California Society of Addiction Medicine - CSAM

California Society of Addiction Medicine - CSAM CSAM is a state chapter of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), the Nation's leading addiction medicine professional society.

CSAM is a chapter of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, ASAM is a professional society representing over 4,000 physicians and associated professionals dedicated to increasing access and improving the quality of addiction treatment; educating physicians, other medical professionals and the public; supporting research and prevention; and promoting the appropriate role of physicians in the care of patients with addictions.

A completed assessment does not always mean the clinician heard the whole story.Patients may enter the room carrying pre...
10/07/2026

A completed assessment does not always mean the clinician heard the whole story.
Patients may enter the room carrying previous experiences of stigma, dismissal, unconscious bias, or mistrust of medical institutions. They may answer every question while still deciding how much of the truth feels safe to share.

Giving more information will not necessarily repair that mistrust. The quality of the conversation matters.

“Optimized Motivational Interviewing Across Cultures for Busy Clinicians and Educators” focuses on using motivational interviewing in a way that is culturally responsive and practical for real clinical settings.

Participants will practice reflective listening, open-ended questioning, augmented affirmations, and strategies for evoking change talk without ignoring the cultural experiences shaping the conversation.

This is not a workshop about memorizing the perfect response. It includes mentored breakout groups, clinical skills practice, coaching, feedback, and the development of an individual plan for continuing to improve.

Because the goal is not simply to get through the questions. It is to create a conversation the patient is willing to continue.

Wednesday, October 21
1:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Grand E at the Hyatt Regency Orange County

Wednesday workshops require separate registration and an additional fee. Attendees may select one morning workshop and one afternoon workshop.

Click here to registar for the 2026 CSAM Annual Conference
https://www.csam-asam.org/events/2026-annual-conference/register
Reserve your discounted room by September 28:
https://www.hyatt.com/events/en-US/group-booking/ALICA/G-HA26

10/06/2026

How much has changed since you last updated your approach to methadone, overdose, pain, or benzodiazepine tapers?

Day 3 of the 2026 CSAM Annual Conference brings practical updates across the cases clinicians are already managing, including overdose, OUD and pain, AUD and liver transplant, stimulant use disorder and ADHD, dual diagnosis, ni****ne, and more.
Watch the reel for the full Friday lineup.

📅 Friday, October 23
📍 Hyatt Regency Orange County

Register by October 14 and use code LINK10 for discounted rates:
https://www.csam-asam.org/events/2026-annual-conference/register

Before the first dose, they may still have to move through referrals, separate appointments, coverage questions, disconn...
10/05/2026

Before the first dose, they may still have to move through referrals, separate appointments, coverage questions, disconnected teams, and unfamiliar systems.
Every additional step asks the patient to keep navigating a process that treatment programs themselves may find difficult to navigate.

Expanding medication access requires more than adding a prescriber. It requires examining the payment model, clinical workflow, care team, organizational readiness, and patient experience surrounding the prescription.

“From Medication Access Barriers to Integrated, Sustainable Solutions” brings clinical, operational, and lived experience perspectives into the same workshop.
Participants will examine the DMC ODS payment model, change management, organizational readiness, medication integration in specialty addiction treatment, and practical changes agencies can use to strengthen care teams and reduce access barriers.

The workshop is designed for professionals who are ready to stop treating access as someone else’s referral problem and begin building a more integrated system of care.

Wednesday, October 21
1:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Grand F at the Hyatt Regency Orange County

Wednesday workshops require separate registration and an additional fee. Attendees may select one morning workshop and one afternoon workshop.

Register by October 14 and use code LINK10 for discounted rates.
https://bit.ly/4rKG06b

Reserve your discounted room by September 28:
https://bit.ly/4dfR0SU

Friday at CSAM 2026 covers some of the most clinically relevant questions in addiction medicine right now.From modern me...
10/02/2026

Friday at CSAM 2026 covers some of the most clinically relevant questions in addiction medicine right now.

From modern methadone and overdose updates to pain management, liver transplant, stimulant use disorder, benzodiazepine tapers, dual diagnosis, and ni****ne, Day 3 brings a wide range of practical conversations into one full day.
Swipe through the Friday lineup and start planning your sessions.

📅 Friday, October 23

📍 Hyatt Regency Orange County

The 2026 CSAM Annual Conference runs October 21–24, 2026.

Register by Oct 14th. Use code LINK10 for a 10% conference registration discount.
https://www.csam-asam.org/events/2026-annual-conference/register
Reserve your discounted hotel room by September 28:
https://www.hyatt.com/events/en-US/group-booking/ALICA/G-HA26

10/01/2026

Addiction medicine is moving too quickly to learn in isolation.

At CSAM 2026, you will hear what is changing, see how colleagues across California are putting evidence into practice, and leave with knowledge you can use with patients and families.

📅 October 21 through 24
📍 Hyatt Regency Orange County

Register by October 14 and use code LINK10 for a 10% discount:
https://www.csam-asam.org/events/2026-annual-conference/register

Addiction medicine asks clinicians to make high stakes decisions inside systems that do not always make evidence based c...
09/30/2026

Addiction medicine asks clinicians to make high stakes decisions inside systems that do not always make evidence based care easy.

One patient’s care can involve prescribing challenges, safety, family, housing, transportation, stigma, policy, all at once.

CSAM membership connects you with education, advocacy updates, mentorship, referral opportunities, career resources, and peers who understand the entire problem behind the chart.

If you are tired of carrying the hardest questions alone, there is a professional community ready to support you.

Join CSAM: https://bit.ly/4rk5CGx

The questions in addiction medicine keep moving.How are clinicians responding to 7-OH and other emerging substances? Wha...
09/29/2026

The questions in addiction medicine keep moving.

How are clinicians responding to 7-OH and other emerging substances? What is changing in adolescent care? How are teams implementing newer approaches to buprenorphine? What does treatment look like when liver disease, pregnancy, limited resources, or another layer of complexity enters the picture?

These are not abstract topics. They are questions clinicians are working through.

That is what makes the CSAM faculty worth hearing from: they bring diverse expertise to problems that are changing in real time.

Over the next few weeks, we will be sharing more of the people and clinical questions behind the 2026 program.

Join us Oct. 21-24: https://bit.ly/4hekXW1

Reserve your room by September 28 for discounted rates: https://bit.ly/4h4oki3

The new methadone regulations are here. Today’s webinar is about knowing what to do with them.Join Chuck Salka, MD, and ...
09/28/2026

The new methadone regulations are here. Today’s webinar is about knowing what to do with them.

Join Chuck Salka, MD, and Ashley Smith, PA-C, for a practical review of OTP admission criteria, individualized dosing, take-home regulations, the 72-hour rule, and treatment considerations for complex patient needs.

How to Practice with the New Methadone Regulations
📅 Today, September 28
🕐 1:00 to 2:30 PM PDT
💻 Virtual
🎓 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Free for members, $39 for non-members. Registration closes when the webinar begins at 1:00 PM PDT.
Register now:
https://www.csam-asam.org/events/methadone-regulations-webinar

Thursday at CSAM 2026 is built around the questions clinicians are navigating right now.How do you approach buprenorphin...
09/24/2026

Thursday at CSAM 2026 is built around the questions clinicians are navigating right now.

How do you approach buprenorphine when the case doesn’t fit neatly into the usual framework? What should clinicians know about youth, screens, and emerging substances? Where might GLP-1 agonists fit into addiction medicine? How is the landscape around kratom and 7-OH changing? And what does harm reduction look like when you move from theory to hands-on practice?

Day 2 of the 2026 CSAM Annual Conference brings those conversations into one room.

Thursday’s lineup spans adolescent addiction, emerging treatments and substances, low-barrier buprenorphine initiation, California’s changing conservatorship pathways, real-world ASAM placement decisions, and a hands-on harm reduction demonstration session.

Swipe through to see who’s speaking and start planning your Thursday.

📅 Thursday, October 22

📍 Hyatt Regency Orange County

The full conference runs October 21–24, 2026.

Register by Oct. 14th.

Use code LINK10 for a conference registration discount:
https://www.csam-asam.org/events/2026-annual-conference/register
Reserve your discounted hotel room by September 28:
https://www.hyatt.com/events/en-US/group-booking/ALICA/G-HA26

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