Addiction Medicine Practice-Based Research Network (AMNet): Building Partnerships

AMnet: Active Multicasting Network

Today we are faced with an increasing variety of networks and end systems. The resulting heterogeneous environment imposes new challenges on communication support for multimedia and collaborative applications. AMnet is an approach that provides multipoint communication support for large-scale groups with heterogeneous receivers. Active network nodes are used to deliver data streams with user-ta...

Good collaborative practice: reforming capacity building governance of international health research partnerships

In line with the policy objectives of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this commentary seeks to examine the extent to which provisions of international health research guidance promote capacity building and equitable partnerships in global health research. Our evaluation finds that governance of collaborative research partnerships, and in particular capacity building, in resour...

Addiction Research and Therapy in the 21st Century: Providing a Forum for Evidence -Based Addiction Medicine

Kenneth Blum1,2* and Rajendra D Badgaiyan3 1Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida & McKnight Brain Institute, College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA 2Department of Psychiatry, Human Integrated Services Unit University of Vermont Center for Clinical & Translational Science, College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, USA 3Department of Psychiatry & Neuroimaging Laboratory, SUNY a...

Patient participation groups in general practice: building better partnerships.

Scottish Dental Practice Based Research Network

Background: The General Dental Services (GDS) contract of 1990 formalised the provision of emergency, out-of-hours treatment for NHS patients. If contacted outside normal surgery hours by a registered patient the GDP is required to offer advice and reassurance by telephone or to reopen the surgery. If seen out of hours, the GDP is paid a recalled dental attendance fee for re-opening the surgery...