Tuesday, DECEMBER 6
8:00 am PT – 4:00 pm PT
OPENING KEYNOTE
Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth
Sam Quinones
Journalist, Author, Photographer
PLENARY SESSION
State of Overdose Risks, Patterns of Use, and Strategies that Save Lives—Why Leadership Matters
Karen Scott, MD, MPH
President, Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts
Regina LaBelle, JD
Director, O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health
Joshua A. Barocas, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado, School of Medicine, Division of General and Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Overdose Prevention Centers - Public Health and Community Partnerships
Elizabeth Samuels, MD, MPH, MHS
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Annajane Yolken, MPH
Director of Programs, Project Weber/RENEW
How the Americans with Disabilities Act Can Reduce Overdose Deaths
Ryan Greenstein, MPA
Associate Director, Advocacy, Overdose Prevention Initiative, Global Health Advocacy Incubator
Shelly Weizman, JD
Addiction & Public Policy Initiative Project Director and Adjunct Professor of Law, O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health
Mark Cooke, JD, MSW
Campaign for Smart Justice Policy Director, ACLU of Washington
Gregory Dorchak, PhD, JD
Civil Rights Division Attorney, US Department of Justice
Leveraging Settlement Funding to Change Systems
Christine Minhee, JD
Founder, OpioidSettlementTracker.com
PLENARY SESSION
Harm Reduction Throughout the VA Hospital System: How to Implement Change Within Large Organizations
Joseph Liberto, MD
VA National Mental Health Director for Substance Use Disorders
Office of Mental health and Suicide Prevention at the Department of Veterans Affairs
Elizabeth Oliva, PhD
VA National Opioid Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND) Coordinator
US Department of Veterans Affairs
PLENARY SESSION
Opioid Data Lab: Bridging Knowledge and Practice from the Lab, Clinic, and Streets
Nabarun Dasgupta, PhD, MPH
Senior Scientist, Injury Prevention Research Center Innovation Fellow, Gillings School of Global Public Health
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Practical Use of Lab Findings in Communities
Nabarun Dasgupta, PhD, MPH
Senior Scientist, Injury Prevention Research Center Innovation Fellow, Gillings School of Global Public Health
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Engagement Sessions to Inform Overdose Prevention Performance Indicators
Kima Joy Taylor, MD
Founder, Anka Consulting LLC
Melanie Thompson, MPH
Program Officer for Non-Infectious Disease Programs
CDC Foundation
Anna Barnes, MPH
Senior Program Officer for Non-Infectious Disease Programs
CDC Foundation
Point in Time Surveys as a tool for Harm Reduction
Jessica Smith, MA
Community Mobilization Coordinator, National Harm Reduction Coalition
Working with Local Officials to Change Systems
Summer Stephan , JD
San Diego County District Attorney
San Diego County District Attorney's Office
ODMAP as a Springboard to Collaboration and Cooperation Across Multiple Sectors
Mark Karandang
Drug Intelligence Officer/Demand Reduction Coordinator
Overdose Response Strategy/Northern CA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
Tiffany Brelland, MPH
Northern California Public Health Analyst, CDC Foundation
PLENARY SESSION
Fentanyl Changes Everything and Trends in Polysubstance Use
Nora Volkow, MD
Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health
Wednesday, DECEMBER 7
8:00 am PT – 4:00 pm PT
PLENARY SESSION
Bridge Program: Spreading Lifesaving Innovations Across Systems
Arianna Campbell, PA-C
Director, Co-Principal Investigator, CA Bridge
Andrew Herring, MD
Director, Co-Principal Investigator, CA Bridge
PLENARY SESSION
Equity in Harm Reduction Strategies, Practice, and Impact
Charles Hawthorne, MPH
Equity & Harm Reduction Project Manager, CA Bridge
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Learning to Manage Trauma Working in Substance Use
S. Brooke Briggance
Director, Cypress Resilience Project
Navigating Systems Change Driven by Patient Perspectives
Sherrie Cisneros, MSN, RN-BC
Navigator Program Director, CA Bridge
Initiating Buprenorphine in the Field: A New Role for EMS
Ori Tzvieli, MD
Health Officer and Public Health Director, Contra Costa County
Contra Costa Health Services
Gene Hern, MS, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Engagement Sessions to Inform Overdose Prevention Performance Indicators
Kima Joy Taylor, MD, MPH
Founder Anka Consulting LLC
Melanie Thompson, MPH
Program Officer for Non-Infectious Disease Programs
CDC Foundation
Anna Barnes, MPH
Senior Program Officer for Non-Infectious Disease Programs
CDC Foundation
PLENARY SESSION
Understanding Patient Pathways: A Discussion Panel
Philip Rutherford
Chief Operating Officer, Faces & Voices of Recovery
Mary Ann Cox Gould
CA Bridge
Jeffrey Cooper
CA Bridge
PLENARY SESSION
Hearing from Youth: The Spectrum of Risk
Graciela Razo
Drop-In and Syringe Exchange Program Manager, Vocal New York
Cornelius Wiggins
Youth Community Engagement Coordinator, The Center
Lamar Sims
Khaleed Fahie
CONCURRENT SESSION
Communities Engage Youth and Get Results by Taking Action
Crystal Gonzalez, MPH
Director of Policy, Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance
Sofia Cuentas
Community Health Policy Coordinator, Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance
Why Harm Reduction is Imperative Now and How to Engage Reluctant Environments
Orisha Bowers, PhD
Executive Director, National Harm Reduction Coalition
Briana Robinson, National Harm Reduction Coalition
Project Echo as a Training Tool to Prevent Overdose
Joanna G. Katzman, MD, MSPH
Professor, Comprehensive Pain Treatment and Center Director; SOM - Neurosurgery, Project ECHO
The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
Stephanie Rubel
Overdose Preparedness and Response Team Lead and Opioid Rapid Response Program Director, CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Overdose Prevention
Working with Youth: Understanding the Triggers
S. Brooke Briggance
Director, Cypress Resilience Project
CLOSING PLENARY
Federal Leaders Driving Collaboration and Change
Anne Milgram, MPhil,JD
Administrator, US Drug Enforcement Administration
Christopher Jones, PharmD, DrPH, MPH
CAPT, US Public Health Service Acting Director, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention