The WHAM Series

WHAM is a quarterly webinar series that discusses specific addiction medicine topics. This live activity is approved for four (4) AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ – one (1) credit for each live virtual webinar attended.  There is one WHAM Events remaining in 2023:

WHAM #4: Auricular Neural Stimulation as a New Non-Invasive Treatment for Opioid Withdrawal
Date/Time: Wednesday, December 6, 2023, from 6:30pm-7:30pm ET
Instructor: Douglas A Brown, MD, Medical Director, Addiction Recovery Center of Virginia

Read Abstracts and Educational Goals and Objectives for each Webinar. VaSAM is approved for four (4) AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for the WHAM 2023 Webinar Series. 

REGISTRATION: Free for VaSAM/ASAM Members.
Non-Members: $49 per live Webinar .

AMA Credit Designation Statement: The American Society of Addiction Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit (s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ACCME Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and the Virginia Society of Addiction Medicine. The American Society of Addiction Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Committee Reviewer

Arianna Campbell, PA – No relevant financial disclosures

Planning Committee

Debra O’Beirne MD, FASAM – No relevant financial relationships
James E. Thompson MD, FASAM – No relevant financial relationships
Douglas Brown, MD – No relevant financial relationships

Presenters

James E. Thompson MD, FASAM – No relevant financial relationships
Anthony E. McDowell, Executive Director – No relevant financial relationships
Debra O’Beirne MD, FASAM – No relevant financial relationships
Brandon Wills, DO, FACEP, FAACT – No relevant financial relationships
Douglas Brown, MD – No relevant financial relationships

Disclosure Information

In accordance with disclosure policies of ASAM and the ACCME, the effort is made to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all CME/CE activities. These policies include mitigating all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for the Planning Committees and Presenters. All activity Planning Committee member and Presenters have disclosed relevant financial relationship information. The ASAM CE Committee has reviewed these disclosures and determined that the relationships are not inappropriate in the context of their respective presentations and are not inconsistent with the educational goals and integrity of the activity.

PAST WHAM EVENTS

Previous WHAM Series webinars are listed below. We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events.

WHAM #1: The Opioid Abatement Authority: Changing How Virginia Thinks About Addiction
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 29, 2023, from 6:30pm-7:30pm ET
Instructors: James Thompson, MD, Founder and Chief Medical Officer, Master Center for Addiction Medicine & Board Member, Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority & Tony McDowell, Executive Director, Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority 

WHAM #2:  The Legacy Patient – Weaning A Patient on Chronic Long Term Opioid Treatment for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain
Given by Dr. Mary McMasters
Date:  August 18, 2021
Click Here for the Meeting Recording
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WHAM #1:  Recent Advances in Methamphetamine Use Disorder
Given by Dr. Masaru Nishiaoki
Date:  June 9, 2021
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