A Leap Year for Screening and Brief Interventionby Dr. Bertha Madras Objectives: Click here to view this web cast asynchronously. PLEASE NOTE, YOU WILL NEED A JAVA APPLICATION to view this web cast asynchronously. Download this application at http://www.elluminate.com/support, click on "Get the Latest Software" link. If you are having problems downloading this software, you can go to Elluminate Live!`s FAQ site http://www.elluminate.com/support/faqs/, or the troubleshooting wizard on their support page at http://www.elluminate.com/support/ Click here for the power point presentation. Click here for the survey.
During her first year in this Administration, Dr. Madras promoted implementation of screening and brief intervention procedures (SBI) in healthcare centers throughout our nation, as a public health response to reducing substance abuse and its adverse medical and social consequences. Working closely with several medical organizations, she gained strong support for SBI programs and dissemination. Simultaneously, ONDCP encouraged the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services and the American Medical Association CPT® board to adopt new procedural reimbursable codes for widespread substance abuse screening and brief interventions (SBI) in healthcare settings, which were adopted in 2007. She has promoted effective forms of prevention and deterrence, including biometric testing in schools, in the work-place, and expansion of treatment access, via drug courts and the Access to Recovery program. In resonance with her background, she has encouraged evidence-based treatment programs and has advocated for publication of effective government programs to encourage best practices. This web cast is produced to meet a range of continuing education needs for professional and allied mental health staff currently working in rural and frontier areas. Participation will qualify for the provision of CME and CEU hours and will be archived on the WICHE web site enabling those unable to view the live broadcast to view the training session at any time afterward. There will be no cost to the training consumer for viewing the web cast live or asynchronously, and minimal costs for those wishing to obtain CD formats. For those wishing to obtain CD formats of the web cast, costs are as follows: If
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President George W. Bush nominated Bertha K. Madras, PhD, in July, 2005 to serve as Deputy Director for Demand Reduction in the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the United States Senate unanimously confirmed her nomination in 2006. Dr. Madras is focused on strategies, programs, and policies aimed at reducing the demand for illicit drugs and promoting best practices for intervention and treatment.
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