Translational Research Day 2018: Addiction Research in the Lab, Clinic, and Community

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Interested in finding translational solutions to addiction?

Don’t miss Translational Research Day 2018: Addiction Research in the Lab, Clinic, and Community.

Wednesday, November 7
8:30AM-4:00PM
Tufts Center for Medical Education, Room 114
145 Harrison Avenue, Boston

Registration

Please register to attend in-person or online.

Agenda

• 8:30AM: Breakfast and Opening
  • Alice Rushforth, PhD, Tufts CTSI; Giles Li, Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC), Michael Ferullo, MSW, LICSW, Boston Bulldogs Running Club
• 9:15AM: Keynote Address
  • Howard Shaffer, PhD, CAS, Harvard Medical School Cambridge Health Alliance
• 10:00AM: Break
• 10:20AM: Scientific Talks: Addiction Research Across the Translational Spectrum
  • Andrew Kolodny, MD, Brandeis University; Peter Friedmann, MD, MPH, Baystate Medical Center; Jonathan Davis, MD, Tufts Medical Center (Tufts MC), The Floating Hospital for Children; Elissa Chesler, PhD, The Jackson Laboratory
• 12:05PM: Lunch, Poster Session, & Networking Addiction Research & 2017 CTSI Pilot Studies Program Awardees
  • Michael Apkon, MD, PhD, MBA, Tufts MC
• 1:00PM Afternoon Sessions
  • Track A: Gambling Addiction
    • Facilitator: Carolyn Rubin, EdD, MA, Tufts CTSI
    • Part 1: Community Expert Panel: Dawn Sauma, LICSW, Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence; Chien-Chi Huang, Asian Women for Health; Hon Ho, MD, MPH, Harvard and Tufts Medical Schools; Yoyo Yau, BCNC
  • Track B: Substance Addiction
    • Facilitator: Peter Friedmann, MD, Baystate Medical Center
    • Part 1: Community Expert Panel: Jennifer Toth, MA, PMP, CRS, CIRS, Health Resources in Action; Jim Stewart, The First Church Shelter; Michael Ferullo, MSW, LICSW, Boston Bulldogs Running Club
  • Track C: Biostatistics and Computation for Addiction Data Analysis
    • Facilitator: Norma Terrin, PhD, Tufts CTSI
    • Genomics and Geospatial Analysis: Vivek Philip, PhD, The Jackson Laboratory; Thomas Stopka, PhD, Tufts University
• 2:00PM Networking Break/Refreshments
• 2:15PM Afternoon Sessions Resume
  • Track A: Gambling Addiction
    • Part 2: Research Project Concepts and Brainstorming: Tackey Chan, Asian American Legislative Caucus; Howard Shaffer, PhD, CAS, Cambridge Health Alliance; Victor Ortiz, Mass. Department of Public Health
  • Track B: Substance Addiction
    • Part 2: Research Project Concepts and Brainstorming: Alysse Wurcel, MD, MS, Tufts MC; Andrea Acevedo, PhD, Tufts University; Jennifer José Lo, MD, Boston Public Health Commission; Sharon Reif, PhD, Brandeis University; Clinical Research Network (CRN) Addiction Thematic Panel
• 3:30PM Report Out and Next Steps
• 4:00PM Adjourn

Do you have a poster on addiction research?

Present it at Translational Research Day! Details are available here. The deadline to submit poster abstracts is Monday, October 22.

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