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  • Tuesday, April 11, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
    Open 12 Step Meeting
    Location: A310
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
    Naloxone Saturation: An Overview and Models for Success
    Location: A411 GWCC

    Presenter: Maya Doe-Simkins, MPH – Remedy Alliance

    Presenter: Corey Davis, JD, MSPH – Network for Public Health Law

    Presenter: Barbara J. Bazron, PhD – DC Department of Behavioral Health

    Presenter: Sari Frankel, MPH – DC Department of Behavioral Health

    Moderator: Cecelia M. Spitznas, PhD – Office of National Drug Control Policy

    Prevention - Overdose

  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
    “You Think You Know:” An Awareness Campaign for Youth, Young Adults, and Parents on the Dangers of Counterfeit Prescription Pills
    Location: A412 GWCC

    Presenter: Katie Gallo, MS – Daydream Communications, LLC

    Presenter: Anna Gasinski, CPS – CDC Foundation/New England HIDTA

    Moderator: Callie Mills, PharmD – Baptist Health

    Prevention - Primary

  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
    Evidence-Based Practices to Improve Outcomes for People with Substance Use Disorder in Carceral Settings
    Location: Grand Ballroom Section ED OMNI

    Presenter: Regina LaBelle, JD – Georgetown University Law Center

    Presenter: Peter Koutoujian, JD, MPA – Middlesex Sheriff's Office

    Presenter: Brandon George – Hope Recovery Strategies

    Moderator: J. Kevin Massey – Arlington Consulting Group

    Public Safety

  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
    Maximizing the Impact of Opioid Settlement Funding: The North Carolina Model
    Location: A311-312 GWCC

    Presenter: Steven Mange, JD – North Carolina Department of Justice

    Presenter: Nidhi Sachdeva, MPH – North Carolina Association of County Commissioners

    Presenter: Katherine Gora Combs, MPH – UNC Injury Prevention Research Center

    Presenter: Stephen Marshall, PhD – UNC Injury Prevention Research Center

    Moderator: Judy Fitzgerald, MSW

    Advocacy

  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
    Supporting Connected Ecosystems: How Collegiate Recovery and Faith-Based Initiatives Utilize Recovery Capital
    Location: A313-314 GWCC

    Presenter: James Harper, MS, NCC, CPRS – Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

    Presenter: Nathan Payne, MA, CPRS – Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Services

    Presenter: Heidi Christensen, MTS – Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

    Presenter: Greg K. Delaney – WOODHAVEN OHIO/RecoveryOHIO

    Moderator: Monty Burks, MCJ, PhD, CPRS – Tennessee Governor's Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives

    Treatment & Recovery

  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
    Evolution of State Data Systems to Protect Individuals From Substance Use Disorder Overdose and Deaths: Lessons From Florida and Maine
    Location: International Ballroom Section F OMNI

    Presenter: Daniel S. Soucier, PhD – University of Maine

    Presenter: Rebecca A. Taylor, MD, MS, MPH – Maine Department of Health and Human Services / Office of Behavioral Health

    Presenter: John Robertson – Florida Department of Health / Omnicore

    Moderator: Michael B. Meit, MA, MPH – ETSU Center for Rural Health

    Technology

  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
    Xylazine in the Illicit Drug Supply: Making Overdoses Worse and More Difficult to Manage
    Location: International Ballroom Section A-D OMNI

    Presenter: William J. Lynch, Jr., RPh – Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine/Jefferson Health System/HIDTA NMI

    Presenter: Guanhui Chen, PharmD, RPh – Inspira Medical Center Vineland

    Presenter: Jason Piotrowski – New Jersey State Police

    Moderator: Jackie L. Steele, JD – Kentucky 27th Judicial Circuit

    Trending Topics

  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
    State Approaches to Addressing the Rise in Illicit Stimulants and Polysubstance Use
    Location: Grand Ballroom Section ABCD - OMNI

    Presenter: Kenneth D. Hardy, JD – National Governors Association

    Presenter: June S. Sivilli, MA – Office of National Drug Control Policy

    Presenter: Luiza Barnat, MS, MBA, LMFT – CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

    Moderator: Marci Hertz, MS – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Illicit Drugs

  • 9:15 AM – 9:30 AM
    Break
  • 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
    Plenary Session
    Location: A3

    Moderator: Karen Kelly – Cornerstone Government Affairs

    Presenter: Hal Rogers – Kentucky’s 5th Congressional District

    Presenter: Earl “Buddy” Carter – Georgia's 1st Congressional District

    Presenter: Matt Cartwright – Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District

    Presenter: Andrew Clyde – Georgia's 9th Congressional District

    Presenter: David Trone – Maryland's 6th Congressional District

    Presenter: Denis R. McDonough – Department of Veterans Affairs

    Presenter: Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, PhD – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminstration

    Plenary

  • 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM
    Break
  • 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM
    Suicide Prevention: Working With Patients Who Have Substance Use Disorders
    Location: International Ballroom Section E OMNI

    Presenter: Jill Harkavy-Friedman, PhD – American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

    Presenter: Martin Cheatle, PhD – Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

    Moderator: Kelly J. Clark, MD, MBA, DFASAM, DLFAPA – Addiction Crisis Solutions

    Clinical

  • 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM
    Turning Stories Into Results: Effectively Using Advocacy to Create Legislative Change in Congress
    Location: A311-312 GWCC

    Presenter: Ryan L. Greenstein – Global Health Advocacy Incubator

    Presenter: Libby Jones, M.Sc. – Global Health Advocacy Incubator

    Presenter: Emily Duhovny Silverberg – Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20)

    Moderator: Sherman A. Brown, MPA – McCarthy Strategic Solutions

    Advocacy

  • 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM
    From Addiction to Cartel: A Case Study Into How Law Enforcement Is Tracking Opiates and Fentanyl
    Location: Grand Ballroom Section ABCD - OMNI

    Presenter: Luke Healy – Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation

    Presenter: Michael Mandarano – Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation

    Presenter: Angelique Laite – Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation

    Presenter: Mary Sammon, JD – Florida Attorney General

    Moderator: Jackie L. Steele, JD – Kentucky 27th Judicial Circuit

    Illicit Drugs

  • 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM
    Community Pharmacists: Underutilized Partners in Increasing Access to Fentanyl Test Strips
    Location: A411 GWCC

    Presenter: Delesha M. Carpenter, PhD, MSPH – UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy

    Presenter: Grace T. Marley – UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy

    Presenter: Ainsley Bryce – Holler Harm Reduction

    Presenter: Bayla Ostrach, PhD, MA, CIP – Boston University School of Medicine and Fruit of Labor Action Research & Technical Assistance, LLC

    Moderator: Michael B. Meit, MA, MPH – ETSU Center for Rural Health

    Prevention - Overdose

  • 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM
    Youth Substance Misuse Prevention Messaging That Is Working in Central Florida
    Location: A412 GWCC

    Presenter: Stanley Brizz, MS – Brevard Prevention Coalition

    Presenter: Maria Bledsoe, MS – Central Florida Cares Health System, Inc.

    Presenter: Christopher Maslow – Christopher Maslow Fine Art

    Moderator: Judy Fitzgerald, MSW

    Prevention - Primary

  • 12:30 PM – 12:45 PM
    Break
  • 12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
    Crisis to Career: How Kentucky Businesses and Treatment Providers Are Helping More People Reach Long-Term Recovery
    Location: A313-314 GWCC

    Presenter: Tim Robinson, JD – Addiction Recovery Care

    Presenter: Beth Davisson, MBA – Kentucky Chamber Foundation

    Moderator: Eric Bailly, LPC, LADC – Third Horizon Strategies

    Treatment & Recovery

  • 12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
    Leveraging Telehealth in Rural Communities to Promote Treatment and Recovery for Mothers and Infants
    Location: International Ballroom Section F OMNI

    Presenter: Michael Yates, M.Div. – Ridgeview Behavioral Health Services

    Moderator: Carla Worley Saunders, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC – Co-Founder, Transformational Wellness Initiative

    Technology

  • 12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
    Learning From Pioneers: Incorporating Lived and Living Experience Across Federal and Local Response Efforts
    Location: International Ballroom Section A-D OMNI

    Presenter: David M. Awadalla, MSW, BSHP – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

    Presenter: Chase Holleman, LCSW, LCAS – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

    Presenter: Dona M. Dmitrovic, MHS – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

    Presenter: Mark Jenkins – Connecticut Harm Reduction Alliance Reduce Harm Inc. United Syringe Trust

    Moderator: Monty Burks, MCJ, PhD, CPRS – Tennessee Governor's Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives

    Trending Topics

  • 12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
    Behavioral Health and Law Enforcement: Finding Common Ground in the Tucson Police Department’s Deflection Program
    Location: Grand Ballroom Section ED OMNI

    Presenter: Larry Onate, MD – CODAC Health Recovery & Wellness, Inc

    Presenter: Josephine Korchmaros, PhD – University of Arizona

    Presenter: Kevin Hall, MPA – Tucson Police Department

    Presenter: Daniel Barden, MS, LISAC – CODAC Health Recovery & Wellness, Inc

    Moderator: Jennifer Sandlin – Kentucky State Police

    Public Safety

  • 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM
    Break
  • 2:15 PM – 2:45 PM
    Public Health Meets Criminal Justice: Evidence-Based Training for Practitioners to Address the Overdose Crisis
    Location: A412 GWCC

    Presenter: Brad Ray, PhD – RTI International

    Presenter: Paige Presler-Jur – RTI

    Presenter: Jeri Ropero-Miller, PhD – RTI International

    Vision Session

  • 2:15 PM – 2:45 PM
    Vision Sessions

    Vision Session

  • 2:15 PM – 3:00 PM
    Leveraging Data for a Purpose: Felony Arrest Notification (FAN)
    Location: Grand Ballroom Section ABCD - OMNI

    Presenter: Orman E. Hall, MA – National Emerging Threats Initiative (NETI)

    Presenter: Chris Jakim – ORS

    Vision Session

  • 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
    Leveraging Science to Improve Hepatitis C, HIV, and Other Substance Use-Related Outcomes in Rural Populations of People Who Use Drugs
    Location: International Ballroom Section E OMNI

    Presenter: April M. Young, PhD, MPH – University of Kentucky

    Presenter: Hilary L. Surratt, PhD – University of Kentucky

    Presenter: Jennifer R. Havens, PhD, MPH – University of Kentucky College of Medicine

    Presenter: Sharon L. Walsh, PhD – University of Kentucky

    Moderator: Sharon L. Walsh, PhD – University of Kentucky

    Clinical

  • 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
    Training and Support for Opioid Crisis Frontline Responders: Lessons From Georgia and Tennessee
    Location: Grand Ballroom Section ED OMNI

    Presenter: Taylor Peyton, MPH – Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities

    Presenter: Lewis Ponzo, MA – GNR Public Health

    Presenter: Sarah Murfree, PhD, CPS – Prevention Coalition for Success

    Presenter: Joshua Crews, Paramedic – Prevention Coalition for Success/Tennessee First Responder Resource Engagement Specialty Team

    Moderator: Richard W. Sanders, MSCJ – Jeffersontown Police Department

    Public Safety

  • 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
    Contingency Management: Benefits and Challenges
    Location: A313-314 GWCC

    Presenter: David R. Gastfriend, MD – DynamiCare Health, Inc.

    Presenter: Robert Childs, MPH – JBS International

    Presenter: Kim Nesbitt, MA – HRSA/FORHP

    Moderator: Patrick Morrison – International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)

    Treatment & Recovery

  • 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
    Using Big Data to Gain Insights on the Effects of Opioid Prescribing
    Location: International Ballroom Section F OMNI

    Presenter: Scott G. Weiner, MD, MPH – Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Presenter: Michelle A. Hendricks, PhD – Comagine Health

    Presenter: Sanae El Ibrahimi, PhD, MPH – Comagine Health

    Moderator: Jan L. Losby, PhD, MSW – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Technology

  • 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
    Developing the Addiction Workforce
    Location: International Ballroom Section A-D OMNI

    Presenter: Marc Richman, PhD – Health Management Associates

    Presenter: Nate Hartmann, MBA – Symetria Health

    Presenter: Elisa Arespacochaga, MBA – American Hospital Association

    Presenter: Bernard DiCasimirro, DO – Lucet

    Moderator: J. Kevin Massey – Arlington Consulting Group

    Trending Topics

  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
    How Nevada is leveraging OpenBeds® to increase access to behavioral health treatment through a provider referral network
    Location: A311-312 GWCC

    Presenter: Miranda Branson – Overdose Data to Action

    Presenter: Mele Eteuati – Crisis Support Services of Nevada

    Vision Session

  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
    The Billion Pill Pledge: How Iowa is Modeling the Way Nationally for Opioid Prevention
    Location: A411 GWCC

    Presenter: Brand Newland, PharmD, MBA

    Vision Session

  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
    Vision Sessions

    Vision Session

  • 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM
    Poster Presentations - Break in Exhibit Hall
  • 4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
    After the X-Waiver: Ensuring Access and Quality Care for Opioid Addiction Treatment
    Location: International Ballroom Section E OMNI

    Presenter: Yngvild Olsen, MD, MPH – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

    Presenter: Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, DrPH, MPH – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

    Moderator: Kelly J. Clark, MD, MBA, DFASAM, DLFAPA – Addiction Crisis Solutions

    Clinical

  • 4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
    Practical Marketing Strategies for Successful Overdose Prevention Campaigns
    Location: A411 GWCC

    Presenter: Brittany Curtis, MBA – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Presenter: Iwalani Camacho, MBA – Brunet-Garcia

    Moderator: Robin A. Rinker, MPH – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Prevention - Overdose

  • 4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
    Preventing Youth Substance Use: Selecting Effective Interventions That Make Sense for Your Community
    Location: A412 GWCC

    Presenter: Jane Sanville, MPH – Office of National Drug Control Policy

    Presenter: Karl G. Hill, PhD – Prevention Science Program

    Presenter: Erin Wick, MBA, SUDP – Capital Region ESD 113

    Presenter: Robert M. Vincent, MS. Ed – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

    Moderator: Jane Sanville, MPH – Office of National Drug Control Policy

    Prevention - Primary

  • 4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
    Public Health and Public Safety Partnerships to Address Substance Use Disorder in Rural Communities
    Location: Grand Ballroom Section ED OMNI

    Presenter: Michelle White, MPA – Bureau of Justice Assitance

    Presenter: Seth Dewey – Reno County Health Department

    Presenter: Machelle Bass, LCMHC – Wayne County Sheriff’s Office

    Moderator: Betty-Ann Bryce – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

    Public Safety

  • 4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
    Increasing Community Pharmacists’ Role in Addressing the Opioid Crisis
    Location: A311-312 GWCC

    Presenter: Francis Melaragni, DHS, MBA – MCPHS University

    Moderator: Callie Mills, PharmD – Baptist Health

    Advocacy

  • 4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
    Healing Addiction, Stress, and Pain with Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement: A New, Evidence-Based, Neuroscience-Informed Treatment Approach
    Location: A313-314 GWCC

    Presenter: Eric L. Garland, PhD – University of Utah

    Presenter: Adam W. Hanley, PhD – Center on Mindfulness and Integrative Health Intervention Development

    Moderator: Alana Vivolo-Kantor, PhD, MPH – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Treatment & Recovery

  • 4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
    Digital Therapeutics: What They Are and How to Integrate Them in Addiction Treatment Workflows
    Location: International Ballroom Section F OMNI

    Presenter: Steven Powell, MD, MPH, CPE, FAPA – PursueCare

    Presenter: David R. Gastfriend, MD – DynamiCare Health, Inc.

    Moderator: Michael C. Barnes, Esq. – Center for U.S. Policy

    Technology

  • 4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
    Nonprescription Naloxone: Update and Implications
    Location: International Ballroom Section A-D OMNI

    Presenter: Marta Sokolowska, PhD – U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Office of the Center Director

    Presenter: Jon Woodruff, JD – Legislative Analysis and Public Policy Association (LAPPA)

    Moderator: Robert J. Valuck, PhD, RPh, FNAP – University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

    Trending Topics

  • 4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
    Prescription Stimulant and Illicit Stimulant Use: Implications for Substance Use Treatment
    Location: Grand Ballroom Section ABCD - OMNI

    Presenter: Cassandra M. Pickens, PhD, MPH – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Presenter: Gery P. Guy, Jr., PhD, MPH – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Presenter: Phillip Coffin, MD, MIA, FACP, FIDSA – San Francisco Department of Public Health

    Presenter: Caroline J. Huang, PhD – U.S. Food and Drug Administration

    Moderator: Nicole L. Davis, PhD, MPH – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Illicit Drugs

  • 5:30 PM – 5:45 PM
    Break
  • 5:45 PM – 7:00 PM
    Plenary Session

    Presenter: Lawrence Tabak, DDS, PhD – National Institutes of Health

    Presenter: Nora Volkow, MD – National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

    Presenter: George Koob, PhD – National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

    Moderator: Eric Bailly, LPC, LADC – Third Horizon Strategies

    Presenter: Shantanu Agrawal, MD – Elevance Health

    Presenter: Bernard DiCasimirro, DO – Lucet

    Presenter: Stuart Lustig, MD, MPH – Evernorth Behavioral Health

    Presenter: Kirsten Beronio, JD – Center for Medicaid And CHIP Services; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

    Plenary

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