2019 CCOVA State Summit Schedule of Events

CCoVA 2019 State Summit

Emerging Trends in Substance Use: Where do we go from here?

October 30, 2019

7:15-8:00 Registration

8:00-8:30 Opening Remarks

Nour Alamiri, Chair, CCoVA

Gail Taylor, Director, Office of Behavioral Health and Wellness

Daniel Carey, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Resources

8:30 – 9:30 “Between Two Extremes: The Path Forward in Marijuana Policy

Ballroom CD

9:45-10:45 Morning Breakout Sessions

11:00-12:00 Morning Breakout Sessions

Ballrooms A, B, & CD

12:15-1:25 Lunch/Panel

“Beyond the Pain”

Ballroom CD

1:30-2:30 Afternoon Breakout Sessions

3:45-4:45 Afternoon Breakout Sessions

Ballrooms A, B, & CD

4:00-5:00 Closing CALL TO ACTION

Ballroom CD

EXHIBIT HALL open 7:30-3:30

Round 1 — 9:45-10:45

Prevention/Strategy

Treatment/Recovery

Substance Issues

Ballroom CD

Ballroom A

Ballroom B

The Role of Mental Health in Substance Use Disorders

Presenter: Paul Brasler, LCSW, Behavioral Health Services Coordinator, Daily Planet; President Providence Consulting & Education

Peer to Peer Jail Program Rappahannock-Shenandoah-Warren County (RSW) —Learning another way to live

Presenter: Christopher “Cricket” Ronquest, Assistant Director of Operations, The McShin Recovery Resource Foundation

E-Cigarettes, Vaping & Juuling – Trends and Action!

Presenters:
Margaret White, Deputy Director, Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth
Chelsi Bennett, J.D. , Virginia Government
Relations Director for the American Heart Association

Round 2 – 11:00-12:00

Prevention/Strategy

Treatment/Recovery

Substance Issues

Ballroom CD

Ballroom A

Ballroom B

Lonely Drop Box, Urgent Love & the Hope Initiative: What a Difference a Year Can Make!

Presenters:
Nancy Hans, Executive Director, Prevention Council of Roanoke
Christine Baldwin, Administrator, Roanoke Valley Hope Initiative

Comprehensive Harm Reduction:

A Perspective from 3 Counties: Richmond, Wise, & Roanoke
Panel:
Colin King, Program Director, Health Brigade
Daniel Hunsucker, CHR Coordinator, VDH Lenowisco Health District
Lawson Koeppel, MSW, Executive Director, Virginia Harm Reduction Coalition, Roanoke

The Quest to Educate on Marijuana

Presenter:

Will Jones, III, Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM)

12:15- 1:25 Lunch

Ballroom CD

Beyond the Pain

Panel:

Patricia Mehrmann, Carolyn Weems, & Logan Horn

Moderator:

Nathan Mitchell, Coordinator, Community Outreach & Advocacy,

The McShin Recovery Resource Foundation

CCoVA Monitor:

Nour Alamiri, Chair, CCoVA

Round 3 – 1:30-2:30

Prevention/Strategy

Treatment/Recovery

Substance Issues

Ballroom CD

Ballroom A

Ballroom B

Raising Your Game! —

Tools, Techniques & Examples in Action of Youth Engagement

Presenters:
Eric Rowles, CEO, Leading to Change
Octavia Marsh, Executive Director, Hanover Cares Coalition
Nancy Tyree, Office of Youth, GAPP Coalition
Alyson Lancaster, HS senior, GAPP Coalition
Kendall Flavin, HS senior, GAPP Coalition

Hep A/Hep C/HIV

vs

Substance Use Disorder:

Collaborative Efforts

Presenters:
Laura Kornegay, M.D., MPH, VDH Heatlh Director, Central Shenandoah Health District
Terry Kemp-Knick, MPH, BSH, RN-BC, UVA Clinical Researcher

Cannabis Legalization

& Prevention:

What Happened And What Have We Learned? –

A Northwest Perspective

Presenter:
Adam Darnell, Senior Research Associate, Oregon

Round 4 – 2:45-3:45

Prevention/Strategy

Treatment/Recovery

Substance Issues

Ballroom CD

Ballroom A

Ballroom B

Opioid Awareness in our Classrooms

Presenters:
Matt Neale, English Teacher, Hidden Valley High School
Nancy Hans, Executive Director, Prevention Council of Roanoke County

Virginia Board of Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Processor Update

Presenter:
Annette S. Kelley, Deputy Executive Director, Virginia Board of Pharmacy

Meth 101 & Kratom Overview

Presenter:
Intelligence Analyst, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Richmond District Office

4:00-5:00 Final Program/Closing

Ballroom CD

CALL TO ACTION

The Path Forward:

This is Where We Go

Nour Alamiri

Chair, CCoVA

Eric Rowles

CEO, Leading to Change

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING

CCoVA 2019 State Summit

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