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3rd Annual Addiction Research and Clinical Health (ARCH) Symposium

Written by Brooke Kochanski | Jun 1, 2021 1:00:00 PM

"Great coverage of topic areas for practitioners and researchers who work to prevent substance use disorders." - Previous Symposium Attendee

Register today to join us on September 9-11, 2021 for the 3rd Annual Addiction Research & Clinical Health (ARCH) Symposium via Live Webinar. This year's Addiction Research & Clinical Health Symposium aims to share evidence-based treatments across the spectrum of addiction care, as well as spotlight innovative methods that are shaping the field.

Current confirmed topics include:

  • Substance Use Disorders Among Women Involve in the Criminal Justice System: Incorporating Best Practices to Develop Comprehensive Interventions
  • Evidence-Based Pharmacotherapy for the Treatment of Methamphetamine Use Disorder
  • A Public Health Perspective on Substance Use Disorders
  • HIV and Substance Use: Syndemics and Intersectionality as a Roadmap for Interventions
  • The Legal Cannabis Market in the USA and its Implications to Pain Patient and Minorities
  • Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement: Clinical Efficacy and Biobehavioral Mechanisms of a Neuroscience-Based Treatment for Opioid Misuse and Chronic Pain
  • Addiction Medicine, Social Justice, and Health Advocacy
  • Building Systems of Care to Address the Overdose Crisis
  • Advances in Harm Reduction and Treatment for People Who Use Drugs
  • The Not-So-Hidden Epidemic of Compulsive and Addictive Sexual Behavior: Diagnosis and Implications for Treatment
  • and more to come!

This event is beneficial for anyone interested in the field of addiction and addiction care, including Students, Family Medicine Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Pharmacists, Health Educators, Psychologists, Counselors, Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialists, Marriage and Family Therapists, Social Workers, and Other care providers.

 

Event page - https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/courses-and-events/64975

Jointly sponsored by Wake Forest University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Wake Forest Baptist Health, and Northwest Area Health Education Center (AHEC), a program of Wake Forest School of Medicine and part of the NC AHEC System