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Leigh Melanson
Dominion Diagnostics
lmelanson@dominiondiagnostics.com
401-667-0837

When

Wednesday June 13, 2012 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM PDT

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Mission Bay Conference Center at UCSF
1675 Owens Street
San Francisco, CA 94143

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2012 | 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

A Continuing Education Program for Addiction Treatment Professionals

Treatment, Intervention & Innovation: Challenges and Solutions in the Addiction Field Today

NEW INFORMATION! We are proud to announce that registration for this Continuing Education Program is NOW AVAILABLE FOR FREE due to a large number of requests for scholarships. Individuals may register as CE or Non-CE Participants on the registration page.

Please join us for an inaugural one-day symposium for addiction treatment professionals in San Francisco, California.

SPEAKERS:

David E. Smith, MD

David E. Smith, MD, FASAM, FAACT
Diplomate, American Board of Addiction Medicine
Founder of Haight Ashbury Free Clinics (1967)

Vitka Eisen, MSW, EdD

Vitka Eisen, MSW, EdD
Haight Ashbury Free Clinics - Walden House
San Francisco, California

Darryl Inaba, PharmD , CADC III
Addictions Recovery Center
Medford, Oregon

Thomas A. Simpatico, MD
University of Vermont Institute for Integrative Behavioral Healthcare
Burlington, Vermont

Kenneth Blum, PhD
LifeGen, Inc.
San Diego, California

Lisa Marzilli, PharmD
Dominion Diagnostics, LLC
North Kingstown, Rhode Island

Mary P. Hauser, MA
Dominion Diagnostics, LLC
North Kingstown, Rhode Island

AGENDA:

8:30a Registration and Breakfast
9:30 Welcome | David E. Smith, MD, Moderator
9:45 Treatment Today: Haight Ashbury Free Clinics - Walden House | Vitka Eisen, MSW, EdD
10:15 Intervention Today: The Roots of Addiction| Darryl Innaba, PharmD
11:45 Film & Lunch: Uppers, Downers, All Arounders (Lunch will be provided)
1:15p Innovation Today: MHISSION Case Management - A Demonstration Project Used by Corrections and Veterans Administrators in the State of Vermont | Thomas A. Simpatico, MD
3:00 Keeping Up with Designer Drugs | Lisa Marzilli, PharmD
3:45 New Objective Tools for Improved Outcomes: Comprehensive Analysis of Reported Drugs (CARD)™ | Kenneth Blum, PhD, Mary Hauser, MA
4:30 Q&A and Closing Remarks with David E. Smith, MD

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

- Addiction as a brain disease and ties to the new definition of addiction offered by the American Society of Addiction Medicine

- Medicalization of the addiction field and partnership needs for optimal treatment outcomes

- Strategies to support how to stay involved with healthcare reform and screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT)

- Innovative case management solutions for cost savings in the field

- Improving clinical outcomes with new information and new objective tools in treatment

CE credits will be available for California psychologists, social workers, professional counselors, alcohol/drug counselors, & marriage/family counselors (APA, CA-BBS, NAADAC, NBCC).

REGISTRATION:

NEW INFORMATION! We are proud to announce that registration for this Continuing Education Program is NOW AVAILABLE FOR FREE due to a large number of requests for scholarships. Individuals may register as CE or Non-CE Participants on the registration page.