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The 2025 American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD) Conference will be held October 4 – 8 in Philadelphia at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. The 2025 conference theme is “The Evolving Field of Opioid Treatment.”

Early registration is open now through June 30. Register here.

The aim of the conference is to educate and promote acceptance and integration of medication-assisted treatment options by patients, families, clinicians, the medical system, judicial systems, government, policymakers, social service administrations, and the general public. Presenters will disseminate innovative, evidence-based initiatives and treatment techniques to better serve patients and providers, improve program development and administration, promote integration across the continuum of care, and enhance patient outcomes to assist communities in developing an effective response to this crisis.

The Pennsylvania Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (PATOD), the state chapter of AATOD, is a member of RCPA. RCPA member Josh Nirella, Regional Director for Acadia’s Comprehensive Treatment Centers, is Conference Chair. RCPA member Pam Gehlmann, Regional Director for Pinnacle Treatment Centers, is Host Committee Chair.

More information is available on the 2025 AATOD Conference website.

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The American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD) has asked the National Governors’ Association to encourage the country’s governors to include opioid treatment programs (OTPs) in the first round of Covid vaccination distribution. AATOD is also recommending that OTPs, which operate under the oversight of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and state opioid treatment authorities, including the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP), get access to Covid vaccinations to inoculate their patients. Many patients treated in OTPs are medically vulnerable with medical co-morbidities. More information can be found here.