2015 Wisconsin Society of Addiction Medicine Annual Conference

Integrating Multidisciplinary Perspectives to Combat Substance Abuse in Wisconsin

Thank you for attending the 2015 Wisconsin Society of Addiction Medicine Annual Conference! We hope to see you at next year’s conference.

Presenters & Schedule: WISAM Conference Brochure

Presentations:

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Aleksandra Zgierska, MD PhD
President, Wisconsin Society of Addiction Medicine

Legislative Approach to Address the Opioid Abuse Epidemic in Wisconsin
State Representative John Nygren

Opioid Abuse in Wisconsin: Trends, Public Health Impact and Treatment Availability
Hank Weiss, PhD, MPH, MS
Supplementary materials: Special Emphasis Report: Drug Overdose Deaths, 1999-2003

Conjunction not Collision: Exploring and Defining the Common Space Between Clinicians, Clients, and Law Enforcement in Substance Abuse
Lieutenant Jason Freedman; Deputy Cindy Holmes

Preventing Fatal Opioid Overdose
Scott Stokes; Skye Tikkanen, MS, NCC, CSAC, LPC, CS-IT

Review of Scientific Evidence on the Potential Benefits and Harms of Marijuana
David Galbis-Reig, MD

National Debate: Issues Surrounding Marijuana Legalization
Michael Miller, MD, FASAM, FAPA
Supplementary materials: ASAM policy statement on Marijuana, Cannabinoids and Legalization

Initiatives Aiming at the Legalization of “Medical Marijuana” in Wisconsin
David Galbis-Reig, MD

Questions? Contact the conference coordinator, Cindy Burzinski, MS at Cindy.Burzinski@fammed.wisc.edu or 608-262-6549

Sponsored by the Wisconsin Society of Addiction Medicine, a chapter of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, in collaboration with University of Wisconsin – Madison Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, and St. Mary’s Hospital, Madison, WI.