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Addiction Health Services Research Conference October 28-30, 2009 in San Francisco.

The 2009 Addiction Health Services Research (AHSR) conference will convene at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel, San Francisco on Oct. 28-30. This year’s conference theme is: Health Care Reform, Parity, and Continuing Care Models: A Forum for a New Era in Addiction Services Research.

AHSR welcomes researchers, practitioners, trainees, policy-makers, and other stakeholders interested in health services research as it relates to drug and alcohol dependence, as well as the intersection with mental health and other behavioral healthcare issues.

The 2009 AHSR conference is occurring at the start of one of the most critical times in the history of substance use disorder prevention and treatment. The implementation of a new parity law and the new pursuit of health care reform by the Obama administration will have substantial impact on the delivery of substance use disorder treatment services. A research-driven agenda to respond to these changes is needed. With this transformation will come new opportunities for addiction health services research.

For more information:  http://www.ucsfcme.com/blast2010/MPS10005.htm.