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
Opening Ceremonies
Keynote I: Health Equity in Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Opening Panel: Challenges, Opportunities, and Innovations in Peer Recovery Support Services
Panelists: Niki Prince, RSPS, LCDC, Joe Powell, LCDC, PSS, RSPS,
Nancy McConnell, MSW, MCAP, CRPS, and Melisa Simmons, MEd, RSPS
Plenary: Stigma Kills: Addressing Opioid and Substance Use Disorder by Changing Health System Culture
Hands on Workshops (HOWs) #1
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
Kasey Strey, ACPS
Kaleigh Becker, MPH
Hands on Workshop (HOWs) #2
Siddarth Wakhlu, MD
Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care
Moderator: Javier Soto, PSS, RSPS
Panelists:
- Barbara Hood, RSPS
- Melanie Cheek, ACPS
- Brett Foster, RSPS
Claire Zagirski, MSc, LP
Innovative Approaches to Advancing Screening and Interventions for SUDs
Sarah Messmer, MD
Niranjan Karnik, MD, PhD
TTOR Summit (TTOR Providers only)
Kasey Strey, ACPS
Reception, Exhibitors & Poster Session
Opening Remarks
Keynote II: Unlocking Potential: A Professor’s Path from Prison to Academia
Noel Vest, PhD
Break and Exhibits
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
Interactive Panel: State of the State: The View from Bexar County
Closing Remarks
Day 1
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Opening Panel
Plenary I: Texas Perspective on Public Health and Evidence-Based Medication Treatments for Substance Use Disorder
Plenary II: Criminal Justice Reform in Substance Use and Policing
Hands-on Workshop: Medical 1
Hands-on Workshop: Behavioral 1
Hands-on: Peers
Hands-on Workshop: Law Enforcement
TTOR Summit
Hands-on Workshop: Medical 2
Hands-on Workshop: Behavioral 2
Kasey Claborn, PhD
Plenary III: Creating Supportive Treatment Environment for BIPOC, Tailoring Treatment to the Realities of Substance Use at the Border
Reception, Exhibitors & Poster Session
Day 2
Check In
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Lucas G. Hill, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP
Keynote: Incorporating Harm Reduction in Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Kimberly Sure, MD, PhD
Harm Reduction
Kate Garziani
Mediation 2.0
OSAR Focus
First Responders
Pharmacies
TxCOPE
State Leadership Panel
Closing Remarks & Call to Action
Local Summit: Focus on Corpus Christi and the Nueces County Region
Day 1
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Lucas G. Hill, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP
Beyond Opioids: Stimulants and the 4th Wave of the Overdose Crisis
Infectious Disease Issues Related to Injecting Opioids and Stimulants
Moving the Needle on Substance Use in Texas
David Miramontes, M.D. FACEP FAEMS NREMT
Gilberto Perez, MPH
Bonzo Reddick, MD
Crystal Walker DMSc, MPAS, PA-C
Claire Zagorski, MSc, LP
Social Networking Hour
Day 2
Poster Session
Hands-on Workshop 1: Behavioral Health
Hands-on Workshop 2: Peer Recovery Support
Update and skills development
Hands-on Workshop 3: Law Enforcement/ First Responders
New approaches to substance use for law enforcement and first responders
Hands-on Workshop 4: Health Care Providers/ Pharmacist
Health care providers: Engaging with the PMP to provide better patient care
Hands-on Workshop 5: Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Bootcamp
Health care providers: Clinical knowledge & approach to management of patients with opioid use disorder
Hands-on Workshop 6: Rooted in Data, Grounded in Equity
and data visualization
Day 1
Registration and Breakfast
2nd Annual SASUS
Update on Local Statistics in San Antonio and Bexar County (Panel)
BREAKOUT 1 – Recovery High Schools
BREAKOUT 2 – Buprenorphine, Methadone, or Naltrexone: History, Rationale, and Effectiveness in Opioid Use Disorder
BREAKOUT 3 – Casa Mia
Catered Lunch and Networking
Promoting recovery with every word: stigma and discrimination
Treatment on Demand
Role of Emergency Medicine in Addiction Treatment
Hospital-based addiction treatment
Promoting Recovery with Every Word: Stigma and Discrimination
Update on Local Statistics in San Antonio and Bexar County
Closing Remarks and Meeting Closeout
Day 2
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Beyond Opioids: Stimulants and the 4th Wave of the Overdose Crisis
Infectious Disease Issues Related to Injecting Opioids and Stimulants
Moving the Needle on Substance Use in Texas
Social Networking Hour
Useful Links
Day 1
Registration and Breakfast
1st Annual SASUS
Infectious Disease Issues Related to Injecting Opioids and Stimulants
Nelson W. Wolff – Bexar County Judge
Rep. Ina Minjarez – Texas House of Representatives
Opioids & Our Community: San Antonio, Bexar County, South Texas
www.jspotter.org
Abigail Moore – Chief Executive Officer San Antonio Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (SACADA)
www.sacada.org
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
Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder: What’s the Connection?
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
Best Practices for Treatment & Recovery (Discussion Panel)
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
Breakout Sessions
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
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
Closing Remarks and Meeting Closeout
Day 2
Registration & Continental Breakfast
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.