The United Manner of Broward County’s Fee on Behavioral Well being & Drug Prevention is about to host the 2nd Annual Nationwide Habit Options Summit on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at The Diplomat Seaside Resort Hollywood, Curio Assortment by Hilton. Registration opens at 8:30 AM.
Participating Discussions on Overdose Prevention and Progressive Methods
The summit will function a number of expert-led discussions addressing the price of preventable overdoses and options for brand new prevention and revolutionary methods to fight habit.
Dr. Stephen Loyd, Director of the West Virginia Workplace of Drug Management Coverage and a number one voice within the combat in opposition to the opioid disaster, will function the occasion’s moderator. Dr. Loyd, whose work impressed the Hulu sequence Dopesick, will information discussions all through the occasion, offering key insights on nationwide efforts to sort out substance use problems.
Who Ought to Attend?
The occasion invitations neighborhood organizations, state and nationwide public well being leaders, lecturers, native, state, and nationwide elected officers, and enterprise homeowners from throughout the nation. Attendees can have the chance to discover revolutionary options, cutting-edge methods, the most recent analysis, and breakthrough medicines for treating substance use problems.
Occasion Focus
A sequence of expert-led discussions and panels will deal with preventable overdoses and supply actionable options, together with revolutionary prevention strategies and future-focused methods. Subjects of dialogue will embrace:
- States Sharing Knowledge
- First Responder Insurance policies for Habit
- Progressive Options to Habit Therapy
- Prevention Methods for Substance Use
- Overcoming the Challenges of Public-Personal Partnerships
Featured Audio system and Panelists
The summit will function main voices in habit prevention, therapy, and coverage, together with:
- Maria Hernandez – Chief Program Officer, United Manner of Broward
- Dr. Rahul Gupta – Former Director, Workplace of Nationwide Drug Management Coverage (2021-2025)
- Jonathan Board – West Virginia First Basis Opioid Abatement Fee
- Mark York – Founder, Habit Abatement, Inc.
- Burton Leblanc, Esq. – Accomplice, Baron & Budd (Lead Opioid Litigation Agency)
- Johnathon Holth – Govt Director, North Dakota Opioid Abatement Fee
- Jared Koski – Senior Knowledge Analytics Advisor, Lightstream Group
- Dr. Christine Caufield – CEO, Govt VP – SAMH LSF Well being Methods, Inc.
- Jasmine Sibai – CDC Basis, Public Well being Analyst and Overdose Technique
- Dave Aronberg – Former State Lawyer, Palm Seaside County; Former Florida Senator
- Mark Skeffington – Deputy Particular Agent in Cost, Miami Subject Division, Drug Enforcement Administration
- Harold Pryor – Broward County State Lawyer
- Dr. Tom Takubo – West Virginia State Senator; Govt VP, West Virginia College Medication
- Jayson Uffens – Chief Know-how Officer, GATC Well being
- Dr. Amber Deckard, Psy. D – Director of Neuropsychological and Psychological Companies, Caron Basis
- Dr. Orlando Mareno – Scientific Director, GIA Healthcare
- Jeff Horwitz – Chief of Workers, Protected Venture
- Linda Richter – Senior VP, Prevention, Analysis & Evaluation, Partnership to Finish Habit
- Stefanie Davis – Common Counsel, Authorized Companies Council
- Danny Scalise – Director of Public Well being, Burke County, North Carolina
WHEN: Wednesday, February nineteenth | 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.)
WHERE: Diplomat Seaside Resort Hollywood, Curio Assortment by Hilton | 3555 S Ocean Dr, Hollywood, FL 33019
DETAILS: To register, please go to https://www.unitedwaybroward.org/occasion/national-addiction-solutions-summit/
Continental Breakfast and lunch offered.
Storage Parking: $15
Valet Parking: $30
About United Manner of Broward County’s Fee on Behavioral Well being & Drug Prevention
United Manner of Broward County’s Fee on Behavioral Well being and Drug Prevention is a broad-based substance misuse prevention and psychological well being promotion coalition devoted to lowering adverse penalties on people, households, and communities. In the present day, its main position is to function a coalition-building group that brokers partnerships between federal, state and native companies to foster, develop, and improve built-in behavioral well being efforts all through Broward County, whereas trying to find revolutionary and efficient methods to deal with the difficulty of substance misuse. The Fee on Behavioral Well being & Drug Prevention is a crucial part of United Manner of Broward County’s three influence areas (well being, training and monetary prosperity) centered on the options to shut gaps in companies and create a greater life for all. For extra info, please go to www.drugfreebroward.org or comply with us on social media at www.fb.com/uwbccommission or on Twitter/Instagram @UWBC_Commission.
The Nationwide Habit Options Summit will function an important platform for policymakers, healthcare professionals, and neighborhood leaders to collaborate on efficient, forward-thinking methods within the ongoing battle in opposition to habit. For extra info, go to www.drugfreebroward.org.
