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IG PAT 6th Conference on Psychedelic-assisted Therapy (PAT)

Annual PAT Conference 2027

PAT in Practice: Challenges, Experiences and Perspectives

The Swiss conference on psychedelic-assisted therapy hosted by IG PAT – with the latest updates from the authorities and research, practical experience from Switzerland and abroad, and plenty of room for professional exchange and networking.

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Podiumsgespräch mit vier Personen auf einer Bühne vor vollbesetzten Stuhlreihen; rechts eine Moderatorin am Rednerpult neben einem grossen Blumenstrauss.
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At a glance

Date
Thursday, 18 March 2027
Time
10:00–17:00, doors open 9:15
Venue
Stiftung PROGR, Waisenhausplatz 30, 3011 Bern
Language
English
Credits
5 credits requested from the Swiss Society for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (SGPP/SSPP)
Fee
Standard CHF 175 Members of IG PAT CHF 145 Reduced CHF 95
Organisers
IG PAT: SÄPT, ASPT, SSMP and Fondazione Alaya
Audience
Professionals working with psychedelics in a professional context (physicians, psychologists, psychotherapists, nurses and others)

Welcome

Dear Colleagues,

The IG PAT organizing team is delighted to once again welcome colleagues and medical professionals to our annual conference in 2027, dedicated to current issues and practical aspects of PAT. As in previous years, the conference will take place at the Progr in Bern, an inspiring center for arts and culture conveniently located within walking distance of the main railway station.

For this year's conference, we addressed a range of important and thought-provoking topics. These include challenging situations encountered in the practice of PAT; practical insights and lessons learned from the limited access program for PAT in the Czech Republic; the role and value of personal experience in PAT training; as well as the sensitive and multifaceted themes of bodywork, therapeutic touch and sexuality in PAT.

We are particularly pleased that Anna Rickli, representing the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), has agreed to share the latest developments at the FOPH on limited medical access to scheduled psychedelics, and that Matthias Liechti, Department of Clinical Pharmacology at the University Hospital of Basel, will present the latest news on PAT-relevant pharmaceutical issues.

We hope that this conference will support you in further expanding your professional knowledge about the quality and safety of PAT, so that patients in psychedelic-assisted treatment are accompanied with skilled and compassionate care.

Just as a pre-announcement: the 7th PAT Conference in 2028 will not take place as a standalone event, as it has this year and in previous years. We will integrate it into a larger symposium celebrating the 85th anniversary of the discovery of LSD.

We very much look forward to welcoming you to Bern for a stimulating day of professional exchange and networking, shared experience and inspiring discussions.

On behalf of the organizing committee, with warm regards – Ose Hein and Peter Gasser

Programme

Programme subject to change.

  1. 10:00

    Welcome

    Ose Hein

  2. 10:15

    Challenging situations in PAT

    Michael Koslowski

  3. 11:00

    Short coffee break

  4. 11:15

    Updates from BAG, Clinical Pharmacology Basel and the regional associations

    Anna Rickli (BAG), Matthias Liechti, Federico Seragnoli, Andrea Maddalena, Arnaud Bisetti, Felix Müller & Sonja Hilbrand

  5. 12:30

    Lunch break

  6. 13:45

    Practical aspects and lessons learned in the limited access program for PAT in the Czech Republic (possibly via Zoom)

    Filip Tylš

  7. 14:45

    The value of personal experience in PAT training

    Charlotte Schiewe

  8. 15:30

    Coffee break

  9. 15:50

    Body work in PAT

    Sophie Blanquet

  10. Therapeutic touch and sexuality in PAT

    Robert Fischer, Lea Stocker

  11. 16:50

    Closing remarks and outlook

    Peter Gasser

Speakers

In order of appearance.

  • Ose Hein

    10:00

    Dr. med., GP, family doctor

    Lucerne, private practice | SÄPT

  • Michael Koslowski

    10:15

    Dr. med., psychiatrist and psychotherapist, researcher

    Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany; University Psychiatry Hospital Sainte-Marguerite, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), France

  • Anna Rickli

    11:15

    Dr. Pharm., PhD

    BAG/FOPH, research associate, Directorate for Prevention and Healthcare, Berne

  • Matthias Liechti

    11:15

    Prof. Dr. med.

    Chief physician, Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospital Basel

  • Federico Seragnoli

    11:15

    Psychotherapist in training (CBT – FSP)

    Co-Founder of ALPS, representing the Association professionnelle Suisse des Psychédéliques en Thérapie (ASPT)

  • Andrea Maddalena

    11:15

    Psychotherapy

    President of the Alaya foundation, Ticino

  • Arnaud Bisetti

    11:15

    Dr. med., Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

    President of the Société Suisse de Médecine Psychédélique (SSMP)

  • Felix Müller

    11:15

    PD Dr. med., Psychiatry

    Co-President of SÄPT; Clinical Research Division for Substance-Assisted Therapy, University of Basel

  • Sonja Hilbrand

    11:15

    Dr. phil., Psychotherapy (ASP & IBP)

    Co-President of SÄPT

  • Filip Tylš

    13:45

    MD, Ph.D., Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

    Medical Director & Co-Founder of Psyon psychedelic clinic, Prague, Czech Republic

  • Charlotte Schiewe

    14:45

    M.Sc., Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience

    PhD candidate in Clinical Research, University of Basel

  • Sophie Blanquet

    15:50

    Dr. med., Psychiatry

    Secretary SSMP; teaching integration of PAT within the CAS in integrative medicine, Lausanne

  • Lea Stocker

    Dr. med., Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

    Primary care physician in group practice with Robert Fischer; lecturer at the University of Zurich

  • Robert Fischer

    Dr. med., Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

    Private practice, specialised in body-oriented sex therapy since 1989; training therapist, supervisor and lecturer in this field

  • Peter Gasser

    16:50

    Dr. med., Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

    Member and past president of SÄPT; private practice in Oberdorf SO, now retired

Venue and directions

Stiftung PROGR

Waisenhausplatz 30 3011 Bern

www.progr.ch Open map

Getting there

PROGR is a few minutes' walk from Bern main station. The entrance can be accessed from Speichergasse: cross the courtyard; the door is in the middle of the building.

Registration

The number of participants is limited; places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. Please register here and pay the conference fee directly online.

  • Standard

    CHF 175

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  • Members of IG PAT

    CHF 145

    SÄPT, ASPT, SSMP, Fondazione Alaya

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  • Reduced

    CHF 95

    Students, people on a low income

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