Summer
Institute
on Longitudinal Research
August 13-15, 2008The Center for Advancing Longitudinal Drug Abuse Research (CALDAR;
Yih-Ing Hser, Ph.D., PI and Center Director), funded by NIDA (P30
DA016383), hosted its second Summer Institute at Covel Commons
on the UCLA campus. The target audience was advanced students,
junior investigators, experienced researchers, and substance abuse
treatment providers interested in expanding their knowledge base
and/or skills in conducting longitudinal research. The Institute
featured: plenary sessions with renowned investigators in the areas
of longitudinal analysis, and drug and alcohol abuse, and health
services research; longitudinal statistical and research methods
workshops; a clinical workshop on applications of the chronic care
approach for substance abuse treatment providers; and a poster
session.
Speakers included: Alan Acock, Kevin Conway, Michael Dennis, Sherry Deren,
Elizabeth Evans, Margaret Ensminger, Elizabeth Hall, Donald Hedeker, Thomas Hilton,
Richard Rawson, and George Vaillant
August 13 - Conference
The theme for the conference was "Life Course of
Drug Use and Disease Management in Longitudinal Research," and
addressed the life course of drug use and disease management in
longitudinal research on drug and alcohol abuse, HIV, and other
behavioral health services.
GEORGE VAILLANT, M.D., HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
"What
Can Long-term Follow-up Teach Us About Addiction?"
Presentation/handouts
and Selected references
KEVIN CONWAY, PH.D., NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
"Severity
of Addiction: The Need for a New Instrument"
Presentation/handouts
and Selected references
MARGARET ENSMINGER, PH.D., THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
"The
Woodlawn Project: A 35-year Longitudinal Follow-up
of a Cohort of First Graders from a Disadvantaged Community in
Chicago"
Presentation/handouts and Selected references
MICHAEL DENNIS, PH.D., CHESTNUT HEALTH SYSTEMS
"Findings
from the Recovery Management Checkups (RMC) Experiments"
Presentation/handouts and Selected references
SHERRY DEREN, PH.D., NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES,
INC.
"Drug Users Living with HIV: Issues for Longitudinal Research"
Presentation/handouts
and Selected references
THOMAS HILTON, PH.D., NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
"Addiction
Recovery: What Longitudinal Data Can Tell Us"
Presentation/handouts
and Selected references
August 14 – Research and Clinical
Workshops
Track 1:
Longitudinal Statistical and Methods
Workshop for Investigators
Intensive instruction was provided on methods for analyzing longitudinal
data, including latent growth models and growth mixture models,
with analysis examples using Mplus.
ALAN ACOCK, PH.D., OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
"An Introduction to Latent Growth Curve Models with Extensions to Categorical
and Zero Inflated Models"
Presentation/handouts and Selected references
Track 2:
Applications of the Chronic Care Approach
for Substance Abuse Treatment Providers
The clinical workshop addressed the reconceptualizing and restructuring
of the substance abuse treatment delivery system around concepts
such as continuity of care, disease management and chronic care
models, which are currently topics of discussion in the field.
Performance monitoring and effective follow-up strategies for tracking
and monitoring clients were also covered.
MICHAEL DENNIS, PH.D., CHESTNUT HEALTH SYSTEMS
"Shifting
the Treatment Paradigm to Managing Addiction as a Chronic Condition"
Presentation/handouts
and Selected references
RICHARD RAWSON, PH.D., UCLA INTEGRATED SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS
"Measuring
Program Performance in Addiction Treatment: Why
and How?"
Presentation/handouts and Selected references
ELIZABETH EVANS, M.A. AND ELIZABETH HALL, PH.D., UCLA INTEGRATED
SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS
"Follow-up Strategies for Tracking
and Monitoring Clients"
Presentation/handouts and Selected references
August 15 – Research Workshop
Intensive instruction was provided on the following special topics: mixed
models for analysis of longitudinal, or repeated measures, dichotomous
outcome data; and missing data models.
DONALD HEDEKER, PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
"Longitudinal
Statistical and Research Methods for Investigators: Mixed Models
for Longitudinal Dichotomous Data / Mixed Models for Missing Longitudinal
Data"
Presentation/handouts and Selected references
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