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Grand Rounds at the Center for Addiction Medicine
Friday, August 16, we will host Frederick Vinckenbosch, a doctoral candidate in the department of neuropsychology and psychopharmacology at Maastricht University, who will be delivering a presentation on his work titled “The blood anxiety content: Does prolonged benzodiazepine use cause cognitive impairment?” at CAM Grand Rounds. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., and Mr. Vinckenbosch will…MORE
CAM fNIRS Study in The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe publishes Breathalyzers and brain caps: Researchers race to devise a roadside test for driving while high on CAM study “Using Imaging to Assess Effects of THC on Brain Activity.”
Call for Applications: K12 Grant
MGH Career Development Program in Substance Use and Addiction Medicine Call for Applications Please visit our website to learn more and apply: www.mghcenterforaddictionmedicine.com We are pleased to announce a new K12 Career Development Program in Substance Use and Addiction Medicine based at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and funded by the National Institute on…MORE
NIH Bestows Award on CAM Neuroscientist for Study on Medical Marijuana
Dr. Jodi Gilman received a 5-year R01 award from the National Institute of Health for a study entitled “Medical Marijuana, Neurocognition and Subsequent Substance Use” to evaluate how use of medical marijuana affects symptoms of pain or affective disorders, cognitive function, and brain-based correlates of behavior. Medical marijuana (MM) policies are changing rapidly, and it…MORE
CAM’s Director of Neuropsychology Receives NIH Award for New Study on Cannabis and Adolescents
Dr. Randi Schuster received a 5-year K23 career development award from the National Institute of Health for a study entitled “Cognitive Recovery with Cannabis Abstinence among High School-Aged Adolescents” to evaluate whether cognitive performance improves when adolescents stop using cannabis and to explore psychiatric risk-factors for cognitive resilience. Inquiries about the study, including how to…MORE
Funding Awarded to CAM Director
Executive Committee on Community Health at the MGH Center for Community Health Improvement has awarded CAM Director Eden Evins a grant to support her program that integrates a diabetes management curriculum into ongoing psychiatric care for those with serious mental illness in the community.
Top-Ten Hospital MGH Is Rated #1 in Adult Psychiatry Again
Massachusetts General Hospital is ranked among the top hospitals in the U.S. News & World Report annual Honor Roll of America’s Best Hospitals for the 24th year in a row. Supporting that distinction are top-ten ratings in 16 different speciality areas, including Adult Psychiatry, which retained its #1 rating from last year.
Events for 2016’s National Recovery Month focus on raising awareness
This September, Massachusetts General Hospital, led by the Substance Use Disorders Initiative, will mark National Recovery Month by hosting a slate of educational events to raise awareness of prevention, treatment and recovery support services. The 2016 theme—Join the Voices for Recovery: Our Families, Our Stories, Our Recovery!—highlights the importance of families, communities, and individuals sharing…MORE
Needham Forum on Marijuana Legalization with Dr. John Kelly
The Needham Public Health Department, the Needham Interfaith Clergy Association, State Rep. Denise Garlick and the Needham Coalition for Youth Substance Abuse Prevention present “Marijuana Legalization, Why It Matters To You” on Thursday, September 22 at 7:00 PM at Needham Town Hall. The focus of the forum is to share the science and public health…MORE
Randi Schuster, Ph.D., of CAM is the winner of the 2016 Emerson Award
The 2016 Eugene L. Emerson Award is awarded in recognition of an outstanding research paper by an MGH Fellow in Psychology. This year’s recipient is Dr. Randi Melissa Schuster for her 2016 paper with co-authors Hoeppner, Evins and Gilman entitled “Inefficiencies in Learning Underlie Memory Deficits Among Early Onset Marijuana Users.” Dr. Schuster will present…MORE