The MRO & Beyond: Advanced Drug Testing Interpretation
March 17, 2016, The Waterfront Beach Resort, Huntington Beach, CA
Learning objectives:
- Describe the role of the Medical Review officer in reviewing drug and alcohol testing results.
- Identify the steps in confirming a positive drug test.
- Discuss the role of drug testing in addiction treatment.
- Understand the potential problems associated with interpreting post-mortem drug concentrations.
- Choose from alternative matrices for alcohol and drug testing
- Discuss applications and limits of synthetic cannabinoid testing.
Accreditation
The University of Alabama School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Alabama School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 7 “AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.” Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The University of Alabama School of Medicine is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution.
Satellite Session: MRO & Beyond Registration Fees
Category | Regular |
ACMT Members | $220 |
Fellows-in-Training/SPI | $140 |
Students/Residents | $110 |
Non-Members | $325 |
Continuing education pending (CME only) | $75 |
Agenda
Thursday, March 17, 2016
7:00-7:45am - Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:45-8:00am - Welcome and Introductions
8:00-8:40am - Drug Testing Panels and Specimen Collection Process
Kent W. Peterson, MD, FACOEM, FACPM
President, Occupational Health Strategies
Charlottesville, VA
8:40-9:20am - Laboratory Analysis and Medical Review Officer Basics
President, Occupational Health Strategies
Charlottesville, VA
9:20-10:00am - A Day in the Life of a Medical Review Officer
Kent W. Peterson, MD, FACOEM, FACPM
President, Occupational Health Strategies
Charlottesville, VA
10:00-10:20am - Break
10:20-11:50am - Come Fully Hydrated - You Will Need to Provide a Specimen! An Overview of Drug Testing in Addiction Treatment
Timothy J. Wiegand, MD, FACMT
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY
11:50am-12:20pm - Case Discussion: What to do with a Shy Bladder. How to Detect Spiked Urine. General Guidance and Wisdom Related to Drug Testing in Addiction Treatment
Timothy J. Wiegand, MD, FACMT
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY
12:20-1:20pm - Lunch
1:20-1:50pm - ILL-Legal Highs: US Law and Synthetic Cannabinoids

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
1:50-2:20pm - Testing for Spice and Everything Nice
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
2:20-3:00pm - Dead Men Tell (Tall) Tales: Pitfalls in Interpretation of Post-Mortem Drug Test Results

Upstate Medical University, State University of New York
3:00-3:20pm - Break
3:20-4:00pm - Strategies for Competent Interpretation of Post-Mortem Blood Alcohol Testing and Use of Alternative Matrices
Upstate Medical University, State University of New York
4:00-4:40pm - Breath and Urine Alcohol Testing: Relationship with Blood Levels and Use Patterns
Upstate Medical University, State University of New York
Syracuse, NY