10th Annual Vermont Conference Addiction

10th Annual Vermont Conference
Addiction – Treatment – Recovery
We have tools in our toolbox – M.A.T.; The 12-Steps; “Legalization”;
Harm Reduction; Spirituality; Psychiatry; Etc.
All the right tools!?
How about the WHEN and the HOW?
October 8th & 9th, 2015
Lake Morey Resort
Fairlee, VT
Featured Presenters
Cardwell C.
Nuckols, PhD
Charles Chapman
Sledge, MD, FASAM
Marc Fishman,
MD
Scheduled Conference Events
Thursday, October 8th, 2015
Time
Presenter
7:45 a.m.– 8:30 a.m.
Title
Location
Registration
The Lobby
8:30 a.m.– 9:00 a.m.
Rick DiStefano
Opening Remarks
Terrace Ballroom
9:00 a.m.– 12:30 p.m.
Cardwell C.
Nuckols, PhD
Clinical Seminar: Co-Occurring Disorders
Working With: Trauma Survivors and
Borderline, Anti-Social & Narcissistic Personality Disorders
*Break Time TBD by Speaker
Terrace Ballroom
Lunch
Lakeside Dining
Room
Alcoholics Anonymous is an Evidenced-Based Psychosocial Intervention
– For Your Client’s Sake, You Need to Understand the 12-Steps
Terrace Ballroom
Break
Morey Room
12:30 p.m.– 1:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.– 2:45 p.m.
Cardwell C.
Nuckols, PhD
2:45 p.m.–3:15 p.m.
THE FOLLOWING SESSIONS ARE CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS — PLEASE SELECT ONE TO ATTEND:
3:15 p.m.– 4:30 p.m.
Amy Wallace, MD
&
Susan Smiga, MD
Days of Our Lives
(This workshop will use case discussion and clinical dialogue to
strengthen our ability to work with challenging patients and lessen
“the drama.” Active audience participation will be encouraged).
Terrace Ballroom
OR
3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Speaker TBD
Sponsored by
802 Quits
Helping Professionals to Integrate Tobacco Cessation Into Treatment
Plans for Other Addictions and Mental Illnesses
Waterlot Room
Friday, October 9th, 2015
Time
Presenter
7:45 a.m.– 8:30 a.m.
Title
Location
Registration
The Lobby
Terrace Ballroom
8:30 a.m.– 9:00 a.m.
Rick DiStefano
Opening Remarks
9:00 a.m.– 12:30 p.m.
Charles
Chapman
Sledge, MD
Current Trends in Addiction Medicine: The Times Are A-Changin’
12:30 p.m.– 1:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.– 2:45 p.m.
Marc Fishman,
MD
2:45 p.m.– 3:15 p.m.
3:15 p.m.– 4:30 p.m.
Marc Fishman,
MD
*Break TBD by Speaker
Terrace Ballroom
Lunch
Lakeside Dining
Room
Treatment for Young Adult Opioid Addiction: Pathways to Engagement
Terrace Ballroom
Break
Morey Rom
Treatment for Young Adult Opioid Addiction: Pathways to Engagement
(Continued)
Terrace Ballroom
Continuing Education Credits have been applied for through the Vermont Certification Board and the National Association of Social Workers, Vermont Chapter.
A Special Thank You to Our Sponsors:
Bronze Sponsors: Quest Diagnostics, Celerity and Dominion Diagnostics
Also, thank you to all our exhibitors who support us each year.
For any questions email: sam.lauzon@vvista.net
Featured Presenters
Featuring these internationally known experts
and presenters in the treatment field…
Cardwell C. Nuckols, PhD
Dr. Cardwell C. Nuckols is described as “one of the most influential clinical and
spiritual trainers in North America.” He has served the behavioral medicine field for
almost 40 years and for the last 20 years is considered one of the leading experts in
the world on addiction and recovery. His background includes advanced work in such
areas as medical research, pharmacology, neurobiology and psychology.
Dr. Nuckols is widely published, having authored more than 60 journal articles,
30 books and workbooks, 50 DVDs, CDs and videos, and 25 audiotape series.
His latest book entitled Finding Freedom Through Illumination: Realizing Christ
Consciousness was released in May of 2014. His previous publication is a best
seller entitled The Ego-Less SELF: Achieving Peace and Tranquility Beyond All
Understanding. Dr. Nuckols’ first book Cocaine: Dependency to Recovery is also a
trade best seller, as are, his booklets Quitting Heroin, Quitting Alcohol and Quitting
Marijuana (Hazelden). He is the author of the book Healing an Angry Heart (HCI)
and video Chalk Talk on Drugs with Father Martin (Kelly Productions).
Charles Chapman Sledge, MD, FASAM
In August 2009, Dr. Sledge became Chief Medical Officer at Cumberland Heights in
Nashville, TN. For the previous 15 years, he had been Medical Director of Addiction
Treatment Services at Pine Grove Behavioral Health in Hattiesburg, MS.
Dr. Sledge is a graduate of Louisiana State University and the University of
Mississippi School of Medicine. He completed residency training in Family Medicine
and was certified by the American Board of Family Practice in 1986. In 1990, Dr.
Sledge completed fellowship training in Addiction Medicine. He was certified by the
American Society of Addiction Medicine in 1992 and re-certified in 2002. Dr. Sledge
received the designation as a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine
in 1999. In May 2009, Dr. Sledge was among the first group of physicians to receive
certification by the American Board of Addiction Medicine.
Lake Morey Resort
We’re Easy to Reach!
The Lake Morey Resort is located in the heart of Vermont. We are an
easy 2.5 hour drive from Boston, Hartford, and Montreal and a 5 hour
drive from New York via major interstates. We are just off I-91, Exit 15,
on the Vermont/New Hampshire border.
Driving Directions:
From White River Junction and points South: Take I-91 North to
Exit 15 in Vermont. Turn left off exit ramp. Take first right (granite Lake
Morey Resort sign on corner). Follow the golf course (on left) and take
your first left onto Clubhouse Rd. Resort is on the right.
From Burlington: Take I-89 South to Exit 7 (Berlin/Barre). Take
Route 302 East through Barre to Orange. Take Route 25 South to
Bradford. Take I-91 South to Exit 15 - Turn right off exit ramp. Take
next right (granite Lake Morey Resort sign on corner). Follow the golf
course (on left) and take your first left onto Clubhouse Rd. Resort is
on the right.
For information on reservations, rooms or meals, please contact:
Lake Morey Resort
Phone: (802) 333-4311
P.O. Box 326
Fax: (802) 333-4553
Fairlee, VT 05045
www.lakemoreyresort.com
E-mail: info@lakemoreyresort.com
Dr. Sledge has served as president of the Mississippi Physicians Recovery Program
and the Mississippi Society of Addiction Medicine. For several years he has chaired
the Certification and Eligibility Committee of ASAM. In 2005, he was elected to the
ASAM Board of Directors, representing KY, TN, MS, AL, FL, and PR. At the Annual
ASAM meeting in 2009, Dr. Sledge was installed as Secretary of the organization.
He also serves on the Medical/Scientific Committee of the National Council on
Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependence. Dr. Sledge has served as Clinical Assistant
Professor of Psychiatry (courtesy), Division of Addiction Medicine, at the University
of Florida, while directing an Addiction Medicine fellowship program.
Marc Fishman, MD
Marc Fishman is an addiction psychiatrist and a member of the faculty of the
Department of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
He is the Medical Director of Maryland Treatment Centers, a regional behavioral
healthcare provider, which offers programs for residential and outpatient treatment
of drug-involved and dual-diagnosis adolescents and adults. He is the author of
numerous articles and book chapters on addiction treatment, and lectures widely
on a variety of topics including adolescent treatment, placement and treatment
matching strategies, medication treatments for addiction. His academic work
has focused on models of care and treatment outcomes for addictions in youth,
in particular opioid dependence. He has also directed and collaborated on several
research studies of addiction pharmacotherapies. He is the site PI for the one of the
sites of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network CTN-51 XBOT study of buprenorphine vs
extended release naltrexone for opioid addiction. Dr. Fishman served as a co-editor
for the most recent editions of ASAM’s Patient Placement Criteria (PPC 2-R, PPC 3),
and served as the chief editor for the ASAM PPC Supplement on Pharmacotherapies
for Alcohol Use Disorders. He is the chair of the Adolescent Committee for ASAM. He
served as a past President (2010-12) of the Maryland Society of Addiction Medicine.
Also Featuring Valley Vista Staff:
Amy Wallace, MD, MPH
Medical Director at Valley Vista; Board Certified in Adult, Child/Adolescent and
Addiction Psychiatry
Susan Smiga, MD
Board Certified in Adult, Child/Adolescent Psychiatry
Overnight Rates Include Lodging Only
Single Occupancy
$129 per room/per night
Double Occupancy $109 per room/per night
Triple Occupancy
$119 per room/per night
Quad Occupancy
$129 per room/per night
The 9% Vermont Rooms & Meals Tax will be added to the above quoted rates.
We require a $75 per room deposit in order to guarantee all
reservations. Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover
are accepted.
Please Note: This property is privately owned and the management reserves
the right to refuse service to anyone, and will not be responsible for accidents
or injury to guests or for the loss of money, jewelry or valuables of any kind.
Please Contact: Lake Morey Resort
P.O. Box 326
Fairlee, VT 05045-0326
Phone: (802) 333-4311
Fax: (802) 333-4553
Please mention that you’re attending the conference when making reservations.
Guest room block is held until September 14th, 2015.
Please make your reservations early.
10th Annual Vermont Conference
Addiction – Treatment – Recovery
October 8th & 9th, 2015
Lake Morey Resort
Fairlee, VT
23 Upper Plain • Bradford, VT 05033
10th Annual Vermont Conference
Addiction – Treatment – Recovery
Registration Form
Name___________________________________________
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Make checks or money orders payable to: VCAR
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Mail to:
Valley Vista
23 Upper Plain
Bradford, VT 05033
Company________________________________________
Phone: 802-222-5201
Fax: 802-222-5417
Email:sam.lauzon@vvista.net
Early Bird Registration Before October 2, 2015*
q Yes, I would like to register for the entire conference:
October 8th & 9th: $249.00
q Yes, I would like to register for Thursday, October 8th: $139.00
q Yes, I would like to register for Friday, October 9th: $139.00
*On Site Registration will be $150.00 per day/ $275 both days. We will not bill agencies.
Registration at the door will need to be paid upon registration.
q I would like to be an exhibitor (booth includes 8 ft. table) $300
If you would like to attend the sessions, you must also register for the conference (see above)
Agencies with multiple registrations please call for discounted rates.
Lunch and Breaks included in price.
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