Past TxSUS Event Information

Past TxSUS Agendas

The Texas Substance Use Symposium (TxSUS) focuses on strengthening the field and identifying challenges and solutions for substance use. For more information about our past events, documents and agendas, see the links below.

Day 1

8:45 AM to 9:15 AM

Opening Ceremonies

 

9:15 AM to 10:15 AM

Keynote I: Health Equity in Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Corrie Vilsaint, PhD 

10:35 AM to 11:35 AM

Opening Panel: Challenges, Opportunities, and Innovations in Peer Recovery Support Services

Moderator: Robert Ashford PhD, MSW
Panelists: Niki Prince, RSPS, LCDC, Joe Powell, LCDC, PSS, RSPS,
Nancy McConnell, MSW, MCAP, CRPS, and Melisa Simmons, MEd, RSPS

1:15 PM to 2:15 PM

Plenary: Stigma Kills: Addressing Opioid and Substance Use Disorder by Changing Health System Culture

Rich Bottner, DHA, PA-C, CPHQ, FACHE

2:20 PM to 3:05 PM

Hands on Workshops (HOWs) #1

Buprenorphine Induction Strategies in the age of Fentanyl
Carlos Tirado, MD

From Litigation to Impact: Building Opioid Abatement Initiatives in Texas
Doug Thornton, PharmD, PhD
Amanda Lopez, JD

Policy and Practice Development Opportunities in Outreaching to Individuals At-Risk for Overdose: Lessons Learned from Deploying a Surveillance Tool
Frederic J Courtois, LMSW, LCDC, MSW, MHA
Ariel Britt, MSW

Using Novel Training Models to Advance Care
Adrienne Lindsey, DBH 
Dennis Smithenry, PhD
 
TTOR Summit (TTOR Providers ONLY)
Kasey Strey, ACPS 
Kaleigh Becker, MPH 
 
 

3:10 PM to 3:55 PM

Hands on Workshop (HOWs) #2

The Other MAT: Medications for Alcohol and Stimulant Use Disorder
Siddarth Wakhlu, MD

Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care
Moderator: Javier Soto, PSS, RSPS
Panelists:
  • Barbara Hood, RSPS
  • Melanie Cheek, ACPS 
  • Brett Foster, RSPS  
Not Your Mother’s Heroin: Using Analytical Chemistry to Monitor the Drug Supply, Improve Health, and View What’s Coming Next 
Claire Zagirski, MSc, LP 

Innovative Approaches to Advancing Screening and Interventions for SUDs
Sarah Messmer, MD 
Chuck Emezue, PHD 
Niranjan Karnik, MD, PhD

TTOR Summit (TTOR Providers only) 
Kasey Strey, ACPS 
Kaleigh Becker, MPH 
 
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM 

Reception, Exhibitors & Poster Session

 

Day 2
8:00 AM to 8:15 AM

Opening Remarks 

8:15 AM to 9:15 AM

Keynote II: Unlocking Potential: A Professor’s Path from Prison to Academia

Noel Vest, PhD 

9:15 AM to 9:30 AM

Break and Exhibits

 

9:30 AM to 10:30 AM

Hands on Workshops (HOWs) #3

Screening, Interventions, and Successful Collaborative Care Models for Primary Care (Part1)
Carmen Rosa, MS
Gavin Bart, MD, PhD 
Jennifer McNeely, MD
Lisa Marsch, PhD

SUD Treatment in Youth: Promoting Patient and Family-Centered Harm Reduction Approaches
Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy, MD

Current Issues in Cannabis 
Jacquelyn L. Bainbridge, PharmD

Treatment Access in Criminal Justice Settings: Challenges and Opportunities
Andrea Yatsco, PhD

Buprenorphine Induction by EMS for Opioid Withdrawal: A Low Barrier Approach
David Miramontes, MD
John De La Garza

12:15 PM to 1:50 PM

Interactive Panel: State of the State: The View from Bexar County

Moderator: Jennifer Potter, PhD, MPH
Panelists: Jessie Higgins, MA, LPC, LMFT, Andrew Estrada, Rev. Gavin Rogers, Kellie Burnam, and Lisa M. Cleveland, PhDAmanda Simonton, PhD, APRN
1:50 PM to 2:00 PM

Closing Remarks

 

Day 1

8:00 AM to 8:30 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Barbara A. Canales, JD
Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH

8:45 AM to 10:00 AM

Opening Panel

Hildebrando Mireles III, LPC-S, PhD Candidate
Alicia Kowalchuk, DO, FASAM
Aaron Ferguson
Brandon del Pozo, PhD, MPA, MA
Moderator: Jennifer Potter, PhD 

10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Plenary I: Texas Perspective on Public Health and Evidence-Based Medication Treatments for Substance Use Disorder

Crystal Walker, DMSc, PA-C

11:15 AM to 12:00 PM

Plenary II: Criminal Justice Reform in Substance Use and Policing

Brandon del Pozo, PhD, MPA, MA

12:45 PM to 2:00 PM

Hands-on Workshop: Medical 1

Jennifer Papac, MD
Alicia Kowalchuk, DO, FASAM

12:45 PM to 2:00 PM

Hands-on Workshop: Behavioral 1

Mary Velazquez, PhD

12:45 PM to 3:45 PM

Hands-on: Peers

Jose Flores, LCDC, CCJP
Richard Hammer, LMSW,RSPS
Elizabeth Castaneda, MHPS, LMSW

12:45 PM to 3:45 PM

Hands-on Workshop: Law Enforcement

Brandon del Pozo, PhD
Daniel Sledge, EMT-P
Annie Burwell, EMT-P

12:45 PM to 3:45 PM

TTOR Summit

2:30 PM to 4:00 PM

Hands-on Workshop: Medical 2

Madhukar Trivedi, MD
Sidarth Wakhlu, MD 

2:30 PM to 4:30 PM

Hands-on Workshop: Behavioral 2 

Kasey Claborn, PhD

4:30 PM to 5:00 PM

Plenary III: Creating Supportive Treatment Environment for BIPOC, Tailoring Treatment to the Realities of Substance Use at the Border 

Julia Lechuga, PhD
5:30 PM 

Reception, Exhibitors & Poster Session

 

Day 2

8:00 AM to 8:30 AM

Check In 

8:30 AM to 8:40 AM

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Lucas G. Hill, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP

8:45 AM to 10:00 AM

Keynote: Incorporating Harm Reduction in Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Kimberly Sure, MD, PhD

10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Harm Reduction

Kate Garziani

10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Mediation 2.0

Jennifer Papac, MD
Amanda Simonton, PhD, APRN
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

OSAR Focus

Hildebrando Mireles III, LPC-S
Jessican Cance, PhD
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

First Responders

Andre Yatsco, PhD, CADC, LCDC
Lisa Cleveland, PhD, RN
Daniel Sledge, EMT-P
Annie Burwell, EMT-P

11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Pharmacies

Lucas Hill, PharmD
Lindsey Loera, PharmD

11:00 PM to 12:00 PM

TxCOPE

Kasey Claborn, PhD

1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

State Leadership Panel

Lisa Ramirez, MA
Kasey Strey, ACPS
Andy Keller, PhD
Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH
Moderator: Lucas Hill, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP

2:15 PM to 2:30 PM

Closing Remarks & Call to Action 

Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH

2:30 PM to 3:00 PM

Local Summit: Focus on Corpus Christi and the Nueces County Region

Nelly Garcia Blow, DO 
Xavier Garcia, PhD
Honorable Barbara A. Canales, JD
Moderator: Mark Hendriz II, MS, LPC

Day 1

7:30 AM to 8:30 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH
Lucas G. Hill, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP

1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Beyond Opioids: Stimulants and the 4th Wave of the Overdose Crisis

Daniel Ciccarone, MD, MPH

2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Infectious Disease Issues Related to Injecting Opioids and Stimulants

Bonzo Reddick, MD

3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Moving the Needle on Substance Use in Texas

Daniel Ciccarone, MD, MPH
David Miramontes, M.D. FACEP FAEMS NREMT
Gilberto Perez, MPH
Bonzo Reddick, MD
Crystal Walker DMSc, MPAS, PA-C
Claire Zagorski, MSc, LP

4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Social Networking Hour

Join us for a virtual networking event.

Day 2

9:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Poster Session

 

9:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Hands-on Workshop 1: Behavioral Health

 

9:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Hands-on Workshop 2: Peer Recovery Support

Update and skills development

9:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Hands-on Workshop 3: Law Enforcement/ First Responders

New approaches to substance use for law enforcement and first responders

9:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Hands-on Workshop 4: Health Care Providers/ Pharmacist

Health care providers: Engaging with the PMP to provide better patient care

 
 

9:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Hands-on Workshop 5: Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Bootcamp

Health care providers: Clinical knowledge & approach to management of patients with opioid use disorder

 
 

9:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Hands-on Workshop 6: Rooted in Data, Grounded in Equity

Learn about practical tools to increase equity in data analysis
and data visualization
 
 

Day 1

12:45 PM to 1:00 PM

Registration and Breakfast

Lobby
8:30 AM to 9:00 AM

2nd Annual SASUS

Welcome and Opening Remarks SASUS Planning committee
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM

Update on Local Statistics in San Antonio and Bexar County (Panel)

Van L. King, MD – UT Health SA Lisa Cleveland, PhD, RN – UT Health SA Angela White, CEO – Alpha Home Jennifer S. Potter, PhD, MPH – UT Health SA Abigail Moore, LPC, LCDC – SACADA
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

BREAKOUT 1 – Recovery High Schools

Evita Morin, LMSW Michelli Ramon, LCSW Bea Blackmon – Rise Recovery Tanya Jopling, MA, LCDC – Bexar County

BREAKOUT 2 – Buprenorphine, Methadone, or Naltrexone: History, Rationale, and Effectiveness in Opioid Use Disorder

Van L. King, MD – Psychiatry UT Health SA

BREAKOUT 3 – Casa Mia

Lisa Cleveland, Ph.D., RN – School of Nursing UT Health SA
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Catered Lunch and Networking

Join us for a virtual networking event.
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Promoting recovery with every word: stigma and discrimination

Robert D. Ashford, MSW – Recovery Scientist University of the Sciences
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Treatment on Demand

Alister Martin, MD, MPP – Emergency Medicine Physician Mass. General Hospital

Role of Emergency Medicine in Addiction Treatment

Van L. King, MD – Psychiatry UT Health SA

Hospital-based addiction treatment

Rich Bottner, PA-C – Dell Medical School UT at Austin
3:30 PM to 4:00 PM

Promoting Recovery with Every Word: Stigma and Discrimination

Robert D. Ashford, MSW – Recovery Scientist University of the Sciences
4:00 PM to 4:55 PM

Update on Local Statistics in San Antonio and Bexar County

Colleen Bridger Ph.D., MPH – Metropolitan Health District Sharon Walsh, Ph.D. – Behavioral Science University of Kentucky Robert Ashford, MSW – University of the Sciences Zach Siegal, MA – Journalist & Writer (Moderator)
4:00 PM to 4:55 PM

Closing Remarks and Meeting Closeout

Day 2

12:45 PM to 1:00 PM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH Lucas G. Hill, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Beyond Opioids: Stimulants and the 4th Wave of the Overdose Crisis

Daniel Ciccarone, MD, MPH
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Infectious Disease Issues Related to Injecting Opioids and Stimulants

Bonzo Reddick, MD
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Moving the Needle on Substance Use in Texas

Daniel Ciccarone, MD, MPH David Miramontes, M.D. FACEP FAEMS NREMT Gilberto Perez, MPH Bonzo Reddick, MD Crystal Walker DMSc, MPAS, PA-C Claire Zagorski, MSc, LP
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Social Networking Hour

Join us for a virtual networking event.

Useful Links

Day 1

7:00 AM to 8:00 AM

Registration and Breakfast

8:00 AM to 8:30 AM

1st Annual SASUS

Daniel Ciccarone, MD, MPH

2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Infectious Disease Issues Related to Injecting Opioids and Stimulants

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Nelson W. Wolff – Bexar County Judge
Rep. Ina Minjarez – Texas House of Representatives

8:30 AM to 9:00 AM

Opioids & Our Community: San Antonio, Bexar County, South Texas

Jennifer Sharpe Potter, Ph.D. – MPH Associate Professor of Psychiatry Associate Dean for Research Long School of Medicine UT Health SA
www.jspotter.org
Abigail Moore – Chief Executive Officer San Antonio Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (SACADA)
www.sacada.org

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM

What is an Opioid Use Disorder and Treatment

Hosted by Steve Spriester, news anchor KSAT 12

Signs and symptoms of an opioid use disorder
What does evidence-based treatment mean
Getting help in our community

Panelists:
Colleen Bridger, Ph.D., MPH – Metropolitan Health District
Abigail Moore – SACADA
Angela White – Alpha Home
Clayton Sponhaltz, LCDC – Rise Recovery
Jennifer Sharpe Potter, Ph.D., MPH – UT Health SA

10:15 AM to 11:45 AM

Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder: What’s the Connection?

Best Practices in Detecting Opioid Misuse and Managing CDC Guidelines
Ameet Nagpal – MD School of Medicine Anesthesiology UT Health SAVA Best Practices in Non-Opioid Pain Management
Don McGeary, Ph.D. – School of Medicine Psychiatry UT Health SAWhat’s Next for Prescription Monitoring Programs
Allison V. Benz, RPh – MS Executive Director Texas State Board of Pharmacy

12:45 PM to 1:45 PM

Best Practices for Treatment & Recovery (Discussion Panel)

Panelists:
Vicki Thomas – SACADA
Melissa K. Dobbertin – Alpha Home
Nigel Williams – Rise Recovery
Jennifer Sharpe Potter, Ph.D., MPH – UT Health SA
Van King, MD – UT Health SA

1:45 PM to 3:00 PM

Breakout Sessions

Breakout 1 Women and Infants Room 3.304
Lisa Cleveland, Ph.D., RN – School of Nursing UT Health SA (moderator)Breakout 2 Co-occurring Conditions & Opioid Use Room 2.204
Don McGeary, Ph.D. – Psychiatry UT Health SA (moderator)

Breakout 3 Adolescents and Emerging Adults Room 2.208
Clayton Sponhaltz, LCDC – Josh Green Rise Recovery

3:15 PM to 4:30 PM

The Treatment Gap: Policy, Politics, and Patient Care

Ethics Session

Leo Beletsky, JD, MPH – Associate Professor of Law and Health Sciences Northeastern University www.northeastern.edu

4:30 PM

Closing Remarks and Meeting Closeout

Day 2

12:45 PM to 1:00 PM

Registration & Continental Breakfast

1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Buprenorphine Half & Half Waiver Training

GetWaiveredSA.org Launch Kickoff
Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistant*

Van L. King, MD – MD School of Medicine Psychiatry UT Health SA
Michael A. Dawes – MD School of Medicine Psychiatry UT Health SA

 
 

Useful Links

TxSUS is typically accredited with CPE, CME, CNE and SW credit. 

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