The First Patient Advocate’s Illumination Award Sunday, October 7th

The First Patient
Advocate’s Illumination Award
Sunday, October 7th

The Advocate’s Illumination Award is presented to an individual and/or treatment program whose persistence in the search of solutions to the myriad problems of addictive disease, has significantly improved the experience and outcome of treatment.

Inscription

The Opioid Agonist Treatment Advocacy Community
with heartfelt thanks and admiration
is pleased to Grant
Dr. Marc Shinderman and the Center for Addictive Problems
The Advocate’s Illumination Award

This award is being presented to you today in recognition of your outstanding contribution to the welfare and quality of care provided to all patients treated with opioid agonist therapy, for establishing an atmosphere of trust and respect, restoring the dignity of those living with addictive disease, and for your outstanding contribution to the understanding of optimal dosing practices regarding opioid agonist treatment.

Presented at the American Methadone Treatment Association Conference
St. Louis, Missouri
Sunday, October 7th, 2001

Addiction Treatment Watchdog
Advocates For the Integration of Recovery and Medicine (AFIRM)
Advocates for Recovery through Medicine (ARM)
National Alliance of Methadone Advocates (NAMA)
Virginia Alliance of Methadone Advocates (VAMA)

For illuminating the methadone community
Joycelyn Woods presents the award while attendees look on.
Thank you Marc!
Dr. Marc Shinderman accepts the award.
Thank you Marc! …For being a voice for the voiceless.
..in recognition of your outstanding contribution to the welfare..to all patients....
Todd Rosendale reads the inscription while Dr. Shinderman looks on.
The clinic staff are recognized.
The clinic staff is recognized for their hard work and commitment
to treatment with dignity and respect.
Dr. Shinderman was presented with NAMA’s new Institutional Membership Certificate that he along with Dr. Tom Payte of Drug Dependence Associates (San Antonio, Texas) each have a number one certificate as acknowledgement for their support of patient advocacy.

Sponsored by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.

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