The 2025 Creativity and Madness conference is in person and live-streamed from July 31 to August 3, 2025, at the Santa Fe Convention Center at 201 W Marcy St, Santa Fe, NM 87501.

The presentations begin each day at 8:30 am MT and end at 1:00 pm MT, Thursday through Sunday. Optional workshops are available from 2 to 5 pm on Thursday, July 31, Friday, August 1, and Saturday, August 2.

Yes, we will have check in hours on Wednesday, July 30 from 3-5 pm at the Santa Fe Convention Center. You can also check in beginning at 7:30 am MT Thursday. We encourage attendees to check in on Wednesday if you are able. 

Yes, live-streamed CE sessions will be available during the conference. The presentations begin each day at 8:30 am MT and end at 1:00 pm MT, Thursday through Sunday. Optional workshops are available from 2 to 5 pm on Thursday, July 31, Friday, August 1, and Saturday, August 2.

This conference is approved to provide up to 25-34 hours (depending on your licensure) of ACCME, APA, NBCC, and ANCC CE Credit.  Physicians earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Yes, optional workshops are available during the conference from 2 to 5 pm MT on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Each workshop costs $65 and provides 3 hours of CE credit. Space in these workshops may be limited, and advanced registration is required.

The four-day program provides 16 hours of CE. Each day offers 4 hours of CE. 

Two workshops are offered simultaneously each day.

If you register for both workshops on the same day, you can attend one in person and access the other virtually after September 1. This flexibility allows you to maximize your learning experience.

The following workshops are currently only available in-person.

Healing the Self through Self Portraits by Amy Stein, MFA

Ethics by Joyce Lilly, RN, JD

Resilience and the Aging Productive Mind by Deborah Levinson, LCSW

Registration for individual sessions is not available. If you can not attend the four-day conference, you can purchase a day pass and earn 4 CE hours daily. We will have one-day registration open by June 2025. 

Conference registration is required to register for any workshop. 

This conference is approved to provide ACCME, APA, ASWB, NBCC, and ANCC CE Credit. We are accredited for physicians to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Accreditation details are available on our webpage. 

https://www.creativityandmadness.com/santafe

https://www.creativityandmadness.com/accreditation

Yes!

We will ensure that you have access to the conference evaluations. We will email you the links to everything you need a few weeks before the conference. Please add our email address to your address book to ensure you receive our emails. Our email address is info@creativityandmadness.com

The 2025 conference will cover a range of topics, including:

• Mental health from Indigenous perspectives

• The connection between toxins, metabolism, and mental health

• The healing power of sound and mantra

• Cellular Memory and trauma

• Grief and the paranormal

• Forgiveness and resilience

• The paradox of the creative brain

• Music and the Mind of Leonard Bernstein

• Distressed couples in therapy

• Resilience, Productivity and Aging

• Healing through self-portraits

• Environmental impacts on mental health

• Equanimity

• Healing and the imagination

• Ethics In Clinical Practice

• AND MORE!

For the complete list of presentations, visit https://www.creativityandmadness.com/santafe

To register, visit our registration page.

Scroll to see options for in-person and virtual registration. After selecting your registration type, add the desired workshops to your cart. Conference registration is required to secure your spot in any of the workshops. After choosing the in-person or virtual option and adding any workshops, click on the shopping cart in the upper right corner to complete the registration process.

The following registration options are available:

In-Person Registration:  $629 + $20 for CE certificate

Virtual Registration (Live streamed or On-Demand): $429 + $20 for CE certificate

Both options are available with or without a CE Certificate. Please select your desired option when registering.

Grad Student Pricing: $529

If you are a student, please call us at 800-348-8441 to receive a student discount.

Group Discounts

If you have a group of three or more, you can receive $50 off per person. If you have a group of ten or more, you can receive $100 off per person. Please call us at 800 348 8441 to complete your group registration.

In exchange for assisting with registration, we offer complimentary conference registration for a few volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering, we would love to hear from you. Please share a brief essay about yourself, your interest in assisting at the conference, and why you believe you would be an asset to our team. The deadline for applications is March 21, 2025. Please submit your application to info@creativityandmadness.com.

We are looking for gracious, tech-savvy individuals eager to contribute to the success of our conference. Volunteers must be available to meet on Wednesday before the conference to help with setup and be at the convention center at 7 am MT each day.

All applications must be received by March 21, 2025.

Each year, we offer the Mary Lou Panter and Ronald Berz Scholarship to one winner. The winner will receive round-trip transportation from anywhere in the United States, four nights’ accommodations in Santa Fe, and registration for the conference.

To apply, please submit a 2-4 page (double-spaced) essay answering the following prompt: What is the most transformative interpersonal encounter you have ever experienced? How has it molded who you are, and what steps do you take to honor the experience and keep its memory alive?

Please email your essay to info@creativityandmadness.com or mail your scholarship application to Dr. Amy Vail Post Office Box 242 Tahoe City, CA 96145-0242

All applications must be received by April 14, 2025.

We strive to make Creativity and Madness an accessible and inclusive experience for all attendees. During checkout, you’ll have the opportunity to indicate any ADA accommodation needs. Additionally, you can email us at info@creativityandmadness.com with any specific requests. We do our best to accommodate ADA needs and will work with you to ensure a comfortable and accessible experience at the conference. Please reach out as early as possible so we can make the necessary arrangements.

Our cancellation policy is as follows:

Before April 1, 2025: Full refund.

Before June 1, 2025: Refund minus $100.

After June 1, 2025: No refunds.

*If your plans change and you cannot join us in person, you can still earn CE credits by attending virtually live or watching the recordings and completing the evaluations. 

American Institute of Medical Education (AIMED) is unwavering in its commitment to conducting all activities in strict conformance with the American Psychological Association's Ethical Principles of Psychologists. AIMED will uphold our legal and ethical responsibilities to ensure non-discriminatory promotional activities, program content, and the treatment of program participants. The Education Chair, in consultation with the members of the continuing education committee, the AIMED Ethics Chairperson, and the Convention Chairperson, will diligently monitor and assess compliance with these standards, instilling confidence in our audience.

AIMED is dedicated to ensuring fair treatment for all participants and proactively addressing any potential issues. While we strive to anticipate and prevent problems, we acknowledge that occasional grievances may arise. This procedural description serves as a guideline for handling such situations, providing reassurance to all involved.

1. When a participant wishes to file a grievance, they can do so either orally or in written format. They should express their concerns to the CE Chair, who will guide them through the process and ensure their grievance is addressed.

If a grievance pertains to a speaker, their content, or presentation style, the individual filing the grievance will be asked to document their concerns. The CE Chair will then pass on these comments to the speaker, ensuring the utmost confidentiality and security for the grieved individual.

2. If the grievance concerns a workshop offering, its content, level of presentation, or the facilities in which the workshop was offered, the convention chair will mediate and be the final arbitrator. If the participant requests action, the convention chair will:

a) attempt to move the participant to another workshop or

b) provide a credit for a subsequent year's workshop or

c) provide a partial or full refund of the workshop fee.

Actions 2b and 2c will require a written note documenting the grievance for record-keeping purposes. This note is important for maintaining transparency and ensuring that all grievances are properly addressed. The note need not be signed by the grieved individual.

3. If the grievance concerns the AIMED CE program specifically, the CE Chair will be responsible for reviewing the grievance, gathering relevant information, and attempting to arbitrate a resolution.

Contact name(s): Ellen Klinenberg

Email(s): Ellen@creativityandmadness.com

Telephone number(s): 1-800-348-8441

Address: PO Box 242 Tahoe City, CA 96145