2009 NIDA International Forum: Speaker Presentations

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Friday, June 19, 2009

International Society of Addiction Journal Editors (ISAJE) Workshops

Practical Issues in Publishing Addiction Science

• How To Choose a Journal
  Thomas F. Babor, Associate Edit, Addiction
• Beyond the Anglo-American World: Advice to Researchers
  Isidore S. Obot, Editor, African Journal of Drug and Alcohol Studies
• How To Write a Good Research Paper
  Peter Miller, Commissioning Editor, Addiction
• How To Review Papers for a Scientific Journal
  Robert L. Balster, Editor, Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Ethical Issues in Publishing Addiction Science

• Publication Issues for Graduate Students, Postdocs, and Junior Faculty
  Dominque Morisano, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health/University of Toronto
• Authorship Credits
  Erin L. Winstanley, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
• The Seven Deadly Sins of Scientific Publishing
  Thomas F. Babor, Associate Editor, Addiction
• Moral Reasoning in Addiction Publishing
  Thomas F. McGovern, Editor-in-Chief, Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly
• Conflict of Interest in Relation to Funding Sources
  Peter Miller, Commissioning Editor, Addiction

NIDA International Fellowship Programs Alumni Meeting

• Science for Global Health: Funding Opportunities From the Fogarty International Center
  James E. Herrington, Fogarty International Center
• Experiences in Developing Collaboration: Union Alternative Georgia and University of Pennsylvania
  David Otiashvili, Union Alternative Georgia
  George E. Woody, University of Pennsylvania

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Welcoming Remarks and Introduction

• College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD)
  Flavio Pechansky, Chair, CPDD International Committee

Disorders of Desire: Shared Brain Vulnerabilities to Drug and Non-Drug Rewards

• Common Brain Mechanisms in Addiction and Obesity
  Joseph Frascella, Division of Clinical Neuroscience and Behavioral Research, NIDA
• Similar Brain Dysfunctions in Chemical and Non-Chemical Addictions
  Wim van den Brink, University of Amsterdam
• Unbridled Passions: Overlapping Brain Substrates for Cue-Induced Drug and Sexual Desire
  Anna Rose Childress, University of Pennsylvania

National Institute on Drug Abuse Progress, Priorities, and Plans for the Future
Timothy P. Condon, Deputy Director, NIDA

Ethical Issues in the Conduct of Research

• Ambiguity in Research Ethics With Hidden and Hiding Populations
  Catherine L.W. Striley, Washington University School of Medicine
• Ethical Issues Across Cultures
  Linda B. Cottler, Washington University

Multinational Assessment and Prevention of Inhalant Abuse

• White Knight and Opal: Supply Reduction Approaches to Volatile Substance Misuse in Australia
  Sarah MacLean, Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre, Melbourne
• Multinational Country Scan of Inhalant Abuse – Next Steps
  M. Patricia Needle, Consultant, NIDA

Presentations from this session are also available as screencast recordings:

• Volatile Solvent Abuse Among Indigenous Youth: An Environmental Scan of Canada, Australia, Mexico, and the United States
  Colleen Anne Dell, University of Saskatchewan
• Solvent Inhalant Abuse Among Street Children in Upper Egypt
  Alaaeldin Elkoussi, Assiut University College of Medicine
• White Knight and Opal: Supply Reduction Approaches to Volatile Substance Misuse in Australia
  Sarah MacLean, Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre, Melbourne
• Multinational Country Scan of Inhalant Abuse — Next Steps
  M. Patricia Needle, Consultant, NIDA

The New World of Naltrexone: New Formulations, New Indications

• Blocking Opiate Effects at the Receptor for the Treatment of Addiction: An Historical Perspective of Naltrexone Research and Development
  Richard L. Hawks
• New Formulations of Naltrexone in the United States
  Sandra D. Comer, Columbia University
• Evaluation of New Formulations of Naltrexone for Opiod Dependence in Russia
  Evgeny Krupitsky, Pavlov Medical University
• Naltrexone for Alcohol Dependence Around the World
  David R. Gastfriend, Alkermes, Inc.

The Interaction of Violence and Substance Use Affecting Women’s Treatment and Interventions in the Global Arena: What Is Known and What Is Needed Next

• Introduction by Chair
  Wendee M. Wechsberg, RTI International
• Women With Trauma and Substance Use Disorders: Research Findings and Options for Treatment Interventions
  Denise A. Hien, City University of New York and Columbia University
• Issues of Global Violence Against Women Involved in Substance Abuse: An Australian Perspective
  Lucy Burns, Australian National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre

Treating Addiction During Pregnancy: Exploring Multinational Perspectives To Build a Treatment Approach Consensus

• Introduction and Goals
  Gabriele Fisher, Medical University of Vienna
  Hendree Jones, Johns Hopkins University
• The Ethics of Conducting Addiction Research With Pregnant Participants
  Marianne Springer-Kremser, Medical University of Vienna
• The Treatment of Addiction During Pregnancy: State of Data in Australia
  Lucy Burns, Australian National Drug and Research Centre
• The Real-Life Situation for Substance-Dependent Pregnant Women in France
  Laurent Gourarier, Maison Blanche Hospital, Paris
• Evidence-Based Research on Methadone Maintenance During Pregnancy in Israel – Outcomes and Findings Related to Nicotine Dependence
  Einat Peles, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center