2026 Caduceus Retreat: Connection, Growth, and Renewal

The Caduceus Retreat is the premier annual gathering for TMF Professionals Health Program (PHP) participants and graduates. It is a unique opportunity for attendees to step away from the clinical environment and reconnect with what matters most: their health, their family, and their peers. The 39th Caduceus Retreat is scheduled for June 12-14 at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs in Franklin, TN; registration and details are housed at the end of this article and on the Caduceus Retreat Web Page. 

Expert speakers this year include Dr. Emily Brunner, medical director of Eosis Recovery and a physician and consultant at Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation; Dr. Jessi Gold, an author, professor of psychiatry, and chief wellness officer for the University of Tennessee System; Dr. Smita Prasad, assistant professor of addiction medicine at Tulane University and president of the Louisiana Society of Addiction Medicine; and Dr. Jonathan Ripp, senior associate dean and chief wellness officer with the Icahn School of Medicine-Mount Sinai, NY. Attendees will be able to earn up to 6.0 continuing medical education hours of AMA PRA  Category 1 CreditTM during the retreat.

The weekend is designed to be both restorative and educational. Whether it’s someone navigating their first year of recovery or a veteran of the program for decades, the retreat offers a safe, confidential space to learn, share experiences, and build lasting support networks. 

SUPPORT

This year’s retreat is made possible in part by a grant from the Knoxville Academy of Medicine Alliance (KAMA), supporting our mission to heal the healers. Learn more about KAMA at kamalliance.org.

SPEAKERS & SESSIONS

Emily Brunner, MD, DFASAM, physician and TTA consultant, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation; medical director, Eosis Recovery.

Sessions:

            • Behavioral Addictions: It is Not All About the Substance!
            • Personal Recovery Story (Sunday)

Bio: Read about Dr. Brunner here

 

Jessi Gold, MD, chief wellness officer, University of Tennessee System; associate professor of Psychiatry, University of Tennessee Health Science Center-Memphis; author, How Do You Feel? One Doctor’s Search for Humanity in Medicine.

Session:

            • What About Us? Caring for Ourselves as We Care for Others in Healthcare

Bio: Learn more about Dr. Gold

 

Smita Prasad, MD, MBA, MPH, FASAM, assistant professor of Addiction Medicine, Tulane University; medical director, Louisiana Addictive Disorder Regulatory Authority Board; president, Louisiana Society of Addiction Medicine.

Session:

            • Hijacked: How Addiction Rewires the Brain

Bio: Read Dr. Prasad’s biography

 

 Jonathan Ripp, MD, MPH, professor of Medicine, Medical Education, and Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, senior associate dean for Well-Being and Resilience, and chief wellness officer, Icahn School of Medicine-Mount Sinai.

Sessions: 

            • Multilevel Efforts to Address Healthcare Worker Well-Being
            • Solutions to Address Healthcare Worker Wellbeing and Mental Health and Response to Sudden Tragic Loss

Bio: Learn more about Dr. Ripp

 

DETAILS & REGISTRATION

Check-in opens at 4pm Friday, June 12; retreat ends Sunday, June 14, at 11:30am. All TMF PHP participants are required to attend. TMF Graduates are welcome and strongly encouraged to attend. The retreat is a time of sharing, learning, and growing in recovery, and allows networking with other participants and graduates throughout the state. New ideas and old standards are shared in group and lecture venues; 12-Step meetings and family time are also part of scheduled activities.

Meeting Registration Deadline: May 22

 $125.00 per person. Register and pay for the meeting:

  • Scan the QR code above or visit the Caduceus Retreat Web Page
  • OR Download a PDF form:  – Please complete and mail the form with payment to:
    TMF, 5141 Virginia Way, Ste 110, Brentwood, TN 37027

Room Deadline: May 22

$189.00 per room/per night, plus tax. Reserve and pay for your room:

QUESTIONS?
Visit the Caduceus Retreat Web Page or contact the TMF: 615-467-6411; jenniferr@e-tmf.org.