ACAAM Annual MeetingThe ACAAM 2021 Annual Meeting Went Virtual!When: Wednesday, June 9, 11 am - 5:45 pm ET (Fellow Graduation followed)The Speaker Lineup was Top Notch! Agenda (all times ET) 11 am – Welcome from ACAAM President Martha Wunsch, MD FAAP DFSAM 11:15 am – Remarks from Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD MHS, Chair, White House Health Equity Task Force 11:35 am – Moving Beyond Kneeling: Promoting an anti-racist and racial justice framework within academic addiction medicine fellowshipsJoin ACAAM’s Anti-Racism/Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee members for a frank and open discussion that will explore the real-life experiences of URM fellows and faculty in addiction medicine. Session participants will leave with a better understanding of these experiences and examples of ways to provide safe spaces that will enhance the experience of your Underrepresented Minority colleagues across the country. 12:35 pm – Email Break 12:45 pm – Fellow Lightning Round PresentationsHear from several addiction medicine fellows as they share brief, 5-6 minute, presentations on original research, case reports, clinical innovations, and education strategies. These fellows applied to participate during an open call for abstracts earlier in 2021. Read more... 2:00 pm – Midday Networking BreakBreakout rooms will be available for attendees to connect. 2:45 pm – Updates on Addiction Medicine Task ForcesLearn about the work to be undertaken by two program director-led task forces, one that will explore opportunities to enhance and strengthen the addiction medicine fellowship pipeline, and a second that will discuss next steps on the fellowship application timeline for the 2022 fellowship application window. 3:15 pm – The HEALing Communities Study – An RCT to Reduce Opioid Overdose Deaths in 67 Communities – Thoughts from the Massachusetts SiteJoin Jeffrey H. Samet, MD MA MPH, Principal Investigator of the HEALing Communities Study Massachusetts site, and Alexander Y. Walley, MD MSc, Director of the Grayken Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program at Boston Medical Center, as they discuss the study, its aims, the strategies, and the community collaborations forged to reduce overdose deaths in eight Massachusetts communities. 4:15 pm – Email Break 4:30 pm – The Biden-Harris Administration's Policy Priorities for Addressing the Addiction and Overdose EpidemicAriel “Air” Britt, MSW, Associate Director of Outreach at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), will be discussing her experience as a Black woman in recovery and how the Biden-Harris Administration is working to build the addiction infrastructure our country needs, including efforts in prevention for youth and other vulnerable populations. 5:30 pm – Closing Remarks from ACAAM President, Martha Wunsch, MD FAAP DFSAM 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, View the recording of the 2020-2021 Class of Addiction Medicine Fellows Graduation Ceremony Note: Graduate acknowledgments are organized alphabetically based on state abbreviation. Host: Timothy Brennan, MD MPH, Vice President for Medical & Academic Affairs for ACAAM
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