Consultation and Liaison Program

Addiction remains the most misdiagnosed and under-diagnosed condition, affecting patients who come into contact with healthcare systems at any level. Studies indicate that a large number of patients admitted to hospitals suffer from conditions either directly or indirectly related to the use and abuse of addictive substances. Patients are most often discharged with these underlying problems neither identified nor treated. These issues also occur in the work place where fitness for duty policies may not exist, or are vague and not operationalized. Impaired employees are not identified, appropriately referred, or treated. Productivity is lost and the employee stays sick. The Addiction Institute of New York's Consultation and Liaison Service addresses these issues both at the bedside and in the community at large.

Bedside Services include:
•	Consultations with patients, families, physicians and multi-disciplinary treatment teams
•	Assessments, interventions, and referrals for treatment
•	Motivational interviewing techniques with patients who may struggle with their need for addiction services
•	Education of families of patients at risk
•	Group and individual education for hospitalized patients regarding addiction and HIV transmission and/or AIDS
•	Education of patients regarding risk assessment and risk reduction
•	Education and training for multi disciplinary hospital staff on the identification of patients with suspected substance abuse problems

Community services include education and training on collaboratively identified addiction issues.
Services may be requested by:
• Professional Associations
• Academic Institutions
• Community groups
• Unions
• Corporations
• Governmental agencies
• Foreign Countries

The Addiction Institute of New York has a distinguished history of providing both treatment for patients who have problems with addiction, and training for physicians and other healthcare professionals who wish to improve their skills.

For Information Contact
Aileen Clucas, MS, RN, CD
(212) 523 -7525

For evaluation appointments and/or additional information, please call Access Center at (212) 523-6491.