The National Conference on Addiction Disorders (NCAD) will be holding its national conference in Baltimore, Maryland next week, from August 15th through August 18th. On its web site, NCAD East is listed as the premier provider of continuing education for addiction, behavioral, and mental health professionals. The purpose of the conference is to bring together professionals working in behavioral healthcare, creating educational content that will aid them in refining patient care as well as develop sustainable and successful treatment organizations.
The keynote speaker for the NCAD East conference will be Elizabeth Vargas, award-winning longtime anchor of ABC News. An outspoken advocate for those suffering from addiction and living in recovery, Vargas has shared her own story of addiction and recovery through the media over the last several years, as well as writing her memoir Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction, published by Grant Central Publishing in 2016 and a book that became an instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller.
Other notable speakers and presenters at the 2019 NCAD East Conference in Baltimore include Dr. Mel Pohl, Chief Medical Officer of Las Vegas Recovery, Dr. Kenneth Blum, Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida College of Medicine and McKnight Brain Institute, Dr. Eric Weintraub, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine at University of Maryland, Dr. Charles O’Brien, Vice Chair of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Kimberly Johnson, Associate Professor, University of South Florida and the former Director of SAMHSA, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.
Some of the more important, timely, and relevant topics and presentations at this year’s NCAD East Conference in Baltimore, Maryland include:
- “The Current State and Future Directions of Addiction Treatment”
- “Pain and Addiction: A Challenging Co-Occurring Disorder”
- “Overcoming Challenges to Involving Families in Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder”
- “Trauma Integrated Addiction Treatment: What is it? What should it look like?”
- “Using Measurement Based Care & Outcomes Research to Improve Treatment Effectiveness and Your Bottom Line”
- “Understanding and Implementing MAT to Abstinence Based Programs”
- “The Challenge of Integrated Addiction Treatment: Treating the Person, Not the Payer”
- “Technology’s Impact on Addiction Prevention and Treatment”
On Saturday, August 17th from 12:45 PM – 2:00 PM at NCAD East in Baltimore, Maryland Addiction Recovery Center Director of Business Development Zach Snitzer, alongside colleagues Alex Denstman, Vice President of Business Development at Ashley Addiction Treatment in Maryland, and Tom Walker, CEO of Encore Recovery Solutions in Arlington, Virginia, will present on the topic “Building a Treatment Organization Through Ethical Business Development Standards and Practices” on behalf of the D.C. Maryland Virginia Professional Liaison’s Association (DMV-PLA). Focusing on both executive leadership and marketing/business development, this presentation will look to define a basic outline for business standards and practices that all company employees understand and follow, outline basic concepts of an organization and how that translates to marketing/outreach representatives, and discuss and explain training methods used for business development professionals within an organization’s culture. Additionally, the presentation will look to identify standards and practices for both leadership and marketing/outreach professionals that translate from business development efforts into supporting best practices for patient care and safety.
Continuing education is offered at NCAD for attendees, and the conference believes the content of the conference is appropriate for clinicians, therapists, counselors, physicians, nurse practitioners, interventionists, and addiction treatment professionals in executive management and business development and marketing positions. To register for NCAD East in Baltimore, Maryland in August, you can go to https://east.theaddictionconference.com/.
If you or someone you know needs help for addiction or co-occurring disorder issues, please give us a call. Maryland Addiction Recovery Center offers the most comprehensive dual diagnosis addiction treatment in the Mid-Atlantic area. If we aren’t the best fit for you or your loved one, we will take the necessary time to work with you to find a treatment center or provider that better fits your needs. Please give us a call at (410) 773-0500 or email our team at info@marylandaddictionrecovery.com. For more information on all of our drug addiction, alcohol addiction and co-occurring disorder services and recovery resources, please visit our web site at www.marylandaddictionrecovery.com.
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