Thursday, September 25, 2025 | 8:30 am - 3:30 pm CT Live Virtual Course
Overview
This 6-hour course expands on the content discussed within The ASAM Criteria 4th Edition Foundations course. This interactive course will follow multiple case scenarios along the patient’s journey through the continuum of care. It will provide an in-depth understanding of providing level of care recommendations, developing individualized treatment plans, and conducting reassessments for continued service or transition of care for patients with addiction and co-occurring conditions. Additionally, participants will examine implementation challenges and develop strategies to provide appropriate treatment for persons with substance use disorders (SUDs). It is recommended that attendees successfully complete the Foundations course before beginning this course.
Learning Objectives
Conduct an ASAM Criteria Level of Care Assessment by evaluating risk across the dimensions, utilizing the Dimensional Admission Criteria to make the level of care recommendations and identify Dimensional Drivers.
Develop an individualized treatment plan for persons with substance use disorders (SUD) using an ASAM Criteria Treatment Planning Assessment.
Conduct a Reassessment and Treatment Plan Review and utilize continued service and transition criteria to make evidence-based decisions regarding transitions in level of care.
Registration Rates
ASAM Learner Type
Rate
ASAM Member
$0
Non-Member
$0
Associate Member
$0
Resident Member*
$0
Student Member*
$0
*Residents, Fellows-in-training, Interns, and Students must join ASAM to receive a discounted registration rate.Click here to become an ASAM member. National and Chapter membership dues apply. There is no charge for Students to become a Member, but verification of student status is required.
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Refunds & Cancellations
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Automatic full refunds will be made for any course with a live-course component that has been cancelled.
Registration Deadline: 07/09/2025 - 09/25/2025
Close Access Date: 09/25/2028
***Registration for Course will Close Once Registration and Waitlist are Full***
Instructions
Click on the Contents tab to begin this activity.
Attend the virtual-live course via zoom (you must be present for the entire course in order to take the post-test).
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Learners are strongly encouraged to have their cameras on and actively participate in the course.
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After attending the live course, you may take the post text. Click Complete Post Test to answer multiple choice questions. Participants will have 10 attempts to pass and must answer 14 out of 20 questions correctly.
Click Complete Evaluation to provide valuable activity feedback. Scroll down on all questions as there may be answer options that expand past the size of the window.
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Jasleen Salwan, MD, MPH, FASAM
Physician, Addiction Medicine and Internal Medicine
Montgomery Family & Internal Medicine Associates, Silver Spring, MD
Jasleen Salwan, MD, MPH, FASAM, is a board-certified Addiction Medicine and Internal Medicine physician practicing integrated primary care and substance use disorder treatment at Montgomery Family & Internal Medicine Associates in Silver Spring, Maryland. She earned her medical and public health degrees at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and completed residency at the Yale Primary Care program followed by a fellowship in Addiction Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. She is a member of the ASAM Education core faculty and a consultant for the District Addiction Consultation Service (DACS). Dr Salwan is passionate about harm reduction advocacy and has published opinion pieces in the Hartford Courant and the Baltimore Sun. She also enjoys writing about the intersection of substance use and general medicine for a lay audience in her Psychology Today blog, No Quick Fix: Challenges in Addiction Medicine and Primary Care. Dr Salwan feels blessed to be a part of the ASAM community and honored to be presenting at this year's annual conference!
John Smith
Ph.D., LCSW
Dr. John Smith is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW #19868 CA & LCSW #34000248A IN) and is the former Director of Education and Training at Social Model Recovery Systems. He is a Professor Emeritus of Addiction Counseling at Mt. San Antonio College in California and he has been in Private Practice since 2000 specializing in treating Co-Occurring Disorders and Trauma.
He is an ASAM training faculty member and regularly conducts ASAM Criteria and Skill Building courses. He serves as a Subject Matter Expert on several ASAM projects and advisory groups.
He is also the author of “Co-occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Disorders: A Practitioner’s Guide” and he is the “Best-Selling” author of “The Authentic Man: A Guide to Happiness and Purpose”.
In support of improving patient care, the American Society of Addiction Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credits Available
Physicians: 6 Credits
Nurses & NPs: 6 Nursing Contact Hours
Social Workers: 6 Credits
PAs: 6 Credit(s)
Interprofessional Continuing Education: 6 Credits
Certified Counselors: 6 NBCC Contact Hours
American Society of Addiction Medicine has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7062. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. American Society of Addiction Medicine is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
NAADAC: 6.00 CE Credits
Maintenance of Certification (MOC)/Continuing Certification Program (CCP)
This activity is designed to meet the requirements for MOC/CCP for several primary physician boards and for state licensing CME requirements. MOC Credit is only reported and designated for ABA, ABP, ABIM, and ABS. By completing the online credit application and evaluation, the learner permits ASAM to report credits to the appropriate Board. Learn more.
ABA MOCA 2.0®*: 6 Lifelong Learning MOCA 2.0® is a trademark of the American board of Anesthesiology®. This activity contributes to the CME requirement for Part II: Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment of the American board of Anesthesiology's (ABA) redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program® (MOCA®), known as MOCA 2.0®. Please consult the ABA website, https://www.theaba.org/, for a list of all MOCA 2.0 requirements.
Additionally, this activity has been designed to satisfy the requirements of the following primary physician board certification requirements. Please confirm with your individual Board.
American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM)
American Board of Preventative Medicine (ABPM)
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)
Certificates for other professions
All participants may request a certificate of participation upon completion of the activity and an online evaluation confirming their participation. Learners are strongly advised to contact their professional licensing board or professional association to confirm this certificate will be accepted as evidence supporting continuing education requirements.
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.
Disclosure Information
In accordance with the disclosure policies of ASAM and Joint Accreditation, the effort is made to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all accredited continuing education activities. These policies include identifying and mitigating all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for those involved in the creation and dissemination of accredited continuing education.
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07/11/2025 at 10:00 AM (EDT) | 360 minutes
Learners may join 15 minutes prior to start time. Audio is via computer speakers/headphones. There is no option to join via telephone.
Up to 6.00 medical credits available | Certificate available
Up to 6.00 medical credits available | Certificate available
Participants should claim only the credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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