Northern New England Society of Addiction Medicine
5th Annual Business Meeting and Scientific Conference
November 6 – 7, 2015
The Brattleboro Retreat, 1 Anna Marsh Lane, Brattleboro, VT 05302
Who should attend: Physicians and other health care practitioners seeking up-to-date
information about addiction issues affecting their patients. Practitioners interested in networking
with other regional addiction professionals.
Educational Objectives:
(1) Gain an understanding of Vermont’s current addiction treatment initiatives and challenges faced.
(2) Understand healthcare providers’ role/obligation to educate and destigmatize the disease of addiction
and mechanisms to educate public officials and citizens.
(3) Learn ways to manage risks associated with patients in addiction treatment who drive motor vehicles.
(4) Become familiar with the use of anti-craving medications for the treatment of alcohol addiction.
(5) Understand the risks of combining medical marijuana and opiates and how to prevent overdoses.
(6) Identify ways to improve communication between addiction treatment programs and community-based
medical practitioners.
Schedule
Friday
5:00 – 6:00 PM
Welcome reception
6:00 – 7:00 PM
The hub and spoke model of treatment in Vermont
– Harry Chen, MD
7:00 – 8:00 PM
Opioid epidemic: Addiction is on trial – Steven Kassels, MD
Saturday
7:00 – 8:00 AM
Breakfast and Registration
8:00 – 9:30 AM
Business meeting
9:30 – 9:45 AM
Break
9:45 – 10:45 AM
The physician as magistrate – Gordon Smith, Esq.
10:45 – 11:45 AM
Role, selection, and use of anti-craving medications for the
treatment of alcohol addiction – Mark Publicker, MD, FASAM
Noon – 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Medical THC and opioid overdoses – Marcus Bachhuber, MD
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Panel Discussion: Interface between addiction treatment providers
and community – Todd Mandell, MD; Ruth Potee, MD; Catey
Iacuzzi, PsyD, LADC, CCS
3:00 PM
Adjourn
About the Speakers
Harry Chen, MD, is Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Health and worked as an emergency
physician at Rutland Regional Medical Center for over 20 years, serving as Medical Director in 1998–
2004.
Steven Kassels, MD, is board certified in Emergency Medicine and Addiction Medicine, is Medical
Director of Community Substance Abuse Centers, and is the author of the novel, Addiction on Trial.
Gordon Smith, Esq., is Executive Vice President of the Maine Medical Association and has served
Maine physicians for over 35 years.
Mark Publicker, MD, FASAM, past president of NNESAM, practices addiction medicine in Portland, ME.
He is an associate clinical professor at Tufts University School of Medicine and Editor-in-Chief of ASAM
Magazine.
Marcus Bachhuber, MD, is a general internist and health services researcher focusing on the impacts of
health policy on drug use and addiction.
Todd Mandell, MD, is president of NNESAM and Chief Medical Officer for Community Substance Abuse
Centers/Merrimack River Medical Services.
Ruth Potee, MD, is a Family Physician at the Valley Medical Group in Greenfield, MA, and serves as
Medical Director of the Franklin County House of Correction and Chair of the Department of Medicine at
Baystate Franklin Medical Center.
Catey Iacuzzi, PsyD, LADC, CCS, is an addiction professional with over 15 years of experience treating
individuals with co-occurring addictive and mental health disorders.
Continuing Medical Education Credit:
The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) designates this live activity for a maximum of
6 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of
their participation in the activity.
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 sponsorship of the American
Society of Addiction Medicine and the Northern New England Society of Addiction Medicine. The
American Society of Addiction Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical
education for physicians.
Conference Faculty and Planning Committee Disclosure Listing
Marcus Bachhuber, MD
Judy Burk, MD
Catey Iacuzzi, PsyD, LADC, CCS
Harry Chen, MD
Daniel Graubert, MD
Geoffrey Kane, MD, MPH
Steven Kassels, MD
Arlene Kellman, DO
Todd Mandell, MD
Ruth Potee, MD
Mark Publicker, MD, FASAM
Gordon Smith, Esq.
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Author/Recovery workbook and DVD for sale
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Registration
Please make checks payable to: Northern New England Society of Addiction Medicine.
______ NNESAM member – Free
______ Non-NNESAM members (physicians, NPs, PAs, and others) - $50
______ Residents and medical students – Free
Name: _____________________________________________________________
MD ____ DO ____ NP ____ PA ____ Student ____ Other __________________
Specialty area? ______________________________________________________
Street Address: ______________________________________________________
City: _______________________________ State: ______ Zip Code: __________
Email address: ______________________________________________________
Send registration to:
Arlene Kellman, DO
2278 Collinstown Road
Appleton, ME 04862
[email protected]
For overnight accommodations, we have arranged for a special room rate of $82.00 at the Holiday Inn
Express & Suites, located approximately two miles from the conference site. Carpooling will be arranged
for anyone needing transportation from the hotel. For room reservations, please contact the hotel directly
and request the NNESAM room rate.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 100 Chickering Drive, Brattleboro, VT 05301, phone (877) 834-3613.
http://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/brattleboro/btbvt/hoteldetail
NNESAM appreciates the support of our sponsors for this event: