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Connecticut Pilots a Virtual Grand Rounds Series on Addiction Medicine
Implementation of a grand rounds lecture series on addiction - supplemental funding
The Connecticut State Medical Society implemented a grand rounds lecture series on addiction medicine and psychiatry, through simulcast and webcast, to 14 hospitals affiliated with the University of Connecticut and with Yale University.
Key Results
The project:
- Broadcast four grand rounds lectures through simulcast and webcast to 14 University of Connecticut and Yale University-affiliated hospitals.
- Reached more than 250 health care providers, including physicians, nurses, psychologists, counselors, social workers, medical and nursing students and students of psychology, counseling and social work.
Funding
From June 2001 through June 2002, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) provided two grants totaling $28,735 to support this project.
The Medical Society's Physician's Health and Education Fund and the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services each contributed approximately $7,500 in support of the grand rounds series.