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April 1-4, 2024 | Atlanta, GA
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April 1-4, 2024 | Atlanta, GA
Monday April 01, 2024
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Orientation and Welcome Session
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Break
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
GrantCraft Part 1: Statements of Need and Narratives
Presenter
Pam Baston
MPA, MCAP, CPP
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
The CATALIST Model: A Community-Driven Response to Substance Use and Co-Morbid Behavioral Health Needs in Justice-Involved Youth
Presenter
Eryn Mills
MA, MSC, LPC
Jody Kamon
PhD
Lora Peppard
PhD, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Whitney Maddox
MA, LPC
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Aspects of an Early Warning System: Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN)
Presenter
DeLayna Goulding
MPH
Nathan Donnelly
MS
Suparna Das
PhD
Talia Spark
PhD
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Recovery to Work: Navigating and Supporting Recovery Through Meaningful Employment via an Innovative Community Collaborative
Presenter
Kristin Tiedeman
BBA, MA, CADC
Lori Baier
Rebecca Conrad
PRSS
Ryan Bowman
MPA
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Addressing the Addiction Crisis In, Then Out, of the Courtroom
Presenter
Kevin Mullins
JD
Matt Brown
CPRS
Michael Clark
Van Breeding
MD
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Better Without It: Designing an Impactful Prevention Message for Generation Z
Presenter
Carolyn Capern
Greg Trujillo
Stanley Brizz
MS
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
It's Not Just Fentanyl: The Toxic Adulterant Perspective
Presenter
Barry Logan
PhD
MJ Menendez
JD
Thom Browne
MA
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Federal Efforts to Expand Overdose Prevention Strategies and Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
Presenter
Amanda Sharp
PhD, MPH
Thomas Prevoznik
MA
Yngvild Olsen
MD, MPH
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Medication Assisted Treatment Update: Current Best Practices and Latest Formulation Approvals
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Break
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM
GrantCraft Part 2: Visual Elements
Presenter
Pam Baston
MPA, MCAP, CPP
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM
The Telehealth Model of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Presenter
Arthur Robin Williams
MD, MBE
Marlene Lira
MPH
Scott Weiner
MD, MPH
Stephen Martin
MD, EdM, FAAFP, FASAM
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Communications During an Evolving Crisis: Designing Evergreen and Urgent Messaging to Reduce Overdoses in Your Community
Presenter
Laura Gover
MPH
Roy Belcher
MPA
Tanya Odell
LPC
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Police Deflection Programs: Developing Public Health and Public Safety Partnerships in Small to Mid-Size Communities
Presenter
Amanda Chapman
LCSW
Brittney Garrett
MS
Jeff Tate
MPA
Steven D'Agata
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Implementing Digital Tools in Opioid Treatment Programs: A Practical Guide to Preventing Dropout and Engaging and Supporting Patients
Presenter
Elana Deuble
LMSW
Mark Schaefer
EdS, MA
Sara Lorenzen
MS, LAC
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Psychological Autopsies to Understand Suicides After Stopping Prescription Opioids
Presenter
Allyson Varley
PhD
April Hoge
MPH
Mary Gilmore
MPH
Stefan Kertesz
MD, MSc
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Teaching Adolescent Brain Development and Mental Wellbeing Strategies to Youth in the Prevention of Substance Use and Self Harm
Presenter
Jana Dreyzehner
MD
Kristen Gilliland
PhD
Layne Shaw
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Drug Decriminalization in Oregon: Update and Implications
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Emerging Drug Threats to Watch
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Break
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Plenary Session
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall
Tuesday April 02, 2024
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Open Meeting
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
The Importance of Fusion Centers in Overdose Response and Drug Enforcement
Presenter
Anna Gasinski
CPS
Robert Lawlor
MS-ADPP, MS, BSCJ
John Wardrop
SFC
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Addiction Medicine Workforce: Closing the Gap and Building the Future Generation of Professionals
Presenter
Cara Poland
MD, MEd
Madison Walsh
MSc.
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Fentanyl and Non-Prescribed Pills in Oregon: Insights From Youth and Young Adults
Presenter
Erin Stack
MS
Soomin Shin
MA
Todd Korthuis
MD, MPH
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
ODMAP: Leveraging Data to Drive Cross Jurisdictional Decisions to Reduce Suspected Overdose Events
Presenter
Allison Burrell
MPH, CPH
Emma Driscoll
MS, CHES
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Not Just for Snacks: Vending Machines as a Low-Barrier Access Method for Harm Reduction in Central Pennsylvania
Presenter
Aleksandra Zgierska
MD, PhD, DFASAM
Alice Zhang
MD, MPH
Jennifer Murphy
PhD
Marcia Goodman-Hinnershitz
MSW
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Federal Law Enforcement and Public Health Collaboration on the Opioid Rapid Response Program: A Replicable Program to Mitigate Risks to Patients Who Lose Access to Prescribed Opioid Medication
Presenter
Linda Mahoney
CAADC, LCS, SOTA
Patrick Neubert
MSPH, LICSW
Stephanie Rubel
MPH
Zachary Cunha
JD
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Virginia's Implementation of Nationally Accepted Principles for Using Opioid Litigation Funds
Presenter
Cecil "Charlie" Lintecum
CFE, MPA
Dean Lynch
CAE, CM
Sarah Thomason
PharmD, BCPP, BCACP
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Healthy Leaders, Healing Cultures, and Helpful Response: A Trauma-Informed Continuum to Sustain Flourishing of Impacted Families and Responders
Presenter
Kate Reed
MPH, BSW
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Contingency Management for Enhancing Motivation, Medication Assisted Treatment Adherence, and Retention
Presenter
David Gastfriend
MD, DFASAM
Robert Childs
MPH
9:15 AM – 9:30 AM
Break
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Plenary Session
11:00 AM – 4:15 PM
Exhibit Hall Open (Lunch 11:00 - 2:00)
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Break
11:15 AM – 12:30 PM
Xylazine: Trends, Detection, and Responses
Presenter
Becca Olson
MPH
Mary Jo Larson
PhD, MPA
Traci Green
PhD, MSc
11:15 AM – 12:30 PM
Giving Vocational-Technical Schools a Toolset for Substance Use Prevention
Presenter
Amanda Sandoval
MSW, CHW
Cara Ferguson
Julia Consentino
11:15 AM – 12:30 PM
The Collateral Consequences of Drug Convictions and LAPPA's Model Act
Presenter
Heather Gray
JD
Joseph Longley
JD
11:15 AM – 12:30 PM
Two Practical Applications For New York State PDMP Data: Assessing Compliance Rates and Analysis of Prescription Stimulant Dispensing
Presenter
Laura Ordway
PharmD
Shirley Madewell
MPH
Yi han
11:15 AM – 12:30 PM
Access to Care: Addressing the Needs of Tribal and Rural Communities
12:30 PM – 12:45 PM
Break
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Making Overdose Risk Prediction Models Accessible and Actionable for Harm Reduction Service Provision: Lessons From the PROVIDENT Project
Presenter
Bennett Allen
PhD, MPA
Brandon Marshall
PhD
Jesse Yedinak Gray
MPA
Stacey Levin
CPRS/CCHW
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Behavioral Health and the Courts: Kentucky's Progress in Decriminalizing Mental Health and Substance Use
Presenter
Debra Hembree Lambert
JD
Elizabeth Nichols
MS
Shawna Mitchell
MS, LCADC
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
CDC Resources to Support Treatment With Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care Clinical Settings and Treating Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Within Rural Healthcare
Presenter
Jessica Schwartz
RN, CARN
Kelly Black
MA
Molly Dowling
MPH, CHES
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Advocating for Change at the Local and State Levels
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Break
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM
Vision Sessions
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Tennessee's Transparent Approach to Managing Opioid Settlement Funds
Presenter
Mary Shelton
MA
Stephen Loyd
MD
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Supporting the Bereaved After Overdose Loss: Findings From a Novel Pilot Program in New York City
Presenter
Hannah Johnson
MPH
Megan Brown
MPH
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
The Colorado Maternal Overdose Matters Initiative and The Maternal Overdose Matters Plus Program: Creating a System of Comprehensive Addiction Care for Pregnant Persons With Substance Use Disorder
Presenter
Kaylin Klie
MD, MA, FASAM
Rachael Duncan
PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Racquel Garcia
NCPRSS
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Vision Sessions
3:30 PM – 4:15 PM
Break in Exhibit Hall (Posters Open)
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Using Federal Civil Rights Statutes to Protect Syringe Service Programs and Other Treatment and Prevention Service Providers
Presenter
Carol Newark
PhD
David Sinkman
JD
Sofia Laguna
PhD
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Assessing Needs and Capacity: Using Data to Inform Sustainable Use of Opioid Settlement Funds
VAN INGRAM
Presenter
Christian Arthur
MPH, MSW
Greg Williams
MA
Robert Saunders
PhD
VAN INGRAM
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Nine Years of Social Media Analysis Prevents Overdoses in the Fourth Wave of the Illicit Drug Crisis in America
Presenter
Anthony Corso
PhD
Philip Breitenbucher
EdD, MSW
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
How Concept Leads to Outcomes: The Effective Implementation of Care Coordination to Assist First Responders in Addressing the Opioid Epidemic in Tennessee
Presenter
Joshua Crews
Paramedic
Matt Brown
CPRS
Sarah Murfree
PhD, CPS
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Pain Clinic to Cartel: Case Studies of Criminal Wire-Tap Investigations and Opiate Trends
Presenter
Al Rodriguez
Angel Laite
Luke Healy
Mary Sammon
JD
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Stigma Identified as a Leading Barrier to Overdose Prevention by State and Local Health Agencies
Presenter
Arieana Love
Kayley Humm
MPH
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Helping Family Recovery: Peer Support Programs to Promote Family Recovery and Well-Being
Presenter
Kristina Killen
Lynn Posze
MA, LPCC
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Incorporating Electronic Clinical Decision Supports Into Clinical Workflow to Support Evidence-based Pain Care: Implementation Insights From Houston Methodist Hospital
Presenter
Ezekiel Fink
MD
Jan Losby
PhD, MSW
Wesley Sargent
EdD, EdS, MA, LPC
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Psychedelics 101: Considerations for State Policymakers and Healthcare Providers
Moderator
Cecelia Spitznas
PhD
Presenter
Angela Allbee
MPA
Barbara Rothbaum
PhD, ABPP
Leith States
MD, MPH, MBA, FACPM
5:30 PM – 5:45 PM
Break
5:45 PM – 6:15 PM
Networking Groups: By Region
Wednesday April 03, 2024
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Open Meeting
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Linking Social Determinants of Health to Overdose Prevention Action Plans
Presenter
DJ Gering
MA
Seth Dewey
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Integrating Local OFR-PHASTs to Inform Prevention Activities and Priorities: A Pathway From Local to National Impact
Presenter
Mallory O'Brien
PhD, MS
Melissa Heinen
RN, MPH
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
“It’s Not in Stock:” A Ground Theory Approach to the Interplay Between Deception and Conflict Avoidance in Community Pharmacy Practice
Presenter
Diane Ginsburg
PhD, MS, RPh, FASHP
Douglas Thornton
PharmD, PhD
Tyler Varisco
PharmD, PhD
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Police and Peers: A Partnership That Creates Pathways
Presenter
Jonathan Dower
MS, CRC, NCC, AADC-S, CIP, SAP
Jostin Holmes
MA LPC, C-MHC
Rachel Thaxton
MA
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Best Practices for Facilitating Addiction Care in Hospitals
Presenter
Don Stader
MD, FACEP
Elisa Arespacochaga
MBA
Marlene Martin
MD
Richard Bottner
DHA, PA-C, CPHQ, FACHE
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Bath Salts and the Emerging Public Health Threat: A Review of Fatal Overdoses Involving Synthetic Cathinones in Palm Beach County, Florida
Presenter
Stephanie Barajas
MPH
Whitney Van Arsdale
MPH, CPH
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Each One, Reach One: Wrap-Around Prevention Programming for Schools Based on Principles of Moral Reconation Therapy and Peer Support
Presenter
Tammy Barrett-Wolcott
MRT Facilitator
Valerie Hardcastle
MA, PhD
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
The Americans With Disabilities Act: Rights, Remedies, and Protections for People With Substance Use Disorder
Presenter
Jennifer Mathis
JD
Regina LaBelle
JD
Sarah DeCosse
JD
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Cannabis: Responding to the Evolving Landscape in 2024
9:15 AM – 9:30 AM
Break
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Plenary Session
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Break
11:00 AM – 4:15 PM
Exhibit Hall Open (Lunch 11:00 - 2:00)
11:15 AM – 12:30 PM
How Georgia Is Transforming and Reforming Behavioral Health: State Government and Advocates Working Together to Achieve Historic Victories and Transform a Broken System
Presenter
Jeff Breedlove
CARES, CPS-AD
Kevin Tanner
MPA
Kim Jones
BSW
Todd Jones
JD
11:15 AM – 12:30 PM
Emerging Overdose Detection Technologies for People Who Use Alone
STEPHEN MURRAY
MPH, NRP
Presenter
Carmen Skarlupka
Ju Nyeong Park
PhD, MHS
Oona Krieg
STEPHEN MURRAY
MPH, NRP
11:15 AM – 12:30 PM
Treating Perinatal Substance Use Disorders: Evidence for Action
Presenter
Bayla Ostrach
PhD, MA, CIP
Casey Tak
PhD, MPH
Melinda Ramage
FNP-BC, CARN-AP, LCAS
Rebekah Bass
11:15 AM – 12:30 PM
Border Update: Which Illegal Drugs Are Entering and How
12:30 PM – 12:45 PM
Break
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Combating Fatal Overdoses: A Data-Driven and Multidisciplinary Approach to All Six Deflection Pathways
Presenter
Captain Thomas Fallon
AS
Meagan Guthrie
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Machine Learning for Precision Overdose Prevention
Presenter
Walid Gellad
MD, MPH
Wei-Hsuan Lo-Ciganic
PhD, MS, MSPharm
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Tools, Resources, and Strategies for Building Rural Recovery Ecosystems
Presenter
Andrew Howard
Kevin Mullins
JD
Michael Meit
MA, MPH
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Taking on Evolving and Emerging Drug Threats: Xylazine and Methamphetamine
Presenter
Mary Jane Knisely
JD
Michael Ashburn
MD, MPH, MBA
Richard Baum
MA, MPA
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Opioid Use and Parenting Behaviors: Uplifting Families to Ensure Optimal Outcomes for Children and Adolescents
Presenter
Camille Cioffi
PhD
Elizabeth Adams
PhD
Gracelyn Cruden
PhD
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Break
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM
Vision Sessions
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Comprehensive Testing and Rapid Dissemination of Local Drug Supply Surveillance Data in Rhode Island
Presenter
Adina Badea
PhD, DABCC
Alexandra Collins
PhD
Rachel Wightman
MD
Sarah Edwards
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Methadone on Wheels: Lessons From the Newest Mobile Opioid Treatment Program
Presenter
Francesca Beaudoin
MD, PhD, MS
Justin Berk
MD, MPH, MBA
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
The Naloxone Project and Hospitals as Naloxone Distribution Sites: Building a Sustainable, Equitable, and Efficient Hospital-based Harm Reduction System
Presenter
Donald Stader
MD, FACEP, FASAM
Joshua Blum
MD
Stephen Anderson
MD, FACEP
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Overdose and Crisis Response in Southern Nevada
Presenter
Keith Carter
Lisa Kelso
MS, LMFT, LADC
Matt Kovacich
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Medical Examiner and Doctors Face Fentanyl Together: From Data-Informed Death Notifications to Prescribers Care Discussion Series
Presenter
Ashley Nettles
Christopher Young
MD
Tipu Kahn
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Vision Sessions
3:30 PM – 4:15 PM
Break in Exhibit Hall (Posters Open)
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Results From a Needs Assessment of People Who Use Drugs in Georgia: A Call for Positive Change
Presenter
Jordan Brandt
MPP
Robert Childs
MPH
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
New Findings From the Emergency Department Drug Surveillance System: Fentanyl and Xylazine
Presenter
Erin Artigiani
MA
Nicole Cimino-Fiallos
MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Zachary Dezman
MD, MS
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Pennsylvania's Community Coordination Strategy to Reduce Opioid Overdose Deaths
Presenter
Janice Pringle
PhD
Renee Cloutier
PhD
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
An Honest Discussion About the Nation’s Overdose and Death Epidemic: Perspectives and Recommendations From the American Medical Association and Practicing Physicians
Presenter
Bobby Mukkamala
MD
Chad Kollas
MD FACP FAAHPM HMDC
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Project SAVE: Municipal Court Diversion Program Exceeds Early Intervention Expectations in Camden County, New Jersey
Presenter
Colleen Snow
Felicia Buzard
John Pellicane
MBA, DRCC
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice: Building Support for Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Corrections
Moderator
Regina LaBelle
JD
Presenter
Andrew Kolodny
MD
Peter Koutoujian
JD, MPA
Suzula Bidon
JD, MS ADPP
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Telehealth: Providers' Perspective
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Xylazine and Wound Care
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Overdose Prevention Centers
5:30 PM – 5:45 PM
Break
5:45 PM – 6:15 PM
Networking Groups: By Topic
Thursday April 04, 2024
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Open Meeting
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Plenary Session
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Break
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
Facilitating Access to VA Services for Justice-Involved Veterans: A Guide for Local Law Enforcement and First Responders to Collaborate With VA Medical Centers
Presenter
Katharine Stewart
MSW, LCSW
Paul Woodland
MS
Stacie Kalvels
PsyD
Trent Pettis
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
Reaching Rural and Urban Communities Impacted by Overdose: A Distributed Drug-Checking Model
Presenter
Bruce Wallace
PhD
Dennis Hore
PhD
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
Using PDMP Data to Improve Opiate Prescribing Practices: An Academic Detailing Approach
Presenter
Connie Kitchens
PhD
Sarah Pointer
PharmD
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
Enhancing Law Enforcement's Role for Incarcerated Populations and Resources Within the Community
Presenter
Lars Christensen
Maggie Dickson
MS, LCPC, LCADC, NCC
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
Illicit Substances in Vapes
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM
Break
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
Patrolling the Streets: From Conflict to Collaboration, How Law Enforcement and Harm Reduction Can Work Together
Presenter
Anna Gasinski
CPS
Robert Lawlor
MS-ADPP, MS, BSCJ
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
Integrating Hepatitis C Treatment in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Through Coordinated Nurse Care Managers
Presenter
Brian Dawson
MD
Katie Olson
MPH
Shereece Morris
RN, BSN
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
Civil Rights Protections for Parents in Child Welfare Services and in Recovery From an Opioid Use Disorder
Presenter
Carla Carter
JD
Nancy Young
MSW, PhD
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
Over the Counter Naloxone: Update and Implications
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