Addiction Medicine Grand Rounds: The Challenges of Conducting Drug Policy Research: Examples of Heterogeneity In Treatment Effects And Unintended Consequences Of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs

The Yale Program in Addiction Medicine is pleased to welcome David S. Fink, PhD, MPH, as speaker for Addiction Medicine Grand Rounds on October 10, 2023.

This event will be held in a hybrid in-person and virtual format. A registration link for virtual attendance is forthcoming.

Title: The Challenges of Conducting Drug Policy Research: Examples of Heterogeneity In Treatment Effects And Unintended Consequences Of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe how policy makers, researchers, local government, and clients shape public health policy.
2. Explain how evidence on public health policy is generated and identify the key methodological challenges that affect drug policy research.
3. Anticipate and describe how hidden heterogeneity in treatment effects leads to misleading study results.

Addiction Medicine Grand Rounds are CME accredited. Each session will be assigned 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.