1. American society of addiction medicine Overview NASADAD Board Meeting Thursday, March 7, 2019

2. ASAM is the leading national medical society representing 6,300+ physician and clinician addiction specialists dedicated to:
Being the professional community for those who prevent, treat, & promote remission & recovery from the disease of addiction, and
Providing resources for continuing innovation, advancement, & implementation of addiction science and care.

3. What ASAM Does CONNECT EDUCATE TREAT ADVOCATE
Connecting members & key stakeholders
ADVOCATE
Advocating for quality addiction treatment
EDUCATE
Educating physicians, clinicians, and the public
TREAT
Treating patients based on science and evidence-informed practices

4. Connect: ASAM Membership
6,300+ members, including 800+ Associate Members!

5. Connect: State Chapters
ASAM has active chapters around the US.
All ASAM members pay dues to national and a chapter, if there is an active one where they live or practice.
Some chapters cover multiple states such as our Northern New England Chapter that covers Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.
ASAM Chapters are involved in advocacy issues at their state level; offer CME; and provide networking and support to their local members.
Some of our larger chapters such as California, New York, and Florida hold large annual meetings; have lobbyists that work in their state capitols and very active.
Our chapters are often the eyes and ears of important developments at the state level. Our Board of Directors includes Regional Directors who provide direct connections from the chapters to our national governing body.
Contact information for each of our chapters is available on the ASAM website.

6. Advocate: Federal, State & Payer
Teach it – strengthen and expand the workforce and dispel stigma
Standardize it – ensure patients receive evidence-based care
Cover it – expand patient access to coordinated, comprehensive addiction care

7. Treat: ASAM Criteria Product Suite
Level of Care (LoC) Certification
Copyrights and Permissions
Training
CONTINUUM

8. Treat: ASAM Criteria Implementation
ASAM Level of Care Standards
Multidimensional
Assessment
Patient Placement Decision Rules
Patient entering SUD Treatment
Continuum of Care
Regular reassessment
and adjustment of LOC placement as needed

11. Treat: LoC Certification
Launches Summer 2019
Delivered in partnership with CARF International
Will the be first program of its kind to independently assess and verify treatment programs’ ability to deliver services with fidelity to The ASAM Criteria
The certification standards were developed by an expert panel of ASAM members with oversight by ASAM’s Quality Improvement Council
CARF personnel will conduct in-person program surveys to verify the presence of ratable elements sufficient to satisfy the proprietary scoring methodology
The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and CARF International (CARF) announcing on Monday the pilot launch of a national certification program for addiction treatment programs that demonstrate the ability to deliver services consistent with established national guidelines for levels of care.
The partnership leverages ASAM’s expertise in defining the science and art of addiction treatment and CARF’s accreditation infrastructure and internationally recognized experience in assessing the delivery of health care services.

12. Treat: LoC Certification (cont’d)
Will initially cover residential programs at Levels 3.1, 3.5, and 3.7 of The ASAM Criteria
Unlike accreditation, Level of Care certification will differentiate between the many Levels of Care available for addiction treatment
All certified programs will be listed in a searchable online database
Patients and payors will be able to find programs equipped to deliver evidence-based treatment
Treatment programs will receive recognition for their commitment to helping patients

13. Why is an ASAM Level of Care Certification Needed?
Provides an independent assessment of a program capacity to provide care with fidelity to an ASAM Criteria Level of Care
Supports adoption of standards of care to improve the quality of addiction treatment
A tool for states, payers, and healthcare systems to support their efforts to implement the ASAM Criteria with fidelity
Provide patients and families, and other stakeholders with confidence that a program has the capacity to provide the appropriate level of care
CERTIFIED
When it’s time to get help, people are at their most vulnerable. Admitting that there is a problem is hard enough, now they have to figure out which programs can deliver the best care for them or their loved one.
The ASAM Certification provides information regarding which programs are capable of delivering the most appropriate care for an individual patient

14. Treat: LoC Certification (cont’d)
ASAM is working to develop assistive trainings and publications:
Elements Manual
Self-assessment Workbook
Q1 2019
Phase 1 Pilot
Q2 2019
Phase 2 Pilot
Q3 2019
Full launch

15. Treat: Copyrights and Permissions
The ASAM Criteria can play a critical role in advancing treatment standards for addiction care
With recent expansion in use, ASAM sees a growing trend of misuse of The ASAM Criteria by some treatment providers and payers
The ASAM Criteria copyright and permissions process will be updated to include agreements that will enable parties to publicly reference their use of The ASAM Criteria
Agreements with States and other public entities will be free
Fees for providers will be modest, enough to cover the costs associated with ensuring reliable and consistent representation of the use of The ASAM Criteria

16. Relation to the ASAM Level of Care Certification
Certified programs will not need permissions agreements to reference their certification.
Permissions agreements will be needed to reference The ASAM Criteria in other capacities (e.g. patient placement recommendations)

17. Treat: ASAM Criteria Training
Launches Summer 2019
Comprehensive suite of competency-based learning activities
Will help multiple audiences ensure appropriate use of The ASAM Criteria in practice

18. Treat: CONTINUUM More than 50,000 cases are now in the system
Criminal justice version is in development
Exploring the possibility of developing adolescent and Spanish language versions
Release 2.6.1, which added more specificity to recommendations of opioid treatment services and updated withdrawal management scoring, is now live nationwide

19. Permissions for ASAM CONTINUUM Users
ASAM CONTINUUM users will not need a permissions agreement to reference their use of the software or The ASAM Criteria to make patient placement recommendations.
Permissions agreements will be needed for refencing use of The ASAM Criteria in other ways.

20. Treat: Guidelines

21. Educate: Overview Overall:
Single largest provider of addiction medicine CME:
19,000 learners (80,000+ sessions) for online
8,600 learners for live education
Hundreds of CME hours in ASAM’s e-Learning Center
Courses (Live and Online):
Annual Conference and Pre-Conference Courses
The ASAM Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Course (includes waiver qualifying training) for physicians, NPs and PAs
Pain Management and Opioids: Balancing Risks and Benefits
Fundamentals of Addiction Medicine

22. Educate: Fundamentals 40–Hour Program for Primary Care Providers
ASAM Fundamentals of Addiction Medicine
40-Hour CME Program ™
First Activity 
Live or Online Workshop
(8 or 5 Hours)
Pain Management and Opioids –
Live or Online
(2.5 Hours)
FAME TeleECHO Video Sessions
(8+ Hours)
Collection of Resources and Tools for Providers
Online Elective Topics
(Select from
over 80 Hours)
The ASAM Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Course –
(8 Hours)
Arlene starts here

23. Educate: Fundamentals (cont’d)
Coordinated with partners to send a highly impactful press release announcing the new program (66,600 subscribers media sources)
85 participants currently registered
In talks with 12 organizations/systems to deliver live workshops and enroll providers in the program
National Launch October 25,2018
Participants have access to over 80 hours of CME including BRAND NEW content developed specifically for the program:
5-hour ASAM Fundamentals Online Workshop
12 new online modules
Third FAME series scheduled for 2019
New and Timely Content

25. Questions?