4021 Lakeview Drive,
Stone Mountain, GA
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Registration Information:
$65.00 per
person; only $55.00 per
person for groups of 2 or more
from the same program attending
the conference. Hurry, our
seats are fi lling fast.
Guarantee your registration and pay your fee today! A $20.00 late fee applies to all registrations made after November 5, 2008.
free passes for park entrance for 11/21/08 free breakfast, snacks and lunch.
at Evergreen call (770) 879-9900 room rates range from $170 and up per night
Guest
Speaker:
Mark W. Parrino,
M.P.A.
President of
AATOD
“Major Clinical and Policy Trends in the Use
of Methadone and Buprenorphine Treatment
in the United States and Europe.”
Mr. Parrino has been involved in the delivery of health care and substance abuse treatment since 1974. He received both a Baccalaureate in Psychology (1974) and a Masters in Health Policy, Planning and Administration (1982) from New York University.
Mr. Parrino served as the Director of the Gramercy Park Medical Group, an outpatient methadone treatment program, from 1980 to 1994. He also served as President of the National Development and Research Institutes, Inc. (NDRI) and was the Chair of New York City’s Health Systems Agency’s Technical Advisory Group on Substance Abuse. Mr. Parrino served as the Chair of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) Consensus Panel for State Methadone Treatment Guidelines, the fi rst Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) published for national distribution.
Currently, Mr. Parrino is the President of the American Association
for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence and
continues to be responsible for the development and implementation
of the Association’s organizing initiatives. He
is a consultant and educator to government, community
and business groups concerning substance abuse treatment
and policy.
Mr. Parrino is a recipient of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Innovators Award for 2003.
Regulatory Panel with Q&A with the following
Nicholas Reuter, SAMHSA, C-SAT
Darrell Meader, DEA
Bruce Cross, Georgia Drugs and Narcotics
Onaje Salim, Interium State Methadone Authority
Von Wrighten, DHR Adult Specialist and State Liaison
Bettye Harrison, CARF
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Quality Assurance in Opioid Treatment
and The Community Initiative
Project
Onaje Salim Interium State
Methadone Authority.
HIV and Other Infectious Diseases
Ron Delay, GRN Community Service Board
Hepatitis A & B Updates
Scott McCallum, Smith Kline
Introducing The Media Stigma
Project in Opioid Treatment
Nicole McConnell, South Ga. Treatment Center
Targeted Audience
This conference is intended for substance abuse
counselors, clinical directors, clinical supervisors,
medical personnel, program administrators and
program sponsors.
Continuing Education
OTPG is approved as an education provider by
NAADAC. OTPG will award 5.5 continuing education
hours to participants who attend full conference.
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Opioid Treatment Providers of Georgia
1710 Commerce Highway
Athens, GA 30607
(770) 840-9912
an organization of treatment providers, counselors, and other interested
persons concerned about treatment, recovery, and
traditional and alternative options for heroin and other opioid addiction © 2008
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