Agenda

Monday April 21, 2025

• 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM

  Orientation & Welcome Session

• 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM

  Implementing Trauma-Informed Care in Clinical Settings

  • Presenter
    • Elana DeubleLMSW
• 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM

  Debunking Myths and Dispelling Fears: Effective Communication on Fentanyl Exposure Risks for Law Enforcement

  • Presenter
    • Anna GasinskiCertified Prevention Specialist (CPS)
    • Robert Lawlor JrMS-ADPP, MS, BSCJ
• 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM

  From Crisis to Collaboration: Engaging Community in Substance Use Policy and Programming

  • Presenter
    • Diana WilliamsMaster's in Public Policy
    • Sabrina McGeeMaster of Social Work
    • Tiffany MooreMaster of Art in Sociology - East Carolina University, Graduate Certificate of Advance Study in Sociology - Appalachian State University, Bachelor of Science in Sociology - East Carolina University
• 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM

  Overview of Community-Based Approaches to Addiction Recovery

  • Presenter
    • Barry MartinMHA
    • Gregory Burke
    • Jennifer LindonPhD
    • Sandra BoucherRN
• 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM

  Documenting and Evaluating Naloxone Access Using Community Expertise

  • Presenter
    • Bayla OstrachPhD, MA, CIP
    • Caroline ShubelMPH
    • Delesha CarpenterPhD, MSPH
    • Grace MarleyPharmD
• 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM

  Building Early Warning Drug and Alcohol Surveillance – SAMHSA's Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN)

  • • DeLayna GouldingMPH
  • Presenter
    • Kacie RubalcavaMA
    • Kathleen AarvigMPH
• 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM

  Updates in Drug Decriminalization

• 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM

  Measuring the Success of the Opioid Settlement Funded Community Programs

  • Presenter
    • Cassandra PriceMBA, GCADC II
    • Jamie FeldMPH
    • Mary SheltonMA
• 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM

  Mobile Medication: Bringing Methadone and Buprenorphine into the Community

  • Presenter
    • Amelia BaileyMPH
    • Linda HurleyMA, CAGS
    • Rosemarie MartinPhD
• 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM

  New Jersey’s Proactive Approach on the Front-Line of the Opioid Crisis

  • Presenter
    • John BarduniasMaster's in criminal justice
    • Michele Schreffler-PerezRCPF, CADCI
• 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM

  Project SHIELD: Police Education to Support Public Health in Kentucky

  • Presenter
    • Brittney WilliamsMBA
    • Brooke HiltzJD
    • Javier CepedaPhD, MPH
    • Scott LockardMSW, CSW
• 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM

  Enhancing Patient-Provider Conversations About Opioid Tapering Through New CDC Resources

  • Presenter
    • Molly DowlingMPH, CHES
• 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM

  Inviting Teens to Speak Up: Prevention Messaging in the Age of Fentanyl

  • Presenter
    • Daniel HicksB.A. Psychology, Princeton University
    • Simon DixonBusiness, Newcastle College UK
• 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM

  Emerging Best Practices for Drug Checking Services

  • Presenter
    • Clare SchmidtMPH
    • Julie KarrMPH
    • Nabarun DasguptaMPH, PhD
• 4:15 PM – 5:30 PM

  Opening Plenary

• 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

  Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall

Tuesday April 22, 2025

• 7:30 AM – 8:45 AM

  Empowering Faith Communities to Tackle Addiction and Overdose: A Replicable Model for Success

  • Presenter
    • Imam Basem HamidMD
    • Megan AffruntiMPH/MSW
    • Melissa MaherMaster of Divinity
    • Rabbi Eliyahu SchustermanRabbinic Degree
• 7:30 AM – 8:45 AM

  Best Practices for Use of Fentanyl Test Strips for Harm Reduction

  • Presenter
    • Janet ChilderhosePhD
    • Marya LiebermanPhD
    • Megan ReedPhD, MPH
• 7:30 AM – 8:45 AM

  U.S.-Based Open-Access Drug Early Warning System Implementing Real-Time Drug Checking and Toxicosurveillance to Positively Impact Public Health Efforts

  • Presenter
    • Alex KrotulskiPhD
    • Barry LoganPhD, F-ABFT
• 7:30 AM – 8:45 AM

  Comprehensive Assessments for Mitigating Suicide Risk

  • Presenter
    • David DawdyMA, LLP
• 7:30 AM – 8:45 AM

  How to Work Through the Courts to Protect Harm Reduction Services

  • Presenter
    • David SinkmanJD
    • Jacob LiptonJD
    • Joey LongleyJD
• 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM

  Morning Plenary

• 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM

  Use of Social Influencers to Augment Messaging Campaigns: The NFL Alumni Association Experience

  • Presenter
    • Holly GeyerMD
    • Kyle RichardsonCo-Director of Healthcare Initiatives
    • Tom GroomCEO
• 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM

  Empowering Rural Communities: The Role of Community Health Workers in Supporting Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery

  • Presenter
    • Jessica SchwartzRN/CARN
    • Kelly BlackMA, PhD Student
    • Samuel EadesMS Human Services - Community Health
• 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM

  Building Effective Quick Response Teams: A Blueprint for Community Success

  • Presenter
    • Meagan GuthrieMA
    • Michael DavenportMS, University of Cincinnati
• 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM

  Exploring the Fentanyl Crisis: Overdose Trends and Strategies for Prevention

  • Presenter
    • Alice AsherPhD, RN
    • Cassandra PickensPhD, MPH
    • Lauren Tanz
    • Stephanie RubelMPH
• 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM

  Implementing Contingency Management to Treat Stimulant Use Disorder in Opioid Treatment Programs

  • • richard rawsonPhD
  • Presenter
    • Beth RutkowskiMPH
    • Darren UradaPh.D.
    • Thomas FreesePhD
• 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM

  Navigating the Complexities of Cannabis Use for Youths and Parents

  • Presenter
    • Nancy YoungPh.D., M.S.W.
    • Sean CouchBA
• 11:45 AM – 5:00 PM

  Exhibit Hall Open

• 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM

  Lunch Break

• 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM

  Navigating MOUD and Mutual Aid: Evidence-Based Strategies for Clinicians

  • Presenter
    • Donald McDonaldMSW, RCP
    • Scott LuetgenauMSW, LCAS, CSI
• 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM

  Using Overdose Fatality Reviews to Develop Prevention Messaging

  • Presenter
    • Melanie GibboneyMaster of Public Health with Distinction, DePaul University
    • Michael DavenportMS, University of Cincinnati
    • Peggy SchneiderAS, University of Cincinnati
• 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM

  A Tale of Two Vending Machines: Utilization, Reach, and Acceptability of Harm Reduction Vending Machines

  • Presenter
    • Aleksandra ZgierskaMD, PhD
    • Alice ZhangMD, MPH
    • Jennifer MurphyPh.D.
    • Marcia Goodman-HinnershitzMSW
• 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM

  Cartels Shipping Fentanyl to Your Neighborhood and the Law Enforcement Response

  • Presenter
    • Al Rodriguez
    • Luke Healy
• 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM

  Advocating for Changes in State Good Samaritan Laws to Ehnance Public Health and Safety Outcomes

  • Presenter
    • Erin DayMPH, CPS
    • Michael BarnesJ.D.
• 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM

  Music for Recovery and Mental Health

  • Presenter
    • Chelsea Garriott
    • Jason Garriott
• 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM

  Vaping Illicit Substances

• 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM

  Vision Sessions

• 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM

  Break in Exhibit Hall (Posters Open)

• 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM

  Xylazine Withdrawal: Managing Uncharted Territory

  • Presenter
    • Willam LynchBS Pharm, RPh
• 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM

  Response to Recovery: Opportunities for First Responders to Provide Buprenorphine

  • Presenter
    • Bradley RayPhD
    • Megan CatlinMS
    • Timothy KummerM.D.
• 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM

  Focus, Not Fracture: Igniting the Power of Community

  • Presenter
    • Alicia BakerMPH, MA, CHES
    • Brian Herder
    • Carol RussellMS
    • Erin VasseurBA
• 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM

  Open Meeting

Wednesday April 23, 2025

• 7:30 AM – 8:45 AM

  Health Engagement Hubs: A Washington State Model of Care

  • Presenter
    • Caleb Banta-GreenPhD MPH MSW
    • Everett MaroonMPH
    • Regina LaBelleJD
    • Sarah DeutschMPH
• 7:30 AM – 8:45 AM

  Illicit Drug Market Disruptions and Interventions: Preventing Overdose Spikes

  • Presenter
    • Amanda ConsigliMPH
    • Breanna BaldwinBS
    • Nicki CochranMPH
• 7:30 AM – 8:45 AM

  Overdose Prevention Centers: What Have We Learned and What’s Next?

  • Presenter
    • Ashley PerryN/A
    • Brandon MarshallPhD
    • David MickenbergEsq.
    • Pia Marcus
• 7:30 AM – 8:45 AM

  Improving Adherence to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder to Prevent Overdose Events

  • Presenter
    • Dipali RinkerPhD, LPC
    • Douglas ThorntonPharmD, PhD
    • Olajumoke OlatejuBPharm, MSc
• 7:30 AM – 8:45 AM

  Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches to Improve Overdose Prevention Identify the Effectiveness of Naloxone Distribution to Reduce Overdose Mortality and Strategies to Improve Post-Overdose Care

  • Presenter
    • Andrea NevedalPhD
    • Elizabeth OlivaPhD
    • Joseph LibertoMD
• 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM

  Morning Plenary

• 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM

  Leveraging Data-Driven Insights for Effective Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction Activities in Tennessee

  • Presenter
    • Anthony JacksonBS
    • Cate FaulknerMA, LCSW
    • Erica HerndonCPRS
    • Jessica StanleyCPRS, CYAPSS, RCPF
• 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM

  Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement: Implementing a Neuroscience-Informed and Evidence-Based Therapeutic Approach for the Comorbidity of Addiction, Emotional Distress, and Chronic Pain

  • Presenter
    • Dan KrugerMultinational Champion
    • Eric GarlandPhD
    • Nina CoopermanPsyD
• 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM

  Overcoming Barriers to the Acceptance and Adoption of the Peer Role in Organizations and Communities

  • Presenter
    • Siobhan MorseMHSA, CRC, CAI, MAC
• 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM

  Prioritizing Recovery: Innovative Diversion Programs to Address Substance Use Disorders Among Justice-Involved Individuals

  • Presenter
    • Laura ReimerJD
    • Ray ReiserBA
    • Venita EmbryPhD, MPH
    • Zachary ManleyJD
• 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM

  Lessons Learned in Distributing Naloxone to Prevent Maternal Mortality

  • Presenter
    • Jenica SandallMSN, RNC-OB, C-ONQS
    • Marci BrewerMPH
    • Rachael DuncanPharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
• 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM

  Shifting Trends: Prescribing and Overdose Patterns in Opioids, Stimulants, and More (2010-2023)

  • Presenter
    • John EadieMPA
• 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM

  Ketamine Update

• 11:45 AM – 5:00 PM

  Exhibit Hall Open

• 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM

  Lunch Break

• 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM

  Naloxone at the Frontlines: Building Holistic First Responder Led Naloxone Distribution Systems.

  • Presenter
    • Andres CamachoMD
    • Don StaderMD FACEP FASAM
    • Joshua JacovesB.A. , NJ EMT-B
• 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM

  Comprehensive Overdose Prevention for Youth and Young Adults in the Age of Fentanyl: Evolving State, Research, and Clinical Approaches

  • Presenter
    • Chelsea BarnesMSSA, LCSW
    • Sarah BagleyMD, MSc
    • Traci GreenPhD, MSc
• 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM

  AI-Enhanced Behavioral Health: Augmenting Provider Note Compliance and Prior Authorizations

  • Presenter
    • Mike HailyeCISSP
    • Nathan Strack
    • Nick Stavros
• 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM

  Best Practices for Recovery Housing

  • Presenter
    • Amanda ColdironMS Community and Human Services
    • Curt LindsleyBA, FBSS,
    • Jason BlissCPC
• 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM

  Examining Substances Sold Online and at Smoke Shops

  • Presenter
    • Connor SheetsBS
    • Josh SwiderPHD
    • Roneet LevMD
• 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM

  Measuring Treatment Outcomes: Needs, Challenges, and Benefits

  • Presenter
    • Deni Carise
• 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM

  Prescription Stimulants Update

• 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM

  Vision Sessions

• 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM

  Break in Exhibit Hall (Posters Open)

• 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM

  Creating Impactful Fentanyl Prevention Campaigns That Uniquely Resonate with Your Audience

  • Presenter
    • Ellis JohnsonB.A. Race & Ethnic Studies
    • Sarah GraceB.A. Communications
• 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM

  Engaging Community Pharmacists in Harm Reduction and Opioid Best Practices: Ideas from the HEALing Communities Study

  • Presenter
    • David MorganBSPharm
    • Laura StinsonPharmD
    • Monica RobertsPharmD
• 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM

  Mental Health and Substance Use Parity: Advocating for Stronger Protections

  • Presenter
    • Andrea BarthwellMD, DFASAM
    • Joseph MaschmanJ.D.
    • Peter GaumondMA
• 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM

  Open Meeting

Thursday April 24, 2025

• 7:15 AM – 8:15 AM

  Open Meeting

• 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

  Closing Plenary- Recovery Ready Workplaces

• 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM

  Distributing Smoking Supplies to Reach New People and Improve Health: A Multisite Evaluation

  • Presenter
    • Anjana RaoMHS
    • Kat KelleyMPH
    • Lisseth GuerraMPH
• 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM

  Stopping the Cycle of Youth Substance Use: How Virginia is Investing Opioid Settlement Funds to Support Kinship Caregivers of At-Risk Youth

  • Presenter
    • Gretchen BrownMasters Degree in Social Work
    • Janet KellyMasters Work in Public Policy
    • Rebecca VinrootMasters Degree in Social Welfare
    • Tony McDowell
• 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM

  Community Collaboration: Elevating Advocacy with Community Paramedicine Operations, Outreach, and Treatment Programs

  • Presenter
    • Amanda De LeonCSAC, MS
    • Armando Suarez Del RealCCEMT-P, CEMS
    • Eva WelchBA Psychology and Business Administration
    • Shelly Sarasin
• 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM

  Cannabis Treatment & Rescheduling: Where are We Headed?

  • Presenter
    • LaTisha BaderPhD, LP, LAC, CMPC
• 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM

  It Takes a Village: Washoe County Sheriff's Office Holistic Approach in Policing, Substance Use and Mental Health

  • Presenter
    • Courtney FarrisPost I Certified Peace Officer
    • Margaret DicksonMS, LCPC, LCADC, NCC
    • Mark Kester18 years law enforcement
• 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM

  Online Controlled Substances: Addressing Supply and Demand

  • Presenter
    • Caroline HuangPhD
• 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM

  Expanding Access to Treatment and Recovery Services in Rural Communities, Including Transportation Solutions

  • Presenter
    • Ailala KayMA, Political Science
    • MJ JorgensenMPH, CHES, CDP