OVERVIEW

Join us at the annual "Addiction Studies Institute," which is hosted by Talbot Hall of The Ohio State University Medical Center and takes place from August 22 to 24, 2012.. Christina M. Delos Reyes, MD, and Scott Gerhard from our Center will each present a workshop. Sign up. They look forward to seeing you. Also, look for our display table.

1.) Pharmacology Update: Treating Mental Illness & Substance Use Disorders

Presenter: Christina M. Delos Reyes, MD, medical consultant at the Center for Evidence-Based Practices at Case Western Reserve University (for bio, see "keynote speaker" section below)

Date: Thursday, August, 23, 2012

Time: 10:15 am to 12:30 pm

Session B: Workshop #B1

2.) Why Won't My Clients Do What I Tell Them to Do?

Presenter: Scott Gerhard, MA, LSW, consultant and trainer for Substance Abuse and Mental Illness (SAMI) initiatives at the Center for Evidence-Based Practices at Case Western Reserve University (for bio: see "keynote speaker" section below)

Date: Thursday, August, 23, 2012

Time: 1:45 pm to 5:00 pm

Session C: Workshop #C12

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The "Addiction Studies Institute" provides an array of dynamic educational choices for a variety of healthcare and behavioral healthcare professionals. Among those who attend include the following:

• Chemical-dependency counselors
• Prevention specialists
• Social workers
• Marriage and family therapists
• Physicians
• Nurses
• Criminal-justice professionals
• Clergy

ABOUT THE EVENT

The "Addiction Studies Institute" draws over 850 professionals together each year from Ohio and other states for education and workforce development in alcohol-and-other-drug prevention, treatment, and recovery-support services.  This event is considered the largest Midwest conference of its kind. In addition to general sessions, participants can select from numerous concurrent sessions. These sessions range from entry-level to advanced in scope.

ABOUT THE SPONSOR

Talbot Hall of The Ohio State University Medical Center.

MORE INFO & REGISTER ONLINE

http://www.addictionstudiesinstitute.com/autumn/index.php

LOCATION

Greater Columbus Convention Center

Description:

No details are available for this location

Lodging & Travel Details:

Hotel Accommodations:
Consult this page from the website of the Greater Columbus Convention Center (click here).

Port Columbus International Airport:
4600 International Gateway
Columbus, OH 43219
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Ground Transportation:
The airport is approximately 10 miles from the convention center.

• Shuttle: A complimentary shuttle may be available from your hotel. Call your hotel to confirm.
• Taxi: Approximate one-way charge = $35.00 (USD)
• For more ground transportation options, consult the Port Columbus
• International Airport web site: http://www.port-columbus.com/parking

Registration Policies & Instructions

Online Registration Only

• Each person must register online with his or her own email address (work or personal email) and password and include contact information.
• The data you enter helps us manage events from start to finish: e.g., seating, rosters, payments, attendance, certificates.
• We do not accept registration via paper mail, fax, or email.
• Payment by check is not a form of registration.

• See "Walk In" section below.

Your Email Address

• You must include your own unique email address (work or personal email) to receive email confirmations and correspondence from us.
• Do not use the email of anyone else who has registered or will register for an event on our website (e.g., co-worker, supervisor).
• You may obtain your own free email account from providers like Yahoo! (click here) or Google (click here).

What We Need from You

• Register online
  
  • Provide the required information (e.g., email address; postal address)
  • Provide your professional-license number, if applicable (NOT a driver's license number, NOT a social security number)
• Select the CEUs that you need
• Pay the registration fee (see Payment Policies tab)
• Sign-in at the event
• Attend the entire event
• Provide any required post-event information (if applicable)

Signing In

• Sign-in at each event typically begins before the posted start time
• Consult the Agenda tab of each event for the sign-in time

Certificate of CEUs

• Fulfill the requirements listed above, and we will mail you a continuing-education certificate after the event (this may take several weeks).

Certificate of Attendance

• If you do not need CEUs but do need proof of attendance, select the "certificate of attendance" box in the Questions section of the online registration form.

Walk-In

• Only if seating is available; no guarantees
• First-come, first-served
• Pay your registration fee at the event
• Fulfill the requirements listed in "What We Need from You" section above

• You must create a free account on our website as soon as possible after the event. We will add your registration information only after you create your account.

Payment Policies & Instructions

• Each person must register online (see Registration Policies tab).
• Please pay your registration fees in advance of your attendance at the event.

Pay by Credit Card

• We are in the process of enabling online credit card payments for our events via the Quikpay system of Case Western Reserve University.
• If the option appears on your event of choice, you may pay online when you register or anytime before the registration deadline. Sign in to your account, go to your event of choice or to the "my account" section, "my events" tab.
• Our website will redirect you to Quikpay.
  • Follow the prompts.
  • Do not close your web browser.
• Quikpay will redirect you back to our website.
• Quikpay will send you a payment confirmation email. 
• Quikpay will also add a payment confirmation to the "my account" section, "my events” tab of your membership account on our website.

Pay by Check

• We do not accept registration via paper or fax, so payment by check is not a form of registration.
• Make checks payable to the following:
  
  • "Case Western Reserve University."
• Include this in memo section of your check:
  
  • "Center for EBPs; LC: 7169."
• Send your check or money order via US Mail to our main office.
  
  • See the "Contact Us” section of our website for the most current address (click here).
• We will apply your payment to the "my account" section, "my events” tab of your membership account on our website and send you a payment-confirmation email.
• Use your payment-confirmation email for your organizational reimbursement process.

• Organizations that pay for multiple registrants must include on the check the first name and last name of each person for whom payment is being made.
• We will apply the payment to the "my account/my events" section of each person’s membership account on our website.
• Each person at your organization must create his or her own membership account (see "Registration Policies” section).
• We do not accept registration via paper or fax, so payment by check is not a form of registration.

Past-Due Payments

• Individuals with past-due payments to the Center for Evidence-Based Practices (CEBP) at Case Western Reserve University (or its Coordinating Center of Excellence initiatives) will not be able to register for an event until all outstanding payments have been received.

Cancellation & Refund Policy

• No refund requests will be honored if they are postmarked after the registration deadline listed in the right column of this page.
• Refunds are subject to an administrative processing fee.
• Cancellations and requests for refunds should be submitted to the following:

cebp-events@case.edu