ASAM Annual Medical-Scientific Conference Plan to attend the American Society of Addiction Medicine’s (ASAM) 41st Annual Medical-Scientific Conference in San Francisco, California, April 15-18, 2010. ASAM welcomes its members as well as nonmember physicians, nurses, psychologists, counselors, students and other health care professionals. April 15-18, 2010 Location: San Francisco Marriott Marquis, San Francisco, CA CME: 18 Credit Hours in Category 1 of AMA E-Mail   Program Register Online San Francisco Marriott Marquis Direct Housing/Reservations Contact: Phone: 1-506-474-2009 / 1-800-266-9432 Fax: 415-486-8153  Principles of Addiction Medicine ASAM is pleased to announce publication of the Fourth Edition of its landmark textbook, Principles of Addiction Medicine.  Like the widely praised Third Edition, the 2009 edition of Principles provides a comprehensive overview of the diagnosis and treatment of addictive disorders, as well as the management of co-occurring medical and psychiatric conditions. Top-the-line research is offering a wealth of new guidance on everything from risk factors to types of addiction. And now the highly anticipated new edition of a gold-standard reference deepens your understanding and offers new tools to aid your success.  A team of world-renowned thought leaders brings you scientific, evidence-based facts and perspectives on abuse programs, pain and addiction, co-occurring addiction and psychiatric disorders, psychiatry, neuroscience and neurobiology, pharmacologic advances, screening, the brief intervention, laboratory testing, alcohol treatment, and more! You can depend on bench-to-bedside recommendations that embrace international opinions and shed new light on contemporary issues, such as addiction to the Internet, addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder, addiction in children and adolescents, and more. Principles of Addiction Medicine, Fourth Edition, can be ordered by phoning  1-8... Monday through Friday between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm EST or visiting Lippincott Williams & Wilkins’ website at http://www.lww.com/product/?978-0-7817-7477-2 .  Price of the 4th edition is $199.00.   December 4-6, 2009 Location: Washington, DC CME: 18 Credit Hours in Category 1 of AMA E-Mail  Program  ABAM Certification The ABAM certificate is recognized throughout the world as signifying excellence in the practice of Addiction Medicine. It demonstrates that a doctor has met vigorous standards through intensive study, assessment, and evaluation. Certification is designed to assure the public that a medical specialist has successfully completed an approved educational program and an evaluation, including a secure examination designed to assess the knowledge, experience, and skills requisite to the provision of high quality patient care. The next Certification Exam will be offered by the American Board of Addiction Medicine, ABAM, on December 11, 2010. The 2010 Certification Application will be posted by October 2009 on both this website and on ABAM’s website at www.abam.net .  The eligibility criteria for the exam and the exam fees and deadlines are linked below.  [2010 ABAM Cetification Application  [2010 ABAM Re-Certification Application     American Society of Addiction Medicine 4601 N. Park Avenue, Upper Arcade #101 Chevy Chase, MD 20815 Phone:  30...: Fax: 301-656 3815: E-Mail