2025 ACMT Symposium: Harm Reduction in the Management of Substance Use Disorders April 3, 2025 | Fairmont Hotel, Vancouver, Canada
2025 ACMT Symposium: Harm Reduction in the Management of Substance Use Disorders
April 3, 2025
Fairmont Hotel,
Vancouver, Canada
Join the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) on Thursday, April 3, 2025 for the ACMT Symposium: Harm Reduction in the Management of SUD at the Fairmont Hotel in Vancouver, Canada.
Harm reduction has become a key tool in managing substance use disorders (SUD), yet remains loosely defined. It encompasses various measures, including needle exchanges, naloxone distribution, safe consumption sites, and fentanyl test strips. While needle exchange programs have proven effective in reducing infections from intravenous drug use, the impact of other harm reduction strategies is harder to quantify.
Support for harm reduction varies among professionals and the recovery community, with its success depending on when and where the tools are used, the methods chosen, and the combination with other treatments. Different settings—emergency departments, ICUs, or outpatient clinics—may require distinct approaches.
Vancouver’s pioneering leadership in harm reduction makes it an ideal location for this full-day in-person symposium, which will explore harm reduction in detail, presenting the latest evidence and examining its application in special populations, healthcare settings, and recovery stages. Topics include integrating harm reduction with SUD medications and substance use education, inpatient high-dose methadone titration, and a case-based panel discussion on “Lived Experience.” The symposium will appeal to a wide range of professionals in medicine, including those in family medicine, emergency medicine, medical toxicology, addiction medicine, and beyond.
Continuing Education
Continuing Education: Continuing Medical Education (CME), Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) and Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) credits are available for this activity. It is expected that learners will receive up to 6.00 credits for learning and change.
Hotel Reservations
ACMT has secured a discounted rate for attendees of our 2025 ACMT Annual Scientific Meeting & Symposia. We encourage you to book your stay at the conference hotel for the best selection and price!
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
900 West Georgia St.
Vancouver, BC VC6 2W6
Exclusive hotel rate available until March 10, 2025 or when room block is filled, whichever comes first.
Questions?
Please write to ACMT at events@acmt.net