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APHA 2011 Presentations: SBIRT in Action, Suicide Case Studies, Much More…

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

Dr. Goldsworthy was a busy researcher at the latest American Public Health Association Conference, the end of October, in Washington, DC. Topics ranged from structured methods of video case development to understanding substance use intervention in faith organizations; from using a web-based dashboard for diabetes management to facilitating patient delivered partner therapy through a toolkit of clinic resources. Each presentation and a summary is available online. { read more }

AEI @ APHA 2010: Presentations include Sex, Drugs, Suicide, and Social Virtual Reality

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

Members of the AEI team presented on several of our projects at the 2010 National Convention of the American Public Health Association, Denver, CO. From a full session on Expedited Partner Treatment, aka PartnerCare, to understanding how faith leaders address suicide in their organizations, through understanding prescription medication misuse, to examining how social virtual reality may be used to support SBIRT training, the presentations range across many fields and come at these different health problems from a variety of perspectives: theoretical frameworks, qualitative research, descriptive research, all with a focus on understanding and changing behavior. We have more information and the presentations themselves available on the site. { read more }