2023 VaSAM Annual Conference

CONFERENCE DETAILS

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2023 EXHIBITORS

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CLICK HERE FOR A FULL LIST OF  EVENT SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS

Sponsorships & Exhibition are SOLD OUT for VASAM 2023

PRE-CONFERENCE SHORT COURSE:
Integrating Addiction Medicine with Treatment Courts
Thursday, November 2, 2023 from 9am-4pm

Hosted by: National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) & American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
Please Note: The Pre-Conference is offered free-of-charge for all ASAM Members. A separate registration is required for the Pre-Conference Short Course. Learn More & Register for the Live, In-Person Pre-Conference Short Course 

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VASAM 2023 - WORKSHOPS

November 3, 2023
Virginia Beach Marriott Oceanfront Resort
Workshop: Addiction 101

9:00am-12:15pm
Instructor: Mary McMasters, MD, DFASAM, Addiction 101 Instructor, VASAM
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12:15pm-1:45pm: LUNCH ON OWN

Workshop: Addiction Medicine in the Incarcerated Population

1:45pm-5:00pm
Instructors: Nichole W. Smith, MHSA, Regulatory Programs Branch Chief, SAMHSA; Mantovani Gay, MD, Medical Director, Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office; Debra O’Beirne, MD, FASAM, Medical Director, Addiction Medicine Services, Fairfax County/Falls Church Community Services Board; and Laura Yager, Director, Correctional Health and Human Services, Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office
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Welcome Reception
5:00pm-6:00pm

VENUE

Located on the north end of the Virginia Beach boardwalk overlooking the Atlantic, the Marriott Resort Virginia Beach Oceanfront is part of The Cavalier Resort.

Plenary sessions will take place onsite in Salons A-D of the Seaside Ballroom; meal functions and exhibition will be held in Salon E and the Big Band Pre-Function space.

Hotel rooms in the group block have sold out  however you can click here to check on prevailing rates at the Marriott. Additionally, there is an Embassy Suites located next-door to the Marriott.

No refunds will be granted the month leading up to the conference; substitutions are welcome at any time.

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VASAM 2023 - ANNUAL CONFERENCE

November 4, 2023
Virginia Beach Marriott Oceanfront Resort
PROGRAM

7:15am – 8:00am: Continental Breakfast  

7:30am-8:00am VASAM Chapter Meeting
All VaSAM Members and Prospective Members are Welcome

8:00am – 8:05am: Welcome & Opening Remarks
Debra O’Beirne, MD, FASAM
President, VaSAM  & Medical Director, Fairfax/Falls Church CSB

8:05am – 9:05am: KEYNOTE: The 4th Edition of the ASAM Criteria and the Future of Addiction Care
R. Corey Waller MD, MS
Editor in Chief, The ASAM Criteria
Chief Medical Officer, BrightView Health

9:05am – 10:05am: Precision Medicine: Predicting Response to Treatment and Outcomes with Machine Learning and Pharmacogenomics
Albert J. Arias, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, VCU /MCV

10:05am – 10:20am: COFFEE BREAK

10:20am – 11:20am: Virginia’s Opioid Abatement Authority: Updates on Application, Pathway, etc.
Sarah T. Thomason, PharmD, BCPP, BCACP

Professor, Gatton College of Pharmacy at East Tennessee State University  & Vice-Chair, Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority

11:20am – 12:20pm: Effectively Treating Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy
Marci Waggoner, WHNP-BC, AGPCNP-BC
Associate Medical Director, Master Center for Addiction Medicine
Andreas Bienert, Ph.D., LPC, LSATP, CSAC, NCC
Chief Clinical Officer, Master Center for Addiction Medicine

12:20pm – 1:20pm: NETWORKING LUNCHEON

1:20pm – 1:50pm: STUDENT/TRAINEE POSTER PRESENTATIONS

1:50pm – 2:20pm: Xylazine
Brandon Wills, DO, FASAM, FACEP
Medical Director, VCU MOTIVATE Clinic; Fellowship Director, Medical Toxicology

2:20pm-2:50pm: Gas Station Dope(s): Kratom & Tianeptene
Anne Ickes DO
Addiction Medicine and Emergency Medicine Physician, Virginia Tech Carilion Clinic

2:50pm-3:20pm: Phenibut: a New (to Us) Unregulated CNS Depressant
Beth Yanoff, MD
Addiction Medicine Physician, Mary Washington Healthcare

3:20pm-3:50pm: Round Table Discussion with Toxicology Presenters

3:50pm-4:00pm: MEMORIAL AWARDS & CLOSING REMARKS
Debra O’Beirne, MD, FASAM
President, VASAM & Medical Director, Fairfax/Falls Church CSB

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! A total of twelve (12.5) CME/CEUs will be offered over November 3-4, 2023. Please continue to monitor this page. 

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Students and Medical Trainees are encouraged to participate in VASAM’s Student Poster Competition. NEW THIS YEAR: Up to twenty (20) $75 travel scholarships will be awarded to student presenters!. Learn more here. 

The VASAM 2023 Workshops & Annual Conference have been APPROVED for a total of 12.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit (s)™.  Learners can view the Accreditation for November 3rd here and November 4th here.