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。

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 2006-2010 which will be held in different countries. Currently Oporto, Portugal 2006 is in final stages of preparation, followed by Cairo, Egypt 2007. A final decision as to the conference site for 2008 (Sydney, Australia?) and 2009 (Calgary, Canada) will be made by the ISAM Board of Directors at the 2006 Meeting in Oporto.