SOUTHERN ILLINOIS INTERPROFESSIONAL OPIOID PRESCRIPTION DRUG AND HEROIN CONFERENCE
June 6, 2017
A workshop to provide education on the initial care, treatment and management of patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) using a multi-sector approach. Two tracks will be offered—one targeting health care providers, and one targeting law enforcement and court personnel to encourage dialog on best practices and challenges of treating individuals with OUD in local communities. Intended audience: physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, mental health and behavioral therapists, pharmacists, dentists, policy makers, public health, law enforcement and community coalitions. Each registration includes materials, continental breakfast and lunch.
8:00 a.m. Registration
8:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
9:00 a.m. Keynote – Sam Quinones Journalist & Author, Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic
10:15 a.m. Breakout Session I
11:30 a.m. Lunch
1:15 p.m. Breakout Session II
2:30 p.m. Success Story
3:30 p.m. Closing Remarks and Wrap Up
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. CE credit also available for nurses, dentists and pharmacists.
This conference is funded by the Illinois Area Health Education Centers Network Program, grant No. U77HP26847 from the Health Resources and Services Administration, and administered by the National Center for Rural Health Professions at the University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine—Rockford.
Program Location: Mt. Vernon Hotel and Event Center, 222 Potomac Blvd., Mt. Vernon, IL
Fees: $75.00 with CME; $30 all others (Includes materials, refreshments and lunch)
Register online at: www.siumed.edu/cpd
Questions? Call 217.545.7711
