Dominion Diagnostics to Sponsor 2013 Addiction Professional Panel Series as Thought Leadership Partner

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I., March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominion Diagnostics, a leading national provider of clinical drug testing and medication monitoring services, will sponsor a year-long series of regional educational Lunch'n'Learns hosted by Addiction Professional, a magazine published for the addiction treatment field by Vendome Healthcare Media.

Dominion Diagnostics has been designated by Addiction Professional as a Thought Leadership Partner for 2013. As a lead sponsor and designated partner, Dominion will participate in each event in the educational series. Each panel in the series will feature thought leaders and experts from the addiction treatment and behavioral health fields discussing critical topics in managing addiction treatment today.

A number of the 2013 series featured panelists are members of Dominion's Addiction Medicine Advisory Board, an assembly of 14 recognized thought leaders with vast experience in the addiction medicine field. The Board focuses on collaborative research, developing and delivering educational curricula, and understanding field trends to assist Dominion in designing clinically relevant products and services for addiction treatment providers.

"For more than 16 years, Dominion Diagnostics has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to the recovery community and a dedication to advancing patient care and improving outcomes by supporting treatment with state-of-the-art laboratory science," said David E. Smith, MD of San Francisco, California. "Dominion is the precise thought leadership partner to promote education for addiction treatment providers in the field today."

Dr. Smith is well-known in the field for establishing the Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinics in 1967. Dr. Smith is also a past president of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, a current participant in the San Francisco Medical Society Committee on the Well-Being of Physicians, and a member of Dominion's Addiction Medicine Advisory Board.

The 2013 Addiction Professional Panel Series, which will include up to nine lunch and learn educational events, will kick off in March with programs in Dallas, Texas (March 27) and Anaheim, California (March 28). The panel discussion topic for both March events is Building a Recovery-Oriented System of Care.

Registration is now open at:

• http://www.addictionpro.com/page/building-recovery-oriented-system-care-dallas-tx
• http://www.addictionpro.com/page/building-recovery-oriented-system-care-anaheim-ca

About Dominion Diagnostics

Dominion Diagnostics is a leading national provider of clinical drug testing, medication monitoring services, and a full suite of clinical support solutions. Since 1997, Dominion Diagnostics has provided services to thousands of clients representing a diversity of medical specialties across the United States, including addiction medicine, behavioral health, pain medicine, primary care, psychiatry, and hospital systems. Dominion Diagnostics is supported by a world-class team that shares a commitment to clinical excellence, compliance, and integrity. For more information, please visit www.dominiondiagnostics.com.

About Addiction Professional

Addiction Professional's mission is to assist counselors, medical staff, supervisors, and other key decision makers at addiction treatment and prevention organizations in their pursuit of clinical excellence. Reporting on the whole spectrum of addictions and addiction treatment services, Addiction Professional provides timely guidance on care delivery, management strategies, and emerging trends affecting addiction services in the public and private sectors. Addiction Professional is part of group of high-quality publications published by Vendome Healthcare Media for professionals in the Behavioral Health and Addiction Treatment fields. Additional, Vendome produces the National Conference on Addiction Disorders each September, a premiere event that aims to supply both clinical and managerial strategies designed to improve the quality of life for addiction treatment and behavioral health patients. For more information, please visit www.addictionpro.com.

Media contact: Leigh Melanson, 401-667-0837, lmelanson@dominiondiagnostics.com

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