Addiction psychiatrists are well trained to assess and treat such treatment resistant smokers and payers are beginning to reimburse for such care. Thus, addiction psychiatrists need to learn to integrate offers to treat smoking into their existing practice or program. Differences in prevalences of substance abuse while present are not as great as previously thought, but substantial differences may exist for certain drugs, access to treatment and outcome. MD Accreditation is an important vehicle to review and monitor organizations that deliver health care. The fluidity and dramatic changes in the nature of the health care delivery system that have occurred over the past several years have resulted in commensurate changes in the accreditation process.
Many states require accreditation to become licensed or certified in that state.
This workshop will educate participants on various aspects of physician health programs, update participants on recent developments and promote the exchange of information and ideas. The history, functional aspects, legal issues, operational aspects, illnesses, treatment of physician s substance use disorders, psychiatric leadership and research or research needs for physician health programs will be discussed. This symposium is in collaboration with the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. MD The purpose of this workshop is to help addiction psychiatrists with the development of their research ideas. Individuals who are considering a research career, or those who are in the early stages of a research career, are particularly welcome.