WSAM Addiction Medicine Summit 2026

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April 30, 2026

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WSAM Addiction Medicine Summit 2026

This bulletin is being sent by the Health Care Authority (HCA) on behalf of the Washington Society of Addiction Medicine (WSAM).

The Washington Society of Addiction Medicine (WSAM), in collaboration with the CHOICES, FIRST Clinic, the University of Washington Substance Use Recovery and Intervention Program (UW SURE), and the Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute (ADAI), are proud to present the 2026 WSAM Addiction Medicine Summit: From Hospitalization to Recovery. We invite you to join us, in community with advocates, clinicians, researchers, and system leaders to examine and reimagine how hospitals can serve as powerful entry points for addiction care. Round table discussions will include:

Managing pain, sedation, and surgical care for patients with substance use disorders (SUD).
Implementing shared decision-making across hospital, primary care, and behavioral health systems.
Discharging patients with SUD to skilled nursing facilities.

Summit details

Dates: June 12 - June 13
Time: 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Location: Cedarbrook Lodge in SeaTac, WA.

This is a free event that provides continuing medical education (CME). Take the survey to register for the summit.

Take the survey and register

Day 1: Perinatal addiction medicine as a model for integrated care

Learn how perinatal addiction medicine has advanced important models of trauma-informed, multidisciplinary, family-centered care. These approaches offer lessons for improving addiction care across general hospital settings and a foundation for new innovations in addiction care.

Day 2: Designing hospital care pathways for addiction

Learn about designs of effective hospital addiction care, with emphasis on clinical pathways, treatment initiation, and coordination across hospital and post-acute care settings.

Contact

Email: Jesika Westbrook at WSAM

About the Health Care Authority (HCA)

Functioning as both the state's largest health care purchaser and its behavioral health authority, the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is a leader in ensuring Washington residents have the opportunity to be as healthy as possible.

There are three pillars of our work: Apple Health (Medicaid); the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) and School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) programs; and behavioral health and recovery. Under these pillars, HCA purchases health care, including behavioral health treatment for more than 2.7 million Washington residents and provides behavioral health prevention, crisis, and recovery supports to all Washington residents.

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