Mini-Poll Archives

NAMA Organizational Meeting Monday, October 8th, 7 P.M. Chairs Jo Sotheran, NAMA Board of Directors (Treasurer) Joycelyn Woods, NAMA Board of Directors (President) As meeting starts Joycelyn Woods looks on over the shoulders of Tony Scro (NAMA Grievance Coordinator), James DePasquale (Long Island NAMA) and Donna Schoen (LIJ Patient Committee). Jo Sotheran introduces the reasons…

Policy Statement Number 1 April 1994 The National Alliance of Methadone Advocates supports the concept of Medical Maintenance and the prescribing of methadone outside of the methadone clinic setting. Medical Maintenance was initially implemented for patients who had achieved a high level of functionally in society and were hindered by the regulations that were conceived…

TRAINING COURSE Sponsored By: The National Alliance of Methadone Advocates Place:   New York, New York Date:    May 13, 2004 Where:   Phillips Ambulatory Care Pavilion          Beth Israel Medical Center Time:    8:30 AM to 4:30 PM To Register complete the Registration Form and send it in with your payment: $75.00 CASAC/CPP/CPS training only $100.00 CASAC/CPP/CPS training plus Certified Methadone Advocate (CMA)…

The Basic Advocacy Training Session The training for certification includes a variety of topics to give advocates a well-grounded understanding of MAT, research, regulations and laws that protect MAT patients and programs. Medication Assisted Treatment  Basic clinical information about methadone and buprenorphine treatment. Regulations and Accreditation The federal regulations will be explained:  What they are and…

Education Series Number 4 April 1994 Herman Joseph, Ph.D. was part of the original team that started methadone treatment at The Rockefeller University. His research and publications have had a major influence on methadone treatment. After leaving the research team at Rockefeller University Dr. Joseph started and administered a methadone clinic for patients on probation…