FREE Webinar – Become a Psychedelic Leader and Join the New Paradigm in Mental Healthcare
With Dr Lauren Macdonald (UK), Dr Eli Kotler and Scott Edwards
Date: Mon 27 May 2024 @ 7:00pm (AEST)
Location: Webinar (online)
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Join our upcoming FREE Webinar with Dr Lauren Macdonald (UK), Dr Eli Kotler, and Scott Edwards.
Topic: Become a Psychedelic Leader and Join the New Paradigm in Mental Healthcare
Join the faculty leaders of MMA’s Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies™ to learn about:
- What psychedelic-assisted therapies really are
- How Mind Medicine’s CPAT™ program is ushering in a new treatment and healing paradigm
- Why CPAT™ is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to cocreate and reimagine mental healthcare and a holistic approach towards understanding human wellbeing
- Why Conscious Clinicians need to join NOW so that this critical window of opportunity to steward this industry correctly is not missed
- How CPAT™ is designed to bridge the gaps between professions and create a unified, multidisciplinary approach that puts the patient at the centre
- The ethical, practical and commercial reality of practising as a Psychedelic-Assisted Therapist
- What kinds of opportunities are emerging for people trained in this program and how to engage with the broader industry
EVENT DETAILS
DATE: 27th May 2024
TIME: 6:55pm (AEST) for 7:00pm start, finishing at 8:15pm
DURATION: 75 minutes (incl Q&A)
LOCATION: Online – a link will be emailed to you with the viewing details
The Presenters
Dr Lauren Macdonald (UK)
BMBS, BSc, PGCert
Clinical Research Fellow at Imperial College London and co-founder of Essence Medicine
Dr Lauren Macdonald is a psychiatry doctor and therapy guide at the Centre for Psychedelic Research, Imperial College London. She currently works on trials studying psilocybin-assisted therapy for anorexia nervosa and fibromyalgia, and DMT for treatment-resistant depression. Alongside her clinical work she is a retreat facilitator and co-founder at Essence Medicine, an organisation providing psycho-spiritual care to people facing life threatening illness. She has degrees in Medicine and Psychology, and has undertaken further training in Integrative Medicine, Compassionate Inquiry, Yoga, and Psychedelic-Assisted therapies (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies).
Dr Eli Kotler
MBBS MPM FRANZCP Cert. Old Age Psych. AFRACMA
Psychiatrist at The Journey Clinic and Psychodynamic Psychotherapist
Dr. Eli Kotler has been on the forefront of psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) both in Australia and internationally, currently working at The Journey Clinic. He is the Australian Director of the Certificate of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy (CPAT), run by Mind Medicine Australia. In 2021 he challenged the Victorian government in court to allow a patient to access PAT, and was the first psychiatrist in Australia to treat a patient with PAT.
Dr. Kotler is also an experienced psychodynamic therapist. He was the Medical Director of Malvern Private Hospital for many years, a trauma and addiction hospital in Melbourne. He has been invited as a keynote speaker on PAT, trauma and addiction, both internationally and nationally, for leading organisations such as the RANZCP and the IPA. Eli has also been an advisor for the Australian government for reviewing addiction guidelines, and has had extensive research experience in novel neuropsychiatric therapies.
Dr. Kotler has been involved with medical student teaching, psychiatric registrar training, and teaching other psychiatrists about PAT and trauma. He is a preferred provider for the AFL players association, has been an expert witness in over 100 historical abuse legal cases, and served on the Victorian Medical Panels for several years.
Scott Edwards
B.Mus
Head of Experiential Training
Scott Edwards is the Joint General Manager of the Mind Medicine Australia Clinic. Previously he was Executive Officer of Mind Medicine Australia delivering the organisation’s Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Training & Education program, including its world-leading Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies program. He also worked on the strategy and implementation of MMA’s successful advocacy initiative to reschedule MDMA and psilocybin.
He has been working in adult education for over 15 years, designing and implementing programs in the music and healthcare fields. In addition, he is a somatic facilitator and breathwork practitioner, working with a variety of techniques to support and integrate expanded states of awareness for therapeutic outcomes. He is the co-founder of Breath Medicine.
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