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This volume describes training programs for addiction medicine: a new medical specialty that focuses on the treatment of disorders and diseases stemming from substance use
This book was originally published as a special issue of
Substance Abuse.
List of contents
1. International Perspectives in Postgraduate Medical Training in Addiction Medicine 2. The International Certification of Addiction Medicine: Validating Clinical Knowledge Across Borders 3. Specialized Training on Addictions for Physicians in the United States 4. Addiction Medicine in Canada: Challenges and Prospects 5. Developing a Competence-Based Addiction Medicine Curriculum in Indonesia: The Training Needs Assessment 6. The Master in Addiction Medicine Program in The Netherlands 7. Israel: a 2-year national program for physician's training and Qualification in addiction medicine 8. Conversational problems in consultations with patients with substance related disorders: a cross-cultural exploration 9. Norway – the struggle for a full specialty in addiction medicine 10. The Swiss road to the development of an addiction medicine subspecialty: over high mountains and through deep valleys 11. Addiction medicine: Credentialing collaborative care in Canada 12. Development of addiction medicine in Indonesia: a flying start 13. Training Need Assessment in Lithuania for addiction medicine
About the author
Paul Steven Haber is Professor of Addiction Medicine at the University of Sydney, Australia, President Chapter of Addiction Medicine at the Royal Australasian College of Physician, Australia, and Director of Drug Health Services at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia. He has been a member of the Board of the International Society of Addiction Medicine for six years.
Summary
This volume describes training programs for addiction medicine: a new medical specialty that focuses on the treatment of disorders and diseases stemming from substance useThis book was originally published as a special issue of Substance Abuse.
