Feldman Lecture

Welcome to the Feldman Lecture!

Dr Guy Goodwin, FMedSci, serves as the Chief Medical Officer at COMPASS Pathways. He is also an Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford, where he earned both his medical degree and DPhil in neurophysiology. After completing his psychiatry training, he worked as a Clinical Scientist and Consultant Psychiatrist at the MRC Brain Metabolism Unit at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital.

His research has focused on treating bipolar disorder and leveraging neuroscience to understand the neurobiology of mood disorders, aiming to develop innovative treatments. Currently, he is exploring the transformative potential of new technologies and drugs, particularly through the psychedelic experience.

He is a fellow of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology and has previously served as President of both the British Association for Psychopharmacology and the European College of Neuropsycho-pharmacology (ECNP).

Info: 40th Feldman Lecture

Featuring Professor Guy Goodwin


Mood Disorder: From the Mundane Standard of Care

to Novel Futuristic Approaches



AGENDA


08:00 - 09:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast


09:00 - 09:10 Tribute to Zane Feldman

Welcome and Introduction of Honored Speaker


09:10 – 10:00 Plenary 1 – The Challenge of Diagnosing, Stratifying and Treating Mood Disorder


10:00 – 10:20 Question and Answer Period


10:20 – 10:50 Health Break


10:50 - 11:40 Plenary 2 – Is Precision Psychiatry Possible for the Management

of Mood Disorders?


11:40 – 12:00 Question and Answer Period


12:00 – 13:15 Lunch


13:15 - 14:05 Plenary 3 – Neuroplasticity or Profound Experience?

Do Psychedelics Offer a Novel Approach?


14:05 – 14:25 Question and Answer Period


14:25 Closing Remarks

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