APSI has been established with the vision of providing a vibrant platform to professionals for promoting excellence in training, research and clinical care in the field of addiction psychiatry. The stated missions of the society includes, developing addiction psychiatry as a specialty; enhancing access to and improving the quality of addiction treatment; educating and training health-care and other professionals, and the general public; collaborating with various global agencies, societies and all stakeholders working in the field of addiction psychiatry. Soon after its inception APSI organized its first professional activity in the form of a Continuing Medical Education (CME) program titled “ICD-11 – Disorders due to substance use and addictive behaviours: Developing a consensus”, on 31 January 2021. The online event held on Zoom and streamed live on YouTube had more than 1000 professionals attending and discussing the nuances of ICD 11 classification and its implications for the field of addiction psychiatry. The society plan to hold periodic academic activities including national level conferences. Currently the APSI is on a membership drive and every month, dozens of professionals have been displaying their interest in joining APSI.
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National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre and Department of Psychiatry
All India Institute of Medical Sciences,
New Delhi, India – 110029
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Secretary General
Addiction Psychiatry Society of India (APSI)
atul.ambekar@gmail.com
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Juliette Frohn
Executive Director
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About the American Society of Addiction Medicine
ASAM, founded in 1954, is a professional medical society representing over 6,600 physicians, clinicians, and associated professionals in the field of addiction medicine. ASAM is dedicated to increasing access and improving the quality of addiction treatment, educating physicians and the public, supporting research and prevention, and promoting the appropriate role of physicians in the care of patients with addiction.
Visit: www.ASAM.org
ASAM Upcoming Events
nd addiction to apply essential treatment skills to their practice. www.ASAM.org/ PainandAddiction
Motivational Interviewing Workshop – October 19, 2021 | Virtual-Live Workshop
An interactive workshop designed to introduce and expand participants’ knowledge on utilizing Motivational Interviewing in an addiction treatment setting. www.ASAM.org/ MotivationalInterviewing
State of the Art Course in Addiction Medicine – October 21 – 23, 2021 | Washington, DC
This course is designed specifically for physicians and health care professionals seeking an advanced level of knowledge about breakthroughs in the field of addiction medicine. www.ASAM. org/StateoftheArt
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The ASAM 53rd Annual Conference – Innovations in Addiction Medicine and Science – March 31 – April 3, 2022 | The Diplomat Beach Resort | Hollywood, FL
The ASAM 54th Annual Conference – Innovations in Addiction Medicine and Science – April 13 – 16, 2023 | Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center | National Harbor, MD
The ASAM 55th Annual Conference – Innovations in Addiction Medicine and Science – April 4 – 7, 2024 | Gaylord Texan | Grapevine, TX
The ASAM 56th Annual Conference – Innovations in Addiction Medicine and Science – April 24 – 27, 2025 | Gaylord Rockies | Denver, CO
Keynote presentaitons avialable from the 2022 1st ISAM South American Regional Meeting – Congreso RAAC. (25-26 Setiembre 2022, Córdoba, Argentina). Presentations
Dr. Dario Gigena
Brazilian Association of Studies on Alcohol and Other Drugs – ABEAD
(Associação Brasileira de Estudos do Álcool e outras Drogas – ABEAD)
Dr. Alessandra Diehl
ABEAD: founded in 1989 in Brazil, It is a non-profit association that does not receive any funding or collaboration from the tobacco, alcohol and/or marijuana industry. ABEAD is a professional team with members from various places all over Brazil and from many areas of interest regarding substance use disorders, drug prevention and public policies.
Membership is mixed in terms of professional qualifications of members and among our members, we have general practitioners, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurses, counselors, legal practitioners, teachers and people on his/hers recovering process.
We currently have 276 associates. Our mission is the dissemination and encouragement of an informed debate on alcohol, tobacco and other drug policies, and also new trends on all issues surrounding the use of legal and illegal drugs in the country, as well as behavioral addictions. We seek to identify new challenges in the field of substance dependence and be an independent platform that integrates scientific, political and social issues, as well as encourage and promote new scientific research and the exchange of experiences among our members.
ABEAD organizes national and local seminars, lectures, and conferences on the most varied topics in the area addiction, in which there is an exchange of ideas with invited experts from the country and abroad. ABEAD events are annual, but every 2 years, a larger meeting is held – the ABEAD Congress-, together with the ordinary General Assembly of its members, in which professionals from other countries usually also participate.
https://abead.com.br
Website: https://www.addictologie.org
Contacts:
Dr. Michaël BISCH, FFA Co-chair in charge of international relations, Michael.bisch@cpn-laxou.com
Prof. Amine BENYAMINA, President, ffa@larbredecomm.fr
FFA, c/o Addictions France, 20 rue Saint-Fiacre, F-75002 Paris
Jonna Levola, President
jonna.levola@paly.fi; sihteeri@paly.fi
Website: paly.fi
SAA – Icelandic National Center of Addiction Medicine was founded in October 1977 and is responsible for th4e greater part of all alcohol and drug abuse treatment in Iceland.
SAA runs a detoxification center with 70 beds, two inpatient units with 30 beds and 28-day aftercare facilities, two outpatient clinics, three recovery houses and a social center. Every year 1800 individuals are treated at the inpatient units and several thousand Icelanders take advantage of the services offered at the outpatient units and recovery houses.
SAA offers a variety of treatment options and serves patients addicted to alcohol as well as other substances. SAA also runs special treatment programs for adolescents, women, relapse-prone men, families of addicts and alcoholics, and pathological gamblers. The treatment is both at outpatient and inpatient level.
Vogur Hospital
Storhofda 45
112 Reykjavik ICELAND
valgerdurr@saa.is
Iranian Institute for Science and Technology of Addiction
ISATA successful held the 1st ISAM Asia regional Conference in 2020
ILSAM Israeli Society for Addiction Medicine
Head, Israel Center on Addiction
The Catholic University of Korea Incheon
St. Mary’s Hospital
665-8 Bupyeong 6-dong
Bupyeong-gu, Incheon 403-720 Korea
Seon-Wan Ki, MD, PhD f3401214@naver.com
Sam-Wook Choi, MD, PhD
The association was founded in 1998.
Goals: the main goals of the association are to strengthen interdisciplinary cooperation and represent delivery of quality evidence-based patient care.
Members: the association has 20 members, most are psychiatrists and one is a nurse working directly in addiction care.
Contact persons: Darius Jokūbonis, chair, (darius.jokubonis@gmail.com, info@lppa.lt),
Emilis Subata, treasurer, (emilis.subata@rplc.lt)
Web page: lppa.lt
The AMA is a non-profit scientific association, leader in the field of addictions, founded on 03/13/2014
It brings together for the first time in Morocco, all health professionals working in the field of addictology: psychiatrists, psychotherapists, psychologists, addictologists.
The AMA is a leading scientific association in the field of addictions.
The main objective of the AMA is to promote the exercise of the medical profession in the field of addictology, organizes scientific events (scientific days, congresses and conferences).
Webpages: https://ama-maroc.com/
Contacts:
President Dr. Fatima El Omari
The Nigerian Society of Addiction Medicine (NSAM) is a national society of medical professionals and scientists united in the mission of helping Nigerians understand, accept, and recover from substance use disorders. We believe that education is key to transforming society. Therefore, educating policy makers, health workers, leaders in government, and lay Nigerians about the prevention, assessment, and treatment of substance use disorders in our communities is a priority. We achieve this through in-person and virtual conferences, training workshops, facilitating research, and supporting key policy and guideline development. NSAM provides technical support through her members and committees towards national and state-based guidelines and standards. NSAM is focused on curriculum development at undergraduate and graduate medical settings. Standards are key to ensuring that service users get the best available care wherever they might need it. NSAM also provides a platform for professionals to network, collaborate and share ideas, resources, and experiences.
Website: www.nsam.org.ng
e-mail: addiction.nigeria@gmail.com
In 2018, Dr Greg Bunt met with addiction professionals at the University of the Philippines College of Medicine, and encouraged the organization of a Philippine Chapter of the International Society in Addiction Medicine (ISAM). The initiative brought together addiction specialists representing the breadth of addiction medicine service provision, training and research. A fledgling organization, it’s membership represents current and future expertise from the academe, clinical service providers, government agencies, policy makers and implementors, and the clients themselves. With a vision to provide synergy for heretofore unlinked addiction medicine initiatives and activities, we gratefully look forward to our engagement with ISAM with excitement and hope.
accrisostomo@up.edu.ph
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Enderun Colleges, 1100 Campus Avenue, McKinley Hill, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, 1634 Metro Manila, Philippines
The foundation of ISAM – International Society of Addiction Medicine is founded at the Betty Ford Center Palm Springs – Californiain 1999. Prof Nady el-Gebaly managed not only to have representations from around 33 countries, but also to commit the host country, the USA, to the highest Governmental level including the former first lady Betty Ford, (president of the board of directors of Betty Ford Foundation), the White House, then under President Bill Clinton, through its Director of the Office of National Control Policy and the Department of State, USAIDS, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
In 2006 ISAM (International Society of Addiction Medicine) holds its World Congress in Portugal, with the Department of Psychiatry of the Faculty of Medicine of Porto – Professor António Pacheco Palha.
Prof Rita Gameiro, Secretary
ritagameiro117@gmail.com
RACP – Royal Australasian College of Physicians Chapter of Addiction Medicine (AChAM) is the peak body for addiction medicine physicians in Australia and New Zealand. RACP connects, represents and trains Physicians and trainee physicians across Australia and New Zealand.
Membership to the RACP affords physicians and paediatricians various benefits and continual care support as they progress through their careers. Current membership is 250.
Website: https://www.racp.edu.au/
Contacts:
Emily Morrison, Senior Executive Officer or Ana Gomes, Executive Officer of AChAM at addictionmed@racp.edu.au
Dr. Nick Lintzeris, current President Nicholas.Lintzeris@health.nsw.gov.au
Chair, Bi-National Faculty of Addiction Psychiatry
309 La Trobe Street
Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia
View criteria and application instructions for Affiliate Membership
The Swedish Association of Addiction Medicine is a sub-association within the Swedish Medical Association and member of the European Federation Of Addiction Services
Dr. Joar Guterstam, President
joar.guterstam@ki.se
www.svenskberoendemedicin.se
Dr. Nabil Ben Salah nabil.bensalah1952@gmail.com
Dr. Emira Khelifa Emira.khelifa@fmt.utm.tn
This society was founded in 2015 with a membership of professionals working in the field of addiction. The Membership of 88 is mixed in terms of professional qualifications of members
Contact: Dr. Rabia Bilicir
rabiabilici@hotmail.com
www.bagimlilikpsikiyatrisidernegi.org
