Dr. Fong is a Professor of Psychiatry at the Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA. He is board certified in adult and addiction psychiatry.
He is the co-director of the UCLA Gambling Studies Program. The purpose of this program is to examine the clinical characteristics of gambling disorder in order to develop effective, evidence-based prevention and treatment strategies.
Dr. Fong is also a member of the Steering Committee of the UCLA Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoids whose mission is to address the most pressing questions related to the impact of cannabis legalization through rigorous scientific study and discourse across disciplines.
He is the senior attending psychiatrist for the UCLA Sports Psychiatry Service which provides leading edge psychiatric care to athletes, coaches and families.
Lastly, he is the President-Elect of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry.
Recognizing and Reducing Harm from Emerging Forms of Gambling
This session will cover changes and trends in the rapidly evolving landscape of available activities that can be considered gambling. Specific attention and examination of prediction markets, crypto gambling and gambling-like mechanisms within video games such as loot boxes will be presented. This session will focus on how to identify, screen and educate stakeholders and involved individuals impacted and affected by these new forms of gambling. The presentation will also discuss current research findings on prevalence rates, the limitations of existing responsible gambling measures in these n...Read moreew contexts, and the need for adaptive public health strategies and regulatory frameworks. Less...
Learning Objectives
- List three forms of recreational or financial activities that are, essentially, forms of gambling and should be considered as such.
- Identify assessment skills in determining the difference between gambling behavior, problem gambling and gambling disorder.
- Describe three new clinical resources and tools that can be used in the treatment of gambling disorder.
Learning Levels
- All Levels
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Live Interactive Webinar
09:00 AM PDT - 10:30 AM PDT
EARN 1.5 CE Credit Hours
About the speaker
Timothy W. Fong, MD
Professor of Psychiatry at the Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA
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