Meeting Presentations

The meeting presentations are available here in pdf format. If you missed a meeting, read through for a general overview of the presentations.

October 15, 2007

North Carolina Institute of Medicine: Task Force Overview, Pam Silberman, JD, DrPH

The Biology of Addiction and Public Policy, David Friedman, PhD

The Disease and the Population, Phillip Graham, DrPH, MPH

The Publicly-Funded Substance Abuse System & Barriers to Care, Flo Stein

November 16, 2007

Legislative Oversight Committee Overview, Mark Holmes, PhD

American Society of Addiction Medicine Clinical Innovators Series, David Mee-Lee, MD

American Society of Addiction Medicine Criteria, Dewayne Book, MD

Prevention of Substance Abuse, Phillip Mooring, MS, CSAPC, LCAS

Evidence Based Practice and Implementation, Sara McEwen, MD, MPH

Data Collected and Results, Spencer Clark

December 10, 2007

Evidence Based Prevention Strategies, Janice Petersen, PhD

Consumer Perspective and Engagement, Syd Wiford, MRC, CCS, CSAS

Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment(NIATx), Paul Toriello, RhD

NIATx Performance Improvement, Paul Toriello, RhD

Substance Abuse Intervention with Quality Improvement Model, Paul Toriello, RhD

Provider: Community Choices, Inc., Misty Fulk, MEd, CSAPC, ICPS

Provider: NC TASC, Wes Stewart, MSW, CCJP

January 14, 2008

Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment (SBIRT), Thomas Babor, PhD, MPH

SBIRT Research,Thomas Babor, PhD, MPH

Integration of Primary Care and Behavioral Health, Chris Collins, MSW

North Carolina Data Update, Spencer Clark, MSW, Shealy Thompson, PhD

February 15, 2008

Recovery Services, Melanie Whitter

Recovery Definitions,Melanie Whitter

Evidence Based Strategies Reivisited, Flo Stein

Provider Survey of Adolescent Treatment , Flo Stein

Comprehensive Substance Abuse Service System, Pam Silberman, JD, DrPH

March 14, 2008

Crisis Services, Steve Day & Bonnie Morell

Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention (SBI) for Trauma Patients, Steve Day & Bonnie Morell

Effect on Hospital Emergency Rooms, Mike Vicario

April 24, 2008

There were no presentations. The Task Force reviewed the recommendations for the interim report.

May 30, 2008

Drug Treatment Courts, Gregg Stahl

NC Department of Correction, Division of Alcoholism & Chemical Dependency Programs, Virginia Price and Wrenn Rivenbark

Addressing the Child Welfare and Substance Abuse Link, Part I, Sherri L. Green

Substance Abuse in Work First and Child Welfare in NC, Sara Anderson Mims

NC Work First/CPS Substance Abuse Initiative, Melissa Godwin

Addressing the Child Welfare and Substance Abuse Link, Part II, Sherri L. Green

June 23, 2008

North Carolina Division of Community Corrections, Robert Guy

Department of Juvenile Justice and Deliquency Prevention, Martin Pharr

Juvenile Justice Initiative: Providing Juveniles a System of Care, Kelly Crowley and Paul Savery

August 25, 2008

Treatment Research Institute, Tom McLellan

Behavioral Health Research Program at UNC, Tom Lucking