Plenary
Doug Edwards, C-ATM
Director
HMP Global Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Learning Network
East Windsor, New Jersey
Jeff Beeson
Deputy Director/Chief of Staff
W/B HIDTA
Baltimore , MD
Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP
Director
White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
Christopher Jones, PharmD, DrPH, MPH
Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Member, Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit Advisory Board
Atlanta, Georgia
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Elizabeth Oliva, PhD
VHA National Opioid Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND) Coordinator
Veterans Health Administration
Belmont, California
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Marti Taylor, MSN
President and CEO
OneFifteen
Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This plenary session will feature key leaders sharing updates on government efforts to address the addiction crisis. PLUS, new this year, in this plenary period the Rx Summit is bringing together officials in law enforcement, public health, information technology, and related fields to discuss how “predictive analytics” and artificial intelligence are being used to identify areas of high drug use, intervene before overdoses occur, and improve patient outcomes.
Presenter: Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP – White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
Presenter: Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Moderator: Doug Edwards, C-ATM – HMP Global Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Learning Network
Presenter: Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, DrPH, MPH – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Presenter: Elizabeth M. Oliva, PhD – VA Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
Presenter: Marti Taylor, MSN – OneFifteen
Presenter: Jeff Beeson – W/B HIDTA