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01-12-2015 | Meeting abstract
Integrating addiction medicine training into medical school and residency curricula
Authors:
Jan Klimas, Launette Rieb, Gerard Bury, John Muench, Thomas O’Toole, Traci Rieckman, Walter Cullen
Published in:
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
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Special Issue 1/2015
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Excerpt
The Affordable Care Act (2010) brings an opportunity to increase the integration of addiction treatment into the health-care system. With the anticipated expansion of addiction care services in primary care, challenges, such as workforce training, can be expected. This presentation discusses challenges and opportunities for addiction medicine training of primary care professionals in Ireland, Canada, and Portland, Oregon. …