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Join ASAM Practice Pearls for in-depth discussions on addiction prevention, treatment, and recovery.
Geared toward healthcare professionals and individuals seeking knowledge, this series explores the latest evidence-based approaches to addiction medicine.
Listen to interviews with leading experts as they delve into critical topics and share practical tools you can use to improve patient care and promote public health.
Meet The Hosts
Stephen M. Taylor, MD, MPH, DFAPA, DFASAM
Seasons 1 and 2
Dr. Stephen M. Taylor is ASAM’s President and is board-certified in general psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, and addiction medicine. With over 30 years of practice experience, Dr. Taylor is dedicated to helping adolescents and adults overcome addiction and co-occurring psychiatric disorders.
Peter Selby, MBBS, CCFP(AM), FCFP, FASAM
Season 1
Dr. Peter Selby is a Senior Scientist and Senior Medical Consultant at CAMH and Vice-Chair of Research at the University of Toronto. He is a leader in treating addiction and its comorbidities, integrating technology to scale evidence-based interventions. With over 200 peer-reviewed publications and $100M in grant funding, his work includes a cohort of over 400,000 treated smokers in Ontario. Dr. Selby’s current research focuses on using Learning Health Systems to enhance patient care and provider satisfaction across diverse healthcare settings.
Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FACPM, DFASAM
Annual Conference Series
Dr. Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar is a family medicine, preventive medicine/public health, and addiction medicine physician. Dr. Salisbury-Afshar's work focuses on expanding access to evidence-based addiction treatment and harm reduction services. She has over 14 years of experience practicing in medically underserved settings. Dr. Salisbury-Afshar lectures nationally on addiction medicine topics, including the treatment of opioid use disorder, harm reduction, the intersection of addiction and the criminal legal system, and public health approaches to reduce overdose mortality.