Grand Rounds, November 20, 2025

November 18, 2025

Presentation Title: Healing Across Time: Psychedelics Then and Now

Speakers: Alexander Lazar, MD

Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: MSB 2.103
Learning Format: In-Person and Online

Series Objectives:

  • Apply the latest evidence with patients and practice evidence-based medicine.
  • Discuss current research and its potential for application to patient care.
  • Discuss the latest clinical practice guidelines relevant to clinical practice.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Identify historical milestones in the use of psychedelics — including ancient ritual practices, the mid-20th century countercultural movement, and the resurgence of interest in medicine.
  • Explain the pharmacologic mechanisms of psychedelics, focusing on their interactions with the serotonergic system and implications for mood regulation and depression.
  • Evaluate the current clinical evidence surrounding the use of psychedelics in the treatment of depression and related psychiatric conditions.

Credit Designation:

  • McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 Hour(s) Attendance w/ No Credit. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC Statement:

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Event Disclosures:
Speakers:
Alexander Lazar, MD has no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients to disclose.

Planners and other Administrative Support:
Tanvi Gupta, MD, Aastha V Bharwad, MD, Philip Orlander, MD, Mark A Farnie, MD, Robby Wesley, DO, FACP, Andrew Sullivan, MD, Gabriel Aisenberg, MD, Jeffrey Chen, MD, Carley Allen, MD, Sanjana M Rao, MD, and Karla Abela, PhD, RN, CCRN, CPN have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients to disclose.

Commercial Support:
This activity is not commercially supported.

Accreditation Statement:
McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

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