International Society of Addiction Medicine Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：国际成瘾医学学会（ISAM）致力于通过电子通信为成瘾医学领域的医生提供一个支持性的教育网络，并就与医生实践相关的一些问题制定共识立场文件。在与吸毒成瘾有关的所有领域进行研究，并举行年度会议，通过世界各地发言人的介绍，教育和传播有关该领域进展的信息，同时也为低经济国家的从业人员提供介绍和分享调查的机会。国际认证也已建立。因此，ISAM多年来一直致力于促进全世界的医生和专职保健专业人员在成瘾医学领域更好地了解药物滥用、心理和精神后果以及最近感染（包括艾滋病毒）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不分种族、性别或族裔的人群的医疗和精神后果有关，而且是全球性的。我们的梦想是，在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时，代表我们的患者，建立一个强大、团结、知情的医学声音。正在通过本赠款申请寻求资金，以支持将在不同国家举行的2008-2012年年会。葡萄牙波尔图是2006年的举办地；2007年埃及开罗奥运会正处于筹备的最后阶段。南非的开普敦是2008年的举办地，加拿大的卡尔加里是2009年的举办地，澳大利亚的悉尼是2010年的举办地，2011年和2012年的举办地尚未确定。

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.