Effective Strategies for the Management of Alcohol
and Substance Use Disorders

Sponsored by the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

Miami Grand Beach Hotel
4835 Collins Avenue,
Miami Beach, FL

Monday – Friday
9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. EST

This course is offered in-person only.

Substance use disorders are common in both general psychiatric, other mental health, and medical practice. Because clinicians often do not have the knowledge about how to treat these disorders, it is common for clinicians to not screen for them. This often leads to poor outcomes for these patients. This course will review key issues that clinicians need to know about the diagnosis and treatment of patients with alcohol and drug use problems. The course will consist of lecture and frequent audience interaction, including discussion of cases. The course will review diagnosis, pharmacologic and behavioral treatment strategies, treatment of patients with co-occurring psychiatric illness, a review of the common drugs of misuse, including prescription drug misuse, recent drug trends (e.g., the opioid overdose epidemic, the legalization of cannabis for medical and recreational use), and strategies to help family members of those with substance use disorders.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

Diagnose substance use disorders;
Determine options for abstinence vs. cutting down;
Evaluate indications for and use of common substance use disorder medications;
Distinguish substance-induced disorders vs. independent psychiatric illness;
Refer patients knowledgeably to mutual-help groups such as AA or SMART recovery;
Evaluate key properties of the common drugs of misuse;
Develop helpful strategies for family members of those with substance use disorders;
Develop helpful strategies for patients who want to cut down but whom you think should abstain;
Analyze models of both psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic; treatments for patients with substance use disorders and co-occurring psychiatric illness.

Monday, March 3, 2025
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.	Registration
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Screening, diagnosing, and beginning treatment at the same time are key things to know for an effective initial interview. Do you recommend abstinence or cutting down? What should you do when the patient wants to cut down and you think that abstinence is the best course? with Roger Weiss, MD
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Coffee Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.	Key facts you need to know about- alcohol, opioids, and the opioid overdose epidemic with Roger Weiss, MD

Tuesday, March 4, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	How to use medications for alcohol use disorders: naltrexone, disulfiram, acamprosate, and others with Roger Weiss, MD
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Coffee Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.	How to use medications for alcohol use disorders: naltrexone, buprenorphine, methadone; psychosocial treatments of opioid use disorders: what works best? with Roger Weiss, MD

Wednesday, March 5, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Dealing with the changing face of cannabis and hallucinogens – legalized use for medical and recreational purposes with David Martinez, MD, and Dhruti Patel, MD
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Coffee Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.	Cocaine, methamphetamine, other illicit stimulants, and other emerging street drugs: the fourth wave of overdose epidemic with David Martinez, MD, and Dhruti Patel, MD

Thursday, March 6, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	When the prescription pad becomes the supplier: Benzodiazepines and prescription stimulant misuse. Clinical indications and challenges; how to effectively deprescribe chronic users. Nicotine use disorder: the big elephant in the field with David Martinez, MD, and Dhruti Patel, MD
10:15 am – 10:30 a.m.	Coffee Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.	The unmotivated patient: techniques to deal with denial, ambivalence, and reluctance to change. How to use motivate, persuade, and confront effectively with David Martinez, MD, and Dhruti Patel, MD

Friday, March 7, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	The “dually diagnosed” patient: Integrating treatment for patients with co-occurring psychiatric illness and substance use problems; psychotherapeutic and pharmacological strategies with Roger Weiss, MD
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Coffee Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.	Referring patients to 12-step (e.g., AA) and non-12-step (e.g., SMART Recovery) mutual-help support groups: what you need to know. Helping family members of patients with substance use disorders. Interventions: new models with Roger Weiss, MD
12:15 p.m.	Course Adjourn

SEMINAR FORMAT
Meets Monday-Friday: 9:00 am- 12:15 pm.
Please note coffee is available during registration and a continental breakfast will be served at 10:15 am daily.

SPECIAL REQUESTS
If special arrangements are required for an individual with a disability to attend this conference, contact Kim Miele at psychcme@med.miami.edu at least 15 days prior to the conference.

TUITION
Physician, Nurse Practitioner, and Other Health Professional fees:
Early bird pricing is $995; after 12/16/24, registration fee is $1,095.

Residents, Fellows in Training, and Full-time Student fees are $695.
The fee for taking a second week is $750—and the processing fee (non-refundable) is $10. Registration by credit card (Visa, MasterCard, or American Express) or check can be made through the University of Miami secure registration system.

REFUND POLICY
Refunds, less an administrative fee of $100, will be issued for all cancellations received two weeks prior to the start of the course. Refund requests must be received by email. No refund will be issued should cancellation occur less than two weeks prior. “No shows” are subject to the full course fee, and no refunds will be issued once the conference has started.

ONLINE INFORMATION
To register or view activity information online, visit: https://secure.touchnet.net:443/C20708_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=973&SINGLESTORE=true

ELECTRONIC SYLLABUS
We provide all attendees with completely free access to all slide presentations in digital PDF format before the conference. This is an environmentally friendly alternative that helps lower costs for all attendees. The e-syllabus will be available for 30 days after the conference. You can purchase a printed copy at the time of online registration for $55.

Please note we will not have hard copies of the syllabus available for purchase at the conference.

WEEK-LONG SEMINARS
Meets Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m.- 12:15 p.m.
Please note coffee is available during registration, and a continental breakfast will be served at 10:15 a.m. daily.

PHYSICIAN CREDIT
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller, School of Medicine, designates these live activities for a maximum of 15 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada recognizes conferences and workshops held outside of Canada that are developed by a university, academy, hospital, specialty society or college as accredited group learning activities.

Through an agreement between the American Medical Association and the European Union of Medical Specialists, physicians may convert AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ to an equivalent number of European CME Credits® (ECMECs®). Information on the process of converting AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ to ECMECs® can be found at: www.eaccme.eu.

PSYCHOLOGISTS
The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 15.00 CE credits will be awarded to psychologists for attendance at these seminars.

NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND REGISTERED NURSES

These activities have been submitted to ANA Massachusetts for approval to award contact hours. ANA Massachusetts is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. For more information regarding contact hours, please email psychcme@med.miami.edu

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Elizabeth Crocco MD, Rosie Curiel, PsyD, Philip Harvey, PhD and David Lowenstein, PhD
Clinical Psychopharmacology: Beyond Conventional Wisdom, Nassir Ghaemi, MD, MPH, and Luca Pani, MD
Effective Strategies for the Management of Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders, David Martinez, MD, Dhruti Patel, MD, and Roger Weiss, MD

All other winter seminars meet the specifications of the Board of Registration in Nursing (244 CMR).

Social Workers
Application for social work continuing education credit has been submitted. Please contact Kim Miele at psychcme@med.miami.edu with any questions.

National Board of Certified Counselors
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7482. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

INQUIRIES
By phone at 941-932-2671, Monday-Friday, 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. (EST), or by email at psychcme@med.miami.edu

DISCLOSURE AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST MITIGATION
The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine has assessed conflict of interest with its faculty, authors, editors, and any individuals who were in a position to control the content of this CME activity. Any identified relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated.

The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine planners, content reviewers, and editorial staff disclose no relationships with ineligible entities. All the relevant financial relationships for these individuals have been mitigated.

ABMS/ACGME COMPETENCIES

All seminars are designed to meet the following American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)/ Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Educational (ACGME) competencies:

Patient Care and Procedural Skills
Medical Knowledge
Practice-based Learning and Improvement
Interpersonal and Communication Skills

TARGET AUDIENCE
The winter seminars are a series of seminars for health professionals in psychiatry, psychology, neurology, medicine, surgery, geriatrics, pediatrics, nursing, social work, and counseling.

Roger Weiss, MD

Roger Weiss, MD, is Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Chief of the Division of Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts. He has been Principal Investigator on numerous NIDA or NIAAA grants. He has developed Integrated Group Therapy, an evidence-based treatment for patients with co-occurring bipolar disorder and substance use disorders. Dr. Weiss led a multi-site national study of the treatment of prescription opioid dependence as part of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network and is currently a Lead Investigator on the multi-site Retention, Duration, Discontinuation (RDD) study examining optimal treatments for opioid use disorder.
Dr. Weiss has authored over 400 articles and book chapters, as well as four books, is a member of numerous journal editorial boards, and has participated in prominent national committees, including serving as Vice Chair of the American Psychiatric Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines for Patients with Substance Use Disorders. He also has served as a substance use consultant to the Boston Red Sox. He was named a Member of Honor by the Spanish Society for Dual Disorders in 2011 and has received numerous other awards, including the H. David Archibald Award for Outstanding Research and/or Practice in the Addictions from The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto (2007), the Jack H. Mendelson Research Award from McLean Hospital (2012), the Dan Anderson Research Award from the Hazelden Foundation (2012), the Anne M. Cataldo Excellence in Mentoring Award from McLean Hospital (2014), the Founders Award from the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (2023), and the Stuart T. Hauser, MD, PhD Mentoring Award from Harvard Medical School (2024).

David Martinez Garza, MD

David Martinez Garza, MD is an Assistant Professor in Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Miller School of Medicine; He is the author of over ten papers in renowned scientific journals, including Frontiers in Psychiatry and the Journal on Addictions; he has received numerous awards, including the APA Resident Recognition Award, the AAP Resident Psychiatric Education Award, and the AAAP John Renner Award.

Dhruti Patel, MD

Dhruti Patel, MD is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Miller School of Medicine. She is board-certified in Adult Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry. Her specialties include working with adults with co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders; she is a member of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry.

LOCATION

The Grand Beach Hotel Miami Beach, Florida, is in an amazing location overlooking more than 200 feet of beautiful white sandy tropical beaches on the Atlantic Ocean. Built-in 2009 and completely renovated in 2018, our modern Miami Hotel offers the highest levels of luxury and comfort. Our leisure facilities include two hot tubs, a state-of-the-art gym with unbeatable panoramic sunset views, as well as three different swimming pools, including two beach-level family pools and our top-floor tranquility pool (adults only), offering something for every guest.

Miami Grand Beach Hotel, 4835 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33140

To reserve your hotel room, click: https://tinyurl.com/3a5ca6wh

Group Code: 2402DPBS

Or call 305.534.8666 EXT: 4520 and mention you are with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Winter Seminars. You can also email Alessandra Cammarata at acammarata@grandbeachhotel.com.

INQUIRIES
Please email Kim Miele at psychcme@med.miami.edu or call 941.932.2671, 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. (EST) Monday-Friday.

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