RSA Lecture Series

描述(由申请人提供)：酒精中毒研究会(RSA)系列讲座的目的是向广大受众提供酒精研究领域广泛重要主题的教育信息，包括从业者、科学家、学生和公众。系列讲座将包括16场讲座，主题从酒精的药理作用到流行病学、治疗和将科学转化为临床。这些讲座将在2008年RSA年会的前两天(6月27日和28日)举行，然后将通过RSA网站向公众提供教育材料，包括讲座的Powerpoint幻灯片、笔记和播客。讲座将被翻译成西班牙语和通俗语言，以增加更广泛的听众的可及性。作为研究人员的资源，系列讲座可以通过发展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。对于酒精研究领域的新手来说，这也是一个很好的系列讲座(无论是研究生、博士后科学家还是来自酒精研究以外的领域的科学家)。此外，该系列讲座作为一个教育论坛，加强和发展治疗和研究社区之间的桥梁，提供有关酒精的影响和酒精使用障碍的治疗方法的准确、最新的信息。最后，通过将演讲翻译成外行语言，系列讲座创造了一个界面，通过这个界面，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，为研究人员、临床医生、大学、外展项目和普通公众提供了一种具有成本效益的方式来传播准确的科学信息。酒精中毒研究会(RSA)系列讲座将提供有关酒精的影响和酒精使用障碍的教育材料。这些材料将以科学、西班牙语和非专业语言提供，使与酒精有关的主题的准确和最新信息能够传播给学生、教育工作者、研究人员、从业者和公众。

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.