**REGISTRATION FOR THE SUMMIT HAS REACHED CAPACITY AND IS CURRENTLY CLOSED**
If you would like to be put on a waiting list, please e-mail your contact info to Sarah Berry (sberry@selfrefind.com)
Kentucky Opioid Summit
The summit will convene national and local experts, community stakeholds, and representatives around the state to clearly identify the public health, public safety and overall physical, mental and spiritual cost to our state due to the unprecedented opioid drug use epidemic.
THERE IS NO COST TO ATTEND THE SUMMIT. Breakfast & lunch will be provided!
Speakers
Judge James Sullivan, former Drug Court Commissioner and current Circuit Judge and Commissioner of the VA Drug Court in Missouri will be the keynote at the Summit. From 2003 until his appointment to the 22nd Circuit Court in 2015, Sullivan served as a drug court commissioner for the 22nd Judicial Circuit.
Dr. Hendree Jones is an internationally recognized expert who will be speaking on substance abuse treatment in pregnant women. Dr. Jones became the Executive Director of UNC Horizons in 2013, and is a Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology with a joint appointment in the Department of Psychology. She is a consultant for the United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Vendor Area
There will be a place for vendors to set up for a $40 charge. You will be provided with a 8' x 30" table with cloth and skirting as well as chairs. Please contact Sarah Berry to sign up.
Continuing Education
A certificate of attendance will be given at the conclusion of the Summit.
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Schedule of Events:
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM - Registration/Breakfast
9:00 AM - 9:35 AM - Welcome & Introduction (Jamie Durham, President of SelfRefind)
9:05 AM - 9:35 AM - Recovery Oriented, Trauma Informed Medication Assisted Treatment (Jim Clarkson, Senior Advisor with SelfRefind, CEO of Via Positiva, Bedford NH)
9:35 AM - 11:00 AM - Meeting on Common Ground: Blending Research Evidence and Clinical Experience to Optimize Patient Outcomes (Hendree Jones, Ph.D., Professor, UNC School of Medicine & Director, Horizons Treatment Center, Chappell Hill, NC)
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM - BREAK
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM - The Nuts and Bolts of Implementing Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) (Judge James E. Sullivan, Former Drug Court Commissioner, Circuit Judge, 22nd Judicial Circuit, State of Missouri)
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM - LUNCH
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - The Science of Addiction & the Application of Medication Assisted Treatment
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Kentucky's Response to the Opioid Epidemic 2012-2015 (Van Ingram, Executive Director, Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy)