SOLD OUT - Calgary Lecture Series: The Promise of Psychedelics

In January 2023, Alberta became the first jurisdiction in Canada to regulate the use of psychedelics in research. Psychedelics, including psilocybin, may offer major breakthrough therapies for mental health conditions like anxiety, depression, and PTSD, when combined with psychiatric treatment, but what is the research that supports this?

Join Peter Silverstone, a Department of Psychiatry Professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, best-selling author of “Promise of Psychedelics: Science-based Hope for Better Mental Health”, and CEO of Zylorion Health, an Alberta-based psychedelics company, to hear how his research on psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy holds the promise of revolutionizing the treatment of mental health care.

This event is open to all alumni and their guests.

This event is now sold out.

NOTE: The venue has now changed to:

The Dorian, Autograph Collection
525 5th Ave SW, Calgary AB T2P 1P7
Reception: Bistro Novelle (2nd floor)
Lecture: Lord Henry Wotton Ballroom (2nd floor)

SPEAKER

Dr. Peter Silverstone

Peter Silverstone is a Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, and Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Business at the University of Alberta. He trained in psychiatry at the prestigious Maudsley Hospital and Institute of Psychiatry in London, UK, and then at Oxford University, where he completed his Doctoral Fellowship. He joined the University of Alberta in 1992 and is an active researcher, clinician, and teacher. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles, has been referenced more than 7500 times and has given hundreds of national and international presentations.

His long-term focus has been on psychopharmacology (particularly novel drugs and their impact on the brain) focused primarily on mood and anxiety disorders, as well as investigating possibilities for those who have experienced trauma. Over the past few years his primary research focus has been on the possibilities for psychedelics, and in 2022 he published a Wall Street Journal bestselling book for the general public, The Promise of Psychedelics: Science-Based Hope for Better Mental Health.

His previous research has, in part, focused on prevention and early detection of mental health disorders and he has carried out two large programs in Alberta involving over 10,000 students in Grades 6 – 12 in both Red Deer and Fort McMurray. He has also develop in- person and online programs for those who have experienced trauma. He served as the inaugural Scientific Director for the Strategic Clinical Network for Addiction and Mental Health within Alberta Health Services.

Note: Space is limited. Registration will close when the event reaches capacity, or on March 20, 2023.