Name
2nd Annual Arizona Opioid Summit
Date & Time
Wednesday, February 14, 2018, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Description
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration and Networking in Exhibit Area
 
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Opening Remarks
Dawn Mertz, Executive Director, Arizona High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA)
 
Opioid Public Health Emergency – From Understanding to Action
National Perspective: Douglas W. Coleman, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Phoenix Field Division
State Perspective: Shana Malone, Clinical Initiatives Project Manager, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)
 
Networking Break in Exhibit Area
 
Solving the Opioid Crisis Through Integration of Behavioral and Medical: The Trauma-Pain Connection
Bennet Davis, MD, Pain Program Director, Sierra Tucson
 
Offering Choices for Treatment: An Examination of Medication Assisted Treatment Options and Personal Stories of Hope and Recovery
Sara Salek, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)
 
The Opioid Epidemic’s Impact on the Most Vulnerable  
Gina Connelly, MD, Tucson Medical Center
 
Pharmacists, Prescribers, Hospitals, Healthcare Providers: New Advances in Working Together
Dr. Lisa Villarroel, Medical Director, Opioid Emergency Response, Co-chair, Arizona Rx Initiative Health Care Advisory Team; Doug Skvarla, Director, Controlled Substance Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, Arizona Board of Pharmacy
 
Lunch on Your Own
 
How Kindness, Compassion, and One BIG Question Saved a Man’s Life
John Koch, Peer Support Programs Manager, Community Medical Services
 
Turning up the HEAT – Heroin Enforcement Action Teams Make an Impact
Jeffrey T. Scott, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
 
Imposters on the Street – An Investigative Look at What’s Being Sold as Opioids
Captain John Leavitt, Commander, HIDTA Counter Narcotics Alliance
 
Networking Break in Exhibit Area
 
Behind Bars – Inventive and Promising Approaches Giving Inmates a Second Chance
Dawn Noggle, PhD, CCHP, Mental Health Director, Maricopa County Correctional Health Services; Michael White, Director of Community Programs Development, Community Medical Services
 
Taking it to the Streets – Innovative Harm Reduction Techniques Saving Lives and Offering Treatment
Haley Coles, Executive Director, Sonoran Prevention Works
 
Addressing Emotional Exhaustion – Maintaining Focus During Frustration
Nate Auvenshine, Commander, Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking
 
Closing Remarks
 
7:00 p.m.
Open Meeting