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Save the Date: AAMC Webinar "Looking Inward: Addressing the Stigma of Addiction"

  • 1.  Save the Date: AAMC Webinar "Looking Inward: Addressing the Stigma of Addiction"

    Posted 12-19-2023 02:21:00 PM

    Join us for the upcoming webinar Looking Inward: Addressing the Stigma of Addiction on January 17, 2024, 1:00-2:15 PM ET.

    As part of the AAMC's ongoing efforts to support its members in advancing addiction education, the association has partnered with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to commission a systematic literature review of health care professionals' bias and stigma related to substance use disorders. This webinar will present the results of this systematic review as well as updates on several national educational efforts to substance use disorder training and discuss the state of the addiction crisis. Register now.

    Check out the article "Stigma Against Patients with Substance Use Disorders Among Health Care Professionals and Trainees and Stigma-Reducing Interventions: A Systematic Review" in Academic Medicine to learn more.

    Speakers:

    Dr. Wilson Compton, Deputy Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

    Dr. Elizabeth Magnan, Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, Davis

    Dr. Lisa Howley, Senior Director for Transforming Medical Education, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

    Kamilah Weems, MS, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)



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    Dallas Peoples
    Program Specialist, Transforming Medical Education
    Association of American Medical Colleges
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