April 2003
From NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIDA to host two-day conference in September The National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Rocky Mountain Clinical Trials Network (CTN) Node, together with the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center; Colorado Department of Health Services, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division; and the Signal Behavioral Health Network, Inc. have organized a two-day conference. "Blending Clinical Practice and Research: Forging Partnerships in the Rocky Mountain States to Enhance Drug Addiction Treatment" will bring together clinicians and researchers to examine cutting-edge scientific findings about drug use and addiction and their application to clinical practice.As in other fields of medicine, a gap exists in the drug abuse treatment field between clinical practice and scientific research. By bringing together leading drug abuse treatment clinicians and researchers, this conference will provide an opportunity to further bridge that gap. Drug treatment counselors, social workers, healthcare providers, criminal justice staff, marriage and family counselors, public health workers, physicians, researchers interested in drug abuse and addiction issues, and the media are encouraged to attend. More details about the conference will be posted on NIDA's website at http://www.drugabuse.gov and a registration website will be available on May 1, 2003, at http://www.mac1988.com/blendingcolorado. | |