Conference Program

9:00am

Registration Opens

10:00am – 12:00pm

Marijuana, Cannabis, Cannabinoids and Addiction Medicine
From Science to Practice to Policy, New York State 2020.

This interactive panel discussion will present varying viewpoints regarding the science, practice and policy of cannabis and cannabinoids in New York State. Questions and responses form participants in the audience will be encouraged. – Greg Bunt, MD (Chair), Merrill Herman MD, Julia Arnsten  MD, Ed Salsitz, MD, Norman Wetterau, Shelley Melzer, Kevin Sabet, Aloysius Joseph CASAC, Jennifer Faringer, MSEd, CPP, Law Enforcement Official, NYC Family Court Justice

12:00pm – 1:00pm 

Lunch – Friday’s Lunch Not Provided 

1:00pm – 1:40pm

Expanding access to Buprenorphine through changing the educational requirement for prescribing – Mark Parrino, MPA

Working Toward Recovery: What Can Health Care Providers Do For Patients With Refractory Opioid Use Disorder? Brief talks and panel discussion

1:00pm – 2:00pm

ASAM Definition of Addiction and Recovery – What Can We Do For Patients Who Are Struggling to Meet Their Own Recovery Goals? – Norman Wetterau, MD, DFASAM

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Staging and Stratified Approach in Addiction Disease and Treatment: Work in Progress – Edwin Salsitz, MD, DFASAM and Keren Bachi, PhD, LCSW

2:30pm – 2:50pm 

How Addiction Medicine Providers Can Work with Harm Reduction Agencies – Kimberly Sue, MD, PhD 

2:50 – 3:20pm

Break

3:20 – 4:20pm

Paradise Gained or Paradise Lost: How Can We Help Challenging Patients? – Timothy Wiegand, MD, FACMT, FAACT, DFASAM – Moderator 

Panelists include: Norm Wetterau, MD, DFASAM, Kelly S. Ramsey, MD, MPH, MA, FACP; and Kimberly Sue MD, PhD 

4:20 – 5:00pm

Resident Contest Winner Presentations 

5:00pm – 6:00pm

NYSAM Annual Membership Meeting (NYSAM Members Only)

Informal Reception with exhibitors for conference participants who are not attending the NYSAM Annual Membership Meeting. 

6:00pm – 8:00pm

Dinner and Presentation –

Presentation – “Sticks, Carrots, and Everything Else: How the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports is Using Policy to Address the Opioid and Drug Overdose Crisis” – Marc Manseau, MD, MPH, Chief of Medical Services, OASAS (50 minutes)

7:00am – 8:00am

Mutual Help Meeting

7:00am – 9:00am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00am – 8:50am 

Clinical Cases Presentation and Discussion – Edwin Salsitz, MD, Kelly S. Ramsey, MD, MPH, MA, FACP, and Timothy Wiegand, MD 

8:50am – 9:00am 

Welcome – Michael Delman, MD, Edwin Salsitz, MD, and Kelly S. Ramsey, MD, MPH, MA, FACP 

9:00am – 10:00am 

Cannabis and the Developing Brain – Yasmin Hurd, PhD

10:00am – 11:00am 

The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of APEDs and Body Image – Thomas Hildebrandt, Psy.D. 

11:00am – 11:30am  

Break 

11:30am – 12:30pm  

Therapeutic Use of Psychedelics in Addiction – Silvia Franco Corso, MD 

12:30pm – 2:00pm 

Lunch – NYSAM’s 2020 Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award – Sheila Blume, MD 

2:00pm – 3:00pm 

Breakout Sessions –

1. Adolescents and Substance Use Disorder – Ted Andrews, MD, PhD
2. How to Implement Universal Trauma Precautions: Transforming Principles into Practice – Anita Ravi, MD
3. Misbehavior vs Psychiatric Illness: Personality Disorders in Substance Abuse– Michael Morhous, MD 

3:00pm – 4:00pm 

Breakout Sessions – same as above 

4:00pm – 4:15pm 

Break

4:15pm – 4:45pm  

Electronic Cigarette or Vaping Product Associated Lung Injury: An Update For Addiction Providers – Nicholas Nacca, MD 

4:45pm – 5:45pm  

Medical Toxicology Panel – Nicholas Nacca, MD, Ross Sullivan, MD, FACMT, and Timothy Wiegand, MD, FACMT – Moderator 

5:45pm – 6:00pm 

Wrap-Up – Edwin Salsitz, MD, Kelly Ramsey, MD, MPH, MA, FACP, and Timothy Wiegand, MD