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Pre-conference Meeting Sunday, October 7th Unifying the Treatment Community

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Unifying the Treatment Community

This special pre-conference meeting is divided into two sessions – a morning and afternoon session. These sessions have been developed by the Advocacy Coalition: National Alliance of Methadone Advocates (NAMA), Advocates for Recovery through Medicine (ARM), Advocates For the Integration of Recovery and Methadone (AFIRM), Virginia Alliance of Methadone Advocates (VAMA), and Addiction Treatment Watchdog, and are designed to take the combined knowledge and experience of the advocacy community and present concepts that will assist in the understanding of medication assisted treatments like methadone and LAAM, as well as the new regulations (42 CRF Part 8) and accreditation, from both the patient’s and the staff’s perspective. Audiences for these sessions include patients, counselors, medical and administrative personnel, advocates and all others involved in the field of opioid agonist treatment.

8:30 A.M. to 12 Noon Session: Accreditation, Networking and Skill Building

Nuts and Bolts of Regulations/Accreditation
Presenter: C. Todd Rosendale, CSAT/OPAT

Group Discussion on Advocacy
Moderator: Joycelyn Woods, NAMA

Networking & How Best to Utilize Time and Skills at a Conference
Presenters: Joycelyn Woods & Jo Sotheran, NAMA

1 P.M. to 5 P.M. Session: The Vision Of The Future

The Graying of Methadone Maintnenace Treatment
Presenter: C. Todd Rosendale, CSAT/OPAT

Making Accreditation Work For You: a How-To for Patients and Programs
Presenter: Joycelyn Woods, NAMA

Warm and Fuzzy With the Community
Presenter: Fred Christie, AFIRM

How to Start an Advocacy Group
Presenter: James DePasquale, NAMA

Methadone Works; Medical Efficacy From the Patient’s Perspective
Presenter: Sean P. Murphy

 

Pictures

 

Howard is Ready

Howard is Ready!

Howard Lotsof, Acting Membership Director and member of NAMA’s Board prepares for the preconference day.

 
Jo Presents
Jo Makes a Point

Jo Presents.

Jo Sotheran, Treasurer and member of NAMA’s board talks about the importance of planning at a conference.

Jo Makes a Point and shows the advocates how to use a conference program to set goals for a conference.

 
Donna Schoen helps James DePasquale.

Donna Schoen (LIJ Patient Committee) helps James DePasquale, former Membership Director talk about starting an advocacy group.
Operations and Oversight!

Operations and Oversight

Jo Sotheran talks methadone politics and patient rights with Joycelyn S. Woods, NAMA’s President

 

 

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