Wednesday, August 5
Bill Lorman is a nurse executive and practitioner with a significant impact on patients suffering from addiction. He has held leadership roles in the International Nurses Society on Addictions, serving as President-Elect and President. In Pennsylvania, he has provided vision and support through the Pennsylvania Peer Assistance Program for Nurses (PNAP), where he served as President, Chair of the Board of Directors, and currently as a board member. His organizational leadership has helped establish international and state guidelines for the care of individuals with addictions, including nurses with addictions. He has educated undergraduate and graduate nursing students at Drexel University as a part-time faculty member and visiting lecturer at other institutions. He has conducted numerous webinars and presentations on addictions treatment, pharmacology, neurobiology, and related topics, reaching thousands of nurses. He advocates for all nurses to play a critical role in addiction treatment and works with hospitals to provide training on identification, screening, brief interventions, referral, and de-escalation techniques. Bill maintains a private practice treating patients with general psychiatric disorders and substance use disorders, offering psychopharmacologic and psychotherapeutic interventions, including Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT).
