NYSWANDER/DOLE “MARIE” AWARDS
Nyswander/Dole “Marie” Awards , tribute to those individuals who have been nominated and selected by their peers for extraordinary service in the opioid treatment community. These successful Award recipients have devoted themselves to improving the lives of patients in our treatment system. Dr. Vincent Dole and Dr. Marie Nyswander were the first recipients of this Award in 1983.
The Association has been responsible for bestowing this honor since the first Regional Conference of 1984 in New York.
The Nyswander/Dole “Marie” Awards has been be presented by A. Thomas McLellan, PhD, CEO and Co-Founder of the Treatment Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA.
The 2013 American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence Conference recognizes outstanding contributions to opioid treatment by honoring the following individuals with the Nyswander/Dole Award.
Dr. Luis Patricio is a Psychiatrist and Clinical Director at Unidade de Aditologia e Patologia Dual-Casa de Saude de Carnaxide-Portugal. Dr. Patricio contributed to the introduction of agonist opioid treatment for drug addicts in Portugal through his consultation activity at the Ministry of Health and through his active clinical practice. He has been involved in this field since the 1980s, and in 1987, he co-founded the first center for the treatment of drug addicts in Portugal (called TAIPAS). This facility was the first in the network of centers treating drug addiction, which now serves the entire
country. Dr. Patricio was a pioneer in the use of LAAM (1994-2000) and a leader of the launcher team for Buprenorphine (1999) and Buprenorphine-Naloxone treatment in Portugal (2006). He is very active in disseminating information on correct methodology of treatment through books, TV programs, radio programs, DVDs, Prevention Briefcase and blogs dedicated to the treatment of heroin addiction.
country. Dr. Patricio was a pioneer in the use of LAAM (1994-2000) and a leader of the launcher team for Buprenorphine (1999) and Buprenorphine-Naloxone treatment in Portugal (2006). He is very active in disseminating information on correct methodology of treatment through books, TV programs, radio programs, DVDs, Prevention Briefcase and blogs dedicated to the treatment of heroin addiction.
This is a very special moment to honor Dr. Vincent Dole and Dr. Marie Nyswander, American citizens, pioneer scientists, and an example to us all. Also I honor Dr Mary Jeanne Kreek, here present.
God wanted their heirs to decide that this Portuguese citizen and psychiatrist would be here today with you. Obrigado AATOD board.
I am the grandson of a pharmacist whose daughter married a rural general practitioner, and I am the youngest of ten. In the large family we are more then twenty MD.
Eighty years ago, my father visited his patients on foot, by horse, motorcycle by or car. Today I visit my friends in a 9 hour flight.
I really thank you your kindness for choosing me to receive the Nyswander/Dole Award, also an honor to Portuguese patients from the street, brothels, shelters, out patients and inpatients clinics, day centers, therapeutic communities, their families, Portuguese teams colleagues, to all my family, my wife, my daughters, my sons in law and my three, almost four, grandsons.
I came to Philadelphia for the first time in 1989, and met George E Woody, Charles P O'Brien, and now I am back, twenty four years after.
Here I learn with William Hushion, drug at work place, and about LAAM, opioid treatment, also with Robert Greenstein, Marvin Weissbrot, Laura Mac Nicolas, here present.
Thank you Philadelphia, thank you AAOT Board and Award colleagues, Roland Lamb, Cheryl Gardine, Thomas Baier, Carleen Maxwell Maria Ramos. Thank you Icro and thank you Mark Parrino.
