ASAM Membership
The BupPractice training program is sponsored by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM). Currently, ASAM has approximately 3,214 members. You can easily become an ASAM member -- right now! Membership valid through 12/31/12.
ASAM membership has value for buprenorphine prescribers. Benefits of ASAM Membership:
- Involvement in the largest leading professional society actively seeking to define and expand the field of addiction medicine.
- Access to a network of leading experts in the field; meet friends, colleagues, mentors, role models, admired experts, and more in ASAM.
- Opportunity to develop treatment guidelines and protocols and to foster clinical research
- Receive discounts on ASAM publications, conferences, and courses.
- FREE ASAM News (bimonthly), Journal of Addictive Diseases (quarterly), ASAM’s Annual Membership Directory
- Exert influence on managed care's approach to addictions treatment through development of joint policy statements, use of the ASAM PPC-2R, and member involvement in managed care organizations and policies.
- Healthcare Professional and Accrediting Organization Representation in the AMA, AOA, JCAHO, NCQA, to name a few.
- Formulate and execute the Society's policies and programs, through service in elective office, in Chapters, on committees, and and to serve on future focus groups to determine members' needs and what members, non-members, and former members want from ASAM.
- Advocacy for comprehensive benefits for the treatment of addictive disorders, at full parity with benefits for the treatment of other medical disorders.
- and more!
If you see value in becoming an ASAM member, please complete these 3 easy sign-up steps - it is required to complete the membership information application as well as complete the payment step. Your membership will be valid through 12/31/2012.
- Step 1: Complete a short online membership application to indicate information such as your medical license # and specialty (link will open in same tab. After you complete this step, you will be redirected back to this page): Membership Information Application.
- Step 2: Select your ASAM Membership Category and Chapter. These two categories determine your total membership fee. National and Chapter dues payments (where applicable) are required. Please see the attachment below for state chapter pricing information.
- Step 3: Pay the Membership Fee.
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