American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)

The latest AAAP podcast episode is live! 🎙️

In this episode we talk with the current AAAP Visiting Scholars, Drs. Justine Welsh and Anne McBride about how they used this program to do a needs assessment with Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Faculty on addiction training then implemented a lecture series to meet these needs. The goal being to increase knowledge among faculty so that they can turn this into patient care practices but also teach fellows and residents to improve care for young patients with addiction issues.

🎧 Listen now on SoundCloud: https://bit.ly/40ngLcG

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𝗡𝗲𝘄: and finalized a rule on Wednesday that would allow providers who have not had an in-person visit with a patient to prescribe six months’ worth of buprenorphine through telehealth, including through audio-only visits.

The DEA and also issued a separate final rule on Wednesday that would extend these flexibilities to the Department of Veterans Affairs providers and a proposed rule to create a “special registration” process for providers to be able to prescribe controlled substances, such as stimulants used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder through telehealth to patients they haven’t seen in person.

Read more: https://bit.ly/42k4CIi

AAAP is seeking a distinguished and dynamic individual to serve as the Editor-in-Chief of the 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 (𝘈𝘑𝘈), a peer-reviewed publication and the flagship journal of AAAP.

The AJA seeks to advance the field of Addiction Psychiatry through the dissemination of cutting-edge research on the etiology, prevention, identification, and treatment of substance use disorders (SUD) and co-occurring psychiatric disorders. The journal includes genetics and epidemiology of SUD and aims to influence the practice of Addiction Psychiatry globally through the dissemination of cutting-edge advances to the Addiction Psychiatry community.

Join us in shaping the future of Addiction Psychiatry and advancing the mission of the 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. Learn more and apply by March 1, 2025: https://bit.ly/40afwxq

released a new notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to expand the number of fellows at accredited addiction medicine and addiction psychiatry fellowship programs trained as addiction medicine specialists.

These fellows will practice in medically underserved, community-based settings that integrate primary care with mental health disorder and substance use disorder (SUD) prevention and treatment services. The fellowship must include training in prevention and treatment services in medically underserved community-based settings, including in rural areas, that have limited or no access to SUD prevention or treatment. The Addiction Medicine Fellowship (AMF) program trains both addiction medicine and addiction psychiatry fellows.

Learn more and apply by February 28, 2025: bit.ly/3C61gxE

🗓️ Need help with your application? Join the AMF Technical Assistance Webinar on January 14 from 2–3:30 pm EST: https://bit.ly/3C7roZ2

𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀: grant recipients using contingency management for the treatment of SUDs can now provide a motivational incentive value of up to $750 per patient per year, a significant increase from the previous $75 grant cap. This is subject to requirements set forth in SAMHSA’s new advisory, which can be read here: https://bit.ly/40rivTs

Increasing this cap is crucial for enhancing the effectiveness of treatments for substance use disorders. We at AAAP have long advocated for an increase of the previous grant cap, alongside numerous other organizations, stakeholders, researchers, and individuals close to those suffering from this national epidemic.

We are hopeful that this progress will help save lives and enhance recovery outcomes across the nation.

AAAP recently received Joint Accreditation with Commendation, the highest level of accreditation offered by the collaboration of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Accreditation Program (ANCC).

Through Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education™, AAAP can offer continuing education activities for multiple professions through a single application process and shared set of accreditation standards. Only 174 organizations in the United States are currently Joint Accredited and only 33 have “Joint Accreditation with Commendation.”

Read more in our press release: https://bit.ly/4gJjl3K

Join AAAP and presenter Robert J. Gregory, MD for this month’s Advanced Psychotherapy session, “The Difficult Patient: Deconstructing Challenging Interactions using Principles of Dynamic Deconstructive Psychotherapy,” on Wednesday, January 8, from 5:30-7:00 pm EST.

Treatment of patients with substance use disorders can be fraught with challenges for clinicians. Through their denial system, this patient population may have difficulty fully engaging in treatment, and their interactions can generate strong emotional reactions in the clinicians who are treating them. In this presentation, Dr. Gregory will use principles from Dynamic Deconstructive Psychotherapy to provide a model for understanding some of the dilemmas in working with this patient population and how they may inform pragmatic therapeutic interventions.

Register: https://bit.ly/4gW8SBA

Happy New Year from all of us at AAAP! 🎊

As we begin 2025, we reflect on what has been an impactful past year for AAAP. Our focus—providing clinicians with evidence-based education and training to meet the needs of people with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental illness—has led to remarkable achievements, strengthened partnerships, and a growing sense of community.

Highlights include:

🌟Receiving Joint Accreditation with Commendation, the highest level of accreditation offered! Only 174 organizations in the United States are currently Joint Accredited, and only 33 have “Joint Accreditation with Commendation” status.

🌟 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded AAAP to continue the Opioid Response Network (ORN) initiative. The award provides $18.5M per year for up to three years. Since its inception, ORN has received nearly 8,000 requests for technical assistance across every state and territory, and trained over 100,000 people during the last 2-year grant cycle, working with over 50 national partners to truly make a difference for people and communities impacted by substance use disorders.

🌟Through PCSS-MOUD, another AAAP-led SAMSHA grant initiative, we worked with more than 50 organizations and continued to train thousands of clinicians in the diagnosis and treatment of opioid use disorder and other substance use disorders. To date, PCSS-MOUD has trained more than 1 million clinicians with hundreds of educational offerings!

🌟 Advanced best practices by updating three PIPs, revamping our Advanced Addiction Psychopharmacology course, continuing our Advanced Psychotherapy Curriculum webinar series with 300+ registered for each webinar, and releasing a bi-monthly webinar with almost 10,000 participants to satisfy the DEA’s 8-hour training requirements.

…and so much more!

Thank you to our many partners and collaborators who helped to make this year a success. We wish you all the best in 2025! 💫

Happy holidays from all of us at AAAP! Best wishes to you and yours for a peaceful holiday season and a wonderful new year 🌟

Congratulations to all those who matched from the 2024/2025 Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship Class! The future of addiction psychiatry looks bright with these dedicated and compassionate individuals leading the way 🌟

In 2022, 34,000 Americans died from overdoses involving stimulants. Yet, there are no FDA-approved medications for treating Stimulant Use Disorder.

Contingency Management has emerged as the standard of care for this disease, according to the leading medical societies in the field of addiction treatment. Unfortunately, access to this treatment is undermined by the existing financial restrictions imposed by SAMHSA and other federal agencies.

Given the urgency of the addiction crisis and the strong backing by scientific evidence, we respectfully urge the Biden administration to increase the cap on patient incentives. Lifting this limit would save lives and enhance recovery outcomes across the nation.

Read our full statement: https://bit.ly/4gkjsSV

📢 Don’t forget: AAAP members or ABPN Diplomates who registered for the Annual Meeting receive free access
to the Self-Assessment Examination 2024!

This activity awards up to 10 Category 1 CME as Self-Assessment credits with the ABPN. AAAP Members or ABPN Diplomates who attended the meeting should have received a code in an email to access the exam. If not, please email [email protected].

Access here: https://bit.ly/41AZyyz

Join AAAP and presenter Richard Hersh, MD for this month’s Advanced Psychotherapy session, “Transference-Focused Psychotherapy,” on Wednesday, December 18, from 5:30-7:00 pm EST.

Originally an evidence-based treatment for borderline personality disorder, Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP) aims to reduce symptoms and improve patient functioning. Discover how its principles are now transforming care across various personality disorders and settings—including acute care, risk management, and public health environments. Learn to apply these techniques to enhance patient outcomes and elevate your practice.

Register: https://bit.ly/4faDFJO

Our 35th Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium, held in Naples, FL, at the Naples Grande Beach Resort, was filled with unmatched energy, educational excellence and robust networking—and a big dose of fun! 🤩

Thanks to the hard work of the AAAP Board of Directors, the Scientific Program Committee, AAAP staff, and nearly 600 attendees, the 2024 meeting was a great success. As usual, it was fantastic to see everyone; the smiles and laughter were wonderful.

Check out the full recap for photos and event highlights here: https://bit.ly/3OPQU84

Mark your calendars for next year’s 36th Annual Meeting, taking place November 6-9 in San Francisco! 🌉

The latest issue of The American Journal on Addictions is live! 📖

Did you know that each issue offers one free CME article for AAAP members? Access this month’s CME-eligible article, “Emotional regulation in Gaming Disorder: A systematic review,” directly from the AAAP Member Portal: https://bit.ly/4bfBrXK
 
Non-AAAP members can purchase instant access to the article here: https://bit.ly/3wgwDmk

Happy Match Day to the 2024/2025 Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship Class! 🎉 The need for skilled and caring providers has never been greater, and we are excited to see what’s in store for this new generation of addiction psychiatrists!

Today is , the perfect time to support the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry’s Sheldon I. Miller Fund. 100% of donations to the fund support educational activities and trainings for Addiction Psychiatry trainees.

Named after one of AAAP’s founding members, Dr. Sheldon Miller, the fund has helped hundreds of trainees take courses and attend meetings that otherwise would have been out of their financial reach.

According to SAMHSA, 17.82% of adults in the U.S. had a substance use disorder in the past year, totaling over 45 million people. Together, we can support the next generation of leaders in treating patients with SUD and co-occurring mental illness.

Please consider making a donation today: https://www.aaap.org/about/donate/

Join PCSS-MOUD and Dr. Michelle P. Durham for the upcoming webinar, “Inequities in Black People Accessing and Receiving Substance Use Treatment,” on Thursday, December 5, from 2:00-3:00 pm EST.

This presentation will provide an in-depth analysis of the systemic inequities that Black individuals face in accessing and receiving substance use treatment. Through data and research, the presentation will aim to educate healthcare providers on how to better support Black patients with substance use disorders (SUDs) and advocate for systemic changes in the healthcare and criminal justice systems. This presentation is designed to empower healthcare professionals to address these gaps and work towards a more just and equitable healthcare system for Black patients with substance use disorders. 

Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/3Z7Mjmf