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World Addiction Medicine Reports: Formation of the International Society of Addiction Medicine Global Expert Network (Isam-Gen) and Its Global Surveys Publisher



Ekhtiari H1, 2 ; Khojasteh Zonoozi A3, 4 ; Rafei P5 ; Abolghasemi FS3, 4 ; Pemstein D6 ; Abdelgawad T7 ; Achab S8 ; Ghafri HA9 ; Alabsi M1 ; Bisch M10 ; Conti AA11 ; Ambekar A12 ; Arunogiri S13 ; Bhad R12 Show All Authors
Authors
  1. Ekhtiari H1, 2
  2. Khojasteh Zonoozi A3, 4
  3. Rafei P5
  4. Abolghasemi FS3, 4
  5. Pemstein D6
  6. Abdelgawad T7
  7. Achab S8
  8. Ghafri HA9
  9. Alabsi M1
  10. Bisch M10
  11. Conti AA11
  12. Ambekar A12
  13. Arunogiri S13
  14. Bhad R12
  15. Bilici R14
  16. Brady K15
  17. Bunt G16
  18. Busse A17
  19. Butner JL18
  20. Danesh A19
  21. Elkhoury J20
  22. Omari FE21
  23. Jokubonis D22
  24. Jong CD23
  25. Dom G24
  26. Ebrahimi M3
  27. Fathi Jouzdani A3
  28. Ferri M25
  29. Galeasinger S26, 27
  30. Parker DG28
  31. Higuchi S29
  32. Kathiresan P30
  33. Khelifa E31
  34. Kouimtsidis C32, 33, 34
  35. Krupitsky EM35
  36. Long J36
  37. Maremmani I37, 38
  38. Mcgovern G39
  39. Mohaddes Ardabili H3, 4
  40. Rahimimovaghar A3
  41. Rataemane ST40
  42. Sangchooli A41
  43. Sibeko G42
  44. Vella AM43
  45. Vista SBD44
  46. Zarebidoky M3
  47. Zhao M45
  48. Javed A46
  49. Potenza MN47, 48, 49, 50
  50. Baldacchino AM26

Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry Published:2024


Abstract

Addiction medicine is a dynamic field that encompasses clinical practice and research in the context of societal, economic, and cultural factors at the local, national, regional, and global levels. This field has evolved profoundly during the past decades in terms of scopes and activities with the contribution of addiction medicine scientists and professionals globally. The dynamic nature of drug addiction at the global level has resulted in a crucial need for developing an international collaborative network of addiction societies, treatment programs and experts to monitor emerging national, regional, and global concerns. This protocol paper presents methodological details of running longitudinal surveys at national, regional, and global levels through the Global Expert Network of the International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM-GEN). The initial formation of the network with a recruitment phase and a round of snowball sampling provided 354 experts from 78 countries across the globe. In addition, 43 national/regional addiction societies/associations are also included in the database. The surveys will be developed by global experts in addiction medicine on treatment services, service coverage, co-occurring disorders, treatment standards and barriers, emerging addictions and/or dynamic changes in treatment needs worldwide. Survey participants in categories of (1) addiction societies/associations, (2) addiction treatment programs, (3) addiction experts/clinicians and (4) related stakeholders will respond to these global longitudinal surveys. The results will be analyzed and cross-examined with available data and peer-reviewed for publication. Copyright © 2024 Ekhtiari, Khojasteh Zonoozi, Rafei, Abolghasemi, Pemstein, Abdelgawad, Achab, Ghafri, Al’Absi, Bisch, Conti, Ambekar, Arunogiri, Bhad, Bilici, Brady, Bunt, Busse, Butner, Danesh, El-Khoury, Omari, Jokubonis, Jong, Dom, Ebrahimi, Fathi Jouzdani, Ferri, Galea-Singer, Parker, Higuchi, Kathiresan, Khelifa, Kouimtsidis, Krupitsky, Long, Maremmani, McGovern, Mohaddes Ardabili, Rahimi-Movaghar, Rataemane, Sangchooli, Sibeko, Vella, Vista, Zare-Bidoky, Zhao, Javed, Potenza and Baldacchino.
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