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6th Annual Addiction Conference

Friday, April 24 at 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Add to Calendar 2026-04-24 08:00:00 2026-04-24 17:00:00 6th Annual Addiction Conference The UCSF Addiction CME Conference is back for its 6th year - being held again VIRTUALLY on April 23-24, 2026! The course is ideal for physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician associates, and aims to increase the core competency of medical teams in the inpatient and outpatient settings to improve care for patients who use drugs and alcohol. This conference will increase skills in diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of common substance use disorders through didactics taught by local addiction experts, as well as small group discussions to apply this knowledge to patient care.    Topics covered will include: Keynote address from a person with lived experience of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) SUD as a brain disease Stigma around Opioid Use Disorder, including starting buprenorphine and methadone Alcohol Use Disorder Benzodiazepine Use Disorder and withdrawal management Stimulant Use Disorder Pregnancy and SUDs Pain and SUDs Hospital based care for patients with SUDs Communication and documentation in caring for patients with SUDs Please visit https://ucsf.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?P=0&EID=18438 to register and for additional information about accreditation types. We hope to see you there!  Department Of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education, https://meded.ucsf.edu/cme/resources-participants/learner-support America/Los_Angeles public

The UCSF Addiction CME Conference is back for its 6th year - being held again VIRTUALLY on April 23-24, 2026! The course is ideal for physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician associates, and aims to increase the core competency of medical teams in the inpatient and outpatient settings to improve care for patients who use drugs and alcohol. This conference will increase skills in diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of common substance use disorders through didactics taught by local addiction experts, as well as small group discussions to apply this knowledge to patient care. 

 

Topics covered will include:

  • Keynote address from a person with lived experience of Substance Use Disorder (SUD)

  • SUD as a brain disease

  • Stigma around Opioid Use Disorder, including starting buprenorphine and methadone

  • Alcohol Use Disorder

  • Benzodiazepine Use Disorder and withdrawal management

  • Stimulant Use Disorder

  • Pregnancy and SUDs

  • Pain and SUDs

  • Hospital based care for patients with SUDs

  • Communication and documentation in caring for patients with SUDs

Please visit https://ucsf.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?P=0&EID=18438 to register and for additional information about accreditation types. We hope to see you there!