Supporting ASAM’s Level 1.0 Remission Monitoring through Recovery Management Checkups

Friday, April 24, 2026

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM PT

Location: America's Cup, Level 4

Presenter(s)

Dennis P. Watson, PhD, MA, MS

Senior Research Scientist
Chestnut Health Systems
Chicago, Illinois

Slides Handouts
Michael L. Dennis, PhD

Chief Research Officer
Chestnut Health Systems
Bloomington, Illinois
Sarah Messmer, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
R. Corey Waller, MD, MS, FACEP, DFASAM

Executive Advisor in Behavioral Health
Shore Capital Partners
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Non-presenting author(s)

Navdeep Kang, PsyD

Chief Quality Officer
Acadia Healthcare
Union, Kentucky
Christine E. Grella, PhD

Sr. Research Scientist
Chestnut Health Systems
Venice, California

This interactive workshop introduces Recovery Management Checkups (RMC) as a practical framework for delivering ASAM Level 1.0: Long-Term Remission Monitoring—an emerging standard that shifts addiction care from episodic treatment to sustained recovery management. Participants will be introduced to 25 years of RMC research evidence, analyze implementation challenges, and consider real-world solutions through didactic instruction, clinical reflection, and case-based problem solving. Attendees will leave with actionable tools to support integration of RMC within their own healthcare or community settings.

Learning Objectives:

Learners will be able to:

Describe the purpose and structure of ASAM Level 1.0: Long-Term Remission Monitoring and its alignment with chronic care principles.
Explain the evidence base and operational components of the Recovery Management Checkups (RMC) model that support ASAM Level 1.0 remission monitoring goals.
Identify at least two organizational barriers and corresponding solutions for adopting RMC within healthcare or community-based settings.

Disclosure(s):

Dennis P. Watson, PhD, MA, MS: No financial relationships to disclose

Michael L. Dennis, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Sarah Messmer, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

R. Corey Waller, MD, MS, FACEP, DFASAM: No financial relationships to disclose

Navdeep Kang, PsyD: Acadia Healthcare: Employment (Ongoing), Stockholder/Ownership Interest (excluding diversified mutual funds) (Ongoing); Bonfire Analytics: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing); BrightView Health: Employment (Ongoing), Stockholder/Ownership Interest (excluding diversified mutual funds) (Ongoing); Talbert House: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing)

Christine E. Grella, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose