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2013 NCRG CONFERENCE WILL ADDRESS RECENT CHANGES IN POLICY, DIAGNOSTIC CODE THAT IMPACT GAMBLING DISORDERS

Conference Sessions to Examine Latest Research, Share Best Practices and Explore Real-World Applications for New Scientific Findings
Sep 18, 2013

LAS VEGAS – How will the Affordable Care Act impact mental health services — and will insurance cover treatment for gambling disorders? How can we make responsible gaming programs more effective and more widely known? What are the implications of a new mental health diagnostic code on clinicians and researchers specializing in gambling disorders?

The 14th annual NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction will examine these questions and more as stakeholders from around the world gather to discuss how these topics impact the way we approach gambling disorders and responsible gaming. National leaders in public health, the gaming industry and academia will present on key topics that unite the field of gambling disorders and responsible gaming. The NCRG Conference is co-located Global Gaming Expo (G2E), the gaming industry’s premier international trade show and conference event.

WHAT:  The 14th annual NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction, sponsored by the NCRG, in partnership with the NCRG Centers of Excellence in Gambling Research at The University of Chicago and Yale University. Conference sessions will examine the following:

  • The Affordable Care Act and its impact on the treatment of gambling disorders
  • The evolving definition of gambling disorders as seen by the changes in the DSM-5
  • The latest research on the brain, youth gambling and mood disorders
  • How to conduct ethical research on Native American populations
  • What regulators and researchers can learn from scientists about responsible gaming best practices
  • The debut of a new credential for clinicians specializing in gambling disorders
  • How to develop and market effective responsible gaming programs

NCRG Conference attendees can earn up to 13 continuing education hours approved by national and state certifying agencies.

WHEN: Sunday, Sept. 22 – Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013

WHERE: The Sands Expo and Convention Center at The Venetian Las Vegas

WHO: Participants include leaders in the research, treatment, public health and gaming industry sectors, such as the research director for the DSM-5 Task Force and national experts in addiction recovery. 

Featured speakers include:

  • William E. Narrow, M.D., M.P.H., American Psychiatric Association and DSM-5 Task Force
  • Kafui Dzirasa, M.D., Ph.D., Duke University School of Medicine
  • Anne M. Fletcher, M.S., R.D., Award-winning Health and Medical Writer
  • Jon E. Grant, J.D., M.D., M.P.H., The University of Chicago
  • Shirley Beckett Mikell, NCAC II, CAC II, SAP, NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals
  • Alan Feldman, chairman, NCRG; executive vice president of global government and industry affairs, MGM Resorts International

Media passes are available. To receive a full conference guide and schedule interviews with key experts, please contact Amy Kugler at 202-552-2689 or akugler@ncrg.org. While the conference is in progress Sept. 22 to 24, please contact Amy Kugler on-site at 225-910-2804.

For NCRG Conference updates, including on-site reporting about the sessions and audio interviews with leading researchers and industry representatives, visit the NCRG’s blog – Gambling Disorders 360° – and connect with the NCRG on Facebook and Twitter.

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