Substance Use Disorders Update: Review of SUD Treatment within Special Populations

Glenview, IL US
November 18, 2026
This symposium will explore the complex and evolving landscape of substance use disorders, with a focus on prevention, early identification, treatment, and recovery across specialized and vulnerable populations. Leading experts in psychiatry and related disciplines will examine substance use disorders in the context of chronic pain, pregnancy, mental health conditions, and other co-occurring disorders, while addressing disparities and barriers that can limit access to effective care.
 
Sessions will highlight current evidence-based approaches to screening, assessment, referral, intervention, and treatment, including pharmacotherapy and other treatment modalities. The program will also address emerging areas of addiction, including gambling and other behavioral addictions, and examine evidence-based approaches to their management. Through expert presentations and discussion, participants will gain practical strategies to recognize substance use disorders, navigate treatment options, and improve care for individuals and populations affected by addiction.

Target Audience

This activity is intended for psychiatrists, psychologists, primary care physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, counselors, and other healthcare professionals involved in the screening, assessment, referral, treatment, and management of patients with substance use disorders and co-occurring conditions. The program is particularly relevant to clinicians caring for specialized and vulnerable populations, including individuals with chronic pain, mental health conditions, pregnancy, and other complex or co-occurring disorders.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Identify appropriate screening and assessment strategies and apply evidence-based approaches to referral, intervention, and treatment of substance use disorders in specialized populations;
  • Compare evidence-based treatment modalities, including pharmacotherapy, and select appropriate treatment approaches for substance use disorders in vulnerable populations;
  • Recognize emerging and co-occurring addictive disorders, including gambling disorder, and describe evidence-based approaches to their treatment and management.
Additional information
ACGME/ABMS Core Competencies: 
Patient Care and Procedural Skills
Medical Knowledge
Practice-based Learning and Improvement
Systems-based Practice
For more information, please contact:
CME Coordinator Contact Name: 
Evelyn Morales
CME Coordinator Contact Email: 
[email protected]
CME Coordinator Contact Phone: 
847-570-2548

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Summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 4.50 Participation
Event starts: 
11/18/2026 - 8:00am
Event ends: 
11/18/2026 - 1:00pm
Activity opens: 
09/25/2026
Activity expires: 
12/18/2026
Add to calendar: 
TimeSessionFaculty
8:00 AM – 8:10 AMIntroductionAdrienne Adams, MD, Moderator
8:15 AM – 9:00 AMEngagement and Retention of the Non Abstinent Patient in Substance Use Disorder TreatmentLaura Parise, MD and The Doreen E. Chapman Center Team
9:00 AM – 9:45 AMAddressing Substance Use Disorders in the Geriatric PopulationKunal Gandhi, MD
9:45 AM – 10:30 AMTreatment for Opioid Use Disorder in the Fentanyl EraHumna Fayyaz, MD
10:30 AM – 10:35 AMBreak 
10:35 AM – 11:15 AMManagement of Substance Use Disorders During PregnancyRamon Solhkhah, MD
11:15 AM – 12:00 PMThe Crown Isn't Yours: Understanding Gambling DisorderKevin Masterson, MD
12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLunch & Question PanelAll Speakers
The agenda is subject to change.
Endeavor Health Glenbrook Hospital
2100 Pfingsten Rd
Glenview, IL 60035
United States
HYBRID MEETING
This activity can be attended in person or virtually. For more information, contact Evelyn Morales via email.

ACCESSIBILITY The University of Chicago is committed to providing equal access appropriate to need and circumstances and complies fully with legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are in need of special accommodation, please contact Evelyn Morales via email at [email protected].
 
The University of Chicago reserves the right to cancel or postpone this conference due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event this activity must be cancelled or postponed, the registration fee will be refunded; however, The University of Chicago is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.
COURSE DIRECTOR
Adrienne Adams, MD
 
Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships prior to the start of the activity.

Additionally, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
Physician Credit
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and Endeavor Health. The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other Participant Credit
Other participants will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.

Please note: The credit-claiming process closes 1 month after the activity ends. Requests submitted more than 1 month after the event date may incur additional fees.
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Registration TypeFee
In Person$25
Virtual$25
Registration is non-refundable.


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