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CSAM 2011 Presentations & Daily Highlights

Daily highlights at CSAM 2011

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The following presentations from CSAM 2011 have speaker approval to make available:

Aboriginal Addiction and Enabling (in a good way)
Dr. Dennis Wardman

Redefining Addictions: DSM5, ASAM and CSAM
Drs. David Crockford and Nady el-Guebaly

BC Interior Health Authority's Implementation of Addiction Knowledge Exchange Guidelines in Primary Care
Dr. Lyn Macbeath

Food, Sex, Gambling, Internet - Where do we draw the line with the behavioral addictions?
Dr. Shawn Currie

Opioid Substitution Therapy in Correctional Services Canada
Jan Holland
Dr. Leo Lanoie
Madelon Cheverie

History of Opioid Agonist Threatment in Canada
Dr. David Marsh

Intrinsic Variability in Electrocardiograph QT/QTc Interval length in Opioid-Dependent patients receiving Methadone Maintenance Treatment
Dr. Michael Varenbut & Carolyn Plater

Sleep & Anxiety in Addiction Treatment and Recovery
Dr. Richard Ries

Medical Marihuana
Dr. Jag Khalsa, NIDA

Managing Sleep Disturbances in Addicted Populations
Dr. Jeff Daiter

AVH Addiction Services Screening, Brief Intervention, Consultation and referral Pilot project
Dr. B. Doran

Benzodiazepine Use and Withdrawal
Dr. Richard Ries

Developing Medications to Treat Substance Use Disorders:Pitfalls and Promises
Dr. Phil Skolnick, NIDA

Management of Drug Addiction Associated Co-Morbidity Including Infections
Dr. Jag Khalsa, NIDA

CSAM's New Position Statement on Opioid Prescibing for Chronic Pain
Dr. Ron Lim and Dr.Nady el-Guebaly

British Columbia Coroners Service: A perspective on prescription opiates
Dr. Karla Pederson
Dr. Pederson is available by email (karla.pederson@gov.bc.ca) to discuss the limitations of the data

Distress Tolerance Skills in 15 Minutes
Dr. Mark Weiss

Surveying Homeless and/or Substance Use Adults
Dr. Kathryn Dong

Smoking Cessation workshop
Dr. Milan Khara

Buprenorphine and Guidelines
Dr. Anita Srivastava

Suboxone Opioid Withdrawal Protocol at SPSC (Surrey Pre-Trial Services Centre)
Dr. Diane Rothon and Dr. Nader Sharifi

Health Promotions Strategies in Addictions Recovery
Jeremiah Aherne

Management of Concurrent Psychiatric & Substance Use Disorders
Dr. David Crockford

Barriers to the Incorporation of Scientific Evidence into Drug Policy
Dr. Evan Wood

MMT Policy Developments Across Canada
Janine Luce and Beveley Clarke, CECA

BC Methadone Program - A Qualitative Systems Review
Dan Reist, CARBC

What is going on in the Pain World?  Prescription Opioids, Chronic Pain and the Canadian Opioid Guidelines: What Addiction Docs Need to Know
Dr. Lisa Bromley

System Changes in Addiction Services: What does it mean to you?
Rebecca Jesseman