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Increase access to & improve the quality of addiction
treatment;
Educate physicians, other health care providers & public;
Support research & prevention;
Promote the appropriate role of the physician in the care
of patients with addiction; and
Establish addiction medicine as a recognized specialty.
Other
21%
Psychiatry (General)
31%
Internal Medicine
10%
Addiction Medicine
17%
Family Practice
21%
(n=2,085)
Primary Specialty (REG, ECP, INT)
Total, Retired, 102, 4%
Total, Student, 31, 1%
Total, Resident, 133, 5%
Total, International, 200, 8%
Total, Early Career Physician,
156, 6%
Total, Regular, 1920, 76%
n=2,542
n=1,967
Total
Female
23%
Male
77%
n=2,468
37%
26%
22%
12%
3%
<35
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+
State Chapter
State/Regional
Specialty Chapter
Inactive Chapter
No Chapter
2012 PARS data
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ASAM is single largest provider of
CME on addiction medicine
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Offered 7 live courses reaching
1,697 physicians and 278 nonphysicians
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Jointly sponsored 10 CME programs
reaching 1,392physicians and 3,224
non-physicians
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Member of 10-partner collaboration representing
400,000 clinicians
Approved provider of REMS ER/LA education
ASAM offering education via national; regional
and online enduring programs
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Audio synchronized to
PowerPoint Presentation slides
Downloadable MP3 Files
Downloadable handouts and
printed material
24/7 accessibility anywhere in
the world!
200+ hours of CME on
addiction topics – some free
content!
Go to www.asam.org
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Principles of Addiction Medicine
(PAM)
PAM Essentials - 2011
ASAM Criteria - most extensively
used national guideline for
placement, continued stay, and
discharge
ASAM Criteria Supplement published
2010; focus on pharmacotherapies
for alcohol use disorders
Journal of Addiction Medicine –
bimonthly beginning 2013
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Release date: Oct. 24-26, 2013 at State of the
Art Conference
Redesigned and updated content
Applies the newest science
Compliant with DSM-5
User-friendly functionality
New topics on emerging areas of focus
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Tobacco use disorder
Gambling Disorder
Updated terminology and new treatment
perspectives
Population-specific sections
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Criminal justice system
Older adults
Prospective parents
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The leading source for
ASAM society and
addiction medicine news,
engaging ASAM leaders,
membership and the public
in the work of advancing
ASAM’s core purpose and
mission.
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Delivered weekly to over
5,000 professionals
Average open rate of 50%
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E-pub reached 12,000
professionals with an
average open rate of 26%
The three print editions
were delivered to the 1,000
conference attendees
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Launched Jan 2013
Bimonthly to over 5,000
professionals
Integrated comment
threads and social media
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Averages over 31,000
visits and over 70,000
page views per
month
Uses ASAM’s PPC
Uses other Criteria
Does not use any
form of Criteria
Kolsky, G. D. (2006). Current State AOD Agency Practices Regarding the Use of Patient Placement
Criteria (PPC) - An Update. Washington, D.C.: National Association of State Alcohol/Drug Abuse Directors.
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2013 priorities:
 Health reform implementation
 Parity implementation &
enforcement
 Access to pharmacotherapies
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Annual Policy Plenary
Hill visits & briefings
Supporting State chapters
Maintaining policy statements
Launching standards &
performance measures
April 2012:
May 2011:
Dr. Mark Publicker,
an ASAM addiction
specialist physician,
alerted ASAM to
Maine legislation
that limits patient
access to addiction
medications.
ASAM Board of
Directors appointed a
Patient Advocacy
Task Force (PATF) to
advocate for patient
access to evidencebased, cost-effective
medication
treatment for opioid
dependence.
June 20, 2013:
PATF Stakeholder
Summit at The
National Press Club
in Washington, DC;
Report results are
disseminated.
October 23, 2013:
September 30, 2013:
ASAM Hill Briefing
on pharmacotherapy
for opioid addiction
treatment.
ASAM Legislative
Day on Capitol Hill;
ASAM members
bring awareness of
the issue to
policymakers.
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State of the Art Course in
Addiction Medicine
October 24-26, 2013
Arlington, VA
Register before 9/27 to get the
early bird rate! (non-members:
$725; members: $625)
8th Annual Legislative Day
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October 23, 2013
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Meet with your members of
Congress on Capitol Hill!
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Contact Information:
[email protected]
www.asam.org
(301) 547-4105