AATOD 2006 Conference Registration Brochure
AATOD 2006 Conference Registration Brochure
AATOD 2006 Conference Registration Brochure
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Working with Criminal Justice and Health Care Systems<br />
American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence<br />
Pre-<strong>Conference</strong> Sessions<br />
Sunday, April 23, <strong>2006</strong><br />
➤ HEPATITIS EDUCATION FOR OPIOID TREATMENT PROVIDERS<br />
TIME: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM<br />
Susan Simon<br />
Hepatitis C Association<br />
Scotch Plains, NJ<br />
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is considered the most common blood-borne infection in the United States. Injection drug use accounts for more than two-thirds<br />
of all new infections in the United States. OTPs, needle and syringe exchange programs, and comprehensive risk-modifying educational programs have<br />
been shown to be effective in preventing HIV transmission and are likely to be useful for decreasing HCV transmissions.<br />
This training will provide participants information on:<br />
• Hepatitis C and how it affects the liver<br />
• Hepatitis C transmission and risk factors<br />
• Diagnostic tests<br />
• Natural history and progression of Hepatitis C and HIV/HCV co-infection<br />
• Treatment options<br />
Sponsored by the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence, Inc.<br />
Supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.<br />
➤ RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE OTP<br />
TIME: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM<br />
Catherine H. O'Neill, Esq.<br />
Legal Action Center<br />
New York, NY<br />
Health care risk management programs emerged 30 years ago and were specifically developed as loss prevention techniques for the risks associated with<br />
accidental losses facing health care organizations. <strong>AATOD</strong> has concluded that opioid treatment programs can benefit from an effective risk management<br />
training program, in ways that are similar to the benefits that have accrued to other health care providers. Accreditation has encouraged individualized<br />
patient care and developed opportunities for programs to better organize their administrative structure, further supporting risk management.<br />
This pre-conference session will introduce OTP administrators to the key elements of a risk management program and how they can be directly applied<br />
to OTPs. Attendees will also get the most current information available about leading legal risks to OTP operations in addition to a discussion of some<br />
critical court cases that have recently affected OTPs.<br />
Topics to be covered include:<br />
• What happens to the program when adverse events occur<br />
• Scope of risk management<br />
• Common risk identifiers<br />
• Setting priorities<br />
• Risk prevention and minimization<br />
• Claims management<br />
• Developing protective legal strategies<br />
• OTPs’ liability for patients’ actions<br />
Sponsored by the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence, Inc.<br />
Supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and David Szerlip & Associates.<br />
Join<br />
<strong>AATOD</strong><br />
today!<br />
www.aatod.org<br />
National <strong>Conference</strong> Atlanta <strong>2006</strong><br />
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