Our History

Founded in 1987 by Fred French, the Cape Cod Symposium began as a small, Cape Cod-based initiative with a mission to provide better treatment options and support for local clinicians. With no available resources or support networks in the area, Fred started from his home, determined to spark a change. Nearly 40 years later the Cape Cod Symposium now attracts 1,200 attendees and over 100 exhibitors. Our focus remains on the skills-based application of knowledge, helping addiction treatment and behavioral health professionals—including clinicians, counselors, therapists, psychologists, physicians, and psychiatrists—translate insights into better treatment delivery. 

About HMP Global

 HMP Global is the omnichannel market leader in healthcare events, education, and insight — with a mission to improve patient care. For 40 years, the company has built trusted brands including Psych Congress, the premier source for mental health education, and the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC), the largest wound care meeting in the world. HMP Global partners with leading experts around the world to deliver more than 450 annual events, medical strategy, and marketing for pharmaceutical and medical device customers through HMP Collective, and pharmaceutical market insight, engaging a global community of healthcare stakeholders that includes nearly 2 million clinicians across 600 medical specialties as well as managed care, behavioral health, senior living, emergency medical, and pharmaceutical commercialization professionals. For more information, follow HMP Global on LinkedIn or visit hmpglobal.com.

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