Schedule
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2025
| Time | Presentation Title / Speaker |
|---|---|
| 7:30 am | Registration / Continental Breakfast / Exhibits |
| 7:55 | Welcome and Introduiction of Session |
| 8:00 | BSAS State of the State - Update on the Final Rule Implementation |
| Deirdre Calvert, MSW, LICSW | |
| 8:30 | Truth vs Fiction - What is Allowed in a Methadone Clinic |
| Phoebe Cushman, MD, MS, FACP, Christopher Mulvey, NP, and Angelique Martinez-Oluwalowo | |
| 9:30 | Coffee Break / Networking / Exhibits |
| 10:00 | Flash Rounds: Positive Change at Your OTP |
| Ruth A. Potee, MD, DFASAM, FAAFP | |
| 10:45 | The Underbelly of the Beast - Finances at the OTP |
| Anthony Boswell, JD and Gretchen Schwelm, MBA, LADCI | |
| 11:15 | An Update on Federal Funding |
| Elizabeth Connolly, BSW, MPA | |
| 12:15pm | Lunch / Networking / Exhibits |
| 1:00 | Introduction of Afternoon Session |
| 1:05 | Managing Your Own Professional Risk When Caring for Patients with OUD and Chronic Pain |
| Chris Shanahan, MD, MPH, FACP | |
| 1:35 | A Spicy Debate - Should Opioids Be Prescribed to Patients with OUD and Chronic Pain? |
| Facilitator: Joshua St. Louis, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FASAM, AAHIVS Debate: Mia Sorcinelli, MD and Ryan Dono, MD |
|
| 2:20 | Q & A |
| 2:30 | Complex Case Panel Discussion #1 - Patients with OUD and Chronic Pain |
| Moderator: Joshua St. Louis, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FASAM, AAHIVS Panelists: Natalie Stahl, MD, MPH, Cassandra Fisher, PharmD, RPh, Sofia Matta, MD, and Marielle Baldwin, MD, MPH |
|
| 3:15 | Coffee Break / Networking / Exhibits |
| 3:45 | Complex Case Panel Discussion #2 - Patients with OUD and Chronic Pain |
| Moderator: Joshua St. Louis, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FASAM, AAHIVS Panelists: Morgan Younkin, MD, MPH, Cassandra Fisher, PharmD, RPh, Olga Terechin, MD, and Elizabeth Quinn, MD |
|
| 4:30 | Q & A |
| 4:40 | MASAM Pain and OUD Working Group Recommendations |
| Joshua St. Louis, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FASAM, AAHIVS | |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn |
Schedule
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2025
| Time | Presentation Title / Speaker |
|---|---|
| 7:30 am | Registration / Continental Breakfast / Exhibits |
| 7:55 | Welcome and Introduiction of Session |
| 8:00 | Recovery Capital: Eliminating Disparities and Leading with Equity |
| Haner Hernandez, PhD, CPS, CADCII, LADCI | |
| 9:00 | Addiction Consult Services: Innovations and Impact across Massachusetts |
| Moderator: Maria Quinn, MSN, PMHNP-BC | |
| Panelists: Audra Williams, MD, MPH, FASAM, Adam Chamberlain, MD, Mel Currie, DO, and Alexandra Haggerty, CNP | |
| 9:45 | Coffee Break / Networking / Exhibits |
| 10:15 | GLP 1 for SUDS |
| Joji Suzuki, MD | |
| 11:15 | Practical Tips for Engaging and Caring for Youth who Use Substances |
| Sarah Bagley, MD, MSc | |
| 12:15 | MASAM’s Annual Business Meeting (members please stay in room) and |
| The Dr. Barbara Herbert Award | |
| 12:45pm | Lunch / Networking / Exhibits |
| 1:30 | Breakout Sessions: |
| 1. Gambling:Betting on Better Outcomes | |
| Glimar Rodriguez, LADCI, LICSW, MA-PGSII | |
| 2. Health Not Perfection: Practical Strategies for Supporting Patients who Use Drugs and Alcohol. | |
| Tammy Rynn, MSN, RN, CARN, PMH-BC | |
| 3. Benzodiazepines: Controversies, Management and Evidence. | |
| Stephen A. Martin, MD & Michael Bierer, MD, MPH | |
| 2:30 | Coffee Break / Ice Cream / Networking |
| 3:15 pm | Adjourn |
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