ACAAM Calendar of Events

Note: All events and presentations are subject to change.

Registration & Eligibility: Live National Addiction Medicine Didactic Curriculum sessions are available exclusively to active ACAAM members. Registration is required for each session. Past session recordings are available to members through the ACAAM Learning Portal.

Recurring Events

National Addiction Medicine Didactic Sessions: Wednesdays, 1–3 pm CT. Available exclusively to active ACAAM members. Registration is required for each session. Topics subject to change.
Networking Events:

Program Directors & Associate Program Directors: 2–3 pm CT
Program Administrators: 2–3 pm CT

July 2026

Date	Event	Details
8	Didactic Session	Hour 1: Epidemiology of Substance Use Disorders; Hour 2: Alcohol - The Most Destructive Drug in America
10	External Webinar	Sharing the Wisdom: Disadvantaged by Design: The Racial Legacy of American Drug Policy \| Presented by J. Deanna Wilson, MD MPH (ACAAM President-Elect)
15	Didactic Session	Stigma and Discrimination in Addiction
22	Didactic Session	Toxicology: Drug Testing in Addiction Medicine
29	Didactic Session	Alcohol: Board Review
30	Networking	Program Director & Associate/Assistant Program Director Virtual Convening – Limited to ACAAM Member Addiction Medicine Program Directors and Associate/Assistant Program Directors

August 2026

Date	Event	Details
5	Didactic Session	Working Together to Reduce Harm and Improve Safety for People Who Use Substances
6	Networking	ACAAM Member Program Administrator/Coordinator Virtual Convening
12	Didactic Session	Professionalism in Addiction: Ethics, Legal Issues, and Advocacy
19	Didactic Session	Neurobiology of Addiction
26	Match	NRMP Match Registration Opens
26	Didactic Session	Pregnancy and Women's SUD: Focus on OUD Treatment Strategies

September 2026

Date	Event	Details
2	Didactic Session	Sedatives-Hypnotics: Board Review
8	Member Event	Call for Award Nominations Opens
9	Didactic Session	Hour 1: Gambling Disorder - Screening, Diagnosis, and Management; Hour 2: Street Medicine
16	Didactic Session	Perioperative Care of Patients with Opioid Use Disorder
23	Didactic Session	Opioid Use Disorder: Board Review
30	Match	Match Rank List Opens
30	Didactic Session	Vaping and Tobacco Use: Background, Epidemiology, Regulatory Issues, Safety

October 2026

Date	Event	Details
7	Didactic Session	Co-Occurring Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders
8	Member Event	Call for Award Nominations Closes
9	External Webinar	Sharing the Wisdom: National Drug Policy and Addiction Medicine Advocacy Presented by Stephen M. Taylor, MD MPH DFAPA DFASAM (ASAM President) 3–4 pm ET · Registration Required
14	Didactic Session	Novel Psychoactive Substances
21	Didactic Session	Screening and Brief Intervention for Substance Use
28	Match	Match Quota Change Deadline (programs only)
28	Didactic Session	Cannabis Use Disorder, Cannabis-Related Disorders, and Board Review

November 2026

Date	Event	Details
3	Networking	Program Director & Associate Program Director Virtual Convening
4	Didactic Session	Call for Award Nominations Closes
11	Didactic Session	No Lecture This Week
12-14	Networking	AMERSA Annual Conference, ACAAM Member Meet-up (TBA), Washington, DC
18	Match	Match Rank List Deadline
18	Faculty Development	Hour 1: CCC Operations in Addiction Medicine Fellowships: Making Defensible Decisions and Closing the Feedback Loop; Hour 2: Professionalism in Addiction Medicine: Boundary Setting and Teaching Professional Conduct in ACGME Fellowships
25	Didactic Session	Thanksgiving Holiday Break – No Lecture This Week

December 2026

Date	Event	Details
2	Match	Match Day
2	Didactic Session	Medical Approaches to Care of Patients with SUD
9	Didactic Session	Addiction Across the Lifespan 2: Geriatric Populations (tentative)
16	Didactic Session	Neurodiversity and Addiction
23	Didactic Session	Winter Break - No Lecture This Week
30	Didactic Session	Winter Break - No Lecture This Week

January 2027

Date	Event	Details
6	Didactic Session	History of Addiction Medicine
13	Networking	Program Director & Associate Program Director Virtual Convening / No Didactic Lecture This Week
20	Didactic Session	Addiction Across the Lifespan 1: The Impact of Substance Use on the Developing Adolescent Brain
27	Didactic Session	Critical Assessment of Research in Addiction

February 2027

Date	Event	Details
3	Didactic Session	Hallucinogen Use Disorders, and Psychedelics for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
10	Didactic Session	Co-Occurring Pain Disorders in Addiction Medicine
16	Member Event	ACAAM Member Fellow Call for Lightning Round Opens
17	Didactic Session	Behavioral Addictions: Beyond Gambling
24	Didactic Session	Mutual Aid and Peer Support in Addiction Recovery: Foundations, Evidence, and Clinical Integration

March 2027

Date	Event	Details
3	Didactic Session	Social Determinants of Health: Addiction and SUD related
10	Didactic Session	Tapering Strategies
16	Member Event	ACAAM Member Fellow Call for Lightning Round Closes
17	Didactic Session	Hour 1: Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids: Board Review; Hour 2: Substance Use Disorder Treatment for LGBTQ+ and Sexual Minority Populations
24	Didactic Session	Impairment in Health Professionals
31	Didactic Session	Hour 1: Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Substance Use Disorders; Hour 2: Addiction Medicine's Opportunity to Reduce Disparities in Substance Use Services in Legal System Settings among BIPOC and Minority Groups

April 2027

Date	Event	Details
7	Didactic Session	No Lecture This Week
8-11	Networking	AMERSA Annual Conference, ACAAM Member Meet-up (TBA), Minneapolis, MN
14	Didactic Session	Infections Related to Drug Use
21	Didactic Session	Motivational Interviewing and other Therapeutic Modalities for Addiction
28	Didactic Session	Hospice, Palliative Care, and Addiction Medicine: Common Ground

May 2027

Date	Event	Details
4	Showcase	Addiction Medicine Specialty Showcase, 3 pm ET
5	Didactic Session	Drug Courts
11	Networking	Program Director & Associate Program Director Virtual Convening
12	Presentations	Fellow Lightning Round Presentations, 2–4 pm ET
20	Networking	Program Coordinators/Administrators Virtual Convening

June 2027

Date	Event	Details
2	Graduation & Awards	8th Annual Addiction Medicine Fellow Virtual Graduation & ACAAM Awards Recognition Event, 6 pm ET