California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) 2023 Addiction Medicine Review Course and Board Exam Preparation Track

California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) 2023 Addiction Medicine Review Course and Board Exam Preparation Track is organized by California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) and will be held from Aug 30 - Sep 02, 2023 at Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego, California, United States of America.

Pre-Conference Workshops: August 30, 2023

Overview: 
CSAM’s Addiction Medicine Review Course and Board Exam Preparation Track Conference is the West Coast’s most comprehensive overview of addiction medicine fundamentals to enhance your clinical practice and prepare for the board exam.

This three-and-a-half-day conference offers the opportunity for review of the fundamentals of addiction treatment, including evidence-based practices in the rapidly changing field of addiction medicine. Additionally, this conference incorporates research poster presentations, small group discussions, pre-conference workshops, visit with vendors who provide cutting-edge product and services in our field, and our highly popular Board Exam Preparation Track.

Learning Objectives:
After Attending This Conference, Participants Should Be Able to:
• Reflect on key principles of addiction medicine as outlined by the American Board of Preventative Medicine
• Describe the pharmacology and physiological effects of major substances of abuse, including intoxication and withdrawal states, as well as associated health consequences
• Summarize basic epidemiology and diagnosis of major substance use disorders
• Outline current evidence-based pharmacological treatment and non-pharmacologic interventions for major substance use disorders
• Examine emerging evidence around novel treatments and approaches to alcohol and opioid withdrawal, and frontiers of harm reduction 

Conference Highlights:
• TWO phenomenal keynote speakers: Dr. Dan Ciccarone and Dr. Anna Lembke
• NEW THIS YEAR: FOUR multi-disciplinary panels including:
   • Benzodiazepine-sparing protocol for alcohol withdrawal,
   • Adolescent addiction medicine,
   • Frontiers of harm reduction,
   • Ketamine & other novel treatments
• A spicy debate on ADHD and stimulants
• Plenary sessions geared towards Board exam preparation