International Society of Addiction Medicine Conference

描述(由申请者提供)：国际成瘾医学学会(ISAM)致力于通过电子通信向成瘾医学领域的医生提供一个支持性的教育网络，并就与医生执业有关的一些问题编写协商一致的立场文件，在与吸毒成瘾有关的所有领域进行研究，并召开年度会议，通过世界各地的发言者介绍该领域的进展情况，同时也为来自低经济国家的医生提供提出和分享调查的机会。还设立了一项国际认证。因此，ISAM几年来一直在努力促进全世界成瘾医学领域的医生和相关卫生专业人员更好地了解药物滥用、心理和精神后果以及最近包括艾滋病毒在内的感染之间的联系。这一合作的最重要成果之一是认识到，药物滥用与人群中的医疗和精神后果有关，不分种族、性别或民族，而且是全球性的。我们的梦想是建立一个强大的、团结的、知情的医学声音，代表我们的患者发言，因为我们与其他学科充分合作，参与世界各地的成瘾预防和管理。正在通过目前的赠款申请寻求资金，以支助将在不同国家举行的2008-2012年年度会议。葡萄牙波尔图是2006年的举办地；2007年埃及开罗是筹备工作的后期阶段。南非开普敦是2008年的拟议选址，加拿大卡尔加里是2009年的选址，澳大利亚悉尼是2010年的选址，2011年和2012年的选址尚未确定。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) is dedicated to providing a supportive, educational network to physicians in the addiction medicine field through electronic communication, and the development of consensual position papers on a number of issues relevant to the practice of physicians, research in all fields relating to drug addiction and annual meetings for education and dissemination of information on advances in the field through the presentations of speakers worldwide while also providing opportunities for practitioners from low economic countries to present and share investigations. An International Certification has also been established. ISAM has thus been working for several years to promote better understanding among the physicians and allied health professionals world wide in the field of addiction medicine of the connection between drug abuse, psychological, and psychiatric consequences, and lately infections including HIV. One of the most significant outcomes of this collaboration has been the recognition that substance abuse is associated with medical and psychiatric consequences among populations regardless of race, gender, or ethnicity and that are global in nature. The dream is to build a strong, united, informed medical voice speaking on behalf of our patients as we participate in the prevention and management of addictions worldwide in full collaboration with other disciplines. Funds are being sought through the present grant application to support the annual meetings 2008-2012 which will be held in different countries. Oporto, Portugal was the site for 2006; Cairo, Egypt 2007 is in the advanced stages of preparation. Cape Town, South Africa is the proposed site for 2008, Calgary, Canada for 2009, Sydney, Australia for 2010, and the sites for 2011 and 2012 are yet to be determined.