A Clinical and Research Agenda for Improving OUD Treatment for Young Adults
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A Clinical and Research Agenda for Improving OUD Treatment for Young Adults
Recorded: Thursday, April 13, 2023 to Sunday, April 16, 2023
On-Demand Session
Overview
This 75-minute on-demand session from the ASAM 54th Annual Conference addresses barriers to uptake, retention and effectiveness for youth OUD treatment.
Young adults with opioid use disorder (OUD) tend to have worse outcomes than older adults, including poorer adherence to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). The Youth Opioid Recovery Support (YORS) intervention is an assertive, behavioral treatment approach for young adults aged 18-28 with OUD to promote adherence to injectable MOUD and prevent relapse to opioid use. YORS involves: 1) Assertive outreach, 2) Family Involvement, 3) Home Delivery of injectable MOUD, and 4) Contingency Management incentives for receipt of MOUD.
The target audience for this advanced level session includes physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, other clinicians, researchers, residents, fellows, students, and counselors.
This session addresses the following ACGME Competencies: Patient Care and Procedural Skills, Practice-based Learning and Improvement, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Systems-based Practice
This session addresses the following IOM Competencies:Provide patient-centered care, Employ evidence-based practice, Apply quality improvement
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, learners will be able to:
- Identify barriers to uptake, retention and effectiveness for youth OUD treatment
- Describe approaches to overcoming barriers to the success of youth OUD treatment
- Describe strategies for improving youth OUD treatment outcomes through family involvement
Registration Rates
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| Non-Member | $39 |
| Associate Member | $19 |
| Resident Member* | $19 |
| Student Member* | $19 |
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Registration Deadline: 05/15/2026
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Marc Fishman
MD, DFASAM
Marc Fishman MD is a specialist in addiction psychiatry and addiction medicine. He is a member of the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He leads Maryland Treatment Centers, which offers programs for residential and outpatient treatment of drug-involved and dual-diagnosis adolescents and adults. He has written and lectured widely on a variety of topics including youth treatment, placement and treatment matching strategies, co-occurring disorders, and medication treatment for addiction. His research focus has been in treatment of opioid use disorders in youth.
Dr. Fishman served as a co-editor for the most recent editions of ASAM's Patient Placement Criteria, leading the adolescent section, and served as the chief editor for the ASAM PPC Supplement on Pharmacotherapies for Alcohol Use Disorders. He is the chair of the Adolescent Committee for ASAM. He is a Past President of the Maryland Society of Addiction Medicine, and also a current member of the Board.
Kevin Wenzel, PhD
Director of Research
Maryland Treatment Centers/Mountain Manor
Kevin Wenzel, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and the director of research at Maryland Treatment Centers in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Wenzel provides research oversight to the study teams, participates in the design and implementation of clinical trials and other research projects, and helps disseminate results through presentations and other scholarly work. Recent scientific work includes contributing to the design and testing of a multi-component behavioral intervention to improve medication compliance in youth and adults with opioid use disorder funded by the National Institute of Health's Helpint to End Addiction Long-Term (NIH HEAL) initiative. He also is a passionate clinician, providing individual, group, and family therapy to patients at Mountain Manor with previous clinical appointments within the Veteran's Administration Healthcare System.
Aaron Hogue, PhD
Vice President
Partnership to End Addiction
Aaron Hogue, Ph.D., is Vice President and Director of Family and Adolescent Clinical Technology & Science (FACTS) at Partnership to End Addiction. He is a Clinical Psychologist focused on evidence-based practices for youth substance use and related behavioral problems, behavioral treatment implementation science, and family involvement in youth treatment and recovery services. Dr. Hogue’s 30-year research program on treatment fidelity to research-based interventions for youth substance use has examined the interplay among three components of treatment implementation—adherence to specific therapy techniques, competence in model delivery, and therapeutic alliance with session participants—linking each to long-term client outcomes. His research encompasses evidence-based interventions for adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and co-occurring disorders, including a NIDA-funded mid-career training grant focused on combined behavioral and medication interventions. He was chosen by the flagship journal for Clinical Child Psychology to lead their 2014 and 2018 updates of the evidence base on outpatient behavioral treatments for adolescent substance use. His current research focuses on training behavior therapists in systemic family therapy and cognitive-behavioral techniques for youth conduct substance use and conduct problems via an online learning system that leverages observational coding methods and fidelity measurement feedback. He also focuses on increasing family involvement across the continuum of care for youth substance use treatment and recovery services, as well as enhancing cross-sector behavioral care for youth in primary care, specialty behavioral care, and justice settings. He is Principal Investigator for the Family Involvement in Recovery Support and Treatment (FIRST) Research Network and leads the NIDA-funded Consortium on Addiction Recovery Science (CoARS).
Dr. Sharon Levy, MD, MPH
Director, Adolescent Substance Use and Addiction Program, Boston Children's Hospital
Sharon Levy, MD, MPH is a board certified Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. She is the Director of the Adolescent Substance use and Addiction Program (ASAP) in the Division of Developmental Medicine at Boston Children's Hospital. She has evaluated and treated thousands of adolescents with substance use disorders, and has taught national curricula and published extensively on the outpatient management of substance use disorders in adolescents, including screening and brief advice in primary care, the use of drug testing and the outpatient management of opioid dependent adolescents.
CME, CE, CEU and Other Credit Types
ACCME Accreditation Statement
The American Society of Addiction Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit Designation Statement
The American Society of Addiction Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals
This activity has been approved by the American Society of Addiction Medicine, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #295, ASAM is responsible for all aspects of the programming.
California Association for Drug/Alcohol Educators (CAADE)
This educational program is approved by CAADE: #CP40 999 1225.
California Association of DUI Treatment Centers (CADTP)
This educational program is approved by CADTP: #205.
California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP)
This educational program is approved by CCAPP: #OS-20-330-1224.
Continuing Education Credits (CEUs)
Non-physician participants will receive a certificate of attendance upon completion of the activity and an online evaluation confirming their participation. Participants should submit his/her certificate of attendance to their professional organization/institute.
Maintenance of Certification / Continuing Certification Program
American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM)
The American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) has approved this activity for 1.25 credits towards ABPM MOC Part II requirements.
American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA)
This activity contributes to the CME component of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology TM (MOCA®) program, known as MOCA 2.0®.
American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity, with individual assessments of the participant and feedback to the participant, enables the participant to earn 1.25 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) 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 ABP MOC credit.
American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn 1.25 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credits.
American Board of Surgery (ABS)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and/or Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
Successful completion of this CME activity can be used to satisfy the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology’s (ABPN) CME requirement for Maintenance of Certification program.
American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM)
Successful completion of this activity can be used to satisfy the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM) for Tmoc as credits towards ABAM LLSA Part II requirements.
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)
Royal College Fellows can use participation in Accredited Continuing Medical Education to earn Section 3 Credits.
Disclosure Information
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