Friday, April 12th, 2024 7:45AM – 5:00PM Virtually Via Zoom
The University of Hawai’i John A. Burns School of Medicine and the Departments of Psychiatry, Family Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology and the Hawai’i Society of Addiction Medicine are proud to present the 2024 Hawai’i Addictions Conference, Hawai’i’s premier training, education, networking, and skill-building opportunity centering on substance use. The conference will explore new horizons in the diagnosis and treatment of addictions, breakthroughs in evidence-based research, the changing climate of drug policy, and the current culture of patient care.
Post-Conference Details:
Thank you to everyone who helped make this year’s Hawai’i Addictions Conference a success!
Continuing Educational Credits: If you attended the conference and need a CE Certificate, please be sure to fill out the post-conference survey and allow for 30 days for processing. If you need your certificate expedited, please email sburns@hawaiiresidency.org
Conference Recording & Presentations: If you did not receive the Eventbrite email with the link to the conference presentations and recordings please email sburns@hawaiiresidency.org for assistance
We look forward to seeing you at HAC 2025!
Conference Schedule:
Speaker Bios (In order of appearance):
Poster Presentations:
Meet Our Keynote Speakers:
Susan E. Collins, PhD, is a professor, licensed clinical psychologist, and codirector of the Harm Reduction Research and Treatment (HaRRT) Center at the University of Washington – Harborview Medical Center. She has been involved in substance use research, assessment and treatment for over 25 years and has disseminated this work in over 80 book chapters, abstracts and peer-reviewed articles, including the new evidence-based treatment manual from Hogrefe entitled “Harm Reduction Treatment for Substance Use.” Through this work, she has had the privilege of collaborating with multidisciplinary research and clinical teams, community-based agencies, and people who use substances to codevelop and evaluate interventions that aim to reduce substance-related harm and improve quality of life for people who use substances and their communities. In 2016, she founded the Harm Reduction Treatment Track at Harborview Medical Center’s Mental Health and Addiction Services. Currently, she works with patients as a clinician in the UW Medicine Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic. To help other clinicians learn harm-reduction treatment strategies, she cofounded HaRT3S, a social purpose corporation developing trainings and tools for counselors, clinicians and people who use substances.
Mel Pohl, MD, DFASAM is a Family Practitioner. He is the Senior Medical Consultant of the Pain Recovery Program at The Pointe Malibu Recovery Center. He is certified by the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM) Dr. Pohl is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Nevada School of Medicine.
He is the author of several books including A Day without Pain, revised edition and The Pain Antidote – Stop Suffering from Chronic Pain, Avoid Addiction to Painkillers, and Reclaim Your Life. Dr. Pohl filmed a show for PBS on chronic pain which aired around the country in 2016.
When
Friday, April 12, 2024
7:45am – 5:00pm
Where
Remote Attendance Only via Zoom Video-Teleconferencing. Zoom link shared at time of registration.
Download the Zoom application to your PC, Mac, Phone or Tablet at the following link: https://zoom.us/download
Who should attend?
- Physicians and Clinicians
- Social Workers
- Substance Abuse Counselors and Therapists
- Psychologists
- Nurses
- Physician Residents
- Students
- Researchers and Academics
- Policy Makers and Advocates
- Allied Health Professionals
Continuing Educational Credits Available:
- Physician CME Credits (8.25): This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of The Queen’s Medical Center and the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine. The Queen’s Medical Center is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Queen’s Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- Social Worker CE Credits (8): This program is approved by the National Association of Social Workers – Hawai’i Chapter for up to 8 Social Work continuing education contact hour(s).
- C SAC CE Credits (8): This program is approved by the State of Hawaii Department of Health’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division (Approval# ADAD-24-061) for up to 8 contact hour(s).
If you have any questions regarding the conference, please contact Sarah Burns at sburns@hawaiiresidency.org