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Description:

Complimentary breakfast & presentations hosted by Chris Goetz, Treatment Placement Specialists®

Presented by Donnie Sansom, DO, Associate Medical Director of Sierra Tucson & Lee Spencer, MD, Medical Director Sanative Health

2 CE Credits Offered

Date:  Monday, March 11, 2019

Networking & Check-In: 8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast & Presentation: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m

Location:

The Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek
2821 Turtle Creek Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75219

Course Description:

It is no secret that our nation is in the throes of an opioid crisis - throughout this presentation, Dr. Donnie Sansom, and Dr. Lee Spencer will explore the ways in which the epidemic was formed, were we currently stand in combating it, and how we can address opiate addiction as treatment providers. Dialogue will center around a continuum of care treatment for inpatient and residential patients in MAT programs, as well as alternative pain management strategies and integrative modalities including replacement medications such as Buprenorphine and Naloxone. Dr. Sansom will lead a discussion regarding the underlying etiology of addiction, trauma, anxiety and physical pain. Explore opportunities to improve current treatment practices and capitalize on current treatment success with the focus on “Prescribing With a Purpose.”

Course Objectives

1. Attendees will describe the underlying etiology of addiction, trauma, anxiety and physical pain.
2. Attendees will list alternative pain management strategies and modalities.
3. Attendees will list strategies for addressing opioid addiction diagnostically and therapeutically.
4. Attendees will describe current inpatient and MAT practices and how to capitalize on treatments success.

 

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**Attendees for this intermediate/advance level presentation are behavioral healthcare professionals in private practice, treatment program clinical directors/staff, community agencies and various mental health disciplines. This program is sponsored by Sierra Tucson. Sierra Tucson is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for behavioral healthcare professionals in private practice, treatment program clinical directors/staff, community agencies and various mental health disciplines; Sierra Tucson maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Presenter Bios:

Donnie Sansom, DO, Associate Medical Director Sierra Tucson

Donald Sansom, DO received his Bachelor of Science from Northern Arizona University in 1987, and his Doctor of Osteopathy degree from A.T. Still University (Kirksville Campus) in 1991. He completed an internship in internal medicine at the Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati and, subsequently, completed his residency in anesthesiology at the University of Cincinnati in 1995, spending his last year serving as elected Chief Resident. From 1995 through 2012, he practiced in a diverse and robust private practice setting with an emphasis in obstetrical and pediatric anesthesia at Tucson Medical Center. In addition to his busy clinical practice, Dr. Sansom served in a variety of administrative and clinical leadership positions at Tucson Medical Center, including serving as Anesthesia Department Chairman, and as a member of the medical executive committee. During that time, he volunteered for five years co-leading medical mission trips to Honduras to serve the medically indigent.

Upon retiring from anesthesia in 2012, Dr. Sansom became the medical director in a corrections facility and launched what would become the next chapter in his career as he began working with individuals with various forms of substance abuse and co-morbidities. In 2015, Dr. Sansom left the medical director position to pursue an opportunity to start a drug and alcohol treatment center in both a clinical and administrative role, further cementing his commitment to treating patients with addiction.

Dr. Sansom has a passion for working with individuals with all forms of substance use disorder and shepherding them along a path of lifelong sobriety and health. To that end, he is firmly committed to Sierra Tucson’s holistic multidisciplinary approach. He has interests in neuroscience as it relates to addiction, mindfulness, neuroplasticity, and spirituality. Dr. Sansom is intrigued by how science and spirituality intersect in medicine and in people’s lives and strongly believes in educating patients about addiction as a disease and about recovery.

Dr. Sansom is a Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology, a member of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), the American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine (AOAAM), and he holds certificates in AOAAM Essentials of Addiction Medicine and has completed the AOAAM advanced Addiction Medicine Course.

 

Dr. Lee Spencer, Board-Certified Psychiatrist, Medical Director Sanative Health

Lee Spencer, M.D., is a board-certified addiction and general psychiatrist who specializes in the treatment of addictions (chemical as well as behavioral) as well as all forms of mental illness. Dr. Lee provide comprehensive and personalized care for all of his patients; this includes medication management and psychotherapy.

Dr. Lee has a passion for and expertise in treating substance use disorders (alcohol use disorders, as well as opioid, stimulant, sedative, hallucinogen, and dissociative use disorders, as well as many others). Often, his patients have substance use issues as well as other mental illnesses or behavioral disorders that complicate their addictions and make recovery more difficult. Dr. Lee uses an individualized approach - incorporating whatever treatment approach necessary to help someone improve.

Dr. Lee is trained to provide expert care for people with mood disorders (major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder type I, and bipolar disorder type II) and anxiety disorders (panic, generalized anxiety, specific and situational phobia, and obsessive compulsive disorders). He is also trained in treatment of attention disorders (attention deficit disorder and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder), demoralization and grief.

Dr. Lee is a graduate from medical school at Tulane University School of medicine. In 2009, he completed a medical internship at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, an internship heavy on intensive care and time on the inpatient wards. He later completed psychiatry residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital and a 1-year fellowship in Addiction Psychiatry from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

From 2014-2016, Dr. Lee served as Medical Director for chemical dependency treatment at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, TX - where he developed a comprehensive treatment program for patients struggling with addiction and mental illness.

Currently, Dr. Lee is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at UTSW and Medical Director of the Addiction Intensive Outpatient Program. He also serves as a consultant to Sanative, LLC as Medical Director for the Dallas clinic.

RSVP Information: Deadline by Friday, March 8, 2019

There is no cost to attend this event, but an RSVP is required by completing the form below.  If you have any questions, please contact, Chris Goetz at Chris.Goetz@acadiahealthcare.com  or call/text (469) 400-7499.