25th ICRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction

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8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Registration

10 a.m. – Noon

Pre-Con Workshop for Treatment Providers (2 CE Hours)
Treating Gambling Harms: Valuable strategies for engaging and retaining our clients.

Speaker: James Whelan, PhD, University of Memphis

1 – 1:15 p.m.

Welcome

1:15 – 2:15 p.m.

Keynote (1 CE Hour)
Medical Interventions for Gambling Disorder: The Past, Present, and Future

Speaker: Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH, The University of Chicago

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Plenary Session (1 CE Hour)
Digital CBT: Expanding Treatment Options for Gambling Disorder

Speaker: Marc Potenza, MD, PhD, Yale University School of Medicine

3:30 – 4 p.m.

Refreshment Break

4 – 5 p.m.

Plenary Session (1 CE Hour)
Military Veterans and Gambling Problems: What does the research say?

Panel:
Shane Kraus, PhD, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Nathan Smith, PhD, Kindbridge Research Institute
Marc N. Potenza, MD, PhD, Yale University School of Medicine

5:15 – 6:15 p.m.

Plenary Session (1 CE Hour)
What’s on the Horizon? Ketamine, Psychedelics and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Gambling Disorder

Panel:
Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH, The University of Chicago
Lucy Lan, MD MBA, Chief of Interventional Psychiatry at VA Southern Nevada Healthcare and University of Nevada, Las Vegas

6:30 – 8 p.m.

Reception and Poster Session

7 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Registration

7 – 8 a.m.

Networking Breakfast
Open AA/GA Meeting

8:15 – 9:15 a.m.

Plenary Session (1 CE Hour)
Disparities for Gambling Treatment Service Use in the Latinx Community

Panel:
Michael Campos, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
Hugo Ramirez, Vision y Compromiso

9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

Plenary Session (1 CE Hour)
Why People with Gambling Disorder Don’t Seek Treatment?

Panel:
Jennifer Grant Weinady, PhD, Ohio University
James Whelan, PhD, University of Memphis

10:30 – 11 a.m.

Refreshment Break

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Plenary Session (1 CE Hour)
Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention for the Treatment of Gambling Disorder among U.S. Military Veterans: Case Series and Feasibility

Speaker: Steven D. Shirk, PhD, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and New England VA Mental Illness Research and Education Clinical Center

12:15 – 1:15 p.m.

Awards Luncheon

CONCURRENT SPECIAL INTEREST TRACKS

Note: All attendees are welcome to participate in either track.

PUBLIC HEALTH TRACK 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Focus Group on The Changing Landscape of Gambling for Treatment Providers (1 CE Hour) Leader: Gloria Miele, PhD, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs Focus Focus Group: Deirdre Querney, MSW, CPGC, CCAC, Alcohol, Drug & Gambling Services, City of Hamilton Elizabeth Thielen, LPC, PCGC, Nicasa Behavioral Health Services Lojann Hooee, LADAC, San Felipe Behavioral Health and Peoples work - New Mexico 2:45 – 3:45 p.m. The Spirit of Addiction: Providing Culturally Competent, Trauma Informed Care for Gambling Addiction Treatment for Native Americans (1 CE Hour) Speaker: Tonya Elliott, PhD, University of Louisiana at Monroe

INDUSTRY TRACK 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Who’s Responsible for Responsible Gambling? What Players Say (1 CE Hour) Speaker: Eric Louderback, PhD, Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard Medical School 2:45 – 3:45 p.m. Science and Industry: Collaborating on Responsible Gambling Research (1 CE Hour) Panel: Jennifer Shatley, DPP, Responsible Gaming Online Association Eric Louderback, PhD, Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard Medical School James Whelan, PhD, University of Memphis

3:45 – 4 p.m.

Refreshment Break

4 – 5 p.m.

Plenary Session (1 CE Hour)
Responsible Gambling, Finding Goldilocks, and The Nate-Dave Problem: A dialogue on responsible gambling

Panel:
Dave Yeager, ROTC Program Coordinator
Nathan Smith, PhD, Kindbridge Research Institute

5 – 6 p.m.

Plenary Session (1 CE Hour)
Retrospective on 25 years of the ICRG Conference and Addiction

James Whelan

Pre-Con Workshop for Treatment Providers: Treating Gambling Harms: Valuable strategies for engaging and retaining our clients

Learning Objectives– As a result of the program, attendees will be able to:

1. Apply evidence-based strategies to reduce gambling symptoms and behaviors.
2. Engage clients more effectively to address treatment hesitancy.
3. Develop approaches to decrease dropout rates in gambling harm treatment programs

Jon E. Grant

Keynote: Medical Interventions for Gambling Disorder: The Past, Present, and Future

Learning Objectives– As a result of the program, attendees will be able to:

1. Evaluate the historical development of medical interventions for gambling disorder.
2. Analyze current behavioral and pharmaceutical treatment approaches.
3. Predict future trends in medical treatments for gambling disorder and their potential impact on recovery.

Dr. Marc N. Potenza M.D., Ph.D.

Plenary Session: Digital CBT: Expanding Treatment Options for Gambling Disorder

Learning Objectives – As a result of the program, attendees will be able to:

1. Understand features of existing apps available to help people with gambling problems
2. Appreciate the existing data supporting behavioral as compared to pharmacological and neuromodulatory interventions for people with gambling disorder
3. Explore the development and testing of digital CBT tools for gambling disorder.

Shane Kraus. Nathan Smith & Dr. Marc N. Potenza M.D., Ph.D.

Plenary Session: Military Veterans and Gambling Problems: What does the research say?

Learning Objectives – As a result of the program, attendees will be able to:

1. Examine the prevalence of gambling problems among military veterans compared to the general population.
2. Analyze recent research on gambling disorder within the veteran community.
3. Develop targeted outreach and intervention strategies for veterans with gambling problems.

Jon E. Grant & Lucy Lan

Plenary Session: What’s on the Horizon? Ketamine, Psychedelics and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Gambling Disorder

Learning Objectives – As a result of the program, attendees will be able to:

1. Review current treatment targets for transcranial magnetic stimulation, ketamine, and psychedelics.
2. Evaluate the potential of transcranial magnetic stimulation, ketamine, and psychedelics for treating gambling disorder and analyze the current research on these alternative therapies.
3. Discuss ethical considerations and future directions for innovative treatments.

Michael D. Campos & Hugo Ramirez

Plenary Session: Disparities for Gambling Treatment Service Use in the Latinx Community

Learning Objectives – As a result of the program, attendees will be able to:

1. Critically evaluate the impacts of the CalGETS community health care worker (CHW) program in the Latinx community based on analyses of data from before and after the start of outreach activities.
2. Explain the elements of the CHW model, including where they fit in relation to the health care system and community, as well as how they increase individual and family health.
3. Develop strategies to engage Latinx and other under-served communities using the CHW model.

Jennifer Grant & James Whelan

Plenary Session: Why People with Gambling Disorder Don’t Seek Treatment?

Learning Objectives – As a result of the program, attendees will be able to:

1. Explore the psychological and social factors that deter individuals with gambling disorder from seeking treatment.
2. Assess the latest research on help-seeking motivations and barriers.
3. Design interventions to increase treatment-seeking behavior among people with gambling disorder.

Steven Shirk

Plenary Session: Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention for the Treatment of Gambling Disorder among U.S. Military Veterans: Case Series and Feasibility

Learning Objectives – As a result of the program, attendees will be able to:

1. Analyze the application of mindfulness-based relapse prevention for gambling disorder in military veterans.
2. Evaluate case series data to understand the feasibility and effectiveness of mindfulness techniques.
3. Apply mindfulness-based strategies to prevent relapse in veterans with gambling disorder.

Gloria Miele, Elizabeth Thielen, Lojann Hooee & Deirdre Querney

Public Health Track: Focus Group on The Changing Landscape of Gambling for Treatment Providers

Learning Objectives – As a result of the program, attendees will be able to:

1. Engage attendees in discussing the evolving landscape of gambling and treatment provision.
2. Consider the impact of new gambling trends on treatment approaches and outcomes.
3. Develop collaborative strategies to improve treatment for gambling problems.

Tonya Elliott

Public Health Track: The Spirit of Addiction: Providing Culturally Competent, Trauma Informed Care for Gambling Addiction Treatment for Native Americans

Learning Objectives – As a result of the program, attendees will be able to:

1. Understand the cultural and historical context of gambling addiction among Native Americans.
2. Apply trauma-informed care principles to the treatment of gambling addiction.
3. Develop culturally competent treatment strategies tailored to Native American communities.

Eric R. Louderback

Industry Track: Who’s Responsible for Responsible Gambling? What Players Say

Learning Objectives – As a result of the program, attendees will be able to:

1. Understand players' perspectives on responsible gambling initiatives and views about responsibility for reducing gambling-related harm.
2. Assess the effectiveness of current responsible gambling programs from the players' viewpoint.
3. Develop player-centered strategies to enhance responsible gambling efforts.

Eric R. Louderback, Jennifer Shatley & James Whelan

Industry Track: Science and Industry: Collaborating on Responsible Gambling Research

Learning Objectives – As a result of the program, attendees will be able to:

1. Explore the collaborative efforts between science and industry in responsible gambling research.
2. Analyze case studies of successful partnerships and their outcomes.
3. Develop best practices for future collaborations to advance responsible gambling research.

Nathan Smith

Plenary Session: Responsible Gambling, Finding Goldilocks, and The Nate-Dave Problem: A dialogue on responsible gambling

Learning Objectives – As a result of the program, attendees will be able to:

1. Discuss the goals and strategic approaches to responsible gambling initiatives.
2. Analyze the "Nate-Dave Problem" and the "Goldilocks" approach to responsible gambling and its practical applications.
3. Engage in dialogue to address the challenges and solutions in responsible gambling efforts.

Plenary Session: Retrospective on 25 years of the ICRG Conference and Addiction

Learning Objectives – As a result of the program, attendees will be able to:

1. Review the significant milestones and developments in responsible gambling research funded by ICRG over the past 25 years.
2. Assess the impact of the ICRG Conference on the field of gambling.
3. Discuss future directions and priorities for responsible gambling research, prevention and treatment.

Conference attendees can earn up to 13 continuing education hours approved by healthcare and legal certifying agencies.

2 HOURS

Pre-Con Workshop: Treating Gambling Harms: Valuable strategies for engaging and retaining our clients

11 HOURS

Sessions held Sunday afternoon through Monday afternoon.

AGENCIES THAT HAVE APPROVED ICRG AS A CE PROVIDER

• The International Center for Responsible Gaming is approved by NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, to offer continuing education (Provider # 100793).
• The International Center for Responsible Gaming is approved by NBCC, National Board of Certified Counselors, as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6474. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The ICRG is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
• The International Center for Responsible Gaming (ICRG) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The ICRG maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

SINGLE PROGRAM APPROVAL

The ICRG will seek approval of the conference from the International Gambling Counselor Certification Board (IGCCB), The Nevada Board of Continuing Legal Education, the National Association of Social Workers, Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers, and the Nevada Certification Board.

(Please contact Travis Sztainert at tsztainert@icrg.org if you wish to receive CLEs from other jurisdictions. Visit icrg.org/events to get updates on CE and CLE approvals.)

Michael Campos, PhD

UCLA Gambling Studies Program

Tonya Elliott, PhD, LMFT

University of Louisiana at Monroe

Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH

The University of Chicago

Lojann Hooee, LADAC

San Felipe Behavioral Health and Peopleswork-NM

Lucy Lan, MD, MBA

VA Southern Nevada Healthcare, Las Vegas

Eric Louderback, PhD

Division on Addiction, Cambridge Health Alliance, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School

Shane W. Kraus, PhD

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Gloria Miele, PhD

The Opioid and Stimulant Implementation Support, Training and Technical Assistance program (OASIS-TTA) at UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs

Marc N. Potenza, MD, PhD

Yale University School of Medicine

Deirdre Querney, MSW, CPGC, CCAC

Alcohol, Drug & Gambling Services, City of Hamilton

Hugo R. Ramirez

Vision and Compromiso

Jennifer Shatley, DPP

Responsible Gaming Online Association

Steven D. Shirk, PhD

University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and New England VA Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center

Nathan Smith, PhD

Kindbridge Research Institute

Elizabeth Thielen, LPC, PCGC

Nicasa Behavioral Health Services

Jennifer Grant Weinady, PhD

Ohio State University

James Whelan, PhD

University of Memphis

Dave Yeager

Military Veteran and Kindbrdge Research Institute

CALL FOR POSTERS

POSTER SESSION: OCT. 6, 2024
Deadline for Abstracts: Aug. 15, 2024

The ICRG showcases new research on gambling disorder and responsible gambling during a poster session and reception held at the ICRG Conference. This event is an opportunity for investigators to report on their empirical research and discuss their findings with conference attendees. Each year, a committee selects the recipients of the Outstanding Poster Award and honorable mention.

SUBJECT MATTER

Posters can focus on any aspects of gambling disorder and responsible gambling and must report on empirical research. Abstracts will be reviewed for scientific merit.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Abstracts should be submitted electronically in MS Word® or another word processing software using a font size no smaller than 12 pt. PDFs will not be accepted. Please include the following information:

• Title of Presentation
• Name(s) and affiliation(s) of the author(s)
• Email address of the first author
• Poster abstract (no more than 500 words). Please follow APA format for text and references. The abstract should address the following:
• Sample and methods
• Preliminary findings
• Implications for the field
• Digital signature of first author certifying that any work with human or animal subjects in the abstract complies with the guiding policies and principles for experimental procedures of the World Medical Association of Helsinki.

By submitting a poster, at least one author must agree to attend the conference and to participate in the poster session. No individual can be first author on more than one submission.

Abstracts will be accepted on a rolling basis until Aug. 15, 2024.

Send the abstract to Travis Sztainert (tsztainert@icrg.org).

Application Deadline: Aug. 1, 2024

The ICRG is committed to involving all stakeholders in the annual ICRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction. Toward that end, the ICRG offers a limited number of free conference registrations for those in the clinical, research and public health sectors. Applicants may also request travel assistance, up to $1,000.

To apply for a scholarship, please send to Travis Sztainert (tsztainert@icrg.org) the following information in a Word document:

1. Name
2. Job/Field
3. How will attending the 2024 conference benefit your work and community?
4. Please describe the financial challenge you face in attending this event.
5. Are you seeking travel assistance as well? Please specify a travel budget. If funds for travel assistance are not available, will you still be able to attend the conference with just a scholarship for registration?

Please submit your application by Aug. 1, 2024

Please contact Travis Sztainert (tsztainert@icrg.org) if you have any questions or concerns about registration