FREE online 90-minute workshop exploring how ketamine is being used to support people facing serious illness
Ketamine is known as a fast-acting intervention for depression, anxiety, and chronic pain. But in palliative and end-of-life care, its role is even broader.
This FREE 90-minute workshop offers a clear and accessible introduction to ketamine therapy in the context of serious illness and dying. Drawing from clinical research, real-world applications, and emerging models of care, we’ll explore how ketamine can support not only physical symptoms but also psychological and existential distress.
You’ll learn how this medicine works in the brain, how it's used in palliative care settings, and what makes it uniquely suited for individuals across the full trajectory of illness—from diagnosis through the final stages of life.
We will also look at the growing movement toward home-based ketamine care, where treatment is delivered in familiar environments with the support of both medical and spiritual care providers.
A central theme of this workshop is that end-of-life care is not only medical, but it is also deeply human and often spiritual. We will explore how ketamine can open a space for meaning-making, reconciliation, and a different relationship to dying.
The mechanism of action: how ketamine works in the brain and why it acts so quickly
Current research and clinical use in palliative care
Applications for pain, depression, anxiety, and existential distress
What a ketamine journey can feel like, including its similarities to near-death experiences
Home-based care models and why setting matters
How to work with palliative care clients, including preparation, presence, and integration
The role of spirituality and meaning-making at the end of life
Who This Is For
This workshop is open to both:
Individuals navigating serious or life-limiting illness (and their loved ones)
Practitioners, caregivers, doulas, and clinicians interested in end-of-life care
No prior knowledge of psychedelics or ketamine is required. The session will be recorded.
About the Presenter
Christine Caldwell is the Founder and Executive Director of End of Life Psychedelic Care (EOLPC), a nonprofit dedicated to expanding safe, ethical, and spiritually grounded psychedelic care for individuals facing serious or life-limiting illness.
Through professional training programs, public education, the Home-Based Ketamine and Spiritual Care community-based pilot, and research initiatives such as the Psychedelic Deathworker Project, EOLPC supports clinicians, end-of-life doulas, chaplains, and guides in developing the skills needed to work responsibly in this emerging field.
Christine’s work focuses on the intersection of medicine, spirituality, and the human experience of dying, with an emphasis on practical application, ethical care, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
About End-of-Life Psychedelic Care
EOLPC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding safe, ethical, and spiritually grounded psychedelic care for individuals facing serious or life-limiting illness. We provide education, professional training, community dialogue, and practical resources for clinicians, end-of-life doulas, chaplains, and guides who support people navigating death and dying.
Through our professional courses, end-of-life doula trainings, online discussion groups, research initiatives such as the Psychedelic Deathworker Project, and community-based pilots such as the Home-Based Ketamine and Spiritual Care Program, EOLPC is helping shape emerging standards and deepen collective wisdom in this evolving field.
Looking forward, our vision is to help reshape how our culture approaches dying by restoring meaning, dignity, and spiritual significance to the end-of-life experience. We are working toward a future in which psychedelic-assisted care is responsibly integrated into medical and community-based settings, supported by well-trained guides, strong ethical foundations, and collaboration across disciplines.
For more information, please visit https://eolpc.org or email info@eolpc.org.