Minds filled with knowledge fill lives with hope
The American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) provides healthcare professionals the education and tools needed to make a real impact on people’s lives.
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Call for Abstracts
The applications to submit papers, posters, and workshops for our 30th Annual Meeting are open now! Deadline to submit is June 3, 2019.
Call for Symposia
The application to submit a Symposium for our 30th Annual Meeting is open now! Deadline to submit has been extended to March 28, 2019.
Membership
Be part of the leading organization for Addiction Psychiatry on the cutting edge of knowledge, policy, and information.
Fellowships
ABPN offers certification in the subspecialty of Addiction Psychiatry to physicians who have completed accredited residency programs in general psychiatry.
Addiction is a growing epidemic.
It demands a growing base of knowledge.
We are committed to strengthening Addiction Psychiatry specialty training, fostering careers in Addition Psychiatry, and promoting evidence-based practices in the prevention, treatment and recovery for patients.
Our Grants
AAAP is the lead organization directing two SAMHSA grants with a coalition of national professional organizations nationwide. This coalition represents over one million health providers working together to provide educational resources, training and mentoring.
MOC
Requirements
AAAP has been in the forefront of developing MOC activities for the last two years. Our goal is to help our members and affiliates demonstrate ongoing lifelong learning in Addiction Psychiatry as well as competence in their practice.
Addictions and Their Treatment
The Addictions and Their Treatment course is an intensive three-day course. This course helps health providers to prepare for their boards or simply gain comprehensive knowledge in addictions to enhance their clinical practice.
Job Board
AAAP maintains a job board as a resource for its members at no cost (upon approval) and others interested in the field of Addiction Psychiatry.
Our ability to transform lives is only as strong as our membership. Get involved!
Changing news about changing lives.
March 4, 2019
Real-Time Remote Therapies Effective for Smoking Cessation
BONITA SPRINGS, Florida — Offering evaluation and treatment for smoking cessation via audiovisual (AV) conferencing results in quit rates equivalent to those achieved with in-person treatment, new r… Read more
March 3, 2019
Overdose Risk Factors in Addicted Youth Identified
BONITA SPRINGS, Florida — Young people with substance use disorders (SUDs) who are in treatment are at greater risk for overdose if they have a history of IV drug use or mood dysregulation, new rese… Read more
March 2, 2019
Electrical Stimulation May Prevent Opioid-Overdose Death
BONITA SPRINGS, Florida — Electrical stimulation delivered by either an implantable device similar to a pacemaker or externally, via an automated external defibrillator (AED)–type device, may rest… Read more