[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 70618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24024]


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OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY


Leadership Conference on Medical Education in Substance Abuse

AGENCY: Office of National Drug Control Policy.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: A conference of leaders in the field of medical education and 
healthcare policy will be held on Wednesday, January 16th, 2008 at the 
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Washington, DC on Capitol Hill, New Jersey Ave., 
NW., and Washington DC, starting at 8 a.m. and concluding at 5:30 p.m. 
The overall objectives of the Leadership Conference are to advance 
widespread use of screening and brief intervention procedures designed 
to identify and promote behavioral change in populations engaged in 
risky, problematic substance use, or that have a diagnosis of abuse/
addiction. Abuse of illicit drugs, alcohol, or prescription drugs 
adversely affects the health of millions of Americans. Wide-spread 
implementation of screening and brief intervention procedures can have 
a major, positive impact on public health. The specific conference 
objectives are: (1) To share with medical educators and other 
contributors to improving in public health, the positive benefits of 
screening and brief interventions; (2) To devise strategies to 
implement and sustain Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to 
Treatment (SBIRT) procedures for substance abuse in various healthcare 
settings; (3) To promote adoption and use of new reimbursable 
healthcare procedural codes (screening and brief intervention) and 
examine cost-effectiveness of implementing the codes; (4) To address 
best practices for performing these procedures in various healthcare 
settings; (5) To identify challenges to implementation of these 
procedures in various healthcare settings and conceptualize strategies 
to address these challenges; (6) To generate business models for the 
procedures applicable to specific heath care environments; (7) To 
address training and educational needs for the medical community and 
devise efficient methods for widespread dissemination of these 
practices. Members of the public who wish to attend the meeting should 
telephone ONDCP's Leadership Conference on Medical Education telephone 
line at (202) 395-6750 to arrange building access.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June Sivilli at (202) 395-5526.

    Dated: December 6, 2007.
Linda V. Priebe,
Assistant General Counsel.
 [FR Doc. E7-24024 Filed 12-11-07; 8:45 am]
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