Clinical Addiction Research and Education (CARE) Unit
The CARE Unit in the Section of General Internal Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Public Health is an academic unit addressing clinical, education, and research aspects of alcohol and other drug use and disorders. The activities of the CARE Unit address clinical, educational, and research aspects of alcohol and other drug use disorders.
CARE Unit Faculty:
Richard Saitz, M.D., M.P.H., Director
Daniel P. Alford, M.D., M.P.H.
Debbie Cheng, Sc.D.
Theresa Kim, M.D.
Jane Liebshutz, M.D., M.P.H.
Jeffrey Samet, M.D., M.A., M.P.H.
Christopher Shanahan, M.D., M.P.H.
CARE Unit Project Websites:
www.actproject.org
Educational resources for clinicians on issues relating to alcohol.
www.alcoholandhealth.org
Alcohol and Health: Current Evidence. An on-line newsletter summarizing the latest in alcohol research.
www.bumc.bu.edu/care
Clinical Addiction Research and Education (CARE) Program, which umbrellas The Chief Resident Immersion Training (CRIT) Program: an annual immersion training program in addiction medicine for incoming Chief Residents.
www.mdalcoholtraining.org
A free on-line curriculum for generalist clinician educators to help patients with unhealthy alcohol use, with an emphasis on skills and cross-cultural efficacy.
CARE Unit Collaborating Institutions:
AMERSA (Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse)
Brandeis Heller School and Schneider Institute for Health Policy
CAB Health and Recovery
Center to Prevent Alcohol Problems Among Young People at Boston University School of Public Health
CREST Program at Boston University School of Medicine
Data Coordinating Center at Boston University School of Public Health
DM STAT, Inc.
Framingham Heart Study
Generalist Faculty Scholar Award – The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Massachusetts Bureau of Substance Abuse Services
Massachusetts Division of Healthcare Finance and Policy
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
University of Calgary Division of General Internal Medicine
University of Pittsburgh Division of General Internal Medicine
Individual CARE Unit Collaborators:
Boston University Department of Psychology:
Tibor Palfai, Ph.D.
Boston University School of Public Health:
Alisa Lincoln
Smith College Department of Mathematics:
Nicholas Horton, Sc.D.
University of Pittsburgh Division of General Internal Medicine:
Joseph Conigliaro MD, MPH
Kevin Kraemer, MD, MSc
Mark Roberts, MD, MPP
