Learning Objectives

  • Describe the current clinical research on ketamine’s safety, efficacy, clinical indications, and contraindications.

  • List current evidence-based practices for use of set and setting to optimize safe, effective, and ethical ketamine administration and dosing.

Instructor

Trainer Casey Paleos, MD

Casey Paleos, MD is a psychiatrist and researcher with over a decade of experience in the use of psychedelic medicines for the treatment of mental illness, dating back to his work, while still in residency training, as a study therapist in the landmark Psilocybin Cancer Anxiety Study at NYU, where Dr. Guss was one of his mentors. Since then, Dr. Paleos was Co-Principal Investigator in the NYU-Bellevue Ketamine for Depression Study and has been treating patients in his private practice with both ketamine infusion therapy and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy since 2016. Presently, he is a study therapist and Principal Investigator, alongside Dr. Gorman, in the MAPS-sponsored MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD Phase 3 Clinical Trial, serves as Scientific Director at Mindbloom, Inc., and is a co-founder of Nautilus Sanctuary, a non-profit psychedelic research and clinical institution based in New York City.

Continuing Education Information

This course provides 1.5 hours of CE credit | Fluence is approved by APA and NYSED to offer CE for Psychologists, Social Workers, and LMHCs.

  • Fluence International, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0674

  • Fluence International, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0232.

  • Fluence International, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0167.

  • Fluence International, Inc. is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.

  • Fluence maintains responsibility for th is program and its content. For questions about CE for this program contact Selah Drain, [email protected].

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