AATOD 2006 Conference Registration Brochure
AATOD 2006 Conference Registration Brochure
AATOD 2006 Conference Registration Brochure
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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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