Program

November 19th, 2021
All times are in
Eastern Standard Time (EST)
9:30
ISAM2021 Congress Opening Ceremony
9:30
Plenary 1: Strengthening the Global Response to Substance Use and Addictive Behaviours: Recent Developments and Post-Pandemic Future
Dr. Devora Kestel, Director of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, World Health Organization
10:30
Brain Break
10:45
HIV, HCV and Bacterial Infections Among People Who Use Drugs: Optimal Practice in the “New Normal” of the COVID-19 World
ISAM Practice and Policy Interest Group (PPIG)
Recovery in Different Cultures
ISAM Philosophy and Human Science Interest Group (PHSIG)
Tele-Addiction Services in Resource-Poor Settings: An Experience from India During the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Neuroscience Interest Group
Behavioural Addictions: COVID-19 and Other Current Considerations
Impulsivity and Addictions: From Early Risk to Clinical Phenotypes
ISAM Neuroscience Interest Group (NIG) and the International Society for Research on Impulsivity (InSRI)
12:15
Plenary 2: Addiction and Stress Vulnerabilities: Relationship to Risk and Relapse Outcomes
Professor Rajita Sinha, Yale University School of Medicine and Founding Director Yale Interdisciplinary Stress Center, United States
13:15
Brain Break
13:30
Plenary 3: Opioids After Surgery and Trauma in Europe: Is There an Opioid Epidemic?
Professor Patrice Forget M.D. Ph.D. University of Aberdeen, Scotland
14:30
Reaching the Hard to Reach: Global Challenges, Discussions and Ideas to Ensure People Who Use Drugs are not Left Behind in Vaccination for COVID-19
ISAM Practice and Policy Interest Group (PPIG)
Creativity for Problem Substance Use: The Practice of Human Sciences
ISAM Philosophy and Human Science Interest Group (PHSIG)
Cue-Based Cognitive Interventions for Addiction Medicine: Current State and Implications
ISAM Neuroscience Interest Group (NIG)
Physicians in Twelve Step-Based Recovery
ISAM Spirituality and 12 Step Interest Group (SSIG)
Alcohol Research Briefs
16:00
Brain Break
16:15
Plenary 4: Displacement, Intergenerational Trauma and Addiction
Dr. Mindy Fullilove, New School for Social Research, United States
17:15
Closure of Day 1
November 20th, 2021
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Eastern Standard Time (EST)
9:15
Day 2
9:15
Plenary 5: Neuromodulation for Substance Use Disorder: Current Situation and Future Direction
Professor Min Zhao, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
10:15
Brain Break
10:45
Fresh Perspectives In Addiction Medicine: Original Research by NECPAM Members
Network of Early Career Professionals working in the area of Addiction Medicine (NECPAM)
Considerations Regarding Sex Addiction, Compulsive Sexual Behaviour Disorder and Problematic Pornography Use
ISAM Behavioural Addictions Interest Group (BIG)
A Functional Taxonomy for Digital Health Interventions in Addiction Medicine
ISAM Practice and Policy Interest Group (PPIG)
Dual Disorders: An Update from WADD
World Association of Dual Disorders (WADD)
Research Briefs: Cannabis
12:15
Plenary 6: Drug Policy and Human Rights: Do They Actually Support Each Other?
Dr. Christos Kouimtsidis, MBBS, MSc, FRCPsych, PhD, National Health Service, United Kingdom
13:15
Brain Break
13:30
Plenary 7: Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Among People Who Inject Drugs: Reinvigorating a Needed Harm Reduction Response
Dr. Magdalena Harris, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
14:30
Future of Addiction Medicine: Perspective from Early Career Addiction Medicine Professionals
Network of Early Career Professionals of Addiction Medicine (ISAM NExT)
Current Research in Behavioural Addictions
ISAM Behavioural Addictions Interest Group (BIG)
Education and Training in Addiction Medicine During COVID-19
ISAM Training Committee
National Challenges in the Management of Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders: An Overview to the Eastern Mediterranean Region
ISAM Regional Council – Eastern Mediterranean Region
Opioids — Part 1 Research Briefs
16:00
Brain Break
16:15
Plenary 8: Alcohol & Drug Addiction: The Gain in the Brain is in the Pain
Professor George Koob, Ph.D., National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, United States
17:15
Using Long-Term Buprenorphine in Scotland: Context and Applications
Strengthening the Global Focus on Addictions: Yale Global Addictions Faculty Network
Yale Global Addictions Faculty Network
ISAM Global Expert Network: How to Contribute in World Addiction Medicine Report
ISAM-GEN
Novel Interventions at Turkish Green Crescent Counselling Centers
Opioids – Part 2 Research Briefs
18:45
Closure of Day 2
November 21th, 2021
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Eastern Standard Time (EST)
9:15
Day 3
9:15
Plenary 9: The International Scheduling System for Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances: Does It Need an Overhaul?
Professor Atul Ambekar, National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, India
10:15
Brain Break
10:30
Migrants, Refugees and Substance Use Disorders and Challenges: A European Perspective
ISAM Practice and Policy Interest Group (PPIG)
Practice of Addiction Medicine in South and Southeast Asia: Challenges, Opportunities and Solutions in a Post-Pandemic World
ISAM Regional Council Asian Region
Oxytocin and Substance Use Disorders: From Preclinical Evidence to Treatment and Recovery
Quality Assurance in International Standards
ISAM Education Committee
Research Briefs on Inequalities
12:00
Plenary 10: Community-Based Approaches to Eliminating Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)
Professor John Dillon, University of Dundee, Scotland
13:00
ISAM General Assembly
14:00
Telemedicine Mediated Medication Assisted Treatment (TMAT)
ISAM Practice and Policy Interest Group (PPIG)
Spanish-Language Symposium: Prácticas de economía comportamental aplicadas a la prevención y asistencia de las adicciones en Latam
ISAM Regional Council South American Region
OPTIMA: Comparing Flexible Buprenorphine/
Naloxone with Methadone to Reduce Opioid Use in People with Prescription-Type Opioid Use Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Intrauterine Opioid Toxicity and Neural, Visual and Developmental Outcomes
ISAM Practice and Policy Interest Group (PPIG)
Pivoting During the Pandemic: Sharing Experiences of Online Addiction Medicine Training
ISAM Training Committee
15:30
Brain Break
15:45
Plenary 11: Rethinking Addiction: Confronting Stigma and Harnessing the Power of Real Stories
Dr. Dan Lubman, Monash University, Australia
16:45
The Addiction Specialist Fit for the Future: What Education Programmes Need to Look Like
ISAM Education Committee
Moving Toward Online Capacity Building of Healthcare Workers in Addiction Management: Strategies for Adapting to the New Normal
Addiction Treatment Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience from a Community Drug Treatment Clinic in Delhi, India
Correctional Systems and Addiction Treatment Philosophies
ISAM Regional Council North America and the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
Poster Presentations
18:15
ISAM2021 Congress Closing Ceremony