dr. med. Umberto Pannacci
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
Effects of Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy on the Emotional and Reward Processing of Music
Rebecca Harding, BSc
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
Psychedelics Use Predicts More Positive Emotional Reactivity and Greater Self‐Awareness: The Mediating Role of Ego Dissolution and Mystical Experiences
Anastasia Ruban, M.Sc.
Online Poster Presentation
6:05pm
The Effects of Psychedelics on Fear Extinction Recall: Research From Animal Studies in a Translational Perspective
Anna Schibli, B.Sc.
Online Poster Presentation
6:05pm
Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapeutic approaches: A narrative theoretical review
Mauro Cavarra, M.Sc.
Online Poster Presentation
7:05 pm
Break
8:15 pm
Music and Art Exploratorium I+II
Track 4
Implementation I
Rudolf-Virchow Room
9:00 am
Registration
9:30am
After MDMA Approval – Outlook on Plans and Expected Developments
Amy Emerson
Keynotes & Talks
10:00am
An Open Science Approach to Drug Development
Charles Raison, M.D.
Keynotes & Talks
10:30 am
Break
11:00am
Advocacy for Psychedelics in the EU
Viktor Chvatal
Keynotes & Talks
11:30am
Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD): A Regulatory Perspective on Recent Therapeutic Developments
Dr. med. Marion Haberkamp
Keynotes & Talks
12:00pm
Rethinking Venture Capital for a Novel Approach to Health & Wellness
Ozan Polat
Keynotes & Talks
12:30 pm
Break
2:00pm
Panel III: Is There Only One Way to Approval? Challenges in Implementing Psychedelic Substances in the Medical Field
Panel Discussion
Track 4
Implementation II: Ethics
Room 4
Track 4
Implementation III: Diversity and Access
Room 4
Track 4
Poster Session and Poster Awards
Foyer
6:05pm
Zooming in and out Psychedelic Integration Process: Ideographic Network Analysis to Find Individual and Group Effects in High Density Longitudinal Process Data
Henry Whitfield, M.Sc. (CBT/REBT) MBACP
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
Dissolution of What? The Self Lost in Self‐Transcendent Experiences
Lena Lindström, M.Sc.
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
Case Presentation of a Patient Having a Ketamine Augmented Psychotherapy at OVID Practice
Dr. med. Sebastian Gaus
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
Dosing of Psychedelics
Friederike Holze, Ph.D.
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
LSD, Madness and Healing: Mystical Experiences as Possible Link Between Psychosis Model and Therapy Model
Isabel Wießner, M.Sc.
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
NLP on LSD: How the Language of Psychedelic Music Could Help Inform Music‐Selection in Therapy
Lasse Damgaard, M.Sc.
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
Psychological mechanisms of the effects of psychedelics ‐ from engaging stories to convincing evidence
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
Comparative Effects of Psilocybin versus Escitalopram on Rumination and Thought Suppression in Major Depressive Disorder
Tommaso Barba, M.Sc.
Poster Presentations
6:05pm
A Patient Reflection on the OVID Ketamine Augmented Psychotherapy: The Journey of Travelling From one Place to Another in Five Weeks.
Anthena Blak
Online Poster Presentation
6:05pm
Psychedelic Intimacy: Qualitative Exploration of Psychedelic States in Romantic Relationships
Jonas Neubert, B.A.
Online Poster Presentation
6:05pm
Artificial Wisdom
Luan van Pletsen, M.Eng.
Online Poster Presentation
7:05 pm
Break
8:15 pm
Art and Music Exploratorium I+II