The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Fundamentals of Addiction Medicine

The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Fundamentals of Addiction Medicine is organized by American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and would be held on Nov 15, 2017 at Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event for providers new to the field of addiction medicine, such as primary care physicians, clinicians, and general psychiatrists, who see patients at risk for or with substance use disorders (SUDs). This workshop will also support providers in emergency care settings who often see patients with addiction. This CME Conference has been approved with a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

This live workshop is designed to be energetic and interactive. Attendees will work through session activities and cases presented by faculty with participants at their table. Sessions throughout the day will include approximately equal parts lecture, demonstration of skills and skill building.

Conference Objectives are :
• Identify one's own feelings and attitudes that promote or prevent therapeutic responses to patients with substance use disorders.
• Demonstrate a knowledge of the diseased brain processes when treating patients with addictive behaviors.
• Use validated patient screening tools to detect substance use and interpret a spectrum of results.
• Use motivational interviewing to enhance patients readiness to change risky behaviors.
• Offer the interventions that are appropriate to specific substances and severity of usage pattern.
?Respond to hazardous drinking with brief counseling strategies, appropriate to the patient's readiness to change.
?For patients suspected of having a SUD, conduct a biopsychosocial assessment to provide a diagnosis and match the patient to an appropriate level of care.
• Prescribe pharmacotherapy appropriately for alcohol, tobacco, and opioid use disorders.
• Offer patients and families information and referral to behavioral interventions including support groups and mutual aid groups that assist in the recovery process.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.