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Friday, June 13, 2008
International Clinical, Operational, and Health Services Research and Training Award (ICOHRTA) Programs
- Fogarty International Center ICOHRTA Training Program in Behavioral Disorders
Linda B. Cottler, Washington University - A Community Mobilization to Prevent New Drug Users and New Injectors in Quang Ninh, Vietnam
Roger Detels, University of California, Los Angeles - International Substance Abuse Research Program in Central and Eastern Europe
Robert A. Zucker, University of Michigan
REDLA: The Latin American Drug Epidemiology Network
- Inter-American Observatory on Drugs (OID)
Francisco Cumsille, Inter-American Observatory on Drugs - La Red Latinoamericana de Investigadores en Drogas (RedLa)
Marya Hynes-Dowell, CICAD - Showcase of Activities in Peru, Chile, and Costa Rica
Fernando Salazar, Peru
Maria Elena Alvarado, Chile
Julio Bejarano, Costa Rica
Alumni Meeting of the Humphrey Fellowship Program
- The Post-Humphrey Fellowship Experience
Rehana Kader, South Africa
Desirée Molina, Venezuela
Tomás Zábranský, Czech Republic
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Welcoming Remarks and Introduction
- National Institute on Drug Abuse: Progress, Priorities & Plans for the Future
Timothy P. Condon, Deputy Director, NIDA - Time for a New Era of Scientific Diplomacy
Steven W. Gust, Director, International Program, NIDA
Strengthening the Public Health Approach to Drug Dependence
- Strengthening the Public Health Approach to Drug Dependence
Vladimir B. Poznyak, World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO and UNODC Advocacy for Evidence-Based Prevention and Treatment
- Advocacy for Evidence-Based Prevention and Treatment
Gilberto Gerra, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
How Public Policy Influences Drug Abuse Treatment
- How Public Policy Influences Drug Abuse Treatment
Thomas F. Babor, University of Connecticut
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Treatment
- Clinical Trial of Effectiveness of ASSIST-linked Brief Interventions in Health Care Settings
Vladimir B. Poznyak, WHO - Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
Kirk E. James, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - Toolkits-Will Implementing an Evidence-Based Curriculum Improve Group Counseling Results?
Deni Carise, Treatment Research Institute and University of Pennsylvania
Staying Safe: Applying Qualitative Methods To Understanding Drug-Related Harms
- Teaming Up with IDUs to Modify Drug Preparation Practices
Hector Manuel Colón Jordan, Universidad Central de Caribe - Strategies and Tactics Employed by HIV-Positive Ethnic Vietnamese IDUs in Australia To Prevent Secondary Transmission
Lisa Maher, University of New South Wales - Avoiding Opioid Withdrawal To Minimize HCV and HIV Risks: Findings From New York
Pedro Mateu-Gelabert, National Development and Research Institutes
Addressing the Global Challenge of Inhalants-Research Questions
- Are There Subtypes of Abused Inhalants? The NIDA Inhalants Working Group White Paper
Robert L. Balster, Virginia Commonwealth University - Unresolved Questions in Inhalant Abuse Research: An International Perspective
Brian Perron, University of Michigan - VSA in the UK: Products, Mortality and Statistics
John D. Ramsey, TICTAC Communications Ltd., and University of London
Implementing Evidence-Based Treatments: The Clinical Trials Network and TreatNet Models
- Designing and Implementing a Spanish-Language Multi-Site Randomized Clinical Trial: Motivational Enhancement Therapy
José Szapocznik, University of Miami - Disseminating Evidence-Based Treatment Interventions in the NIDA Clinical Trials Network
Jeffrey Selzer, Zucker Hillside Hospital, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Hospital System, and Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Treatnet: A Program to Increase Addiction Treatment Capacity World-wide: A Training Package and Program
Richard A. Rawson, University of California, Los Angeles - Disseminating and Implementing Evidence-Based Knowledge in China
Min Zhao, Shanghai Drug Abuse Treatment Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Globally Applying Evidence-Based Interventions for Women
- Project Renaissance: Couple-Based HIV Prevention in Kazakhstan
Nabila El-Bassel, Columbia University School of Social Work - Globally Applying Evidence-Based Interventions for Women
Wendee Wechsberg, RTI International - Adapting Evidenced-Based Intervention for Women: Recognizing the Context of Drug Use
Claire E. Sterk, Emory University