Bridging the Gap between Science and Clinical Practice
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Bridging the Gap between Science and Clinical Practice
Developed in Collaboration with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the National Institutes of Health
Recorded: Thursday, April 4, 2024 to Sunday, April 7, 2024
On-Demand Session
Overview
This 75-minute on-demand session from the ASAM 55th Annual Conference addresses which areas of research are most critical for advancing the addiction medicine field and improving clinical practice.
The "Bridging the Gap" focus session is for addiction medicine clinical specialists and federal research funding agencies (NIAAA, NIDA, and AHRQ) to discuss emerging trends and ways to improve alignment between research and clinical practice. Feedback given to these agencies from addiction medicine specialists will help increase the clinical relevance of the agencies' addiction research portfolios. The session will also provide addiction medicine specialists with the latest updates on addiction research funding initiatives and serve as a networking opportunity.
The target audience for this Intermediate level session includes physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, other clinicians, researchers, residents, fellows, students, and counselors.
This session addresses the following ACGME Competencies: Medical Knowledge, Practice-based Learning and Improvement
This session addresses the following ICPE Competencies:Roles and Responsibilities, Interprofessional Communication
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, learners will be able to:
- Upon completion, participants will be able to list at least three current areas of scientific focus from NIAAA, NIDA, and AHRQ.
- Upon completion, participants will be able to describe at least three emergent areas within addiction medicine that clinical specialists recommend for future scientific funding initiatives.
- Upon completion, participants will be able to explain the importance of bidirectional communication and its potential to improve quality of care and promote health equity within addiction medicine.
Registration Rates
| Rate Description | Rate |
| ASAM Member | $29 |
| Non-Member | $39 |
| Associate Member | $19 |
| Resident Member* | $19 |
| Student Member* | $19 |
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Registration Open: 05/06/2024 - 04/06/2027
User Access Closed: 05/06/2027
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Wilson Compton
MD, MPE
Wilson M. Compton, MD, MPE serves as the Deputy Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) of the National Institutes of Health. In his current role, Dr. Compton's responsibilities include providing scientific leadership in the development, implementation, and management of NIDA's research portfolio and working with the Director to support and conduct research to improve the prevention and treatment of drug abuse and addiction. Prior to his current appointment, Dr. Compton served as the Director of NIDA's Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research from 2002 until 2013. In this leadership role, he oversaw the scientific direction of a complex public health research program of national and international scope addressing: 1) the extent and spread of drug abuse, 2) how to prevention drug abuse, and 3) how to implement drug abuse prevention and treatment services as effectively as possible. Before joining NIDA, Dr. Compton was Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Master in Psychiatric Epidemiology Program at Washington University in Saint Louis as well as Medical Director of Addiction Services at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis. Dr. Compton received his undergraduate education from Amherst College. He attended medical school and completed his residency training in psychiatry at Washington University. During his career, Dr. Compton has achieved multiple scientific accomplishments: he was selected to serve as a member of the DSM-5 Revision Task Force; is the author of more than 130 articles and chapters; and is an invited speaker at multiple high-impact venues. Dr. Compton is the recipient of multiple awards and in 2008, he received the Senior Scholar Health Services Research Award from the American Psychiatric Association, in 2010 the Paul Hoch Award from the American Psychopathological Association, in both 2012 and 2013, he was selected to receive the Leveraging Collaboration Award from the Food and Drug Administration. In 2013, Dr. Compton received the prestigious Health and Human Services Secretary's Award for Meritorious Service.
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Elisabeth Kato
MD, MRP
Elisabeth Uphoff Kato, MD, MRP, is a medical officer at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in the Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement, where she coordinates AHRQ activities related to opioids and supports the National Center for Excellence in Primary Care. She previously served as medical officer to the Evidence-based Practice Center Program and the US Preventive Services Task Force at AHRQ. Prior to joining the federal government she worked as a Senior Medical Research Analyst with Hayes Inc. Before turning to medicine, Dr. Kato worked on international development projects in Nepal, Thailand, and Cambodia. Dr. Kato received medical training at the University of Maryland and has Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from Cornell University.
Geetha A. Subramaniam
MD, DFAPA, DFAACAP
Geetha A. Subramaniam, MD, DFAPA, DFAACAP is the Deputy Director of the Center for Clinical Trials Network, at NIDA. In this role, she has been instrumental in developing research projects in a variety of topic areas, including addressing the prevention of substance abuse in adolescents, prevention and intervention of prescription stimulant misuse in youth. Previously, she was a full-time faculty member in the Division of Child Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Associate Medical Director of Mountain Manor Treatment Center, Baltimore, MD, where she led clinical trials with adolescents with SUD and served as a preceptor to residents and fellows. She distinguished herself as a clinical and research expert in the assessment and treatment of adolescents and young adults with opioid use disorders. She is ABPN certified in General, Child, and Adolescent, and Addiction Psychiatry and a Distinguished Fellow of both the American Psychiatric Association and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Aaron White, PhD
Leader, Epidemiology and Biometry Branch and Senior Scientific Advisor to the Director
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Aaron White is the Senior Scientific Advisor to the Director at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). His areas of scientific expertise include the brain mechanisms and epidemiology of alcohol-induced memory blackouts, and the impact of alcohol and other drugs on brain function and behavior, particularly during the adolescent years.
Dr. White co-wrote the online alcohol prevention course, AlcoholEdu, which has been completed by more than 3 million high school and college students to date. He joined NIAAA in 2008 and, until recently, was a Program Officer in the Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research. As a Program Officer, Dr. White oversaw a large portfolio of grants covering epidemiology and prevention research related to underage and college drinking. In 2015, he was promoted to Senior Scientific Advisor to the Director, Dr. George Koob. In this position, Dr. White advises the Director regarding a wide variety of scientific topic areas in alcohol and other drug research.
He also frequently takes part in media interviews and delivers presentations on behalf of the Institute, including presentations on addiction and overdoses at a meeting of the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime in Austria last fall. He is an author on 37 peer-reviewed manuscripts, 22 review papers and book chapters, 3 books and has delivered several hundred presentations about alcohol and the brain.
No Relevant Financial Disclosures
Accreditation & Credit Designation Statements
Joint Accreditation Statement
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.
Physicians
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.
Nurses
This activity awards 1.25 Nursing contact hours.
PAs
ASAM has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.25 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until 05/06/2027. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, ASAM is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.25 general continuing education credits.
IPCE Credit
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.25 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
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)
Upon completion of the activity and online evaluation, all other participants may request a certificate of participation. Participants may submit this certificate of participation to their professional organization/institute as documentation for completing this accredited continuing activity.
Maintenance of Certification (MOC) or Continuing Certification Programs (CCP)
This activity meets the requirements for MOC/CCP for the following primary physician boards and for state licensing CME requirements. MOC Credit is only reported 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.
- American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)
- American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM)
- American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
- American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)
- American Board of Surgery (ABS)
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
- American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM)
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)
- Through an agreement between the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Canada, medical practitioners participating in the Royal College MOC Program may record completion of accredited activities registered under the ACCME’s “CME in Support of MOC” program in Section 3 of the Royal College’s MOC Program.
Disclosure Information
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