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• Applying the Model for Improvement to Surgical Infection Prevention
  - Todd Schneider, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare
• How to guarentee that your change project will fail [PowerPoint]
  - Erik Stone, Signal Behavioral Health Network, August 15, 2006
• How To Develop a Process Improvement Change Team [PowerPoint]
  
- Pauley Johnson, PhD, NIATx
• Cash Incentives — Rx for Addiction Treatment Provider Compensation? [PowerPoint]
  - NIATx Presentation, December 18, 2006
• Correspondence / Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 33 (2007) 219– 220

Dr. Mark Willenbring Discusses Alcoholism

Director of Treatment and Recovery Research at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), Dr. Mark Willenbring discusses the different factors that can lead to alcoholism, including genetics and psychiatric disorders. Key points are the stigma associated with alcoholism; the importance of starting treatment; how to find it; and what constitutes effective treatment for alcoholism. Willenbring shares several resources that may help with treatment, as well as various support groups for addicts and family members. Additionally, new FDA-approved medications are discussed in this program that may help reduce the risk of relapse. Listen to Dr. Willenbring's interview.

STAR-SI Year Two Kick-Off Held in Tampa

Representatives from year-one STAR-SI agencies, managing entities, State STAR-SI team members and agencies joining STAR-SI for year two were all on hand for a busy day and a half of training and networking on November 14th & 15th in Tampa. Gateway Community Center in Jacksonville, ACTS in Tampa, The Harbor in New Port Richey, Lifestream in Leesburg and The Village in Miami were announced as the year-two STAT-SI provider agencies. Also participating this year will be two dual diagnosis facilities from the Miami area.

In order to get a jump start on the close relationships they will form during the coming year, new sites were matched with their peer mentors. Change Leaders from the new sites are now ready to return to their agencies, complete a “walkthrough” and choose their aim for rapid cycle change. We will highlight their progress in future newsletters.