Posts By: Hugrún Kristjánsdóttir
Josiah D. Rich, Professor of Brown University
40 ára afmælisráðstefna SÁÁ: Treating Hepatitis C in RI ́s prisons Josiah D. Rich, MD, MPH, Professor of Brown University, RI Josiah D. Rich, MD, MPH is a Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at Brown University and a Practicing Infectious Disease Specialist at The Miriam Hospital and at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections – …Read more »
Panel: Training of professionals in addiction medicine
Training of professionals in addiction medicine Panel discussions: Lecturers and professionals in addiction, offcials, program directors Thomas Clausen Professor, Dr. Med, University of Oslo, Dr. Steinunn Hrafnsdóttir, Associate professor, Faculty of Social Work, School of Social Sciences, University of Iceland. Gisli Kort Kristofersson, PHD, RN, PMHNP-BC Assistant Professor, School of Health Sciences, University of Akureyri, Hjalti Þór Björnsson, NCAC, …Read more »
Gerard J. Schmidt, President of NAADAC
40 ára afmælisráðstefna SÁÁ: Counsellors: What is needed to get certified as an addiction counsellor in the US today Gerard J. Schmidt, MA, LPC, MAC, President of NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals and the Chief Operations Officer at Valley HealthCare System in Morgantown WV Abstract This presentation will be an overview of the various levels of …Read more »
Jeffrey Goldsmith, Past President of ASAM
40 ára afmælisráðstefna SÁÁ: Physicians: What is needed to get board certified in addiction the US today Jeffrey Goldsmith MD, DLFAPA, DFASAM Abstract The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) has established a system to monitor the quality of health care specialty training in the US, and ABMS added Addiction Medicine as a multispecialty subspecialty …Read more »
Stephen Strobbe, Clinical Associate Professor
40 ára afmælisráðstefna SÁÁ: Addictions Nursing: What it is, and why it matters Stephen Strobbe PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, CARN-AP, FIAAN, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Michigan School of Nursing, President (2016-2018), International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA) Dr. Stephen Strobbe is Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing, and the Department of Psychiatry. …Read more »
Thomas Clausen, Dr. Med. University of Oslo
40 ára afmælisráðstefna SÁÁ: Addiction Medicine. Full specialty for doctors in Norway Thomas Clausen, Professor, Dr. Med. University of Oslo Abstract In Norway addiction medicine is provided as part of specialist level services accessible to all citizens, free of charge, as part of the universal health care access. In 2012 the Norwegian government decided to …Read more »
Paul Earley, MD, DFASAM
40 ára afmælisráðstefna SÁÁ: Physicians with substance use disorder: Can this model be effectively applied to other populations? Paul Earley MD, DFASAM, Medical Director of the Georgia Professionals Health Program, in the U.S. Abstract Physician Health Programs (PHPs) use multi-year, use contingency-driven, chronic disease management protocols to care for physicians with SUDs.[1, 2] Remarkable recovery rates …Read more »
Jeffrey Goldsmith, Past President of ASAM
40 ára afmælisráðstefna SÁÁ: The complexities of managing people with addictions Jeffrey Goldsmith MD, DLFAPA, DFASAM, past president of ASAM Abstract Addiction health care providers get confused when managing care for addiction. This may stem from care providers using different models of addiction. The referral source is often not using the same model of addiction …Read more »
Andrew H. Talal, MPH,
40 ára afmælisráðstefna SÁÁ: Telemedicine in Clinical Care and as a tool in addiction medicine Andrew H. Talal, MD, MPH, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, New York Abstract Andrew H. Talal, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who …Read more »
