Essentials 2023
October 13-14, 2023 – Virtual
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2022 Addiction Medicine Essentials Agenda
Below is the agenda for the 2022 Addiction Medicine Essentials Conference. The agenda for 2023 will become available in late Summer.
October 21
Opening Plenaries [8:00AM - 10:15AM]
- Welcome and Introduction by Drs. James Finch, MD and Sara McEwen, MD
- Evolving Landscape of Addiction: Expanded Access, Lessons Learned, Racial and Ethnic Equity and Social Determinants by Nzinga Harrison MD, FASAM, DFAPA
- Clinical Strategies that Address Equity by Rathika Nimalendran, MD
- State Epidemiology Update by Mary Beth Cox, MPH and Scott Proescholdbell, MPH
Morning Break [10:15AM - 10:30AM]
Morning Concurrent Workshops [10:30AM - 12:00PM]
- Addiction Medicine 101 by Michael H. Baca-Atlas, MD, DFASAM and Hayley Pionk, MD
- Management of Withdrawal: Alcohol, Benzodiazepines, Opioids by Julie Kmiec, DO
- Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Updates by Jana Burson, MD and Stephen Wyatt, DO
Lunch [12:00PM - 12:30PM]
Afternoon Plenaries [12:30PM - 2:00PM]
- Working with Anxious/Agitated Patients by Steven Szabo, MD
- Challenging Patient Behaviors: Personality Disorders in the Setting of SUD by Roy Stein, MD
Afternoon Break [2:00PM - 2:15PM]
Afternoon Concurrent Workshops [2:15PM - 4:00PM]
- Basics of Pain, Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health by Steven Prakken, MD
- Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) in Jails by Eric Morse, MD, Evan Ashkin, MD and Sarah Gayton
- Psychiatric Co-occurring Disorders: Case Based Discussion by Ashwin Patkar, MD, MRCPsych, DFASAM, DFAPA and Steven Szabo, MD
October 22
Morning Plenaries [8:00AM - 10:15AM]
- Taking a Trauma-Informed, Collaborative, and Culturally Responsive Approach to Addressing Adolescent Substance Use by Angela Tunno, PhD, MS
- SUD Resources in NC: What’s Available and How to Access by Starleen Scott Robbins, LCSW
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Addressing Reproductive Health in Substance Use Disorder Treatment through a Harm-Reduction and Trauma-Informed Lens by Michael H. Baca-Atlas, MD, DFASAM and Rathika Nimalendran, MD
Morning Break [10:15AM - 10:30AM]
Morning Concurrent Workshops [10:30AM - 12:15PM]
- Controlled Medications and SUDs: Defining Roles and Mitigating Risk by James Finch, MD and Ashwin Patkar, MD
- Complex Pain, Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health by Steven Prakken, MD
- Partnering with Youth and Families in Adolescent Behavioral Health: Taking a Collaborative, Trauma-Informed, and Culturally Responsive Approach by Angela Tunno, PhD, MS and David Goldston, PhD
Lunch [12:15PM - 12:45PM]
Afternoon Plenaries [12:45PM - 2:45PM]
- MOUD Treatment Matching by Nathan Mullins, MD
- Legal and Regulatory Considerations J. Paul Martin, MD
- The Intersection of Mutual Aid Groups and MOUD: Our Current Situation by Scott Luetgenau, MSW
Thank you for your support
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Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services

Division of Public Health

Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration
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North Carolina Society of Addiction Medicine
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