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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.

     

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.

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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

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:

http://pharmacyce.red.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/358/2018/08/ACPE_logo.png 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:

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.

 

Contact:

Jane Mordick
Phone: (815) 971-7082