Schedule



Friday, September 19, 2025





7:30 AM - REGISTRATION / CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST / EXHIBITS


7:55 AM - WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION OF SESSION


8:00 AM - BSAS State of the State - Update on the Final Rule Implementation


8:30 AM - Truth vs Fiction - What is Allowed in a Methadone Clinic


9:30 AM - COFFEE BREAK / NETWORKING / EXHIBITS


10:00 AM - Flash Rounds: Positive Change at Your OTP


11:00 AM - The Underbelly of the Beast - Finances at the OTP


12:00 PM - LUNCH / EXHIBITS / NETWORKING

1:00 PM - INTRODUCTION OF AFTERNOON SESSION


1:05 PM - Managing Your Own Professional Risk When Caring for Patients with OUD and Chronic Pain


1:35 PM - A Spicy Debate- Should Opioids Be Prescribed to Patients with OUD and Chronic Pain?


2:20 PM - Q & A


2:30 PM - Complex Case Panel Discussion #1- Patients with OUD and Chronic Pain


3:15 PM - COFFEE BREAK / NETWORKING / EXHIBITS

3:45 PM - Complex Case Panel Discussion #2- Patients with OUD and Chronic Pain


4:30 PM - Q & A


4:40 PM - MASAM Pain and OUD Working Group Recommendations


5:00 PM - ADJOURN




Schedule



SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2025






7:30 AM - REGISTRATION / CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST / EXHIBITS


7:55 AM - WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION OF SESSION


8:00 AM - Recovery Capital: Eliminating Disparities and Leading with Equity


9:00 AM - Addiction Consult Services: Innovations and Impact across MA


9:45 AM - COFFEE BREAK / NETWORKING / EXHIBITS


10:30 AM - GLP 1 for SUDS


11:30 AM - Practical Tips for Engaging and Caring for Youth who Use Substances


12:30 PM - MASAM’s Annual Business Meeting (members please stay in room) & The Dr. Barbara Herbert Award


12:45 PM - LUNCH / EXHIBITS / NETWORKING


1:30 PM - Breakout Sessions:

  1. Gambling
  2. Health Not Perfection: Practical Strategies for Supporting Patients who Use Drugs and Alcohol.
  3. Spicy Benzo Debate

2:30 PM - COFFEE BREAK / ICE CREAM / NETWORKING


3:15 pm - ADJOURN