The American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) held its annual meeting and symposium December 8-11, 2011 in Scottsdale, AZ. AAAP is an international professional membership organization founded in 1985 with approximately 1,000 members. Membership consists of psychiatrists working with addiction, faculty at various academic institutions, medical students, residents and fellows, and related health professionals making a contribution to the field of addiction psychiatry. This conference provides physicians and allied health professionals who treat patients with substance use and mental health disorders the latest scientific developments in Addiction Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine. The meeting is structured to encourage interaction among clinicians from various disciplines, approaches, and settings. Lifeskills South Florida exhibited at the conference and staff attended concurrent educational sessions.
Resources: www.aaap.org
 Petros Levounis, MD of The Addiction Institute of New York and Michael Gillis, MSW of Lifeskills South Florida |
 Nancy Nitenson, MD of Boston, MA |
 Nancy Merrill, APRN, BC of McLean Hospital, Joel Rusher of Turning Point and Pam Alvich of Silverhill Hospital |
 John Mariani, MD AAAP Program Chair and Director of Columbia University's Substance Treatment and Research Service (STARS) |
 Roger Weiss, MD Chief, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Program of McLean Hospital and Grace Hennessey, MD of VA NY Harbor Healthcare System |
 Sherry Nykiel, MD Director, McLean Center at Fernside |
 Jaime Grodzicki, MD Silverhill Hospital and Marc Galanter, MD of New York University |
 Eric Collins, MD New York Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical School |
Ed Khantzian, MD of Harvard University Medical School, Cambridge, MA