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In addition to the large-group plenaries, the core of the conference will be a variety of skill-based two-hour seminars, allowing participants to select clinical learning opportunities of their own particular interest. Some of these workshops can be sequenced to allow for more in-depth learning if desired. This includes a 6-hour sequence on Basic and Advanced Addiction Medicine, and two four-hour workshops on Buprenorphine Prescribing and Pain Management Skills. Other seminars will focus on regulatory and legal issues, toxicology, pregnancy and traumatic brain injury.

Speakers and workshop leaders are drawn from outstanding regional as well as national experts, facilitating valuable networking and post-conference contact. Please join us in beautiful, springtime Asheville for another outstanding annual conference!

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While this as an important step toward universal insurance coverage for comprehensive tobacco cessation services, it must be pointed out that the ACA law only requires mandatory coverage for pregnant women covered by Medicaid, leaving other Medicaid beneficiaries out of the mandatory coverage provision. Ironically, this population represents the group most affected by the tobacco epidemic. Smoking rates among Medicaid enrollees is nearly double that of the general population. Millions of smokers are being left behind, and the ACA’s requirement for expanded Medicaid coverage without tobacco cessation for low-income populations may cause this disparity to grow.

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The Governor’s Institute is requesting nominations for the Third Annual Frederick B. Glaser Award: This award was developed to honor one of the pioneers of Addiction Medicine in North Carolina.  The award will be given at the Addiction Medicine 2012 Conference in Asheville, NC on March 30 & 31.

Criteria for the Award
The individual or individuals nominated should have demonstrated significant contributions to the citizens of NC in the field of alcohol or other substance abuse, in one or more of the following areas:

(1) providing treatment for those suffering from addictive disorders, (2) education:  particularly related to training of medical or other health care professionals), (3) research, or (4) leadership in the political arena to increase funding or access to care

Contributions can be in one or more of these areas but should preferably have impact beyond the personal or local realm.  The person’s activities should have demonstrated ongoing commitment and persistence of effort over a significant period of time.  The extension of the impact of these activities beyond NC to the national level would be of significance but not critical or necessary.

Please send your Frederick B. Glaser Award Nominee along with no more than 1 page of why this nominee fits the above criteria to Tyler Van Steinburgh at tyler.vansteinburgh@governorsinstitute.org or 1121 Situs Court, Suite 320 Raleigh, NC 27606 by February 10, 2012.

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“Without outcome evaluations, federal agencies have limited knowledge of how effective their efforts are in achieving their goals — in this case, reducing prescription pain reliever abuse and misuse,” the report notes.

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