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Conference Objective

At the end of this conference participants should be able to:• Demonstrate innovative teaching and clinical skills• Discuss scientific advances in prevention and treatment of addiction• Build collaborative and mentoring relationships with professional

colleagues

AMERSA’s Mission

AMERSA, founded in 1976, is a multidisciplinary organization of healthcare professionals dedicated to improving education in the care of indi-viduals with substance abuse problems. AMERSA’s mission is to:

• Provide leadership and improve training for all health professionalsin the management of problems related to alcohol, tobacco andother drugs.

• Disseminate state-of-the-art scientific information aboutsubstance abuse education and research through the NationalAMERSA Conference and the organization’s journal, Substance Abuse.

• Provide mentoring for health care professionals interested inbecoming teachers, clinicians, and researchers.

• Promote cultural competence and inclusiveness among health careprofessionals in their work with individuals affected byalcohol, tobacco and other drug problems.

• Promote collaboration among multiple professions including, butnot limited to, medicine, nursing, social work, psychology,dentistry, pharmacology, public health, and allied health.

• Build a national network of substance abuse experts who canadvise local, national, and international organizations on healthprofessional substance abuse education.

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AMERSA Program Committee

Program Co-Chairs

Michael Bierer, MD, MPHStefan Kertesz, MD, MSc

Program Committee Members

Daniel Alford, MD, MPHMaryann Amodeo, PhD, MSWJeffrey Baldwin, PharmDHenrietta Robin Barnes, MDJody Eble, MSWMarsha Epstein, MD, MPHPeter D. Friedmann, MD, MPHWilliam Haning, MDDanielle Kim, DOMary Jo Larson, PhD, MPAKate Malliarakis, RN, CNP, MSMSybil Marsh, MDThomas Martin, MDKatherine McQueen, MDCheryl Madeja, MSW

Karran Phillips, MDKimber P. Richter, PhD, MPHVirginia Rondero Hernandez, PhD, LCSWRichard Saitz, MD, MPHRoshani Sanghani, MDEugene Schoener, PhDJohn Severinghaus, MDJennifer Smith, MD (Small Groups Chair)Susan Storti, PhD, RNMaria SullivanAlex Walley, MD (Abstract Chair)Christopher Welsh, MDJanet Williams, MDCeleste Wilson, MD (Workshop Chair)

AMERSA Executive Committee

Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, PresidentPeter D. Friedmann, MD, MPH, Vice PresidentKimber P. Richter, PhD, MPH, SecretarySusan A. Storti, PhD, RN, TreasurerMaryann Amodeo, PhD, MSW, Immediate Past PresidentMarc Galanter, MD, Editor in Chief, Substance AbuseEdward J. Callahan, PhD, Member-at-LargeJohn Da Silva, DMD, MPH, Member-at-LargeDiana M. DiNitto, PhD, ACSW, Member-at-LargeKatherine McQueen, MD, Member-at-LargeDavid C. Lewis, MD, Emeritus DirectorDoreen MacLane-Baeder, Director of National Office

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Career DevelopmentJoin others for breakfast while discussing ways to develop your career. An AMERSAleader (who is also available for one-on-one mentoring) will host the conversation at yourtable. Discussions include topics on: where to look for research and educationresources, development as a clinician educator, how to meet promotion/tenure criteria,faculty development, curriculum integration, and building interdisciplinary teams,primary care research, education or service provision, academic general internal medicine,career development in and out of academia, getting your paper published.

AMERSA Task ForcesTask forces are groups that form as “hot topics” arise. Task forces meet for a periodof several months or one to two years to achieve specific goals and objectives relatedto the AMERSA mission. All meeting attendees are invited to participate in task forcemeetings. AMERSA members who wish to apply for task force status should stop bythe registration desk. AMERSA currently has one task force: Physician Education. Amajor goal of this task force has been the facilitation of required training in substanceuse disorders for all primary care residency programs.

Special Interest GroupsSpecial interest groups are an informal opportunity for attendees to have a focuseddiscussion on topics such as addiction treatment, education, research and specialpopulations. All meeting participants are invited to attend these discussions.

One -on-One MentoringThis is an opportunity for selected individuals to meet one-on-one with national leadersin the field of alcohol and other drug abuse to discuss career development. If you wouldlike to schedule time to meet with a mentor, please stop by the registration desk. A listof this year’s mentors and areas of interest is included in your registration packet.

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Wednesday, November 7, 2007

6:00 - 9:00 pm AMERSA Executive Committee Meeting

Thursday, November 8, 2007

8:00 - 9:45 am Conference RegistrationFOYER

9:50 - 10:00 am Welcome and Opening RemarksAMBASSADOR Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FASAM, FACP, AMERSA President

10:00 - 11:00 am Plenary Session - Aberrant Drug-Taking BehaviorsAMBASSADOR During Pain Management: What Do We Know?

Steven D. Passik, PhD, Weill College of CornellMedical Center

11:10 - 12:10 pm Plenary Session - Circles of Recovery: What ScienceAMBASSADOR Tells us About Self-Help Groups for Addictions

Keith N. Humphreys, PhD, Stanford School of Medicine

12:15 - 2:00 pm Program Committee Luncheon Meeting #1BOARD (New committee members are welcome!)

12:15 - 2:00 pm Past Presidents’ Council MeetingPRIVATE RESERVE

2:15 - 3:15 pm John P. McGovern Award Plenary SessionAMBASSADOR Herbert D. Kleber, MD, Columbia University Medical Center

3:15 - 3:30 pm Coffee Break

3:30 - 5:00 pm Skills-Based Workshops - Session #1

COUNCIL How to Successfully Use a Multidisciplinary Model ofOffice-Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT) withBuprenorphineColleen LaBelle, RN; Lexie Pierson MSW; Daniel Alford,MD, MPH, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA

LINCOLN Impact of Organizational Culture on the Realization ofIntegrated Treatment for Co-Occurring Mental Healthand Substance Use DisordersEugene P. Schoener, PhD and Cheryl L. Madeja, LMSW,Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI

BOARD Publish Don't Perish: Everything You Wanted to KnowAbout Journal and Book PublishingS. Lala A. Straussner, DSW/PhD, CAS, New YorkUniversity School of Social Work, New York, NY

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5:15 - 6:00 pm New Member/First Time Attendee OrientationAMBASSADOR

6:00 - 7:30 pm Welcome Reception and Scientific Poster SessionCONSULATE (All are welcome!)

(Meet and welcome Federal Representatives, New Members,and First-Time Attendees)

Friday, November 9, 2007

7:30 - 8:30 am Breakfast Meeting: Career Development/SmallCONSULATE Group Meetings

Coordinator: Jennifer G. Smith, MD(All attendees are welcome!)

8:45 - 9:00 am AnnouncementsAMBASSADOR Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FASAM, FACP, AMERSA President

9:00 - 10:00 am Betty Ford Award Plenary Session - Impact of SubstanceAMBASSADOR Use Disorders and their Treatment on Family Health

Constance Weisner, Dr. Ph, MSW, Northern CaliforniaDivision of Research, Kaiser Permanente

10:10 - 11:10 am Plenary Session - The Importance of TransdisciplinaryAMBASSADOR Science

David B. Abrams, PhD, National Institutes of Health

11:10 - 11:25 pm Coffee Break

11:30 - 12:30 pm Plenary Session - A Spicy Debate- Should We ImplementAMBASSADOR Universal Profiling of Physician Prescribing to Fight

Prescription Drug Abuse?Sidney H. Schnoll, MD, PhD, Pinney Associates, Inc.,Bethesda, MD and Stefan G. Kertesz, MD, University ofAlabama at Birmingham

12:30 - 1:30 pm Public Policy Lunch Session - Update on SubstanceAbuse Policy Initiatives

CONSULATE Ruby Qazilbash, Senior Policy Advisor for Mental Health andSubstance Abuse Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of JusticePrograms, US Department of Justice

1:45 - 3:45 pm Skills-Based Workshops - Session #2

COUNCIL "What's A Parent To Do?" Principles of Parent Guidance:Working Effectively with Parents of Teens who haveSubstance Use DisordersMarianne Pugatch, MSW; Ximena Sanchez, MD;Patricia Schram, MD; Sharon Levy, MD, Children'sHospital, Boston, MA

BOARD Diagnosis and Management of Opioid Use DisordersAmong Patients Being Treated with Chronic OpioidMedicationErik Gunderson, MD and Nancy Chang, MD, ColumbiaUniversity/NYSPI, New York, NY

PRIVATE RESERVE Management of Chemical Dependency (CD) andPregnancy: Experience from the Eleonore HutzelRecovery CenterCarl Christensen, MD, PhD and Cathy Christensen, RN,Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, SuperiorTownship, MI

LINCOLN Taking the Next Step: The Integration of MotivationalInterviewing, Cognitive-Behavioral, and PsychodynamicInterventions with Dual Diagnosis ClientsBarbara Kistenmacher, PhD, Kamala Greene, PhD andAli Khadivi, PhD, Bronx Lebanon-Hospital, Institute forCommunity Living

4:00 - 5:00 pm Special Interest Groups and Task Force MeetingsBOARD Task Force: Physician Education

Co-Chairs: Mark Kraus, MD and J. Harry Isaacson, MD

6:30 - 8:00 pm Awards Dinner and AuctionAMBASSADOR

Saturday, November 10, 2007

6:30 - 7:30 am Annual Fun Run-Walk(Meet in the lobby at 6:30 am)

7:45 - 8:45 am Breakfast Meeting: Special Interest Groups and TaskCONSULATE Force Meetings

(All members are welcome!)Task Force: Physician EducationSpecial Interest Group: Health Professional Students

8:50 - 10:00 am Plenary Session - Presentations of Awards and BestAMBASSADOR Abstracts

New Investigator/Educator Award Recipient:Stefan G. Kertesz, MD, MScPresented by: Jeffrey Samet, MD, MA, MPH

Excellence in Mentorship Award Recipient:Julia Arnsten, MD, MPHPresented by: Hillary Kunins, MD, MPH, MS

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Best Workshop Award Recipient:“Motivational Interviewing: Leading a Horse to Water andMaking Him or Her Thirsty”Theresa Ford, PhD, LPCPresented by: Celeste R. Wilson, MD

Best Abstract Award Recipient:“Effectiveness of Buprenorphine vs. Methadone Maintenancein Jail and Post-Release: A Pilot Study”Joshua Lee, MD, MSPresented by: Alexander Walley, MD

Best Abstract Semi-Finalist:“Changes in Readiness and Drinking in Primary CarePatients with Unhealthy Alcohol Use”Nicholas Bertholet, MDPresented by: Alexander Walley, MD

Best Abstract Semi-Finalist:“Assessing Residents’ Skills in Managing Heroin AddictionUsing Objective Structured Clinical Exams (OSCEs)Sharon J. Parish, MDPresented by: Alexander Walley, MD

10:15 - 12:00 pm Scientific Research, Programmatic and CurriculaEvaluation Presentations(See pages 9 and 10 for Presenters and Rooms)

12:15 - 1:30 pm Program Committee Luncheon Meeting #2CONSULATE (New committee members are welcome!)

1:30 - 2:30 pm Business MeetingBOARD (All attendees are welcome!)

Adjourn

Sincere Thanks to All Our SupportersExhibitors

American Legacy FoundationHazelden PublishingNew York State Tobacco Dependence Resource CenterSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Supporting OrganizationsAddiction Technology Transfer CenterAmerican Society of Addiction MedicineInstitute for the Advancement of Social Work ResearchNational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismNational Institute on Drug AbuseThe Society of Teachers of Family Medicine

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Physician Continuing Medical Education CreditsThis activity has been planned and implemented in accordancewith the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Councilfor Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the jointsponsorship of the Alpert Medical School of Brown Universityand the Association for Medical Education and Research inSubstance Abuse (AMERSA). The Alpert Medical School isaccredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical educa-tion for physicians.

The Alpert Medical School designates this educational activity fora maximum of 12.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with theextent of their participation in the activity.

Social Work Continuing Education Credits13 total continuing hours (11/8/07 - 5 hours; 11/9/07 - 6 hours;11/10/07 - 2 hours) will be provided by the Continuing EducationProgram, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, CaseWestern Reserve University, approved provider #RSXX-058715of the Ohio Counselor and Social Worker Board. These creditssatisfy license renewal continuing education requirements.

Nursing Continuing Education Credits13.5 total hours will be provided by the Rhode Island State NursesAssociation which is accredited as an approver of continuingeducation in nursing by the American Nurses CredentialingCenter’s Commission on Accreditation.

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November 6th - 8th, 2008

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32nd Annual National Conference