Sunday, April 23, 2006

OPIOID MAINTENANCE PHARMACOTHERAPY: A COURSE FOR CLINICIANS

Additional Fees Apply – Please refer to registration form

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, MD
Colonial Management Group
Orlando, FL

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

This course will serve as a primer for clinicians working in methadone treatment programs. Physicians, physician’s assistants, nurses, and other interested personnel who want to learn about opioid treatment practices are encouraged to attend. Overall the course presents state of the art educational information for opioid addiction treatment.

The updated and expanded curriculum will include 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 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.

Four experienced opioid treatment medical directors will present, in lecture and question/answer format, focusing on information essential for the clinician to function in an opioid treatment program. To integrate the learning objectives, participants are encouraged to discuss challenging problems and clinical issues during question and answer segments that will facilitate the didactic principles.

Sponsored by the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence 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.