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Bizzell Names Randolph Edmead Vice President

December 12, 2013 – The Bizzell Group (Bizzell), a U.S. Small Business Administration 8(a) certified consulting firm and provider of consulting services and technology solutions to government and commercial clients, has named Randolph Edmead to the position of Vice President.

A senior executive with more than 20 years of project management experience, Mr. Edmead will build upon Bizzell’s success in providing management consulting services for Federal and private clients.

Over the past few years, Mr. Edmead has developed an extensive background in managing large teams in behavioral health, substance abuse disorders, prevention, policy and evaluation service areas. Mr. Edmead has a Project Management Institute (PMI) certificate and over 20 years of experience developing, implementing, and managing behavioral healthcare and substance abuse treatment and prevention programs; providing technical assistance and training to health care providers and staff on leading practices, human resources, accreditation survey support, skills development, and cultural competency; and consulting with healthcare organizations/treatment facilities. He is an accomplished and successful manager who has worked extensively with local, state, Federal government agencies, private organizations, and community groups to strategically plan, fund, manage, and implement programs and projects.

Previously, he served as the Senior Project Director for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Enhancing Substance Abuse Treatment Service to Address Hepatitis Infection Amongst Intravenous Drug Users (IDUs) contract that provided technical assistance on opioid abuse and its comorbidities such as HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C to over 1100 Opioid Treatment Programs throughout the nation and territories. He also directed SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Prevention’s Prevention Fellowship Program, its Technical Support for Federal Drug Free Workplace Program Services, and he served as the Associate Project Director for the SAMHSA Opioid Treatment Technical Assistance Project.

“Mr. Edmead is an accomplished and successful manager who brings a unique breadth of expertise to Bizzell”’ says Anton Bizzell, MD, CEO. “We are excited about the commitment he brings and look forward to the impact that he will have on the Bizzell community”.

Categories Insights, Substance Use Disorder Tags CEO Insights, CEO News, Health, Healthcare, Special Populations, Technical Assistance & Trainings, Thought Leadership

Bizzell Supports Responsible Healthcare Provider Prescribing Education

By: Anton C. Bizzell, M.D.

December 10, 2013 – Opioid analgesics have become controversial drugs that are widely used for the management of moderate to severe pain, but are widely abuse and diverted for non-medical purposes.While there has been a marked decrease in the use of some illegal drugs, data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) show that nearly one-third of people aged 12 and over who used drugs for the first time in 2009 began by using a prescription drug non-medically.

Addressing the prescription drug abuse epidemic is a top priority for The Bizzell Group (Bizzell). Our staff designs, develops, and delivers specialized training and technical assistance for health care providers—from physicians to psychologists, social workers, substance abuse treatment staff, and peer counselors. We understand which tools and resources are the most effective for reaching and communicating with multiple specialized audiences including adults, teens, teachers, and medical professionals. In addition, we support the development and dissemination of sound educational programs for not only health providers, but also for the American public and other stakeholders.

“We provide comprehensive programs of support for efforts to reduce the burden of prescription drug use, misuse, and abuse on the American people”, says Anton Bizzell, MD, Bizzell’s CEO. “Currently, we are offering technical assistance and training that includes developing education courses for physicians, developing educational materials for dissemination, conducting literature reviews and analyses, developing and compiling best practices materials, and providing logistical support for meetings across the U.S”.

Categories Global Development, News Tags Contracts, Global Development, Special Populations, Technical Assistance & Trainings, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Bizzell supports the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Gender Integration Trainings

November 1, 2013 – Through a contract awarded by U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID), The Bizzell Group (Bizzell) provides the agency with short-term technical assistance designed to develop and facilitate gender trainings for the more than 450 USAID Developmental Leadership Initiative (DLI) Interns. The DLIs, located in missions around the world, work in areas of Global Health, Agriculture, Economics, Democracy and Governance.

Through our technical assistance, Bizzell is helping to train DLIs on the status of all new initiatives, strategies, and policies within USAID and U. S. Government that relate to gender integration, gender based violence, and Women, Peace, and Security as well as F Gender Indicators, and Operational Plans, Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Indicators and budget attributions.

As a result of our involvement in the program, we are helping DLIs to increase their knowledge about strategies for integrating gender equality and female empowerment into Mission strategic frameworks, Country Development Cooperation Strategies (CDCS), evaluations, work plans, scopes of work, requests for assistance and proposals, and briefing documents. During the 2013 calendar year, Bizzell staff provided trainings in Bangkok, Thailand in January and September, as well as developed training for local USAID staff in the Washington, DC area. Future considerations for trainings include Budapest, Prague, Mozambique, Morocco, and the Middle East.

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