Battling the Opioid Epidemic: Critical Insights from Healthcare and Law
Battling the Opioid Epidemic: Critical Insights from Healthcare and Law
Friday, February 23, 2018
Thomas and Mack Moot Court Facility
Approved for 5 CLE Credits which includes 1.5 substance abuse credit
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Please join the UNLV Health Law Program on February 23, 2018, at the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law to discuss the opioid epidemic. This day-long event will bring together leading experts to discuss the science of addiction and model policy reforms in Nevada, other states, and other countries.
Featured speakers will include: Melissa Piasecki, MD (Executive Associate Dean and Professor, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine), Corey Davis, JD, MSPH (Deputy Director & Staff Attorney, The Network for Public Health Law - Southeastern Region Office and the National Health Law Program), Sara Gordon, JD (Associate Professor of Law, UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law), Sara Hunt, PhD (Assistant Dean of Behavioral Health Sciences, UNLV School of Medicine, and Director, UNLV Mental and Behavioral Health Coalition), Kelly Dineen, RN, JD, PhD (Assistant Professor and Director of the Health Law Program, Creighton University School of Law), Joanne Csete, PhD (Associate Professor of Clinical Population and Family Health, Columbia University), and George Knapp, Chief Reporter (KLAS Channel 8's I-Team Investigative Unit).
Agenda
Friday, February 23, 2018
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Thomas & Mack Moot Court Facility
| Continental Breakfast and Registration (Moot Court Lobby) | 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. |
Introduction:
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9:00 – 9:10 a.m. (10 mins) |
Session 1: The Science of Addiction
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9:10 – 10:00 a.m. (50 mins) |
Session 2: Challenges to Professionals Responding to Opioid Addiction
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10:05 – 10:55 a.m. (50 mins) |
| Refreshments | 10:55 – 11:05 a.m. (10 mins) |
Session 3: Impact of Opioid Regulation on Legitimate Opioid Prescribing
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11:05 – 11:55 a.m. (50 mins) |
Session 4: Implications of Important Legal Developments in Nevada
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12:00 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. (50 mins) |
| Lunch Break – Tam Alumni Center | 1:00 – 1:50 p.m. (50 mins) |
Session 5: Prevention and Harm Reduction Strategies: The National Landscape
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2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. (50 mins) |
| Refreshments | 2:50 – 3:00 p.m. (10 mins) |
Session 6: Lessons from Other Countries
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3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. (50 mins) |
Closing Remarks:
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3:50 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (10 mins) |