In this episode of ASAM Practice Pearls, Dr. Stephen Taylor and Dr. Mike Fingerhood discuss the importance of enhancing addiction care through community support and compassionate touch points. They explore how providing access to basic needs can serve as entry points into treatment for individuals struggling with addiction, the effect of compassionate interventions on clinical outcomes, and the challenges related to funding and community acceptance for addiction services.

This 1.5-hour, recorded course is part of an online case-based learning collaborative series and focuses on strategies to effectively manage medetomidine-opioid withdrawal syndrome.

In this episode of ASAM Practice Pearls, Dr. Stephen Taylor hosts Dr. Sarah Wakeman to discuss substance use care in the emergency department, sharing highlights from ASAM's new implementation guide for hospital and emergency department (ED) substance use disorder (SUD) care. Together, they explore the gap between evidence-based addiction treatment and current hospital/ED practice, how frontline non-specialist clinicians can provide effective SUD care, practical implementation models, and how to build seamless care transitions from the ED to ongoing treatment.

In this episode of ASAM Practice Pearls, Dr. Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar is joined by Drs. Ruth Potee and Ari Kriegsman to explore highlights from their session, The Right Dose, Every Day. Together, they challenge the algorithmic, punitive approaches to methadone treatment, instead promoting individualized, patient-centered care. They share their clinical and philosophical approaches to methadone treatment, including split dosing, missed-dosing protocols, and expanded take-home medications, offering practical insights to help you advocate for your patients and collaborate across care settings.

This 88-hour on-demand conference includes 64 sessions highlighting best practices and the latest science, research, and innovations in addiction medicine from leading experts in the field.