TY - JOUR
T1 - Virtually there and back again
T2 - an overview of the 2021 and 2022 Scientific Annual Conferences of the International Society of Addiction Medicine
AU - Potenza, Marc N.
AU - Baldacchino, Alex M.
N1 - Funding: This article received support from the NIH/NIDA grant R13 DA052197. The ISAM 2021 and 2022 conferences were supported by NIDA, the World Health Organization, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Alberta Medical Association Section of Addiction Medicine.
PY - 2023/4/1
Y1 - 2023/4/1
N2 - The International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) has held annual conferences for over 20 years. Conference-related information, including main themes and selected abstracts, have been published regularly. This communication describes the events of the 2021 and 2022 conferences, the second virtual and first in-person/hybrid conference. These conferences were widely attended by addiction medicine professionals from around the world, and multiple topics, both pandemic-related and not, were covered. After a three-year period with two virtual meetings, the 2022 event in Valetta, Malta, provided an opportunity to reunite and discuss current information in person. Albeit with different formats, both meetings provided opportunities for sharing of recent, clinically relevant findings to assist in addressing addictions globally.
AB - The International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) has held annual conferences for over 20 years. Conference-related information, including main themes and selected abstracts, have been published regularly. This communication describes the events of the 2021 and 2022 conferences, the second virtual and first in-person/hybrid conference. These conferences were widely attended by addiction medicine professionals from around the world, and multiple topics, both pandemic-related and not, were covered. After a three-year period with two virtual meetings, the 2022 event in Valetta, Malta, provided an opportunity to reunite and discuss current information in person. Albeit with different formats, both meetings provided opportunities for sharing of recent, clinically relevant findings to assist in addressing addictions globally.
KW - Addictive behaviors
KW - Alcohol
KW - Compulsive behaviors
KW - Impulsive behaviors
KW - Substance-related disorders
U2 - 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109805
DO - 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109805
M3 - Article
C2 - 36827932
AN - SCOPUS:85149833224
SN - 0376-8716
VL - 245
JO - Drug and Alcohol Dependence
JF - Drug and Alcohol Dependence
M1 - 109805
ER -
