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