AddictionAbatement, Inc.

Opioid Settlement
Abatement Summit

Model Guidance for States, Counties, Municipalities & Tribes

JANUARY 26, 2023 - In-person & Livestream

Supporting Communities in
their Abatement Efforts

Event

Opioid Settlement Abatement Summit – Model Guidance for States, Counties, Municipalities and Tribes

Purpose

To provide model abatement guidance for states, counties, municipalities, and tribes to effectively plan, implement and track opioid settlement funds.

Featured Speakers

Stephen Loyd, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Cedar Recovery and Chairman, Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council – Event Moderator

Regina LaBelle, JD, Director, Addiction and Public Policy Initiative, Distinguished Scholar, O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown Law Center – Lunch Keynote Speaker

Date & Time

Thursday, January 26, 2023
8:45am – 5:35pm EST

Location (In-person & Virtual)

Lohrfink Auditorium, Rafik B. Hariri Building
Georgetown University, Washington, DC

This event is being provided at no-cost to the public. We do require attendees to register for either in-person or virtual attendance. Participants at any level of experience addressing the opioid and overdose crisis are encouraged to attend.

Register for the Event

Please note, Livestream attendees will receive separate logistical details to join virtually.

Agenda

8:00am-8:45am | Breakfast & Check-in

EVENT MODERATOR: Stephen Loyd, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Cedar Recovery and Chairman, Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council

8:45am-9:00am | Welcome Remarks

Edward Healton, MD, MPH, Executive Vice President for Health Sciences and Executive Dean, Georgetown University School of Medicine.

9:00am-9:45am | Opening Keynote Address

9:45am-10:00am | Break

10:00am-10:45am | U.S. System of Care for Individuals in Recovery

Stephen Loyd, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Cedar Recovery and Chairman, Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council.

10:45am-11:45am | State Abatement Models

Moderator: W. Clay Jackson, MD, DipTh, Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Psychiatry, University of Tennessee College of Medicine and Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council Member.

Panelists:

North Carolina – Debby Futrell, PharmD, President/ CEO Area L AHEC; Jeff Hill, Executive Director, Wilson County Substance Prevention Coalition; and Savannah Junkins, PA-C, Advanced Practitioner, Carolina Family Health Centers, Inc.
Kentucky – Jennifer Hancock, President & CEO, Volunteers of America Mid-States; and Van Ingram, Executive Director, Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy.

Florida – Alan Johnson, Chief Assistant State Attorney, Palm Beach County, Florida.

11:50am-1:15pm | Lunch

12:12pm-12:27pm | Lunch Special Topic Speaker – Fentanyl Drug Molecule Research

V. Tyrone Lam, COO, GATC Health

12:30pm-1:15pm | Lunch Keynote Address

Regina LaBelle, JD, Director, Addiction and Public Policy Initiative, Distinguished Scholar, O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown Law Center.

1:20pm-2:15pm | Importance of MAT in the Correctional System

Moderator:

Stephen Loyd, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Cedar Recovery and Chairman, Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council.

Panelists:

Kent Runyon, MSM, Vice President of Operations, Centurion.
Jennifer Urra, RN, BA, Deputy Director of Holistic Services at Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) – Topic: State of Ohio Model.
Lottie Ryans, Director of Workforce and Literacy Initiatives, First Tennessee Development District – Topic: Social Determinants of Health Post-incarceration.

2:15pm-2:35pm | Special Topic Speaker

Stefanie Davis, Legal Services Corporation – Topic: The Critical Role of Civil Legal Aid in State Abatement Plans.

2:35pm-2:45pm | Break

2:45pm-3:45pm | Measurables, Metrics and Evaluation

Moderator: Megan Meacham, MPH, Director, Rural Strategic Initiatives Division, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy.

Panelists:

Robert Pack, PhD, MPH, Executive Vice Provost, East Tennessee State University (ETSU), Director, ETSU Addiction Science Center & Director, ETSU/NORC Rural Health Equity Research Center – Topic: Recovery Ecosystem Index & Beyond.
Michael Meit, MA, MPH, Deputy Director, ETSU/NORC Rural Health Equity Research Center; and Director, ETSU Center for Rural Health Research.
Jarrod Koski, Senior Data Analytics Consultant, Tiger Analytics – Topic: Social Autopsy data collection and tracking.

3:45pm-3:55pm | Break

3:55pm-4:15pm | Special Topic Speakers

Topic: Opioid Settlement Fund Tracking & Long-Term Sustainability

Jarrod Koski, Senior Data Analytics Consultant, Tiger Analytics

David Garcia, Associate Director, Postlethwaite & Netterville

4:15pm-5:15pm | Emergency Department & Hospital In-Patient Services

Moderator:

Stephen Loyd, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Cedar Recovery and Chairman, Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council

Panelists:

Al Johnson, Chief Assistant State Attorney, Palm Beach County, Florida – Topic: Addiction Stabilization Unit.

Julia Richards van Zyl, MD, Internal Medicine Specialist, The University of Tennessee Medical Center.
Stanton G. Elseroad, MD, Emergency Medicine, The University of Tennessee Medical Center.

5:15pm-5:35pm | Closing Remarks

Karla L. Palmer, Director, Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. – Topic: Successes and Challenges of Opioid Litigations

5:35pm | Adjourn

Keynote
Speakers

8:00am-8:45am | Breakfast & Check-in

EVENT MODERATOR: Stephen Loyd, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Cedar Recovery and Chairman, Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council

8:45am-9:00am | Welcome Remarks

Edward Healton, MD, MPH, Executive Vice President for Health Sciences and Executive Dean, Georgetown University School of Medicine.

9:00am-9:45am | Opening Keynote Address

9:45am-10:00am | Break

10:00am-10:45am | U.S. System of Care for Individuals in Recovery

Stephen Loyd, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Cedar Recovery and Chairman, Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council.

10:45am-11:45am | State Abatement Models

Moderator: W. Clay Jackson, MD, DipTh, Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Psychiatry, University of Tennessee College of Medicine and Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council Member.

Panelists:

North Carolina – Debby Futrell, PharmD, President/ CEO Area L AHEC; Jeff Hill, Executive Director, Wilson County Substance Prevention Coalition; and Savannah Junkins, PA-C, Advanced Practitioner, Carolina Family Health Centers, Inc.
Kentucky – Jennifer Hancock, President & CEO, Volunteers of America Mid-States; and Van Ingram, Executive Director, Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy.

Florida – Alan Johnson, Chief Assistant State Attorney, Palm Beach County, Florida.

11:50am-1:15pm | Lunch

12:12pm-12:27pm | Lunch Special Topic Speaker – Fentanyl Drug Molecule Research

V. Tyrone Lam, COO, GATC Health

12:30pm-1:15pm | Lunch Keynote Address

Regina LaBelle, JD, Director, Addiction and Public Policy Initiative, Distinguished Scholar, O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown Law Center.

1:20pm-2:15pm | Importance of MAT in the Correctional System

Moderator:

Stephen Loyd, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Cedar Recovery and Chairman, Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council.

Panelists:

Kent Runyon, MSM, Vice President of Operations, Centurion.
Jennifer Urra, RN, BA, Deputy Director of Holistic Services at Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) – Topic: State of Ohio Model.
Lottie Ryans, Director of Workforce and Literacy Initiatives, First Tennessee Development District – Topic: Social Determinants of Health Post-incarceration.

2:15pm-2:35pm | Special Topic Speaker

Stefanie Davis, Legal Services Corporation – Topic: The Critical Role of Civil Legal Aid in State Abatement Plans.

2:35pm-2:45pm | Break

2:45pm-3:45pm | Measurables, Metrics and Evaluation

Moderator: Megan Meacham, MPH, Director, Rural Strategic Initiatives Division, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy.

Panelists:

Robert Pack, PhD, MPH, Executive Vice Provost, East Tennessee State University (ETSU), Director, ETSU Addiction Science Center & Director, ETSU/NORC Rural Health Equity Research Center – Topic: Recovery Ecosystem Index & Beyond.
Michael Meit, MA, MPH, Deputy Director, ETSU/NORC Rural Health Equity Research Center; and Director, ETSU Center for Rural Health Research.
Jarrod Koski, Senior Data Analytics Consultant, Tiger Analytics – Topic: Social Autopsy data collection and tracking.

3:45pm-3:55pm | Break

3:55pm-4:15pm | Special Topic Speakers

Topic: Opioid Settlement Fund Tracking & Long-Term Sustainability

Jarrod Koski, Senior Data Analytics Consultant, Tiger Analytics

David Garcia, Associate Director, Postlethwaite & Netterville

4:15pm-5:15pm | Emergency Department & Hospital In-Patient Services

Moderator:

Stephen Loyd, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Cedar Recovery and Chairman, Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council

Panelists:

Al Johnson, Chief Assistant State Attorney, Palm Beach County, Florida – Topic: Addiction Stabilization Unit.

Julia Richards van Zyl, MD, Internal Medicine Specialist, The University of Tennessee Medical Center.
Stanton G. Elseroad, MD, Emergency Medicine, The University of Tennessee Medical Center.

5:15pm-5:35pm | Closing Remarks

Karla L. Palmer, Director, Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. – Topic: Successes and Challenges of Opioid Litigations

5:35pm | Adjourn

Speakers and Panelists

Georgetown University Law Center

Regina LaBelle, JD

Director, Addiction & Public Policy Initiative, O’Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law, Georgetown University Law Center

Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council

Stephen Loyd, MD

Chief Medical Officer, Cedar Recovery and Chairman, Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council.

Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy

Van Ingram

Executive Director, Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy.

University of Tennessee College of Medicine

W. Clay Jackson, MD, DipTh

Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Psychiatry, University of Tennessee College of Medicine and Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council Member.

Tiger Analytics

Jarrod Koski

Senior Data Analytics Consultant, Tiger Analytics

Wilson County Substance Prevention Coalition

Jeff Hill

Executive Director, Wilson County Substance Prevention Coalition.

Volunteers of America Mid-States

Jennifer Hancock

President & CEO, Volunteers of America Mid-States.

ODRC

Jennifer Urra, RN, BA

Deputy Director of Holistic Services at Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC).

First Tennessee Development District

Lottie Ryans

Director of Workforce and Literacy Initiatives, First Tennessee Development District.

East Tennessee State University

Robert Pack, PhD, MPH

Executive Vice Provost, East Tennessee State University (ETSU), Director, ETSU Addiction Science Center & Director, ETSU/NORC Rural Health Equity Research Center.

David Garcia

Postlethwaite & Netterville

David Garcia

Associate Director, Postlethwaite & Netterville.

Legal Services Corporation

Stefanie Davis

Senior Assistant General Counsel, Office of Legal Aid Affairs, Legal Services Corporation (LSC); NSUDSAP Advisory Panel & Workgroup Member

Kent Runyon

Centurion

Kent Runyon, MSM

Vice President of Operations, Centurion.

Michael Meit, MA, MPH​

ETSU/NORC Rural Health Equity Research Center

Michael Meit, MA, MPH

Deputy Director, ETSU/NORC Rural Health Equity Research Center; and Director, ETSU Center for Rural Health Research.

Area L AHEC

Debby Futrell, PharmD

President and CEO

Palm Beach County

Alan Johnson

Chief Assistant State Attorney, Palm Beach County, Florida.

The University of Tennessee Medical Center

Julia Richards van Zyl, MD, MBA, MS, LSSBB

Hospital Medicine, Vice President Clinical Design, The University of Tennessee Medical Center.

Freedom Hill Community Health Center

Savannah Junkins, PA-C, MPAS

Director of Integrated Behavioral Health, Physician Assistant (Freedom Hill Community Health Center); Carolina Family Health Centers, Inc.

The University of Tennessee Medical Center

Stanton G. Elseroad, MD, FACEP, MBA

Emergency Physician, Assistant Medical Director, The University of Tennessee Medical Center.

Federal Office of Rural Health Policy

Megan Meacham

MPH, Director, Rural Strategic Initiatives Division, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy.

Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C

Karla L. Palmer

Director, Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C.

Georgetown University School of Medicine

Edward Healton, MD, MPH

Executive Vice President for Health Sciences and Executive Dean, Georgetown University School of Medicine.

Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C

John Gilbert

Director, Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C, Washington, DC.

GATC Health

V. Tyrone Lam

COO, GATC Health

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