ALERT: Closure of the Medical Board of California’s Physician Diversion Program

Guidance from the California Medical Association (CMA), the California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM), and the California Psychiatric Association (CPA) for addressing the responsibilities of hospital medical staffs and well-being committees as a result of the closure.

NEW -- Winter 2008 CSAM News


Addiction Medicine Fellowships in California


PowerPoint Presentation from CSAM Evening of Addiction Medicine (9/14/2007)
Dextromethorphan Abuse in Adolescence: A Rising Trend


CSAM recommendations for the contents of evaluation reports and for the qualifications of physicians who conduct addiction medicine evaluations of health care professionals

Statement of CSAM Principles on Evidence-Based Medicine

Buprenorphine Pharmacotherapy in the Treatment of Opiate Depeendenc

Methamphetamine Resources

Guideline for Physicians Working in California Narcotic Treatment Programs

Buprenorphine Information
May 30
No Wrong Door: Current Thinking in Dual Diagnosis Disorders

8:30 am to 4:30 pm
UCSF Laurel Hights Conference Center, 3333 California Street (near Presidio Ave.) San Francisco
Co-sponsored by The Permanente Medical Group

on-line registration      more info
SAVE THE DATE!
Addiction Medicine Review Course 2008
October 22-25, 2008
Newport Beach Marriott Resort and Spa, Newport Beach, CA
Three-day overview of the principles of addiction medicine. An excellent review for those preparing to take the ASAM certification exam.

Hepatitis C University: Innovative Online Education and Training for Hepatitis C Provider
A project of OASIS, a not-for-profit community-based clinic located in Oakland, CA; accredited by CSAM.
May 21
CSAM Legislative Day 2008

Visit Legislators with CSAM!
YOU are your patients’ best advocate for wise public policy
Sheraton Grand Hotel Sacramento / 10:30 am to noon

on-line registration      more info

CSAM  Blueprint for Alcohol and Drug Treatment in California

Recommendations for Improvements to Proposition 36: Testimony by Peter Banys, MD to the Little Hoover Commission (8/23/2007)

URGENT! Medical Board Votes to Eliminate Diversion Program

Report on First Five Years of Proposition 36 from the Justice Policy Institute

CSAM Press Release: Stanford University Tuition Costs Less Than One Year at a California State Prison


CSAM Recommendations to Improve California's Response to Methamphetamine

Proposition 36 Refunding Fact Sheet

Methamphetamine Policy Fact Sheet

Alcohol-Related Insurance Denials in Trauma Centers Are Common, Study Says

 
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