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2025 CSAM Annual Conference

CSAM’s Annual Conference is the West Coast’s premier Addiction Medicine conference, bringing together physicians and other healthcare professionals who specialize in the treatment of addictive disease.

This three-and-a-half-day conference offers the highest quality education sessions presented by nationally known experts within the field of addiction medicine.

Whether you’re looking to update your knowledge or add new skills to your toolbox, this conference provides opportunities for learning, networking, and collaboration among peers, colleagues, and friends.

Earn 17.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

• Expert debates on clinical controversies
• Advocacy strategies and policy updates
• Trends in emerging substance use
• Inclusive care for diverse populations
• Advances in harm reduction practices

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Free 1.5 hr Webinar:

The Challenge of Buprenorphine Induction: Overcoming the Neuroadaptive Hurdle - 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit**

Discover cutting-edge strategies to navigate the challenges of buprenorphine induction in opioid-dependent patients. This lecture unveils the science behind the "neuroadaptive hurdle" and explores innovative interventions to recover opioid sensitivity, including high-dose and low-dose buprenorphine protocols, antagonist therapies, and potentiators like ketamine. Learn how to minimize withdrawal symptoms, enhance tolerability, and stabilize patients effectively, even in complex fentanyl-dependent cases. Join us to transform your approach to opioid use disorder treatment and improve patient outcomes. 

Featured speakers: 

• Dr. Andrew Herring, Co-Founder - California Bridge Network
• Josh Luftig, PA-C, Co-Founder - California Bridge Network

**Accreditation Statement: The California Society of Addiction Medicine is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The California Society of Addiction Medicine designates this live activity for 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Free 1.5 hr Webinar:

Ask the Expert: Talking to Youth and Families About Substance Use and Addiction - 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit**

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. List three common challenges clinicians face when discussing substance use with adolescents and their families in medical settings.
2. Address common myths, stigma, and fears surrounding addiction in youth and families to foster trust and promote open communication.
3. Identify key developmental and psychosocial factors that influence how adolescents perceive and engage with discussions around substance use.
4. Describe how family dynamics, stigma, and confidentiality concerns can impact the effectiveness of substance use conversations in adolescent care.
5. Identify referral pathways and interdisciplinary approaches for connecting youth and families to comprehensive addiction treatment and support services.

Speaker: 

• Veronika Mersheriakova, MD

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Accreditation Statement

The California Society of Addiction Medicine is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

The California Society of Addiction Medicine designates this live activity for 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Fitness for Duty Evaluations

This workshop will provide the knowledge and skills necessary to complete a Fitness for Duty assessment of health and other professionals. There are unique aspects to forensic medicine, including the party to which you have the duty, the spirit of inquiry, and the approach to assessment.

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TREATING OPIOID USE DISORDER AND MANAGING CHRONIC PAIN IN TODAY'S EPIDEMIC OF OVERDOSE DEATHS

This workshop is designed for clinicians prescribing medication for the treatment of addiction and pain management. It will build skills using buprenorphine in the emergency department, hospital and ambulatory settings and managing challenging inductions such as from fentanyl. An updated comparison on the buprenorphine formulations and clinical use will be provided. [More]

Treating Pain and Addiction

This activity is designed for health care professionals that want to know more about the latest in treating patients with opioid substance use disorder, the state of current systems of care, and the legal implications of staying in compliance. Click here to learn more

EVALUATIONS OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: WHAT ADDICTION MEDICINE SPECIALISTS SHOULD KNOW

This presentation will enhance your ability to effectively evaluate health professionals, and to make accurate diagnoses and recommendations congruent with administrative needs. When an evaluation of a health care professional is required, who does it and what does it include? Learn from the attorneys who represent  physicians, from hospital medical staff wellbeing committees and MECs, and from those who specialize in physician fitness for duty evaluations and standards for associated reports. [More]

About CSAM

The California Society of Addiction Medicine offers high-quality, evidence-based Continuing Medical Education to enable physicians and other health professionals to improve the treatment of patients with substance use disorders. CSAM courses draw upon the latest research and clinical advances in the scientific and medical communities and feature top experts in the field. The California Society of Addiction Medicine is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.