Basic Track
This year we will again be offering a special sequence of workshops designed to act as a refresher for seasoned professionals and to meet the needs of individuals who are new to this field. Those who attend all six sessions listed will receive a special certificate of completion.

Basic Track Workshop Sessions: A1, B1, C1, D1, E1 and F1.

Monday, October 25, 2010
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

• A1 Methadone 201
• A2 Treating Opioid Dependent Pregnant Patients: Results of the MOTHER Study
• A3 New York ’s Outpatient Transformation: Integrated OTP & General Treatment
• A4 Low-Intensity Treatment Strategies: Maximizing Treatment Retention
• A5 Integrating a Peer to Peer Recovery Oriented System of Care (ROSC) into MAT

Monday, October 25, 2010
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

• #1 Nutrition in OTP
• #2 Overdose Prevention and Treatment in Opioid Treatment Programs
• #3 Strategic Alliances – Clinically Effective and Cost Effective Treatment: 6 Examples

Monday, October 25, 2010
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

• B1 Meeting the Needs of Patients with Co-Occurring Disorders
• B2 Prescription Opioid Addiction Treatment Study: Outcomes and Clinical Implications
• B3 Methadone Safety Best Practices: Clinician and Patient Education
• B4 Risk Reduction for Illicit Benzodiazepine Abuse within and OTP Population
• B5 Spirituality and Recovery: Exploring the Value of the Spiritual Alliance in Recovery

Monday, October 25, 2010
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

• Digital Access to Medication (D-ATM) Town Hall: Using Technology in Opioid Treatment to Prepare for Disasters and Promote Continuity of Care

Tuesday, October 26, 2010
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

• C1 Alcohol Abuse in Methadone Treatment: Understanding and Addressing a Serious Problem
• C2 An Analysis of Opioid-Addicted Medicaid Patients in Baltimore City
• C3 The Georgia Strategy for Stigma Reduction
• C4 Improving Access and Retention in Treatment
• C5 Partnering with Patients: Developing an Effective Peer Mentoring Program

Tuesday, October 26, 2010
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

• D1 Addressing Smoking Cessation in Opioid Treatment Programs
• D2 Buprenorphine Pilot Project with Parolees in IL
• D3 National Drug and Alcohol Policy: 2010 and Beyond
• D4 MAT for Older Adults: Specialized Strategies to Meet Unique Needs
• D5 Partnership with the Patient: Key Interventions to Enhance Recovery

Wednesday, October 27, 2010
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM

• E1 Building Effective Therapeutic Partnerships Within Opioid Agonist Treatment
• E2 Using Data From the REMAS Study to Assist Counselors in Promoting Sexual Risk Reduction
• E3 PCSS-Mentoring Network for OTPs: Safe Use of Methadone and Buprenorphine
• E4 Can You Watch My Kids While I Get Medicated? Removing Barriers to Treatment
• E5 Innovative Group Treatment in an Outpatient Opioid Replacement Therapy

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

• F1 Linking Patients with Communities of Recovery
• F2 Why is the Role of the Professional Nurses ESSENTIAL in Addiction Treatment?
• F3 Are You Ready – Really? Special Considerations for Opioid Treatment Providers – Preparing Now for the Next Disaster
• F4 Clinical Supervisors in Opioid Treatment Settings: What are their Needs?
• F5 Using Patient Chart Audits to Improve Counselor Performance and Enhance Patient Care