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Friday, June 7
Advancing Quality in Addiction Studies Programs
- Carly Searcy, International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR)
- Victor Capoccia, Technical Assistance Collaborative
- Dennis McCarty, Oregon Health & Science University
- Amalie Lososová, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Czech Republic
- Jordan Turner, ICUDDR
Twenty Years of Addiction Neuroscience Research in Bulgaria: Lessons Learned and Future Directions
- Varieties of Impulsivity in Opiate and Stimulant Users
Jasmin Vassileva, Virginia Commonwealth University - The Interplay of Personality and Neurocognitive Function in Stimulant and Opioid Use Disorders
Elena Psederska, New Bulgarian University, Bulgaria - Similarities and Differences in Brain Recruitment by Reward, Inhibition, and Memory in Different SUD
James Bjork, Virginia Commonwealth University
Publishing Workshop
- How to Get Your Addiction Research Published in Peer-Reviewed Journals
Adam Gordon, International Society of Addiction Journal Editors (ISAJE)
Casy Calver, ISAJE
Saturday, June 15
- Tom Clarke, International Program, NIDA
- Lindsey Friend, International Program, NIDA
Addiction Treatment and Criminal Justice Systems Drug Policy Reforms and Implications
- Introduction and Overview
Greg Bunt, International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) - Portugal Modal and Global Implications
Carl Erik Fisher, Columbia University - Behavioral Addictions and Future Direction
Marc Potenza, ISAM and Yale School of Medicine - International Canadien Perspective
Dave Martell, Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine, Canada - ISAM Global Expert Network
Hamed Ekhtiari, ISAM
Medical Cannabis in Professional Healthcare Av Laurier Education: Multinational Policies, Perspectives, and Competencies
- Overview of International Cooperation and Coordination of Efforts on Medical Cannabis Policies
Richard Rawson, University of Vermont - Multinational Perspectives of Medical Cannabis among Health Care Students
Yuval Zolotov, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev—RADAR Center, Israel - Medical Cannabis Attitudes and Beliefs among Palestinian Medical Staff and Students
Mazen Awni El-Sakka, Substance Abuse Research Center, Palestine - Teaching Medical Cannabis to the Next Generation of Physicians: A Delphi Method to Determine Competency-Based Curriculum for Medical Schools
Leslie Mendoza Temple, University of Chicago and Endeavor Health System
Mikhail Kogan, George Washington University
Addressing Opioid Stigma in Pharmacies — Developing Strategies for Pharmacy Professionals
- Beth Sproule, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada
- Sarah Bhatti, Public Health Agency of Canada, Canada
- Braiden Cutmore, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada
Successful Real World Evidence-Based Interventions That Have Increased Treatment Access and Intake in Different Countries
- Increasing Adherence to Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) Among HIV Positive Inmates
Adrian Abagiu, National Institute for Infectious Diseases Prof. Dr. Matei Bals—ARENA OST Center, Romania - Increasing Engagement and Retention in SUD Treatment: The EMPOWER Project
Dace Svikis, Virginia Commonwealth University - Successful Real World Evidence-Based Interventions That Have Increased Treatment Access and Intake in Myanmar for People Who Use/Inject Drugs
Thinzar Tun, Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow, Burma (Myanmar)
Substance Use and Associated Health Problems in Humanitarian Settings — Responding to the Needs of Affected Populations
- Addressing Substance Use in Humanitarian Emergencies — Update From UNODC
Anja Busse, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Austria - Substance Use and Associated Health Problems in Humanitarian Emergencies — Update From WHO
Dzmitry Krupchanka, World Health Organization, Switzerland - Interagency Collaboration Regarding Substance Use in Humanitarian Emergencies
Karen Paul, IASC Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings, Canada - Traumatic Stress and Substance Use: Implications in the Context of Humanitarian Emergencies
Mustafa al’Absi, University of Minnesota Medical School
Current Global Topics: Synthetic Drugs in Latin America and the Caribbean and Treating Children for Substance Use Problems
- Emerging Synthetic Drugs in Latin America and the Caribbean
Marya Hynes, Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission - Health Impacts of Synthetics Drugs (NPS) Among Younger Users
Antonio Pascale, University of Montevideo, Uruguay - History and Outcomes of CHILD (CHild Intervention for Living Drug-free) to Treat Children under 12 for Substance Use Problems
Hendrée Jones, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill