FOR GENERAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS:
Emerging Systems to Support Healthcare Providers in Addressing Substance Use Problems
Thursday, December 1, 2011, Concord, New Hampshire
New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation (NHHEAF) Campus, 4 Barrell Court (Building 3), Concord, New Hampshire
New England Institute of Addiction Studies and Dartmouth Center on Addiction Recovery and Education
With Co-Sponsors
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ABOUT THE EVENT
The New England Institute of Addiction Studies and the Dartmouth Center on Addiction Recovery and Education are pleased to announce that the 5th Annual Addiction Medicine Conference for General Healthcare Providers and Addictions Professionals has been rescheduled to take place on Thursday, December 1, 2011 in Concord, New Hampshire. This program is designed for general healthcare medical professionals and addiction treatment clinicians, with specialized presentations from nationally known presenters, and time for networking and discussion on how to collaborate to improve care. This year’s topics will place a special emphasis on: Improving clinical systems for the management of substance use disorders and the safe prescribing of opioids in general healthcare settings. Topics will include:
- The chronic disease of addiction: the critical role of primary care and emergency clinicians in an effective system of care;
- Healthcare reform and other federal initiatives to assist primary care and others clinical care providers in treatment of substance abuse, including local strategies;
Support for prescribing of opioids: and - Primary care system experiences with quality improvement around opioid prescribing.
TARGET AUDIENCE
This conference is designed to bring together the following professionals from both general healthcare and addiction treatment:
· Physicians
· Nurses
· Physician Assistants
· Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors
· Clinical Supervisors and Administrators
· Medical professionals working with Chemical Dependency
· Other social service professionals working with Chemical Dependency
REGISTER ONLINE
Click here to register online.
PROGRAM AND SCHEDULE
Emerging Systems to Support Healthcare Providers in Addressing Substance Use Problems
8:30 – 9:00 – Registration
Morning: Improving clinical systems to manage substance use issues in general healthcare:
9:00 – 10:15 Integrating Care for Unhealthy Alcohol and Other Drug Use into Primary
Medical Care – Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM, Boston University Medical Center
10:15 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:30 Healthcare Reform and Federal Initiatives to support primary care management of substance abuse - Victor A. Capoccia, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, University of Wisconsin Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies
11:30 – 12:00 Brief Presentations of Regional Strategies to support general healthcare system in addressing substance issues. Lindy Keller NH; Victor Capoccia Mass; Todd Mandell VT
12:00 – 12:30 Audience and Panel Discussion: systems to improve substance abuse treatment
Afternoon: Improving clinical systems to support opioid prescribing:
1:30 – 2:30 Evolution of a NH Support System to Improve Opioid Prescribing for Pain – Seddon R. Savage, M.D., M.S., Director, Dartmouth Center on Addiction, Recovery and Education
2:30 – 3:30 National Clinical Support System for buprenorphine & methadone for addiction– Todd W. Mandell, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Community Substance Abuse Centers
3:30-4:00 Discussion and Wrap Up
THE PRESENTERS
This conference will feature the following team of nationally known presenters:
Victor A. Capoccia, Ph.D. is a Senior Scientist at University of Wisconsin where he conducts research and support for the Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx). He was Program Director of the National Initiative to Close the Addiction Treatment Gap of the Open Society Institute. The project aims to increase awareness of and increase resources for the 20 of 23 million Americans who need but cannot obtain addiction treatment. At the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, he led the Addiction Prevention and Treatment team, and designed workforce development programs for front line health workers. He was the President of CAB Health and Recovery Services, Inc. a community based provider for prevention, inpatient, residential, outpatient, addiction and related health services. He was an invited member of the Institute of Medicine Committee on Community Based Drug Treatment; and Chairman of CSAT’s National Treatment Plan workgroup on Improving Treatment Systems. Earlier, Dr Capoccia directed the City of Boston Community Health Services Division of Department of Health and Hospitals leading the city health department expansion of prenatal outreach, emergency medical services, HIV prevention, and substance abuse treatment efforts. Dr. Capoccia served on the faculty of Boston College Graduate School of Social Work as an Associate Professor, publishing and teaching in the areas of community planning. During this period, he wrote Your Health a Boston Herald weekly column. He holds a Ph.D. in Health Policy from Brandeis University’s Heller Graduate School.
Todd W. Mandell, M.D. specializes in co-occurring disorders and addictions psychiatry. He is the Chief Medical Officer for the Community Substance Abuse Centers / Merrimack River Medical Services. He serves as clinical faculty of the University of Vermont College of Medicine and previously for the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Dr. Mandell served as the Medical Director of the State of Vermont Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs for several years. He was on the staff in leadership positions at the Brattleboro Retreat from 1989 to 2003. Dr. Mandell has a B.A. from the University of Connecticut and an M.D. from Boston University School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency in psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, MA.
Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM is a Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Associate Director of the Office of Clinical Research, Director of the Clinical Addiction, Research and Education (CARE) Unit, and a primary care general internist and clinical health services researcher at Boston University Medical Center (BUMC). He directs the Division of Clinical Research Resources for the BU Clinical Translational Sciences Institute. His areas of expertise and research are screening and brief intervention for unhealthy alcohol and drug use, integrating substance-related and general health care (e.g., care management), and improving the quality of care for people with addictions across the spectrum of use, particularly in general medical care settings. He is the author of over 125 peer-reviewed publications, editor of a leading textbook of addiction medicine, of the journal Addiction Science and Clinical Practice, Evidence-Based Medicine, and Alcohol, Other Drugs and Health: Current Evidence. He is past President of the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse, and a “best doctor” in Boston. His research has been supported by NIH, SAMHSA and Foundations.
Seddon R. Savage, M.D., FASAM is a clinician, educator and policy consultant in the fields of addiction medicine and pain medicine and currently serves as President of the American Pain Society. She is Director of the Dartmouth Center on Addiction Recovery and Education (DCARE), serves as a clinical Pain Consultant at the Manchester VA Medical Center and is an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology on the adjunct faculty of Dartmouth Medical School. She is certified in Addiction Medicine by the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM) and is an elected fellow of ASAM. She holds a certificate of added qualifications in pain medicine from the American Board of Anesthesiology and certification in pain medicine from the American Academy of Pain Medicine. Dr. Savage has chaired the ASAM Committee on Pain and the Liaison Committee on Pain and Addiction (between ASAM, APS and the American Academy of Pain Medicine) and currently chairs the NH Medical Society Task Force on Pain Rx Drug Misuse. She has served as a consultant on addiction and pain issues to national organizations including the AMA, the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse of Columbia University (CASA), the National Institutes on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and the US Centers on Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), among others.
SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS
The New England Institute of Addiction Studies is committed to providing accommodations so students with disabilities can participate in the program.
Sign Language Interpreters and Assistive Listening Devices or other accommodations are available upon request. Deadline for Sign Language Interpreter requests is November 10, 2011.
The school site has wheelchair accessible space available, but we need to know your needs in advance to make arrangements. Please note your accommodation requests, such as ASL interpreter, accessible rooms, etc. on your application form.
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
5.75 CMEs
The University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNECOM) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and the Maine Medical Association’s Council on Continuing Medical Education and Accreditation (MMA CCMEA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. UNECOM has requested that the AOA Council on Continuing Medical Education approve this program for a maximum of 5.5 hours of AOA Category 2A CME credits. Approval is currently pending.
UNECOM designates this educational activity for a maximum of 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1A Credit(s)TM and 5.75 University of New England contact hours for non-physicians. Contact hours may be submitted by non-physician, non-PA health professionals for continuing education credits.
Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of Credit is pending.
Physicians and other attendees should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity. The University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine will submit the osteopathic credits to the AOA, upon receipt of attendance by the activity organizer.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNECOM) and Health Care Without Harm/Practice Green Health. UNECOM is accredited by the Maine Medical Association Council on Continuing Medical Education and Accreditation to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Nursing Contact Hours
This continuing education activity has been submitted for nursing continuing education approval to ANA-MAINE. ANA-Maine is Accredited as an Approver of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
5.75 Contact Hours for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors
Through the NH Institute on Addictive Disorders, a co-sponsor, this program is pre-approved by the NH Board of Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Professional Practice and NH Prevention Certification Board for CEU Performance Domains and Categories of Competence. This program has been approved for 5.75 contact hours. The New England Institute is an approved NAADAC education provider. The New England Institute is a recognized Sponsor of Continuing Education Activities by the Maine State Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors.
FEES
The fee for this Addiction Medicine conference is $130.
The cost covers all educational activities for the day, including CMEs and CEUs; and lunch at the program. Credit card payments or PayPal payments may be made securely online through the link provided upon online registration submission. Checks, purchase orders, or money orders may be sent to: NEIAS, 75 Stone St., Augusta, ME 04330 (Please note “Addiction Medicine Conference” and participant’s name on any check or purchase orders.) Purchase orders may be faxed to: 207-621-2550.
DEADLINES
REGISTRATION DEADLINES
Registration deadline is November 28, 2011.
If you require a Sign Language Interpreter or CART service, registration deadline is November 10, 2011
REGISTER ONLINE
Click here to register online.
CANCELLATION, REFUND, AND SUBSTITUTION POLICIES
Cancellations: All cancellations must be received in writing at the New England Institute by the following deadlines. Cancellations must be received by November 28, 2011 for a full refund. Written cancellations may be faxed (207-621-2550) or e-mailed neias@neias.org.
SPECIAL NOTE TO AGENCIES PAYING FEES: Registrations secured by purchase order or agency authorization letter will be liable for the cancellation and refund policy.
Registration Substitution
The New England Institute accepts substitutions for participants from the same agency who cannot attend the conference. All substitutions must be received in writing by November 29, 2011. Written substitutions may be faxed (207-621-2550) or e-mailed to neias@neias.org. Please clearly state who is replacing whom. The substitute is required to send a completed conference application to the New England Institute at the time a written substitution is submitted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
New England Institute of Addiction Studies
75 Stone Street, Augusta, ME 04330
E-mail: neias@neias.org
Telephone: 207-621-2549
TTY: 207-623-0830
Fax: 207-621-2550