"Alcohol Research: Achievements and Promise"
Session Presenter/Chair
Monday, May 15
9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Frontiers of Science Lecture: Alcohol Research: Achievements and Promise
Enoch Gordis, M.D.
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Advances in Research: New Developments in the Genetics of Alcoholism Marc A. Schuckit, M.D.
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Component Workshop: Alcohol and Drug Use in Late Life:
Mustafa M. Husain, M.D., Chair
Diagnosis and Treatment
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Media Session: Alcoholism–A Portrayal of Its Impact on Family Relationships: Affliction
Harvey Greenberg, M.D., Chair
Noon-1:30 p.m. Forum: Ethnic Issues in Alcohol Research
William Lawson, M.D., Chair
2 p.m.-5 p.m. Symposium: Frontiers in Alcoholism Treatment: Pharmacology
Stephanie S. O’Malley, M.D., Chair
2 p.m.-5 p.m. Symposium: Bipolar Illness and Alcohol Abuse: Course and Treatment
Mark A. Frye, M.D., Chair
Tuesday, May 16
9 a.m.-11 a.m. Research Advances in Medicine: The Treatment Controversy in Alcohol Detoxification
Thomas Kosten, M.D., Chair
9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Master Education Clinical Consultation on Dual Diagnosis
Sheldon I. Miller, M.D.
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Patient Advocacy Award Lecture
Senator George McGovern
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Scientific and Clinical Report: DWI Prevention: The Psychiatrist’s Role Bryce Templeton, M.D.
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Scientific and Clinical Report: Impulsivity, Serotonin, and Adolescent Alcohol Abuse
Paul H. Scloff., M.D.
2 p.m.-5 p.m. Symposium: Neuroscience of Alcoholism: Treatment Implications
Raymond F. Anton, M.D., Chair
Wednesday, May 17
9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Workshop: Care Management for Chronic Addictive Disorders
Mark L. Willenbring, M.D., Chair
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Medical Update: Liver Disease by Alcohol and Hepatitis C: Early Detection and Insights in Pathogenesis Lead to Improved Treatment
Charles Lieber, M.D.
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Scientific and Clinical Report: Biomarkers to Evaluate Treatment of Alcoholism
John P. Allen, Ph.D.
Noon-1:30 p.m. Forum: Alcohol and Interpersonal Violence: Public Health and Criminal Justice issues
Linda Teplin, Ph.D., Chair
2 p.m.-5 p.m. Symposium: Are There Genes for Alcoholism?
Victor Hesselbrock, Ph.D., Chair
Thursday, May 18
9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Workshop: Child-Adolescent Substance Use Disorders
Catherine Nageotte, M.D., Chair
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Discussion Group on Emerging Issues in the Treatment of Addictive Disorders
Richard Suchinsky, M.D.
2 p.m.-5 p.m. Symposium: Frontiers in Clinical Alcoholism Treatment/Behavioral Therapies
Richard K. Fuller, M.D., Chair