Events

Our #VCBHLectureSeries is back! We are thrilled to kick off the FY23 season with guest speaker, Steven Shoptaw, PhD, Executive Director of the Center for Behavioral and Addiction Medicine at UCLA. He will present,” Contingency Management, HIV, and MSM: Current Status.” Dr. Shoptaw’s lecture is timely as we recognize Recovery Monthin September and look ahead to our 10th Annual Conference taking place October 6-7, 2022 with a focus on contingency management.

This talk will provide an update on the status of evidence supporting use of contingency management for addiction treatment and harm reduction among men who have sex with men and for improving outcomes for HIV care and prevention. Attendees will understand the evidence describing outcomes when using contingency management for stimulant use disorders delivered in treatment and harm reduction settings for men who have sex with men. In addition, learners will also understand the ways contingency management can be used to improve HIV care and prevention outcomes, in primary care and specialty settings.

Steven Shoptaw is a licensed psychologist and a professor in both the Department of Family Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA. He is also an Honorary Professor at the University of Cape Town. For nearly 30 years, Dr. Shoptaw has conducted a series of clinical studies in community clinic settings, primarily on topics that involve developing and testing medical and behavioral interventions to treat substance use disorder and prevent the spread of HIV. He works with a broad spectrum of partners from university, government and community settings. In addition, he maintains a regular caseload of patients and provides training and mentorship to students and postdoctoral fellows. He was recently named Editor in Chief of the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Dr. Shoptaw’s CV boasts more than 40 research grants and over 300 peer reviewed journal articles and book chapters.