Executive summary: Strategic plan for interdisciplinary faculty development: Arming the nation's health professional workforce for a new approach to substance use disorders

TY - JOUR

T1 - Executive summary

T2 - Strategic plan for interdisciplinary faculty development: Arming the nation's health professional workforce for a new approach to substance use disorders

AU - Haack, Mary R.

AU - Adger, Hoover

N1 - Funding Information: Nurses have been involved in a number of interdisciplinary programs in SUD education. Nursing faculty, particularly those associated with previously funded faculty development program projects, are active participants in the Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (ATTCs), which are funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. ATTC programs have been a powerful vehicle for translating research into practice and for regional training and curriculum dissemination. Expanded linkages between schools of nursing and regional ATTCs could be key to improving nursing education in SUD prevention, intervention, and treatment. Funding Information: A model exists for strengthening curricula in a focused area. In the mid-1990s, ACNM participated in a national Domestic Violence Education Project (DVEP), which was funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Department of Health and Human Services. The DVEP, which included resources to educate both faculty and practicing midwives on issues related to partner violence, has resulted in greater identification and treatment of women with domestic violence issues. Similar support for training in SUD is critical. Funding Information: Rationale. HRSA/BHPr and SAMHSA/CSAT currently support an interdisciplinary faculty fellowship program entitled Project MAINSTREAM (Multi-Agency Initiative on Substance Abuse Training and Education for America) Administered by AMERSA, Project MAINSTREAM trains interdisciplinary faculty teams in SUD in university settings. The objectives of the project are to have in every U.S. health professional education and training program at least two faculty with demonstrated competencies in substance use screening, intervention, and referral; identifying and assisting children of parents with SUD; advising communities on implementing substance abuse prevention programs; and training others in these competencies. Funding Information: Physicians can obtain advanced training in addiction medicine through psychiatry fellowship programs sponsored by the American Board of Psychiatry. Physicians may also seek advanced certification through the American Society of Addiction Medicine. The American Osteopathic Association offers certificates of added qualifications in addiction medicine. Funding Information: Rationale. At a time of limited funding, it is particularly important to avoid duplication of services and to use existing programs andresources asfully aspossible. Within the past decade, the Federal government has taken significant steps to create regional infrastructures to support the dissemination of evidence-based strategies for educating and training health professionals in SUD. Two hubs of regional activity, each with a distinct focus, are the Area Health Education Centers (AHECs), supported by HRSA/BHPr, and the Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (ATTC) supported by SAMHSA/CSAT. Another is the Clinical Trials Network supported by the National Institutes on Drug Abuse. Greater effort isneeded to enhance these programs andto ensure dissemination to the field of information about their programs and resources, especially those transmitted by distance-based learning and online instruction technologies. Of particular importance would be to ensure that Web sites of these organizations are easy to access, and that a means is found for updating them frequently to incorporate emerging research findings and trends. Programmatic attention is needed to focus on health professionals education in SUD. This most likely will require a redirection of funds.

PY - 2002/9/1

Y1 - 2002/9/1

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U2 - 10.1080/08897070209511505

DO - 10.1080/08897070209511505

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85011248930

SN - 0889-7077

VL - 23

SP - 1

EP - 21

JO - Substance Abuse

JF - Substance Abuse

ER -