Substance Use and Behavioral Addictions

September 20, 2013

Austin, Texas

Pending Approval for 6 continuing education credits for Physicians, Nurses, Social Workers, LPC and LCDC.

General $100

TAAP Member/Groups (5+) $75

Student/Retired $50

Includes 6 hours of continuing education credit, continental breakfast, lunch and a snack.

Featured Speakers:

H. Westley Clark, MD, JD, MPH, CAS, FASAM, Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Mark Gold, MD, Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Distinguished Professor, Dizney Eminent Scholar

Anand Mehendale, MD, Director, Phoenix Neurobiology Research Unit, Phoenix Medical Associates; Chief Medical Officer, The Ranch at Clear Springs; Executive Medical Director, Phoenix Monitoring System, LP, Kerrville, Texas

Abi Williams, PhD, LCSW, CSTAT, CMAT, Director of Clinical Services, The Arbor, Georgetown, Texas

Agenda:

8:45–10:15 am

Implications of Process Addictions: Shared Causal Mechanisms

Mark Gold, MD

10:30 am–12:00 pm

Maneuvering the Changing Landscape of Behavioral Health Care

H. Westley Clark, MD, JD, MPH, CAS, FASAM

12:00–1:00 pm

Lunch, networking

1:00–2:30 pm

The Many Faces of the Reward Deficiency Syndrome - The Divine Banquet of the Brain

Anand Mehendale, MD

2:45–4:15 pm

Addiction is an Addiction is an Addiction

Abi Williams, PhD, LCSW, CSTAT, CMAT

4:15–4:30 pm

Closing and distribution of CEU/CME

William Loving, MD

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