Special Issue of the San Francisco Medical Society Journal
Addiction and Revovery: From Neurons to National Policy
(June 2010. Edited by David Pating, MD and David Smith, MD
Materials from Addiction Medicine State of the Art 2009
Recently held October 7-10, 2009 Hotel Kabuki, San Francisco
Guideline for Physicians Working in California Opioid Treatment Programs
Buprenorphine Pharmacotherapy in the Treatment of Opiate Dependence|
New Directions California Coalition Barrier to Treatment Access Project Announced - Online Survey CSAM has begun a project to monitor and address barriers to substance use disorder treatment resulting from denials or non-authorizations by patients' third party payers, including managed health care insurance companies, Medi-Cal, and Medicare. CSAM members are invited to complete the "Barrier to Treatment Access Report Form" and submit it for review and possible action by CSAM's Access to Treatment Committee. [Online Survey] Uniform Standards Regarding Substance-Abusing Healing Arts Licensees California's Department of Consumer Affairs recently developed regulations that punish health care providers who suffer from the disease of addiction without offering any help to treat this illness among the professionals who keep California families healthy. For CSAM's response, see the Op-Ed below that appeared in the Sacramento Bee.
CSAM Legislative Priorities 2009-2010
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Aug 19
An Evening of Addiction Medicine: Exploring the Trauma, Addiction and Recovery Connection Minestraio Restaurant and Trattoria, 8384 West Third Street Los Angeles / 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm on-line registration more info |
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Addiction Medicine Review Course 2010
Exam Date: December 11, 2010 Material from the American Board of Addiction Medicine on preparing for the 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. Medical Education and Research Foundation (MERF) MERF was established in 1981 to increase and improve the education of physicians about alcoholism and other drug dependencies -- specifically about the evidence, the science base, and how to apply it with patients. MERF provides mentored learning experiences at annual conferences on addiction medicine. |