International Perspectives on Training in Addiction Medicine

ISBN-13: 9780415635943 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 132 str.

Paul Steven Haber

Opis

Addiction medicine is a new medical specialty that focuses on the treatment of disorders and diseases of substance use. This volume describes training programs for addiction medicine.

Spis treści

1. International Perspectives in Postgraduate Medical Training in Addiction Medicine  2. The International Certification of Addiction Medicine: Validating Clinical Knowledge Across Borders  3. Specialized Training on Addictions for Physicians in the United States  4. Addiction Medicine in Canada: Challenges and Prospects  5. Developing a Competence-Based Addiction Medicine Curriculum in Indonesia: The Training Needs Assessment  6. The Master in Addiction Medicine Program in The Netherlands  7. Israel: a 2-year national program for physician's training and Qualification in addiction medicine  8. Conversational problems in consultations with patients with substance related disorders: a cross-cultural exploration  9. Norway – the struggle for a full specialty in addiction medicine  10. The Swiss road to the development of an addiction medicine subspecialty: over high mountains and through deep valleys  11. Addiction medicine: Credentialing collaborative care in Canada  12. Development of addiction medicine in Indonesia: a flying start  13. Training Need Assessment in Lithuania for addiction medicine

O autorze

Paul Steven Haber is Professor of Addiction Medicine at the University of Sydney, Australia, President Chapter of Addiction Medicine at the Royal Australasian College of Physician, Australia, and Director of Drug Health Services at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia. He has been a member of the Board of the International Society of Addiction Medicine for six years.