Friday, May 30, 2008 • 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
UCSF Laurel Heights Conference Center
3333 California Street near Presidio Avenue, San Francisco, CA

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co-sponsored by The Permanente Medical Group

Topics and Faculty:

Mood Disorders - What is What and How to Treat It
John W. Tsuang, MD, Director of Dual Diagnosis Treatment Program, UCLA Medical Center

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Martha Schmitz, PhD

Serious Mental Illness and Alcohol Dependence
Steven L. Batki, MD, UCSF Department of Psychiatry; Director, Addiction Psychiatry Research Program San Francisco VA Medical Center

ADD as a Precursor to Addiction
Tim Cermak, MD, Psychiatrist in private practice, President-elect, CSAM

Treating Tobacco Dependence in Smokers with Co-occurring Mental Illness and Addictive Disorders
Judith J. Prochaska, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, UCSF Department of Psychiatry

Treatment Approaches to Depression and Anxiety in Early Recovery (Panel & Case Discussion)
Tim Cermak, MD; John Straznickas, MD, San Francisco VA Medical Center; Dykes Young, MD, Kaiser Permanente; Christy S. Waters, MD, Kaiser Permanente; Steven L. Batki, MD

Medication & Drug Use in the Mentally Ill Patient - Various Combinations & their Effects
Darryl Inaba, PharmD, Haight Ashbury Free Clinic

Continuing Medical Education

Physicians: The California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CSAM takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

CSAM designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with their participation in the activity.

Family Physicians: Accreditation is pending from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).

Psychologists: The California Board of Psychology accepts CME courses accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA).

Therapists: This course meets requirements for up to 6.25 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs, MFCCs and LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. The provider number is PCE3447.

Drug Abuse Counselors: CSAM has been approved as a National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC)
Education Provider #391. Those applying for NAADAC credit should report their hours directly to NAADAC.

Nurses: The California Board of Registered Nursing recognizes Category 1 CME for RN license renewal purposes. Write Category 1 CME in place of a provider number when reporting credits.

Physician Assistants: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) and the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) accept Category 1 Physician CME.

Registration Fees:

$75 CSAM-member and/or ASAM-member physicians/$100 Non-member physicians
$75 Non-physicians / $35 Residents/Fellows / $10 Medical Students

Questions? Contact CSAM by phone: 415-764-4855 or at email

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