MaineHealth invites medical professionals, behavioral health clinicians, advocates, and community members to attend the 2025 Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Conference on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., at 110 Free Street, in Portland, or virtually. 

This year’s theme, Meeting People Where They Are: Compassion, Connection and Support in SUD Care, reflects the need for collaboration across disciplines to improve prevention, treatment, and recovery for individuals living with substance use disorders. Participants can earn 5.5 CME credits for attending. 

The conference will feature:

• Keynote address by Avik Chatterjee, MD, MPH, on innovative and compassionate approaches to SUD care.
• Breakout sessions highlighting current best practices and research- including a focus on adolescent and perinatal treatment
• A special screening of the documentary Recovery City, which follows the journeys of four women navigating recovery. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with the women featured in the film and members of the creative team.
  

“This event is more than a professional conference—it’s an opportunity to learn from one another, elevate the voices of those with lived experience, and strengthen our shared commitment to compassionate, effective care,” said Dora Mills, MD, MPH, Chief Health Improvement Officer for MaineHealth.

The MaineHealth SUD Conference provides a space to connect, exchange ideas, and inspire change in the way substance use disorder is understood and treated. 

Registration is now open. To learn more and register, visit https://www.mhesevents.org/event/SUDConference2025/summary

MaineHealth is a not-for-profit, integrated health system whose vision is, “Working together so our communities are the healthiest in America,” and is committed to a mission of providing high-quality affordable care, educating tomorrow's caregivers and researching better ways to provide care. MaineHealth includes a Level 1 trauma medical center, eight additional licensed hospitals, comprehensive pediatric care services, an extensive behavioral health care network, diagnostic services as well as home health, hospice and senior care services. With more than 2,000 employed providers and approximately 23,000 care team members, MaineHealth provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire. MaineHealth hospitals include MaineHealth Behavioral Health at Spring Harbor in Westbrook, MaineHealth Franklin Hospital in Farmington, MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital in Damariscotta, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center in Portland, Biddeford and Sanford, MaineHealth Memorial Hospital in North Conway, N.H., MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital in Rockport, MaineHealth Stephens Hospital in Norway and MaineHealth Waldo Hospital in Belfast. MaineHealth also includes the MaineHealth Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in Portland, MaineHealth Behavioral Health in Westbrook, MaineHealth Home Health and Hospice in Saco, the MaineHealth Institute for Research in Scarborough, the MaineHealth Medical Group and MaineHealth NorDx in Scarborough. MaineHealth affiliates include MaineGeneral Health in Augusta and Waterville and St. Mary's Health System in Lewiston. It is also a significant stakeholder in the MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization in Portland and a joint venture partner in the New England Rehabilitation Hospital in Portland.