Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

As an organization accredited by the ACCME, Southern Medical Association requires everyone who is in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. The ACCME defines "relevant financial relationships" as financial relationships in any amount, occurring within the past 12 months, including financial relationships of a spouse or life partner that could create a conflict of interest.

Southern Medical Association encourages Speakers/Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration, at first mention and where appropriate in the content.

Speaker

Blake Schneider, MA, is the Program Coordinator of the Collegiate Recovery Community at Mississippi State University. He received his master's in Communication Studies from the University of Alabama, with an emphasis in organizational communication. As a Graduate Teaching Assistant of public speaking he learned how to foster a collaborative environment among college students, and the qualities required to be an effective public speaker. He has experience working in recovery settings including recovery residences, inpatient programs, and the CRC at the University of Alabama. His goals include providing a true college experience to students of the CRC and recruiting new members from all walks of life.

Disclosure:

• Dr. Schneider has no relevant financial relationships to disclose
• Dr. Schneider does not intend to discuss off-label or investigational uses of drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics not yet approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

Content Reviewer
Mark Williams, MD, MBA, JD, has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

SMA Staff
Kendra Blackmon, CME Program Manager, has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Resources

1. Cleveland, H. H., Harris, K. S., Baker, A. K., Herbert, R., & Dean, L. R. (2007). Characteristics of a collegiate recovery community: Maintaining recovery in an abstinence-hostile environment. Journal Of Substance Abuse Treatment, 33(1), 13-23. doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2006.11.005.
2. Sullivan, M. and Risler, E. (2002). Understanding college alcohol abuse and academic performance: Selecting appropriate intervention strategies. Journal of College Counseling, 5, 114-123.