The New England Institute is pleased to again collaborate with the Dartmouth Center on Addiction Recovery and Education on Thursday, December 1, 2011 in Concord, NH on the 5th Annual Addiction Conference for General Healthcare Providers and Addictions Professionals: Emerging Systems to Support Healthcare Providers in Addressing Substance Use Problems.

This program is for both healthcare professionals from primary healthcare settings and clinicians from addiction treatment settings. Complete information on this conference and online registration  may be found at: http://addmedconf.neias.org/conference/
The agenda features a team of nationally known presenters in the areas of healthcare reform, integrated care, and opioid prescribing:

Emerging Systems to Support Healthcare Providers in Addressing Substance Use Problems

8:30 – 9:00 – Registration

Morning: Improving clinical systems to manage substance use issues in general healthcare:

9:00 – 10:15 Integrating Care for Unhealthy Alcohol and Other Drug Use into Primary
Medical Care  – Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM, Boston University Medical Center

10:15  – 10:30  Break

10:30 – 11:30  Healthcare Reform and Federal Initiatives to support primary care management of substance abuse -  Victor A. Capoccia, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, University of Wisconsin Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies

11:30 – 12:00  Brief Presentations of Regional Strategies to support general healthcare system in addressing substance issues. Lindy Keller NH; Victor Capoccia Mass; Todd Mandell VT

12:00 – 12:30  Audience and Panel Discussion: systems to improve substance abuse treatment

Afternoon:  Improving clinical systems to support opioid prescribing:

1:30 – 2:30  Evolution of a NH Support System to Improve Opioid Prescribing for Pain – Seddon R. Savage, M.D., M.S., Director, Dartmouth Center on Addiction, Recovery and Education

2:30 – 3:30 National Clinical Support System for buprenorphine & methadone for addiction– Todd W. Mandell, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Community Substance Abuse Centers

3:30-4:00 Discussion and Wrap Up

REGISTER ONLINE:
http://addmedconf.neias.org/conference/

Advocating for Recovery:

What You Need to Know

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

 The Common Man Restaurant, Concord NH

8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

FREE

Register at: friendsofrecoverynh@gmail.com

Take advantage of this unique opportunity to gain the knowledge, skills and confidence you need to become an effective advocate for recovery.

Join Friends of Recovery-NH and New Futures Tuesday, October 25 in Concord where you’ll learn how you can become an advocate for change.

How many legislators are there in the NH Legislature?  Who’s your legislator? How does a bill become law? Learn the answers to these questions and more.  The training also includes a visit to the State House and Legislative Office Building.  Lunch will be provided.  There is no charge for this training.

If you don’t give a voice to the people you’re trying to help – then who will?

Friends of Recovery-NH 25 Lowell St., Suite 205, Manchester, NH 03101

603-669-7900 * friendsofrecoverynh@gmail.com * www.recoverynh.com