MERF was established in 1981 to increase and improve the education of physicians about alcoholism and other drug dependencies— specifically about the evidence, the science base, and how to apply it with patients. We particularly stress the clinical continuum of diagnosis, treatment and recovery for the patient and their family members.
read moreLearn about MERF from the comments of those who have participated in our mentored learning experiences at conferences in the past.
read moreMERF provides mentored learning experiences at the California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) Annual Conferences.
The next conference is September 5-8, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, San Francisco, CA.
Click here to view list of 2011 MERF Scholarship Recipients
Contact CSAM at csam@compuserve.com
Review brochures (PDF) from past conferences: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005.
For those of us who are learning and teaching about addiction, there are hundreds (thousands) of resources and very little time to sort through them. We have selected items and present them here with our notes for why they are helpful and how they can be used.
see all resourcesMERF supports SBIRT activities to improve teaching skills about screening for and assessing alcohol and drug use, conducting brief intervention and making referrals.
see SBIRT resources