2013 NIDA International Forum: Speaker Presentations

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Friday, June 14, 2013

Workshop: What Is SBIRT and Why?

• Review of NIDA SBIRT Portfolio
  Redonna Chandler, Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research, NIDA
• Special Issues in Adolescent SBIRT for Substance Use Disorders
  Geetha Subramaniam, Center for Clinical Trials Network, NIDAy
• Review of Current Status of SBIRT in ED Settings
  Gail D’Onofrio, Yale University School of Medicine
• Brief Screening Tools
  Robert Ali, University of Adelaide, South Australia
• The Role of Health Information Technology (HIT) in SBIRT
  Betty Tai, Center for Clinical Trials Network, NIDA

NIDA International Networking Session

• International Society of Addiction Journal Editors (ISAJE) Writing Mentor Program Update
  Richard Pates, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Wales, United Kingdom
• The Global Need for Data in Drug Policy
  • Enhancing Attention to Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention in Global Health Policy Discussions
    Robert L. Balster, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Extent of Illicit Drug Use and Dependence, and Their Contribution to the Global Burden of Disease
    Louisa Degenhardt, University of New South Wales, Australia

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Welcoming Remarks and Introduction

• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  Nora D. Volkow, Director, NIDA
• College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD)
  Jan Copeland, Chair, CPDD International Committee, and University of New South Wales, Australia
• Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs (APSAD)
  Adrian Dunlop, Past President, APSAD, and Drug & Alcohol Clinical Services, New South Wales Government, Australia

Updates on New Collaborations and Global Research

• Vladimir Poznyak, World Health Organization
• Giovanni Serpelloni, Department of Anti-Drug Policies, Italy
• Els van Gessele, ERANID and ZonMw, The Netherlands

Using Performance and Outcome Data To Improve Treatment

• Strengthening Substance Abuse Treatment With Performance and Outcomes Monitoring: An International Perspective
  Richard Rawson, University of California, Los Angeles
  Traci Rieckmann, Oregon Health & Science University
• Performance Monitoring To Enhance the South African Substance Abuse Treatment System
  Bronwyn Myers, Medical Research Council, and University of Cape Town, South Africa
• Challenges in Large-Scale Implementation of Evidence-Informed Practices for Screening, Assessment, and Recovery Monitoring: The Canadian Experience
  Brian Rush, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and University of Toronto, Canada
• Establishment of Performance Measures for Substance Use Disorders Treatment in Los Angeles County, California
  Desiree A. Crevecoeur-MacPhail, University of California, Los Angeles
• Early Methadone Maintenance Outcomes Analysis and Improved HIV and Addiction Treatment in Vietnam
  Nguyen T. Nhu, Family Health International, Vietnam

Cochrane and the Practice of Addiction Medicine: An International Perspective

• Cochrane Reviews: What and What For
  Robert Ali, University of Adelaide, South Australia
• Cochrane in the Era of U.S. Health Care Reform: The Time Is Now
  Walter Ling, University of California, Los Angeles
• Cochrane Reviews in Evidence-Based Practice: Some Examples
  Linda Gowing, University of Adelaide, South Australia

AAPI-ACTION: Advancing Clinical Translation, Innovations, Opportunities, and Networks

• Report on the Global Health Prevention and Treatment Conference in Taipei, Taiwan
  Yih-Ing Hser, University of California, Los Angeles
• Delivering Risk Reduction Counseling to Methadone Patients in Taiwan
  Tony Szu-Hsien Lee, National Taiwan Normal University
• Alcohol and Drug Misuse and Workplace Morbidity in India: Opportunities for Intervention
  Amit Chakrabarti, National Institute of Occupational Health, India

Advancing the International Uptake of State-of-the-Art Addiction Medicine Into Clinical Practice

• Introduction: Advancing the International Uptake of State-of-the-Art Addiction Medicine Into Clinical Practice
  Jeffrey H. Samet, Boston University School of Medicine
• Training Physicians in Addiction Medicine—Experience With the American Board of Addiction Medicine
  Evan Wood, University of British Columbia, Canada
• International Trainings via Importation of International Experts
  Robert Ali, University of Adelaide, South Australia
• Chief Resident Immersion Training (CRIT) Program: Are International Adaptations Possible?
  Jeffrey H. Samet, Boston University School of Medicine
• NIDAMED: Tools and Resources for Medical and Health Professionals
  Susan Weiss, Office of the Director, NIDA

Using the Clinical Trials Network (CTN) Model to Improve Treatment

• CTN Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice
  Petra Jacobs, Center for Clinical Trials Network, NIDA
• CTN International Activities
  Carmen Rosa, Center for Clinical Trials Network, NIDA
• International Collaboration With the NIDA CTN: A Canadian Work in Progress
  Evan Wood, University of British Columbia, Canada
• CTN INVEST Fellowship: Opportunity for Success
  Sergii Dvoriak, Ukrainian Institute on Public Health Policy
• Development of a CTN in Mexico To Test and Disseminate Evidence- Based Practices for Addiction and Mental Disorders: A Binational Collaboration for Transfer of Technology
  Rodrigo Marin-Navarrete, National Institute of Psychiatry, Mexico
• Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse
  Nathalie H. Gendron, Canadian Institutes of Health Research

The Future of Addiction: Treatment Planning Tools, Evidence-Based Practice, and Global Infrastructure

• Needs-Based Planning for Substance Use Services
  Brian Rush, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and University of Toronto, Canada
• Implementation Science and Its Role in Treatment System Improvement
  Dominique Morisano, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and University of Toronto, Canada
• Workforce Infrastructure for Substance Abuse Services and Research: Past Trends as Prologue to the Future?
  Thomas F. Babor, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Satellite Conference – Friday, June 14, 2013

2013 InWomen’s Sixth Meeting and Conference

• Health Disparities, Women, and Substance Abuse: Global Issues
  Wendee M. Wechsberg, RTI International
• Have We Come a Long Way, Baby? Lessons in HIV Prevention from Women Substance Users At-Risk Around the Globe
  Steffanie Strathdee, University of California, San Diego
• Health and Opportunity Disparities Among Substance Using Native American Women Living in the U.S.–Mexico Border Region
  Sally Stevens, University of Arizona
• Social Media: Moving InWomen’s into the Future
  Meg Chisolm, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
• Substance Use and Other Intersecting Health Risks: Addressing Health Disparities Among Women in South Africa
  Petal Petersen, Medical Research Council of South Africa