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Friday, June 12, 2015
- Workshop: Preparing Your Research for Publication
Tom McGovern, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Editor-in-Chief, The Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly
Richard Saitz, Boston University School of Public Health, Senior Editor, Journal of Addiction Medicine
NIDA International Networking Session
- Data Sources Around the World To Monitor Novel Psychoactive Drug Trends
Jane Maxwell, The University of Texas at Austin - Implementing NIDA’s National Drug Facts Week in Egypt
Mohammed Elhamshary, NIDA Hubert H. Humphrey Drug Abuse Research Fellow, Virginia Commonwealth University
Saturday, June 13, 2015
- Welcoming Remarks
Steven W. Gust, Director, International Program, NIDA - Update From NIDA: Developments, Priorities, and Opportunities
Susan Weiss, Director, Division of Extramural Research, NIDA
International Programs on Substance Abuse and Addiction
- Developing a Strategic Response to the Challenge of Global Drug Use: Professionalizing Services and the Workforce
Brian A. Morales, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), U.S. Department of State - Each Person Counts—UNODC’s Global Projects on Drug Use Prevention and the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders
Anja Busse, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) - Reducing the Global Demand for Drugs: U.S. Engagement Throughout the World
Nita Lalla Roncone, U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy - The UNODC Informal Scientific Network—Science in Support of Drug Policy
Igor Koutsenok, UNODC
Breakout # 1 Global Traumatic Events and Substance Use
- Drug Abuse in the Middle East: Addressing Palestinian Needs Through Resistance and Resilience
Mohammed Al-Afifi, Substance Abuse Research Center, Palestinian Territories - Alcohol and Drug Abuse in Post-Conflict Iraq
Jawad Al-Diwan, Baghdad University College of Medicine, Iraq - Impact of the Armed Conflict (2004-2015) on Substance Use and Addiction Treatment in Ukraine
Victor Chtenguelov, Academy of Labor, Social Relations and Tourism, Ukraine - Drug Abuse in the Middle East: Addressing Israeli Needs Through Common Needs
Richard Isralowtiz, Ben Gurion University, Israel - Drug Abuse in Afghanistan and Abuse Among Children Under 15
Hendrée Jones, University of North Carolina
Breakout #2 Implementation Science and Evidence-Based Treatment in Latin America—International Collaboration Challenges and Opportunities
- Overview of Implementation and Science Opportunities in Latin America
Petra Jacobs, Universidad Catolica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador and Carmen Rosa, Center for Clinical Trials Network (CCTN), NIDA - Methodologies To Develop and Import an Evidence-Based Intervention: Brazil Case Study
Flavio Pechansky, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - Testing and Implementing Interventions for Patients With HIV and Substance Use in Peru: Prevention Strategies in the Drug-Using MSM Population
Frederick Altice, Yale University
Breakout #3 Ten Years of International Research Collaboration in Latin America and the Carribean
- Opening Remarks
Carla Arena Ventura, University of São Paulo at Riberao Preto, and Chair, CICAD-CAMH International Research Training Program Alumni Association, Brazil - Drugs of Abuse and Research in Clinical Toxicology
Antonio Pascale, Red Latinoamericana de Investigadores en Drogas (REDLA), Uruguay - Research for Prevention and for Improving Access to Substance Abuse Treatment in Peru
Inés Bustamante, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru - Drug Research in the Caribbean: The CICAD-CAMH Effect
Samantha Longman-Mills, The University of the West Indies at Mona, Jamaica - Research Experience and Training in Human Resources in Mental Health and Addictions in Leon, Nicaragua
Andrés Herrera, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua-Leon - Challenges for Drug Research in Latin America and Caribbean Countries
Robert Mann and Hayley Hamilton, CAMH, Canada
Breakout #4 NIDA AIDS and Addiction Research in Vietnam
- Integrated Addiction Treatment To Improve HIV Care Engagement and Outcomes in Vietnam
Todd Korthuis, Oregon Health & Science University - Establishing a Community-Based Model for HIV and Drug Control in Vietnam
Sung-Jae Lee, University of California Los Angeles