July 29: Nurse Liz Charalambous has shown how a Facebook group can really help boost writing (careers, June 3). We would like to take this idea one
International AIDS conference and the role of Drug Policy #IAS2015
Dr. Evan Wood speaks at #IAS2015 conference in Vancouver, on How Drug Policy should respond to the HIV Epidemic. International AIDS conference
Survival of the bitterest: Why dancers are good role models for scientists
What do dance and science have in common? What makes a successful choreographer or scientist? In this post, I speculate about the bitterness of the
Getting the most out of the Conference of the College on Problems of Drugs Dependence #CPDD2015
June 15, 2015 – The conference of the College of Problems on Drugs Dependence took place in Phoenix, Arizona. When I learned that my paper was
Voice to Voice Book launch June 18, 7 pm, Lost + Found Café, 33 W Hastings, Vancouver, BC
Thursdays Writing Collective invites you to celebrate the launch of our seventh anthology, Voice to Voice!Thursday, June 18, 2015Lost + Found
Health care research is untidy – what does it mean for postdocs? #CochraneCalgary2015
Why do we study health? Because we want to help patients. It’s no rocket science. And yet, most clinical trials do not measure outcomes that are
Four years post doctorate
Being a senior postdoc brings many opportunities. I wrote about them in my blog last year. Now, I’d like to revisit them, see what’s new and what has
New paper out now: Psychosocial Interventions for Alcohol use among problem drug users
May 18th: Many people in methadone treatment receive it through their primary care provider. As many also drink alcohol excessively, there is a
International Perspectives on Teaching Doctors about Addictions: New abstract out now
April 1st: The Affordable Care Act (2010) brings an opportunity to increase the integration of addiction treatment into the health care system. With