2012 San Francisco Treatment Research Center (TRC) Conference: Clinical Innovations in Substance Abuse Treatment.

This day-long conference, co-sponsored by the Western States Node, featured presentations focused on the theme of innovations in treatment.

Presentations included:

Health Information Technology’s Role in the Integration of Delivery Systems for Primary Care and Substance Abuse (Keynote Address) — Wilson Washington, Jr, MS, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT/SAMHSA)

Integrating Alcohol and Drug Treatment with Primary Care: A Medical Home Model — Connie Weisner, DrPH, MSW, UCSF

What Can Human Brain Imaging Tell Us About Addiction and Recovery from Substance Use? — Dieter Meyerhoff, Dr.rer.nat

HIV Rapid Testing and Counseling in Drug Abuse Treatment Programs in the U.S. — Lisa R. Metsch, PhD, UCSF (protocol CTN-0032)

Substance Use Disorder/Post Traumatic Stress Disorder — Moving from Dichotomous to Dialectic — John Straznickas, MD, UCSF

Promoting Awareness of Motivational Incentives (PAMI) — Michael Shopshire, PhD, UCSF.

Related protocols: CTN-0032

Categories: Contingency Management (CM), HIV rapid testing, HIV/AIDS, Integrated medical and behavioral health care, Motivational incentives, Trauma

Tags: Workshop

Authors : Washington, Wilson Jr.; Weisner, Connie; Meyerhoff, Dieter; Metsch, Lisa R.; Straznickas, John; Shopshire, Michael

Source : Presented by the San Francisco Treatment Research Center and the Western States Node of the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network, San Francisco, CA, May 18, 2012