Who Attends?
TxSUS represents a unique opportunity to bring together health care providers, law enforcement, behavioral health professionals and peer recovery specialist to collaboratively identify our local substance use challenges and solutions to this public health concern. TxSUS will feature in-depth, specialized learning opportunities and skill-building workshops by high-quality instructors. In addition to a multitude of learning sessions, guests will work alongside like-minded professionals with opportunities to network and build partnerships with local and national leaders in the field.
Planning Committee
Tiffany Anschutz, LCSW
President & Founder
Sage Recovery & Wellness Centers
Robert Ashford, PhD, MSW
Executive Director
Unity Recovery
Brandon del Pozo, PhD, MPA, MA
Assistant Professor of
Medicine & Public Health
Brown University
Alicia Kawalchuk, DO
Associate Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Dinah Ortiz
Independent Consultant
Drug User Human Rights Activist
Mike Sasser, EMT-P
Captain
Austin Travis County EMS
Melisa Simmons, M Ed, RSPS, MHPS, PSS
RSS Director
Unity Recovery
Angela Stotts, PhD
Professor
UTHealth McGovern Medical School
Carlos Tirado, MD
CEO
CARMAhealth
Claire Zagorski, MSc, LP
Graduate Research Assistant
The University of Texas at Austin
College of Pharmacy
Waridibo Allison, MD, PhD, FACP, CPE, FIDSA
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Andrea Canul, LCDC
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Darilynn Cardona-Beiler, MSSA, LCSW
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute
Dustin DeMoss, DO, MS, FAPA, FACLP
JPS Health Network/Acclaim Physician Group
Lucas G. Hill, PhamD, BCACP
The University of Texas at Austin
Aaron Ferguson, BSW
Community Medical Services – Urban Survivor’s Union
Joseph D. Hogan-Sanchez, ICRC-PR, RSPS
Faces and Voices of Recovery (FAVOR)
Julia Lechuga, PhD, MA
The University of Texas at El Paso
Adrienne Lindsey, DBH
UT Health San Antonio
Niranjan Karnik, MD, PhD
University of Illinois Chicago
Van L. King, MD
UT Health San Antonio
David Miramontes, MD, FACEP, FAEMS, NREMTP
UT Health San Antonio
Lisa L. Perkins, MSN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Texas A&M University
Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH
UT Health San Antonio
Emeka Okafor, PhD, MPH
UT Health San Antonio
Monica H. Sanchez, LCSW-S, PSS, ACPS, ICPS, CCTSA
Behavioral Health Solutions of South Texas
Amanda J. Simonton, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC
UT Austin School of Nursing
Douglas Thornton, PharmD, PhD
PREMIER Center, University of Houston College of Pharmacy
Sidarth Wakhlu, MD
UT Southwestern Medial Center
Andrea Yatsco, PhD, CADC/LCDC, CCS
UT Health Houston – Heroes
Omni Corpus Christi
Space is limited at the host hotel
Past Agenda
MARCH 24, 2021
Check In
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
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
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
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
NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK & EXHIBITORS
Medical 1 HOW
- Jennifer Papac, MD
- Alicia Kowalchuk, DO, FASAM
Behavioral 1 HOW
Motivational Interviewing Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment- Mary Velasquez, PhD
Peers HOW
Peer Recovery Support Services Master Class- Jose Flores, LCDC, CCJP
- Richard Hammer, LMSW, RSPS
- Elizebeth Castaneda, MHPS, LMSW
Law Enforcement HOW
Best Practices in Scene Safety and Patient Support- Brandon del Pozo, PhD
- Daniel Sledge, EMT‐P
- Annie Burwell, EMT‐P
TTOR Summit
Gathering of State Texas Targeted Opioid Response Grand Programs Invitation OnlyMedical 2 HOW
Stimulant Use Disorder- Madhukar Trivedi, MD
- Sidarth Wakhlu, MD
Behavioral 2 HOW
Technology to Support Treatment- Kasey Claborn, PhD
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
Reception, Exhibitors & Poster Session
MARCH 25, 2021
Check In
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
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
Hospitals
Best Practices in Screening and Treatment Initiation- Mary Velasquez, PhD
- Christopher Moriates, MD
Harm Reduction
Developing a Local Harm Reduction Coalition Texas Harm Reduction Alliance- Kate Graziani
Medications 2.0
Complex SUD Medication Management: Microdosing, Long-Acting Injectables, and Special Populations- Jennifer Papac, MD
- Amanda Simonton, PhD, APRN
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
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
Pharmacies
Optimizing Collaboration to Enhance Treatment Access- Lucas Hill, PharmD
- Lindsey Loera, PharmD
TxCOPE
What is TxCOPE and How It Can Help Your Organization- Kasey Claborn, PhD
NETWORKING LUNCH & EXHIBITORS
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
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
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
2022 TxSUS ADJOURN
Past Speakers
Waridibo Allison, MD, PhD, FACP, CPE, FIDSA
The University of North Texas
Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Andrea Canul, LCDC
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Darilynn Cardona-Beiler, MSSA, LCSW
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute
Dustin DeMoss, DO, MS, FAPA, FACLP
JPS Health Network/Acclaim Physician Group
Aaron Ferguson, BSW
Community Medical Services
Urban Survivor’s Union
Lucas G. Hill, PhamD, BCACP
Clinical Psychologist
The University of Texas at Austin
Joseph D. Hogan-Sanchez, ICRC-PR, RSPS
Faces and Voices of Recovery (FAVOR)
Julia Lechuga, PhD, MA
The University of Texas at El Paso
Adrienne Lindsey, DBH
UT Health San Antonio
Niranjan Karnik, MD, PhD
University of Illinois Chicago
Van L. King, MD
UT Health San Antonio
David Miramontes, MD, FACEP, FAEMS, NREMTP
UT Health San Antonio
Lisa L. Perkins, MSN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Texas A&M University
Gilberto Perez, MPH
Co-Executive Director
Texas Harm Reduction Alliance
Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH
UT Health San Antonio
Emeka Okafor, PhD, MPH
UT Health San Antonio
Monica H. Sanchez, LCSW-S, PSS, ACPS, ICPS, CCTSA
Behavioral Health Solutions of South Texas
Amanda J. Simonton, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC
UT Austin School of Nursing
Douglas Thornton, PharmD, PhD
PREMIER Center
University of Houston College of Pharmacy
Sidarth Wakhlu, MD
UT Southwestern Medial Center
Andrea Yatsco, PhD, CADC/LCDC, CCS
UT Health Houston – Heroes
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This knowledge-based activity is approved for 13.00 hours continuing education credit. With overlapping sessions on day 2, the individual is eligible to receive 5.00 hours of continuing education credit. In order to receive .50 CEUs (5.00 hours) CE credit, the participant must complete attend the virtual activity sessions then complete the online evaluation.
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This knowledge-based activity is approved for 13.00 hours continuing education credit. With overlapping sessions on day 2, the individual is eligible to receive 5.00 hours of continuing education credit. In order to receive .50 CEUs (5.00 hours) CE credit, the participant must complete attend the virtual activity sessions then complete the online evaluation.
CNE: This activity provides 5.0 of nursing continuing education through the University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing. University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.</td >
CME: The UT Health San Antonio Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Long School of Medicine designates this material for a maximum of 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
CEU’s: The Office of Professional Development at The University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, and as such receives automatic approval as a continuing education provider by the Texas Board of Social Work Examiners under Texas Administrative Code, Title 22, Part 34. § 781.511(c). The program represented by this certificate was provided in accordance with the criteria and standards of the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners, and has been approved for Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors, and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists. Please note that 1 hour = 1 CEU. Complaints about this program may be made to: TSBSWE 333 Guadalupe St, Tower 3, Room 900 Austin, TX 78701 512-305-7700 • 800-821-3205 bhec.texas.gov/texas-state-board-of-social-worker-examiners/
EMS: Texas EMS certificates may use CE approved by outside agencies recognized by the Office as having the authority to accredit CE. The following program has been approved for Texas EMS: American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)/American Nurses Association: https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/emstraumasystems/EMS/sotherce.shtm
Law Enforcement: The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement allows officers to submit this certificate for continuing education credit consideration to the supervisor. http://www.tcole.texas.gov/content/general-course-reporting-numbers