RSA Lecture Series

描述（由申请人提供）：酒精中毒研究学会（RSA）系列讲座的目的是提供有关酒精研究领域广泛的重要主题的教育信息，以广泛的受众，包括从业人员，科学家，学生和公众。该系列讲座将包括16个讲座的主题，从酒精的药理作用，流行病学，治疗和翻译的科学临床。这些讲座将在2008年RSA年度会议（6月27日和28日）前两天举行，然后将通过RSA网站向公众提供教育材料，包括Powerpoint幻灯片、讲座笔记和播客。讲座将被翻译成西班牙语和非专业语言，以增加更广泛的受众。作为研究人员的一种资源，系列讲座可以通过建立一个共同的知识库来加强临床和基础科学家以及社会和生物医学科学家之间的交流。这也是一个优秀的系列讲座的人新的酒精研究领域（无论是在研究生水平，博士后科学家或科学家从一个领域以外的酒精研究）。此外，讲座系列作为一个教育论坛，以加强和发展治疗和研究社区之间的桥梁，提供准确的，最新的信息，什么是已知的酒精的影响和治疗酒精使用障碍。最后，通过将讲座翻译成通俗语言，讲座系列创建了一个界面，通过它公众可以了解酒精研究的现状。因此，系列讲座作为一种教育工具，提供了一种具有成本效益的手段，向研究人员，临床医生，大学，推广计划和公众传播准确的科学信息。酒精中毒研究学会（RSA）系列讲座将提供有关酒精影响和酒精使用障碍的教育材料。这些材料将以科学语言、西班牙语和非专业语言提供，以便向学生、教育工作者、研究人员、从业人员和公众传播与酒精有关的主题的准确和最新信息。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) Lecture Series is to provide educational information on a wide range of important topics in the field of alcohol research to a broad audience that includes practitioners, scientists, students and the public. The Lecture Series will include 16 lectures on topics ranging from alcohol's pharmacological action to epidemiology, treatment, and translation of science to the clinic. These lectures will be presented on the two days prior to the 2008 annual RSA meeting (June 27 & 28) and then educational materials, including Powerpoint slides, notes and podcasts of the lectures, will be made available to the public via the RSA website. The lectures will be translated both into Spanish and lay language to increase accessibility to a broader audience. As a resource to researchers, the Lecture Series can enhance the interchanges between clinical and basic scientists, as well as social and biomedical scientists, by developing a common knowledge base. It is also an excellent series of lectures for someone new to the alcohol research field (whether at the level of graduate student, postdoctoral scientist or scientist from an area outside of alcohol research). In addition, the Lecture Series serves as an educational forum to enhance and develop bridges between the treatment and research communities, providing accurate, up-to-date information on what is known of alcohol's effects and treatments for alcohol use disorders. Finally, by translating the talks into lay language, the Lecture Series creates an interface through which the public can become aware of the current state of alcohol research. Thus, the Lecture Series serves as an educational tool, providing a cost-effective means of disseminating accurate scientific information to researchers, clinicians, Universities, outreach programs and the general public. The Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) Lecture Series will provide educational materials on alcohol's effects and alcohol use disorders. These materials will be available in scientific, Spanish and lay language, allowing accurate and current information on alcohol-related topics to be disseminated to students, educators, researchers, practitioners, and the public.