Conference Objectives:

• To discuss the impact of health care reform on the delivery of MAT services and on individuals, families and communities
• To identify and provide new information of critical importance to the field and evaluate its implications for patients, clinicians, administrators, and policy makers
• To facilitate the integration of medication assisted recovery into medical care delivery models
• To demonstrate techniques and highlight programs for improving clinical and program administration, and patient outcomes
• To promote/encourage the benefits of community and healthcare/wellness partnerships and collaborations

AATOD Conference Schedule

Saturday, 11-9
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.  Registration Open
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.  The Certified Medication Assisted Treatment Advocate (CMA) Training Course 
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.  Buprenorphine and Office-Based Treatment of Opioid Dependence 
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.  OTP Clinical Staff Education: Appropriate Use of Methadone in the OTP 
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.  OTP Liability for Patient-Related Motor Vehicle Accidents: A Mock Trial and Focus Group Presentation
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.  Tobacco Cessation Program for Opioid Treatment Programs
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.  Extended- Release Naltrexone Effectiveness Findings and Clinical Experience
5:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.  AATOD Open Board Meeting 

Sunday, 11-10
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. – 12:30 p.m. Countering Opioid Stigma: Communicating Messages to Influence Public Perceptions
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Policy Considerations and Collaborative Partnerships: Working with Opioid Dependent Pregnant Women
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.  From START to Finish – NIDA/CTN Presentation
8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.    State Opioid Treatment Authorities’ Meeting (Closed Session for State and Federal Officials)
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Opioid Treatment Program Accreditation Town Hall Meeting
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.   Presentations by the World Federation for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (WFTOD)
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.   Risk Management Strategies for 2013 and Beyond
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.   Buprenorphine and Naltrexone: the Expanding Role of Medication Assisted Treatment
4:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.   Posters in Franklin Hall
4:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.   Exhibits
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.   Welcome Reception
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.   Methadone Anonymous Meeting (Open)

Monday, 11-11
7:30 a.m. – 5:30 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 – Author(s) Presentation including Q&A
7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.    Exhibits (Exhibit Hall closed 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.)
7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.    Posters in Franklin Hall
8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.  Opening Plenary Session – Let Recovery Ring in a New Era
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 Sessions – Author(s) presentation including Q&A
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.    Workshop Sessions
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.    Town Hall Meeting – Addressing the Non-Medical Use of Prescription Opiates
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.    Methadone Anonymous Meeting (Open)

Tuesday, 11-12
7:30 a.m. – 3:30 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.     Posters in Exhibit Hall
8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.   Middle Plenary Session – Keeping Recovery in Focus
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
7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.     Awards Banquet
9:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.   Methadone Anonymous Meeting (Open)

Wednesday, 11-13
7:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.     Registration Open
7:30 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 – How Health Care Reform will Impact OTPs
1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.     Clinic Tours  (Sign-Up at Hospitality Table)