Component VI - Translational, Dissemination and Educational Activities Related to Alcohol ResearchThis component describes a program of translational, dissemination and educational activities that areintegrated with the Center's theme, investigators, and research programs. We propose to consolidate andexpand activities initiated within the UCONN ARC in past years to provide greater service to the researchcommunity, clinical practitioners, and health service administrators at the state and national levels. Thefollowing activities will be conducted over a five-year period: 1) Further development of research integrity andprofessional development activities. In collaboration with the International Society of Addiction JournalEditors; (ISAJE), we will develop an on-line tutorial based on the book, Publishing Addiction Science (Baboret al., 2004). This will build on an existing foundation and will provide a distance learning capacity to teachgraduate students, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty the essential elements of publication practices andpublication ethics. 2) Dissemination of alcohol screening and brief intervention technologies at the state andnational levels. These activities will be conducted in collaboration with the State of Connecticut and thefederal Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, and will include the development of a continuing educationworkshop, consultation with state agencies, and collaboration with key experts to coordinate disseminationactivities through training workshops and strategic planning programs. There has been growing attention tobrief interventions, but their dissemination and continued development in practice requires ongoing work. 3)Organizing a consensus conference on the ethical challenges of conducting research on the genetics ofalcoholism and disseminating findings to the alcohol research community. The training and disseminationactivities described in this component have the potential to facilitate the translation of research into practiceand to improve ethical awareness and publication capabilities in the alcohol research community.
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