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Mission, Purposes and Goals

Mission 

The Mission of the Massachusetts Society of Addiction Medicine is to provide a medium for physicians and medical trainees with special interests in Addiction Medicine to meet and address issues of mutual interest.

The Purposes of the Society are:

  • to enable networking with colleagues in Addiction Medicine;
  • to provide closer liaison between members and the national activities of ASAM;
  • to increase public awareness in about the existence and vitality of the physician specialty of Addiction Medicine;
  • to increase public awareness in about problems related to addiction,
  • to promote professionalism in the delivery of services to patients with problems which result from addiction; and
  • to be a physician resource for state and national public policy issues that affect Addiction Medicine services and patients with addiction.

The Goals of the Society are to provide:

  • a forum for sharing of ideas between addictionists, especially regarding clinical management strategies and strategies for interfacing with managed care organizations;
  • a vehicle for increased professionalism and higher quality information, prevention, training, and treatment regarding addiction problems;
  • an enhancement of knowledge and attitudes among citizens and institutions about the primary nature of the disease of addiction;
  • a channel for Massachusetts input into national standards of care in Addiction Medicine; and
  • a channel for Massachusetts input into health care reform initiatives. 


 

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MASAM - Massachusetts Society of Addiction Medicine
860 Winter Street
Waltham, MA 02451

masam@mms.org

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