Opioid Crisis: What’s Our Role in its Control?

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Date
Thursday, May 23, 2019
12:30 pm – 7:45 pm -
Location
UIC Health Sciences Campus-Rockford
1601 Parkview Ave,
Rockford, IL 61107 -
Fee
Free
Deadline Monday, May 20, 2019, by 5:00 pm
Registration now closed.
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Target Audience:
Pharmacists, Nurses, and Physicians.
Type of Activity:
Knowledge-Based Activity.
Program Description:
Registration:
Registration Fee: Free
Registration Deadline: Monday, May 20, 2019, by 5:00 pm
Registration fee includes dinner and up to 2.25 contact hours (0.225 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education credits. Physicians may count a total of 6.5 contact hours of continuing medical education credits (6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™). Paper handouts will not be provided. Handouts will be provided electronically for attendees to download and print before the conference.
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Please see agenda and Breakout sessions below.
Agenda
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm | Registration |
1:00 pm – 1:05 pm |
Welcome and Review of Program Kevin Rynn, PharmD |
1:05 pm – 1:15 pm |
Opening Remarks Frank Haney |
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm |
From Dope to Hope: The Hidden Addition in Your Workplace Tim Ryan |
2:15 pm – 3:00 pm |
Current State of the Opioid Crisis Sandra Martell, RN, DNP |
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm | Break |
3:15 pm – 3:55 pm | Breakout session 1 (See Breakout Sessions Tab Below) |
4:00 pm – 4:40 pm | Breakout session 2 (See Breakout Sessions Tab Below) |
4:45 pm – 5:25 pm | Breakout session 3 (See Breakout Sessions Tab Below) |
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm |
Panel Discussion: Alternative Non-Opioid Pain Management Josh Meyers, PT, DPT, OCS Bryan Holder, BS Andrew Riley, PhD Conny Moody, MBA Carri Anderson, DC Seth Anderson, DC |
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm |
Panel Discussion: Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (with dinner) Risha Fennel, MD Cheryl Piper John Plescia, MD Benjamin Rathert, MD Shami Goyal, MD, DABFM, FAAFP, MMM, CPE Deep Goyal, MD, MMM, ABPM Thomas Wright, MD |
7:30 pm | Closing Remarks |
Breakout Sessions
- Treatment of Opioid Addicted Pregnant Patients and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Jason Hunt, MD - Things to Know Regarding Opioid Polices in the State of Illinois
Paul E. Pedersen, MD - Utilization and Highlights of the Illinois Prescription Drug Monitoring (PDM) Program
Sarah Pointer, PharmD - Naloxone Now: Training in the Reversal of Opioid Overdose
Wendy Slipke, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, Catherine Lewis, MS.IDT, and Kirk Schubert, PharmD - Proper Prescribing of Opioid Analgesics
Tamara Wojciechowski, PhD(c), CRNA, FAIPM
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Kevin Rynn, PharmD Vice Dean and Clinical Professor University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy at Rockford |
Shami Goyal, MD, DABFM, FAAFP, MMM, CPE Founding Program Director of the Family Medicine Residency Program at Mercyhealth Hospital Assistant Professor at University of Illinois College of Medicine Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine |
Tamara Wojciechowski, PhD(c), CRNA, FAIPM Rock Valley Advanced Pain Management, Inc Crusader Community Health |
Sarah Pointer, PharmD Clinical Director of the Prescription Monitoring Program Bureau of Pharmacy & Clinical Support Services |
Benjamin Rathert, MD Family Practice and Obstetrics Physician Duquoin Comm Health Ctr Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford |
John Plescia, MD Family Medicine Physician Director Rural Medicine Program University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford |
Sandra Martell, RN, DNP Public Health Administrator Winnebago County Health Department |
Jason Hunt, MD Addiction Medicine – OB/GYN University of Florida |
Josh Meyers, PT, DPT, OCS Orthopedic and Sports Therapy Institute (OSTI) |
Cheryl Piper Remedies, Renewing Lives |
Bryan Holder, BS Rock Valley Compounding Pharmacy |
Frank Haney Winnebago County Board Chairman |
Conny Moody, MBA Deputy Director for the Illinois Office of Health Promotion and Medical Cannabis |
Wendy Slipke, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP Clinical Pharmacist, Critical Care Swedish American Hospital |
Catherine Lewis, MS.IDT EMS Applications Analyst Mobile Integrated Healthcare Program Swedish American Hospital |
Kirk Schubert, PharmD Clinical Pharmacist Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Residency Director – Emergency Medicine Swedish American Hospital |
Carri Anderson, DC Alpine Chiropractic and Natural Medicine, PC |
Seth Anderson, DC Alpine Chiropractic and Natural Medicine, PC |
Thomas Wright, MD Chief Medical Officer/Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs, Rosecrance Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford |
Paul E. Pedersen, MD Vice President & Chief Medical Officer OSF St. Joseph Medical Center |
Tim Ryan | Risha Fennel, MD |
Deep Goyal, MD, MMM, ABPM |
Andrew Riley, PhD |
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Disclosures:
The speakers, planning committee members, and reviewers who contributed to this activity have no relevant financial conflict of interest to disclose.
Statement of Continuing Pharmacy Education Credit:
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The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Pharmacists may earn up to a total of 2.25 contact hours (0.225 CEUs). Please see the final CPE activity announcement at for specific details. |
Statement of Continuing Medical Education Credit:
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Mercyhealth is accredited by the Illinois State Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Mercyhealth designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Mercyhealth provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX requirements. Mercyhealth fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof. If any participant in this educational activity is in need of accommodations, please notify Jane Mordick at (815) 971-7082. |