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September 22, 2026

Psychedelics As Treatment for Psychiatric Disorders

Event Details

Date & Time

Tuesday, Sep 22, 2026 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM


Department

UW-GU Health Partnership


Cost

Free


Location

Wolff Auditorium, Jepson Center (School of Business Administration)


Event Type & Tags

  • Health Wellness

About This Event

Nathan Sackett, M.D., is director of the University of Washington School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. His expertise centers around the intersection of substance abuse and psychiatric disorders, and research focuses on the use of psychedelics to augment the psychotherapeutic process to facilitate behavioral change.

Jeffrey Ramirez, director of graduate programs at Gonzaga University's School of Health Sciences, will share his expertise on a panel. Dr. Ramirez has led psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner programs, serves on the American Academy of Nursing Substance Use Disorder Expert Panel, and is an inaugural fellow of the University Psychedelic Education Program.