Opioid Maintenance Pharmacotherapy: A Course for Clinicians

Sunday, October 21, 2007
Additional Fees Apply
Time: 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Laura McNicholas, MD
VA Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA

Susan Neshin, MD
JSAS Healthcare, Inc.
Asbury Park, NJ

J. Thomas Payte, M.D.
Colonial Management Group
Orlando, FL

Trusandra Taylor, MD
NETSTEPS
ACT I and II
Philadelphia, PA

This course is recommended for clinicians with experience and/or interest in the medication assisted treatment of opioid dependence. This program provides basic and state of the art information. Topics include overview of opioid dependence, epidemiology, opioid pharmacology/neurobiology; evidence-based treatment options, patient assessment/selection, special populations, induction and maintenance protocols, pain management, drug-to-drug interactions, adverse effects, methadone associated deaths, managing medical/psychiatric problems, drug testing, regulatory issues, an accreditation update, and an overview of buprenorphine.

Participants will receive a comprehensive syllabus with reference and resource materials. The expanded and updated curriculum will include small group case discussion to facilitate the learning process. To further integrate the educational objectives, participants are encouraged to discuss challenging problems and clinical issues to facilitate understanding of didactic principles.

Four experienced opioid treatment medical directors will conduct the program, focusing on the goal for participants to acquire the essential knowledge and skills necessary to deliver safe and effective medication assisted treatment for patients with opioid dependence.

The $150.00 registration fee includes a morning coffee service, afternoon luncheon, and the evening’s Welcome Reception

Sponsored by the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence, Inc. in cooperation with the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and the American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine.

Supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.