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American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence<br />

TREATING PEOPLE WITH DIGNITY:<br />

Pre-<strong>Conference</strong> Sessions<br />

Sunday, April 23, <strong>2006</strong><br />

➤ THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE (NIDA)<br />

THE NATIONAL DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT CLINICAL TRIALS NETWORK (CTN)<br />

“Treating People with Dignity and Evidence Based Medicine: Emerging Research<br />

Findings on Buprenorphine, Hepatitis C and Prescription Drug Addiction”<br />

TIME: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM<br />

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM <strong>Registration</strong> and Continental Breakfast<br />

Session Chair: Betty Tai, PhD, Center for the Clinical Trials Network, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, Bethesda, MD<br />

The Clinical Trials Network (CTN) is an important program of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) focused on the design and implementation<br />

of clinically relevant studies in the field of drug addiction treatment research. It consists of 17 geographically diverse “Nodes” centered in key academic<br />

institutions, partnering with local Community Treatment Programs (CTPs).<br />

The objectives of the pre-conference session are:<br />

1. Participants will learn how to use Buprenorphine in clinical settings including rapid detoxification, stabilization, and tapering from opioid addiction.<br />

2. Participants will learn about the nature and extent of the problem of infectious diseases, especially Hepatitis C, and will learn innovative treatment<br />

approaches now being used in community treatment programs.<br />

3. Participants will learn about using Buprenorphine and individual drug counseling to treat prescription opioid addicts including those with chronic pain.<br />

4. Participants will learn about the availability of prescription drugs over the internet.<br />

AGENDA<br />

8:45 AM Welcome & Introduction<br />

Betty Tai, PhD<br />

Director, Center for the Clinical Trials Network<br />

National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH<br />

Bethesda, MD<br />

Buprenorphine: Pharmacotherapy for Addiction<br />

9:00 AM Buprenorphine Opioid Detoxification Study Results:<br />

Treatment and Policy Implications<br />

Walter Ling, MD<br />

Principal Investigator, Pacific Region Node, NIDA CTN<br />

Director, Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, Los Angeles, CA<br />

Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA<br />

Los Angeles, CA<br />

9:40 AM Buprenorphine Treatment in Pregnant Women<br />

Hendree Jones, PhD<br />

Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, JHU<br />

Research Director, Center for Addiction & Pregnancy<br />

Baltimore, MD<br />

10:20 AM Dissemination: Buprenorphine Awareness Package<br />

Thomas Freese, PhD<br />

Director, Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC)<br />

Los Angeles, CA<br />

11:00 AM Buprenorphine in the Community Setting<br />

Allan J. Cohen, MA<br />

Director of Research and Training<br />

Bay Area Addiction Research and Treatment, Inc.<br />

Los Angeles, CA<br />

11:30 AM Lunch<br />

National <strong>Conference</strong> Atlanta <strong>2006</strong><br />

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