13th Annual NNESAM Business Meeting & Scientific Educational Conference 2023
Friday April 28 & Saturday April 29th
Target Audience: Addiction care providers of all disciplines; primary care providers; interested stakeholders
Sheraton at Sable Oaks South Portland, Maine
2023 NNESAM General Membership Business Meeting
NNESAM Members Only
Saturday, April 29th
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Attend virtually or in-person at the Sheraton at Sable Oaks in South Portland.
Please send agenda items to Holly Robertson prior to Friday April 21.
On Thursday, April 27th, all NNESAM Members will receive a Zoom link for this meeting via email. You do not need to attend the Scientific Educational Conference to attend this meeting. You do not need to register beforehand to attend this meeting.
Scientific Educational Conference REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
This activity has been approved for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Attendees should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
For Required CME Statements and Conflict of Interest Disclosures, Click Here.
For detailed information about the presentations and speakers, click on the presentation title
Friday Evening, April 28th
Conference Check-in and Welcome Reception
5 PM – 7 PM
Chasing the New White Whale-Harpooning Addiction – An Arts and Advocacy Model (No CME)
Michael Gorman Playwright/Director
7 PM – 8 PM
Saturday, April 29th
Conference Check-in and Hot Breakfast Buffet (Concurrent with Business Meeting for NNESAM Members)
7 AM – 9 AM
Welcome Remarks
9 AM – 9:05 AM
Brain Injury in People with Substance Use Disorders
Carolyn Lemsky, PhD Clinical Neuropsychologist
9:05 AM – 11:05 AM
Karen Simone, PharmD Toxicologist, Director, Northern New England Poison Center, Maine Medical Center
11:05 AM – 12:05 PM
On-site Lunch (included with registration) 12:05 PM – 1:00 PM
Cannabis and Driving. What is Known. What Can Providers Do?
Karen Simone, Pharm D Toxicologist, Director, Northern New England Poison Center, Maine Medical Center
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Nicotine Vaping – What Should Providers Tell Their Patients? What About that Cough?
Jonathan C. Fellers MD, Board-Certified in Addiction Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine, and Psychiatry
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Low Barrier Buprenorphine – What Does It Look Like? What is the Evidence?
Andrew Seaman, MD Vermont Medical Director, Better Life Partners Associate Professor of Medicine, Oregon Health & Sciences University
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Closing Remarks
4:30 PM – 4:35 PM
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
Have Questions? Please email Holly Robertson.
NNESAM Thanks Our Sponsors
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Funded by ME Office of Behavioral Health
An independent, private nonprofit health foundation pursuing broader access to health care and working to improve health in Maine. guided by voices and experiences of communities across the state. In addition to funding, we share information, encourage dialogue, and foster collaboration with and among grantees, partners, and other funders locally and nationally MeHAF.org
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