ASAM eLearning

Opening Scientific Session & Distinguished Scientist Lecture

Overview

ASAM Virtual 2020 begins with the energizing Opening Scientific Session. This session will be led by ASAM President Paul H. Earley, MD, DFASAM, bringing together distinguished presenters in the field of addiction medicine.

Presenters

Grant Baldwin, PhD, MPH, Director, Division of Overdose Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Hendree Jones, PhD, Professor and Executive Director, UNC Chapel Hill

Jarrett Krosoczka, Author & Illustrator, Hey, Kiddo

Moderator(s)

Paul Earley, MD, Medical Director, Georgia Professionals Health Program, Inc.

Compassionate Care for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Research, Practice and Public Health

Overview

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) secondary to in-utero exposure has increased 5-fold in the US. Providing clinical recommendations, developing safe guidelines to improve care for women with opioid use disorders and their neonates is gaining in priority for programming, policy and research. The panel will discuss NAS through the lens of neonatal and long-term development. Public health and research perspectives will be condensed, with the aim to translate data into a practical clinical guide. The panel will explore compassionate ways to normalize postpartum care while supporting the mom/baby/family triad and the community.

Learning Objectives:

• Upon completion, participants will be able to identify current national data, trends and significant gaps in access to care for neonates and children impacted by NAS.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to identify practical considerations and benefits of OAT for pregnant/parenting women, and how MAT stability supports mom-baby dyad, engagement, parenting and good NAS outcomes.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to summarize how the ASAM and ACOG recommendations for NAS translate into a provider practical clinical guide

Presenters

Vania Rudolf, MD, MPH, DFASAM, Medical Director, Addiction Recovery Services, Swedish Medical Center

Hendree Jones, PhD, Professor and Executive Director, UNC Chapel Hill

Dr. Mishka Terplan, MD, MPH, FACOG, DFASAM, Senior Physician Research Scientist, Friends Research Institute

Tricia Wright, MD, MS, DFASAM, Professor, UCSF

Big Ideas Session: Addiction Care, Anywhere: How Digital Health is Shaping the Future of Addiction Medicine

Overview

What BIG IDEAS are shaping the future of Addiction Medicine? Draw inspiration from ASAM award recipients and insights from national innovators during the Big Ideas Plenary Session! ASAM President Paul H. Earley, MD, DFASAM will recognize award recipients who are making major contributions to the field. Lisa A. Marsch, PhD will lead an energetic session and fireside chat on how digital health is shaping the future of addiction medicine.

Presenters

George Koob, PhD, Director, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Betty Tai, PhD, Director, Center of Clinical Trials Network, NIDA, NIH, HHS

Lisa Marsch, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, Center for Technology and Behavioral Health; Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College

Paul Earley, MD, Medical Director, Georgia Professionals Health Program, Inc.

Publishing Addiction Science

Overview

This session is for anyone who wishes to publish in the area of addiction science, particularly fellows, junior faculty and those who do not regularly publish. Presenters will share how to choose a journal, how to prepare papers for submission, how to report research, how to respond to reviewers and editors, and publication-related ethical issues. Presenters will address primary research articles as well as review articles, case reports and others. The link to the book Publishing Addiction Science (free) will be made available. The Editors and Editorial Fellows will lead discussion with participants regarding questions and challenges they have faced. Participants are encouraged to bring brief examples of their writing or peer reviews.

Learning Objectives:

• Select an appropriate peer-reviewed journal in which to publish your work
• Respond to editor requests for revision
• Submit and publish addiction science papers for publication

Presenters

Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, DFASAM, FACP, Professor of Community Health Sciences and Medicine, Chairman, Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health

Ismene Petrakis, MD, Professor, Yale University School of Medicine

Frank Vocci, PhD, President and Senior Research Scientist, Friends Research Institute, Inc.

Martha Wunsch, MD, FAAP, DFASAM, Program Director, Addiction Medicine Fellowship, The Permanente Medical Group

Non-Presenting Authors

Kelly Dunn, PhD, MBA, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Benjamin Oldfield, MD, MHS, Instructor of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine

Lewei (Allison) Lin, MD, MS, Assistant Professor and Research Investigator, University of Michigan and VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System

Michael Arends, BS, Managing Editor, Journal of Addiction Medicine

Hospital Based Addiction Medicine Cases & Challenges

Overview

This workshop features national thought leaders in hospital-based addiction medicine care who will expertly discuss and describe treatment approaches to challenging addiction medicine cases. The session will describe clinical scenarios that challenge the inpatient medical team and will offer evidence-based approaches, including ways to integrate a diverse addiction medicine workforce into routine hospital-based care. Cases include management of post-operative pain in the setting of OUD, use of illicit substances by hospitalized patients, initiation of medication for opioid use disorder in patients prescribed full opioid agonists, and management of patients requiring prolonged intravenous antibiotics for complications of injection drug use including management of care transitions.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand current trends in hospitalization related to substance use disorder.
• Learn and apply tools to promote evidence-based addiction care in the hospital setting.
• Describe common clinical scenarios that can be addressed with hospital-based addiction care.

Presenter(s)

Melissa Weimer, DO, MCR, FASAM, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine

Susan Calcaterra, MD, MPH, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Hannah Snyder, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California San Francisco

Megan Buresh, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine