TxSUS 2024 Agenda
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Day 1
Day 2
Day 1
MARCH 24, 2021
8:00 AM
Check In
8:30 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
- Honorable Barbara A. Canales, JD Nueces County Commissioners Court Judge
- Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH Vice President for Research (interim), Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UT Health San Antonio
8:45 AM
Opening Panel:
- Hildebrando Mireles III, LPC-S, PhD Candidate Director of Substance Use Services, Tropical Texas Behavioral Health
- Alicia Kowalchuk, DO, FASAM Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
- Aaron Ferguson Regional Impact Manager, Community Medical Services
- Brandon del Pozo, PhD, MPA, MA Postdoctoral Fellow, Miriam Hospital/Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
- Moderator: Jennifer Potter, PhD Vice President for Research (interim), Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UT Health San Antonio
10:00 AM
Plenary I: Texas Perspective on Public Health and Evidence- Based Medication Treatments for Substance Use Disorder
- Crystal Walker, DMSc, PA-C Director of Substance Use Disorders Clinical Services at MHMR of Tarrant County
BREAK & EXHIBITORS
11:15 AM
Plenary II: Criminal Justice Reform in Substance Use and Policing
- Brandon del Pozo, PhD, MPA, MA
Postdoctoral Fellow, Miriam Hospital/Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
12:15 PM
NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK & EXHIBITORS
HANDS ON WORKSHOPS (HOWs)
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Medical 1 HOW
- Jennifer Papac, MD
- Alicia Kowalchuk, DO, FASAM
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Behavioral 1 HOW
Motivational Interviewing
Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment
- Mary Velasquez, PhD
12:45 PM – 3:45 PM
Peers HOW
Peer Recovery Support Services Master Class
- Jose Flores, LCDC, CCJP
- Richard Hammer, LMSW, RSPS
- Elizebeth Castaneda, MHPS, LMSW
12:45 PM – 3:45 PM
Law Enforcement HOW
Best Practices in Scene Safety and Patient Support
- Brandon del Pozo, PhD
- Daniel Sledge, EMT‐P
- Annie Burwell, EMT‐P
12:45 PM – 3:45 PM
TTOR Summit
Gathering of State Texas Targeted Opioid Response Grand Programs
Invitation Only
2:30 PM
Medical 2 HOW
Stimulant Use Disorder
- Madhukar Trivedi, MD
- Sidarth Wakhlu, MD
2:30 PM
Behavioral 2 HOW
Technology to Support Treatment
- Kasey Claborn, PhD
BREAK & EXHIBITORS
4:30 PM
Plenary III: Creating Supportive Treatment Environments for BIPOC, Tailoring Treatment to the Realities of Substance Use at the Border
- Julia Lechuga, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
The University of Texas at El Paso College of Health Sciences
5:30 PM
Reception, Exhibitors & Poster Session
11:15 AM
Plenary II: Criminal Justice Reform in Substance Use and Policing
- Brandon del Pozo, PhD, MPA, MA Postdoctoral Fellow, Miriam Hospital/Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
12:15 PM
NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK & EXHIBITORS
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Medical 1 HOW
- Jennifer Papac, MD
- Alicia Kowalchuk, DO, FASAM
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Behavioral 1 HOW
Motivational Interviewing Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment- Mary Velasquez, PhD
12:45 PM – 3:45 PM
Peers HOW
Peer Recovery Support Services Master Class- Jose Flores, LCDC, CCJP
- Richard Hammer, LMSW, RSPS
- Elizebeth Castaneda, MHPS, LMSW
12:45 PM – 3:45 PM
Law Enforcement HOW
Best Practices in Scene Safety and Patient Support- Brandon del Pozo, PhD
- Daniel Sledge, EMT‐P
- Annie Burwell, EMT‐P
12:45 PM – 3:45 PM
TTOR Summit
Gathering of State Texas Targeted Opioid Response Grand Programs Invitation Only2:30 PM
Medical 2 HOW
Stimulant Use Disorder- Madhukar Trivedi, MD
- Sidarth Wakhlu, MD
2:30 PM
Behavioral 2 HOW
Technology to Support Treatment- Kasey Claborn, PhD
4:30 PM
Plenary III: Creating Supportive Treatment Environments for BIPOC, Tailoring Treatment to the Realities of Substance Use at the Border
- Julia Lechuga, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences The University of Texas at El Paso College of Health Sciences
5:30 PM
Reception, Exhibitors & Poster Session
Day 2
MARCH 25, 2021
8:00 AM
Check In
8:30 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
- Lucas G. Hill, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP Clinical Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy; Director, Pharmacy Addictions Research & Medicine Program
8:45 AM
Keynote: Incorporating Harm Reduction in Substance Use Disorder Treatment
- Kimberly Sue, MD, PhD Medical Director of the National Harm Reduction Coalition Physician‐Anthropologist and instructor, Program in Addiction Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine
BREAK & EXHIBITORS
BREAKOUT SESSIONS & WORKSHOPS
10:00 AM
Hospitals
Best Practices in Screening and Treatment Initiation- Mary Velasquez, PhD
- Christopher Moriates, MD
10:00 AM
Harm Reduction
Developing a Local Harm Reduction Coalition Texas Harm Reduction Alliance- Kate Graziani
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Medications 2.0
Complex SUD Medication Management: Microdosing, Long-Acting Injectables, and Special Populations- Jennifer Papac, MD
- Amanda Simonton, PhD, APRN
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
OSAR Focus
Orientation to OSARs, RTI Environmental Scan, Best Practices for Referral to OSARs and Potential for Future Collaborations- Hildebrando Mireles III, LPC-S
- Jessican Cance, PhD
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
First Responders
Role of First Responders and Substance Use Disorder- Andrea Yatsco, PhD, CADC, LCDC
- Lisa Cleveland, PHd, RN
- Daniel Sledge, EMT‐P
- Annie Burwell, EMT‐P
11:00 AM
Pharmacies
Optimizing Collaboration to Enhance Treatment Access- Lucas Hill, PharmD
- Lindsey Loera, PharmD
11:00 AM
TxCOPE
What is TxCOPE and How It Can Help Your Organization- Kasey Claborn, PhD
NETWORKING LUNCH & EXHIBITORS
1:00 PM
State Leadership Panel
- Lisa Ramirez, MA Director, Texas Targeted Opioid Response Project, Health and Human Services Commission
- Kasey Strey, ACPS SPF-Rx Project Director, TTOR Prevention Lead, and NASADAD Prevention Coordinator for Texas, Health and Human Services Commission
- Andy Keller, PhD President, Chief Executive Officer, and Linda Perryman Evans Presidential Chair of the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute
- Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH Vice President for Research (interim), Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UT Health San Antonio
- Moderator: Lucas Hill, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP Clinical Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
2:15 PM
Closing Remarks and Call to Action
- Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH Vice President for Research (interim), Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UT Health San Antonio
2:30 PM
Local Summit: Focus on Corpus Christi and the Nueces County Region
Facilitators- Nelly Garcia Blow, DOGeriatrician, CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital – Shoreline
- Xavier Gonzales, PhDAdjunct Faculty, S&E Life Sciences, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
- Honorable Barbara A. Canales, JDNueces County Commissioners Court Judge
- Moderator: Mark Hendrix II, MS, LPCDirector of Operations at Nueces Center for Mental health and Intellectual Disabilities