09 December 2009 at 13:51
www.addictions-conference.elsevier.com
Experts agree that the current systems for the treatment of addictions are inadequate in terms of policy, structure, methodology, and treatment efficacy. Only a small minority of addicted individuals receive the evidence-based treatment they need. This conference brings together policy makers, administrators, clinicians and researchers who will outline a new frontier in addiction services and discuss ways to adopt and implement a more expeditious, user-friendly, cost effective and evidence-based system. Speakers will be urged to brainstorm new ideas and think outside the box.
Abstracts are invited for poster presentations on the following symposium topics. Please submit abstracts using the Online Submission Form by March 26, 2010 according to the abstract preparation guidelines. A select number of posters may be chosen for oral presentation at the conference.
Themes and Topics
· Overcoming practical barriers to changing current treatment systems
· Pathways to innovations in addiction practice
· Translating addiction research into the real world
· Bridging the gap between research and policy
· Encouraging treatment entry
· Making treatments more appealing
· Marketing treatment services
· Redefining treatment outcomes
· Promoting the adoption of evidence-based treatments
· Novel treatment approaches
· Novel treatment venues
· Improving treatment retention
· Treatment accountability
· Facilitating the use of medications in substance abuse treatment
Keynote Speaker:
A. Thomas McLellan,
Deputy Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy
Executive Office of the President
Presenters:
H. Westley Clark
Director
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), USA
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), USA
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, USA
Robert Morrison
Interim Executive Director
Director of Public Policy
National Association of State Alcohol & Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD), USA
Harold Perl
Senior Lead for Behavioral Research, Dissemination and Training
Center for Clinical Trials Network, USA
National Institute on Drug Abuse, USA
National Institutes of Health, USA
Patrick M. Flynn
Professor of Psychology
Director,
Institute of Behavioral Research, Texas Christian University, USA
Deni Carise
Director, Treatment Systems Research,
Treatment Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Paul M. Roman
Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology
Director, Center for Research on Behavioral Health and Human Service Delivery, Institute for Behavioral Research, University of Georgia, USA
Peter Miller
Editor-in-Chief, Addictive Behaviors
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Medical University of South Carolina, USA
David Kavanagh
Professor
School of Psychology & Counselling & Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
James Sorensen
Professor
Department of Psychiatry, University of California at San Francisco, USA
Gerard M. Schippers
Professor of Addictive Behaviors and Treatment Evaluation
Academic Medical Centre - Department of Psychiatry and Addiction, Amsterdam Institute for Addiction Research (AIAR), The Netherlands
Online registration and further information is now available via the Addictions 2010 webiste.