2024 Partners
ASAM welcomes our national advocacy partners:
.jpg?sfvrsn=d0a55ac2_3 "ACAAMcolor (002)")
Overview
Join ASAM members from across the country on September 23-24, 2024 for
this two-day in-person advocacy event in Washington, DC. The Addiction Medicine Advocacy Conference (AMAC) represents a unique opportunity for ASAM members to come together and advocate for advancements in addiction medicine policy. AMAC promises to be an educational and insightful event, encompassing a broad range of issues. On Day One, attendees will receive training from expert advocacy professionals on the issues most important to the practice of addiction medicine and help shape ASAM's policy priorities in 2025 through a new member resolution forum. On Day Two,
attendees will participate in carefully planned meetings on Capitol Hill with policymakers and their
staff to advance an ambitious policy agenda designed to support addiction treatment professionals as they treat patients and save lives.
Registration is open until August 23, 2024.
- Click here to become an ASAM member.
- Membership Question? Call ASAM at 1.301.656.3920, email member@asam.org, or view the ASAM website
Who Should Attend
ASAM Members interested in advancing addiction policy, making a meaningful impact on the field of addiction medicine, and saving lives.
Description & Agenda
Download the interim AMAC 2024 agenda here.
AMAC represents a unique educational opportunity for ASAM members to come together and advocate for advancements in addiction policy, including measures that improve the field of addiction medicine. In 2024, it promises to be an insightful event.
On the first day, attendees will receive training from professional advocates on the most pressing addiction policy issues today, and through a new member resolution forum, help shape ASAM's policy priorities in 2025. On the second day, attendees will engage policymakers and their staff and advocate for an ambitious policy agenda that better supports the professionals that treat patients with addiction and save lives.
During the conference, advocates will discuss a robust slate of policy proposals through a new member resolution forum. Stay tuned to learn about how Congress can help teach, standardize, and cover addiction medicine!
Registration Rates
This event is free and exclusive to ASAM members.
Registration Questions?
American Society of Addiction Medicine
Phone: 301.656.3920
Email: meetings@ASAM.org
Scholarships for Fellows in Training
ASAM provides current or recent fellows in training an opportunity to get involved in advocating for policy changes to increase access to high-quality addiction care and improve the field of addiction medicine, including through a $1,000 scholarship to be used to fund awardee's travel and attendance at AMAC 2024. The application period opens May 1, 2024, and closes Friday June 28, 2024 at 11:59pm.
For more details and to complete a brief online application, see here.
Hotel Information
Washington, DC 20001
New Member Resolution Forum
What is the new AMAC Member Resolution Forum?
This year, attendees will have the opportunity to present their own policy resolutions to attendees for discussion and voting during the “AMAC Member Resolution Forum.”
If a majority of the AMAC attendees vote to approve a resolution, then be considered by ASAM's Public Policy Coordinating Council (PPCC) at its next meeting. The PPCC will numerically score each resolution passed at AMAC, based on an issue prioritization rubric, and subsequently, the PPCC will provide its prioritization analysis to the relevant ASAM advocacy committee - legislative, public policy, or regulatory affairs - which will assist the committees in determining ASAM's policy priorities in 2025.
Resolution Submissions
The PPCC is currently accepting resolution submissions for the upcoming AMAC. These submissions are exclusively accepted from ASAM members who have timely registered to attend AMAC, taking place on September 23-24, 2024, in Washington, DC.
By September 9, 2024, the PPCC will release a PDF booklet containing all the qualifying resolutions that have been submitted, which will be accessible to registered AMAC attendees. Any resolution submitted by individuals who are not ASAM members attending AMAC will not be considered for inclusion at the conference.
Resolution Submission Deadline is August 23, 2024, 5 p.m. Eastern.
All qualifying resolutions received by this deadline will be included in the resolution booklet for AMAC registered attendees.
Resolution Documents & Guidelines
A resolution template, instructions, and sample are provided below for resolution submissions. Timely submit the completed resolution to kcorredor@asam.org.
