OVERVIEW

2020 California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) State of the Art in Addiction Medicine Conference is organized by the California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM). This Online CME Course will be held from Aug 28 - Sep 25, 2020.

How many CME credits can be earned by accessing the 2020 California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) State of the Art in Addiction Medicine Conference?

Accreditation:
The California Society of Addiction Medicine assigns this Online CME activity for a maximum of 39.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians will be able to claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Please note, you may earn the following credits for each section of the meeting:
• CSAM State of the Art Conference offers a maximum of 18.25 credits
• Board Exam Preparation Workshop offers a maximum of 7.25 credits
• Pre-Conference Workshops offer a maximum of 3.5 credits per workshop

AAFP:
This Online CME Course, CSAM 2020 State of the Art Addiction Medicine and Board Exam Preparation Course, with a commencement date of 08/28/2020, has been evaluated and is satisfactory for up to 39.00 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Maintenance of Certification
ABPM
The American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) has recommended this activity for a maximum of 37.50 LLSA credits towards ABPM MOC Part II requirements.

ABAM
This course has been accredited by the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM). Physicians enlisted in the ABAM Transitional Continuous Certification Program (TraCC) can apply a maximum of 39.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for completing the 2020 State of the Art Addiction Medicine and Board Exam Preparation Course.

ABIM
Successful achievement of this CME activity, which constitutes participation in the evaluation component, allows the participant to earn up to 39.5 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

What is the overview of the 2020 California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) State of the Art in Addiction Medicine Conference?

Course Description:
CSAM State of the Art draws together national experts to yield frontiers of research, treatments, and policies in the field of Addiction Medicine. This year we do so under the overarching theme of Frontiers of Access to Care. Due to the pandemic, our conference will be completely virtual, and for the first time will span across four weeks. Leading up to the plenaries, half-day workshops will be administered in primary care for individuals with addiction; implementation of treatment in correctional health; motivational interviewing, and addiction psychiatry. The CSAM Addiction Medicine Board Exam Preparation Workshop will be presented on August 28th and 29th, and then be posted on the Education Center. Poster presentations will be available on demand.

Session Details:
• Addiction Medicine Board Exam Preparation Workshop (August 28 – 29 (9:00am – 1:00pm each day))

• Pre-Conference Workshops
Morning Workshops (8:30 AM – 12:30 PM)
September 16 - Psychiatry for the Addiction Physician
September 17 - Addiction Medicine in Correctional Settings
September 21 - Motivational Interviewing for Busy Clinicians

Afternoon Workshops (1:30 PM – 5:30 PM)
September 17 - Beyond Treatment: Comprehensive Primary Care for Patients who Use Drugs

• Conference Plenary Sessions
Tuesday, September 22 – Friday, September 25, 2020

Highlights:
California Surgeon General’s Reflections Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP (keynote)
• The Rise of Methamphetamine: New Risks, Current Treatments
• E-Cigarettes and Heated Tobacco Products
• Cannabis Legalization
• Simplifying Treatment of Pain and Opioid Use Disorder
• Long-Acting Opioids Aren’t: And Other Lessons Learned About Chronic Pain Management
• Telemedicine and Access to Care in the Times of COVID-19
• Psychedelics for Substance Use Disorders
• Deportations Sending Addiction over the Border? Treating Drug Use in Tijuana

What are the objectives of the 2020 California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) State of the Art in Addiction Medicine Conference?

Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of this online CME course, participants should be able to:

Distinguish new approaches, including international models, to combining state of the art addiction medicine

into clinics, hospitals, correctional health, and other settings.

• Employ to understand the consequences of adverse childhood events using therapeutic techniques to integrate

treatment of trauma and addiction.

• Enhance awareness of the stigma of addiction and disparities of access to treatment, and how to effectively advocate for equity.

• Appraise the prevailing trends in substance use and associated risks, treatments, and policies.