Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM-SMCA) 2025 Scientific Conference

Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM-SMCA) 2025 Scientific Conference is organized by Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine / La societe medicale canadienne sur l'addiction (CSAM-SMCA) and will be held from Oct 16 - 18, 2025 at Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Description:
The CSAM-SMCA 2025 Scientific Conference is Canada’s premier education and networking event for addiction medicine practitioners. This annual event brings together researchers, leaders, educators and clinicians in addiction medicine for three days of learning and networking. Our objective is to present new scientific research and best practices in addiction medicine, promote evidence-based care, and encourage the sharing of diverse perspectives on addiction treatment and recovery.

Our theme for 2025 is Reconsidering Perspectives.

The 2025 CSAM-SMCA Annual Scientific Conference brings Canada’s addiction medicine community together to share new research, ideas and guidance on best practice.

We want the 2025 conference to be about challenging beliefs. To be clear, we want attendees to challenge their own beliefs, to listen with an open mind, and to be curious. Science is about testing hypotheses to find truth and it can get messy, especially if we hold too firmly to what we believe to be true.

We firmly believe that curiosity is the way to heal division in our community, and we hope that CSAM-SMCA’s scientific conference will promote a spirit of inquiry that will help us make progress toward shared goals.

Overall Conference Learning Objectives:
To advance the education of health professionals in the field of addiction medicine by developing and providing courses and conferences, conducting research and establishing clinical standards.

To educate about the assessment, treatment, and prevention of addiction by collecting and disseminating relevant information.

At the end of this conference, participants will be able to:

• Describe current challenges faced in the field of addiction medicine in Canada
• List the latest discoveries in clinical practice and research in addition medicine
• Integrate new best practice guidelines in addiction medicine into their clinical settings