CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
- To present the latest evidence relevant to the field and critically evaluate the implications for patients, clinicians, administrators, and policy makers
- To disseminate evaluation and treatment techniques to better serve patients and providers, improve program development and administration, and enhance patient outcomes
- To develop strategies to assist healthcare partnerships and collaborations by advancing their understanding of medication assisted treatment as a crucial element to community wellness in an era of healthcare reform
- To improve the collaboration between opioid treatment programs and community partners in response to the heightened risks associated with the use of opioids
- To formulate methods to promote, support, facilitate, and integrate medication assisted treatment into the judicial and penal systems, government, and social service organizations
- To discuss the magnitude and impact of prescription opioids on the healthcare system and Opioid Treatment Programs
CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE
All events and times are subject to change.
DATE TIME EVENT
Saturday, March 28 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Registration Open
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Sessions
5:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. AATOD Open Board Meeting
Sunday, March 29 7:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m. Registration Open
8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Opioid Maintenance Pharmacotherapy: A Course for Clinicians
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Sessions
4:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Exhibit Hours
4:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Posters in Grand Hall
5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Welcome Reception
7:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Methadone Anonymous Meeting (Open)
Monday, March 30 7:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m. Registration Open
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
7:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m. Poster Author Session in Grand Hall
Author(s) presentation including Q&A
7:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Exhibits
7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Posters in Grand Hall
(Hall closed 9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.)
8:45 a.m.–10:15 a.m. Opening Plenary Session 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Workshop Sessions 11:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Exhibits
12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Workshop Sessions / Hot Topic
Roundtables
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Exhibitor Networking Break in Exhibit Hall
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Poster Author Session in Grand Hall
Author(s) presentation including Q&A
4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. Workshop Sessions
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Methadone Anonymous Meeting (Open)
Tuesday, March 31 7:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m. Registration Open
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
7:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Exhibits
7:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Posters in Grand Hall
8:45 a.m.–10:15 a.m. Middle Plenary Session 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Workshop Sessions 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Workshop Sessions
3:15 p.m.–4:45 p.m. World Report
7:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m. Awards Banquet
9:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m. Methadone Anonymous Meeting (Open)
Wednesday, April 1 7:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Registration Open
7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Workshop Sessions
9:45 a.m.–11:15 a.m. Workshop Sessions 11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m. Closing Plenary Session
1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Clinic Tours