This webinar, hosted by SAMHSA's GAINS Center, provides an overview of the recently released Family Treatment Court Best Practice Standards developed by The Center for Children and Family Futures and the National Association of Drug Court Professionals. The standards support the activities of family...
Fuente: Organización Mundial de la Salud & Organización Panamericana de la Salud. (2011). La prueba de detección de consumo de alcohol, tabaco y sustancias (ASSIST): manual para uso en la atención primaria. Organización Panamericana de la Salud. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/85403
This webinar presents information about implementing MAT in criminal justice settings, provides insight into current MAT programs, and solutions for overcoming barriers. Learn more about SAMHSA's GAINS Center at https://www.samhsa.gov/gains-center
International Child Art Foundation (ICAF) and NIDA
NIDA has worked with the International Child Art Foundation on their current issue of ChildArt which focuses on brain development and child health. It features the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study which will have many implications for adolescent prevention and treatment.
The American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT), American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), and Opioid Response Network (ORN) hosted a special COVID19-related Addiction Toxicology Case Conference on Friday, October 2nd at 1pm ET. This in-depth series discusses Addiction/Toxicology cases in an...
More than 25 Kenyan policymakers participated in a five-day UNODC policymakers online training on the nature, prevention and treatment of drug use disorders, held between 24 and 31 August 2020. The aim of this high-level training is to support Member States in their efforts to create humane, effective and evidence-based drug use prevention and drug dependence treatment and care services.
This UNODC event was inaugurated by the CEO of National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA), the Director General of the Kenyan Ministry of Health and the Head of the Social...
UCSF's Josiah Stickels, LMFT, talks about the continuum of care in mental health treatment and how partial hospitalization programs and intensive outpatient programs fit into the framework. (Sept. 28, 2020)
According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) there are now close to 80 million forcibly displaced people worldwide, and with mental health among this segment of the world’s population already a neglected area, the treatment of substance use disorders is increasingly overlooked in public health and humanitarian settings.
To explore a solution to this alarming crisis, UNODC —in coordination with WHO and UNHCR, along with the US State Department and the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs— recently brought together 110 experts for a three-day online...
Hosted by: California Telehealth Resource Center Presented by: Joel Gray, Executive Director - Anthem Blue Cross - CA Medicaid Abner Mason, CEO - ConsejoSano Description: California’s Medi-Cal population is 81% multicultural, which is a unique challenge for health systems. ConsejoSano will provide a...
Colombo Plan, Fredric Rieder Family Foundation, JMJ Technologies
Alerta Global en Materia de Salud Pública
Los encargados del tratamiento por abuso de sustancias, los médicos clínicos, los extensionistas, las clínicas de salud pública, etc. deben conocer la información que se detalla a continuación. Un adulterante de drogas peligroso -el levamisol- aparece cada vez con mayor frecuencia en drogas ilegales como la cocaína en polvo y el crack, y en cierta medida en la heroína y el fentanilo. Puede causar efectos muy adversos para la salud, incluida la reducción en el recuento de glóbulos blancos del paciente, lo que genera una condición denominada...
In this webinar, Honora Englander, MD (OHSU) shared her experience developing and spreading the Improving Addiction Care Team (IMPACT) and described IMPACT outcomes and lessons learned. She also shared practical advice for teams interested in implementing addictions care in other hospital settings...
Impacto de la Pandemia en Centros de Tratamiento de Adicciones de América Latina
Preliminary report of the study "Overall impact of the pandemic in the Addiction Treatment Centers of Latin America", which aims to explain the overall impact of pandemic and isolation measures in treatment centers, identify changes in demand for treatment and consumption profiles identified by institutions and, finally, systematize the main measures taken by institutions to address this context.
Fuente: http://www.cij.gob.mx/pdf/ManualdeProtocolosM%C3%A9dicos.pdf Este manual tiene la finalidad de apoyar a los médicos en la elección de tratamientos farmacológicos bajo la premisa de contar con directrices comunes, tanto para el diagnóstico como para el tratamiento, basadas en el conocimiento...
Wednesday July 29, 2020 12:00 – 3:30 PM ET The second webinar will highlight the essential components of care for depression, alcohol use disorders, and opioid use disorders in primary care settings. Moderator Howard Goldman, MD, PhD, University of Maryland at Baltimore School of Medicine Speakers...
La Dra. Katherine Lazo Chávez, Médico psiquiatra y Psicoterapeuta del Centro Salud Mental Comunitario Universitario (CSMCU) "San Marcos", en Perú, nos comenta los detalles de cómo funciona dicho centro, cuáles son sus principales características y de la población a la que atiende. Además, la Dra...
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