Ketamine Research Institute Training Program

The Ketamine Research Institute Training Program offers clinicians comprehensive, evidence-based training in ketamine infusion therapy.

  • 50 Enrolled
  • Professional
  • Last updated May '25
  • English
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Course Description

The Ketamine Research Institute Training Program offers a “Mini-Fellowship” to equip clinicians with advanced, evidence-based knowledge and hands-on experience in ketamine infusion therapy. The program adheres to the highest standards, meeting or exceeding all American Psychiatric Association (APA) and American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) training recommendations. It covers a Precision Medicine-based approach and Target-Controlled Infusion methodology, aiming to elevate the standard of care in ketamine therapy for mood disorders. The course encompasses evidence-based didactics, supervised clinical experience, and individual experiential training, ensuring that clinicians are well-prepared to administer this complex yet promising treatment safely and effectively.

This training is particularly timely given the rising demand for alternative treatments for mood disorders and chronic pain conditions. The program addresses the need for specialized training in the administration of ketamine, emphasizing the importance of adhering to safe and uniform infusion protocols. By completing this intensive training, clinicians will be at the forefront of a revolutionary approach to mental health treatment, equipped with the skills and knowledge to offer ketamine therapy as a safe and effective treatment option for their patients.

You will learn:

  • What is Bwiti?
  • Roles in Bwiti initiation/treatment
  • Instruments in Bwiti: ngombe, mogongo
  • What is an Nganga
    • Maboundi/Yombo
    • Maboundi/Yombo
  • Sustainability/reciprocity

You will learn:

  • History of the Fang tradition
  • Dissumba vs. Dissumba Fang
  • Ombwiri/Mbumbayano Fang
  • The kambo
  • State of Fang Bwiti in Gabon
  • Impact of Westerners coming to work with the sacred wood

You will learn:

  • History of the Missoko tradition
  • Various branches of Missoko initiation:
    • Miobe/Mioba
    • Ngonde Na Dipuma
    • Sengedia
  • The impact of logging on the tradition
  • What the future of Bwiti could look like in Gabon

You will learn:

  • History of Dissumba
  • Various branches of Dissumba initiation:
    • Abanji/Mabanji
    • Ilombo
    • Ombwiri
    • Ombudi
    • Loro
  • The ngombe (sacred harp)
  • Healing rituals involved in her tradition
  • Training to serve the wood
    • What does it involve?
    • How long does it take?

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Tatayo

Instructor

About Instructor

Tatayo (“Fruit of the Wind”) first arrived in Gabon in 1971 at the age of 21 and became a Gabonese citizen. In 1979, he became the first white person to be initiated into the Bwiti Fang tradition in Gabon. In 1994, he was initiated into the Misokko tradition. As a guide for numerous expeditions and missions, including those of National Geographic, the BBC, and others, Tatayo is considered to have “opened the door” to westerners in Gabon.

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Please see below for start and finish dates/times. This course is currently being offered live and dates/times will change throughout the year.

$8950

This course includes

  • Lectures 12
  • Duration 12 Weeks
  • Skills Professional
  • Language English
  • Availability Cohort
  • Certificate No
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