CSAM-SMCA
2024 Scientific Conference

November 14-16, 2024

Hamilton Convention Centre

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Shaping the Future Together

The 2024 CSAM-SMCA Annual Scientific Conference brings Canada’s addiction medicine community together to share new research, ideas and guidance on best practice.

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Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation

The Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation (CACCF) has granted 32 CEUs for the three-day CSAM-SMCA 2024 Scientific Conference.

Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association

The Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) has granted 32 CECs for the three-day CSAM-SMCA 2024 Scientific Conference.

The College of Family Physicians of Canada

This Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Ontario Chapter for up to 30.75 Mainpro+ credits.

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and approved by the University of Calgary Office of Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development. Participants may claim a maximum of 30.75 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

Pre-workshop: 5.5 hours
Conference Day 1: 6.75 hours
Conference Day 2: 6.0 hours
Conference Day 3: 6.0 hours
Fundamentals Course: 6.5 hours

Claiming your credits: Visit MAINPORT https://mainport.royalcollege.ca Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org/go/internationalcme.

Art Gallery of Hamilton

Gala Dinner

Join us on November 15 at the Art Gallery of Hamilton.

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Optional Events

Discover pre- & post-conference education options, including workshops & local treatment facility tours.

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Conference Program

See the full conference program.

Student Bursaries

Student Bursaries

An opportunity to learn about and pursue a career in addiction medicine.

Hotel Room

Book Your Hotel

CSAM-SMCA Conference attendees enjoy significant savings at the Sheraton Hamilton Hotel.

By the end of this conference, participants will be able to:

Describe current challenges faced in the field of addiction medicine in Canada

List the latest discoveries in clinical practice and research in addiction medicine

Integrate new best practice guidelines in addiction medicine into their clinical settings

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All Canadians interested in addiction medicine are welcome to attend the CSAM-SMCA Annual Scientific Conference. If you are not a member and you would like to receive conference-related updates, share your email address below and we’ll add you to the mailing list.

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The 2024 CSAM-SMCA Scientific Conference is Accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation, and Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association.