April 21-24, 2025 | Nashville, TN

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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
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Program

CE Information

This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, pharmacists, dentists, advanced practice registered nurses, registered nurses, social workers, addiction professionals, prevention professionals, health education specialists, certified counselors, lawyers, law enforcement officials, and psychologists.

Congressman Hal Rogers Beacon of Hope Award

The ongoing effort to combat drug addiction requires a multidisciplinary approach involving stakeholders from all aspects of society. Many leaders have emerged in this movement, and in 2018 the Rx Summit decided to annually recognize a change-maker tackling this epidemic. The inaugural award was presented to Congressman Hal Rogers of Kentucky.

Hope Ambassadors

Stories of Recovery and Inspiration for Hope

The work we do at Rx and Illicit Drug Summit through sessions, workshops, and networking is all centered around one goal: to create effective strategies for prevention, treatment, and recovery that will ultimately save lives. This is why we created the Hope Ambassadors program, to highlight stories of people in recovery, and those who have impacted the recovery journey of others. 

Through our dedication and collaboration at Rx and Illicit Drug Summit, our community has the power to create more stories of recovery and thus a stronger sense of hope. We look forward to continue sharing more recovery stories and inspiration for hope at Rx and Illicit Drug Summit 2025 in Nashville.