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DAY 4 Sunday, August 2

10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Plenary

Recovery Technology for an
Opioid Epidemic and COVID-19
Pandemic
David Gastfriend, MD
When seeking care in a dual opioid epidemic and COVID-19 pandemic, patients are
encountering more gaps than steps. Technology, however, can surmount these obstacles.
Digital therapeutics and wellness apps can
assist programs or directly help patients and
families. Beyond telehealth support to providers,
computers and smartphones can improve data
collection about patients' needs and progress,
and deliver real-time information and support
to patients, providers, and supportive others.
Remote software support can "be there" at all
the moments of risk that providers cannot.
Convenience, privacy, immediacy, and
affordability are just some of the reasons that
technology may be the next leap in treating substance problems. Tech can deliver appointment
reminders, attendance tracking (GPS for live
and electronic for virtual meetings), medication
reminders, direct video-selfie observation of
med-taking and substance testing, cognitive
behavior therapy, and recovery coaching. Also,
in-app contingency management motivational
incentives can reinforce all of these efforts. In
studies, this improves patient engagement and
abstinence-with 2X to 3X effect sizes.
Tech is enhancing motivation, improving MAT
adherence, and extending treatment retention.
Data show that these approaches are feasible
with many types of substance use disorders
(from smoking to opioids), subpopulations (from
pregnant women to criminal justice-involved
returning citizens to corporate executives),
providers (from counselors to case managers to
recovery coaches), and settings (from medical
centers to recovery homes to national insurers
and employers).
Finally, large data can generate imminent dropout and relapse alerts with good validity. These
alerts help providers to intervene-heading off a
patient's relapse and detox. Algorithms are also
smoothly individualizing the transition from harm
reduction into abstinence, if appropriate-overcoming the need to "choose" a particular model.
Real-world, currently available technologies are
advancing the quality of care-and reducing
costs-in busy, oversubscribed, and scarcely
resourced treatment programs. These are
here-and-now tools for this opioid epidemic, the
stimulant epidemic lurking beneath it, and the
COVID-19 pandemic.

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12:15 PM-1:15 PM
4 concurrent sessions
core clinical

The Dark Web, Cartels, and Other
Drug Trends: What a Practicing 		
Clinician Needs to Know
Derek Osborn, CPS, CPM
This interactive session offers a review of current
OUD and SUD trends and a realistic forecast as to
where our country is headed in terms of use, misuse, and abuse. Addiction professionals will learn
about various current substance abuse trends,
potency, dark net availability, and discussion on
the societal and cultural acceptance that may
impact treatment plans.

medication-assisted treatment

Collaboratively Overcoming
Treatment Barriers in a Rural 	
Community Through Project
RESCUE (Revive Evaluate
Suboxone Connect Uphold Effect)
Victoria Reid, LMSW
Steven Kelley, FACHE
Increasing 24/7 access to medication-assisted
treatment/medication-assisted recovery (MAT/
MAR) with no wait time is a key step in mitigating
the impact of the opioid epidemic and reducing
morbidity and mortality. In January 2019, Ellenville Regional Hospital launched Project RESCUE. Patients who presented to the emergency
department (ED) in withdrawal or post overdose
revival are offered buprenorphine with a warm
hand off to a certified recovery peer advocate
(CRPA) to arrange for transfer to treatment.
ED providers can provide MAR for up to 72
hours, and then transfer care to local treatment
providers who provide treatment, immediately
eliminating extended waiting periods and
treatment gaps. This is a new method of service
delivery designed to help overcome barriers to
accessing treatment that can be replicated in
other hospitals and communities.	

ethics

An Overview of Ethics for
Substance Abuse Treatment
and the LGBTQ+ Client
Mark McMillan, LMSW, CAADC
This presentation satisfies the need for ethics
continuing education for National Association
of Social Workers (NASW) practice as well as
for other mental health professions. The topic
addresses a unique and often overlooked special
population, along with the challenges posed
when navigating ethical dilemmas. This presentation addresses implicant bias and judgement
by clinicians when working with LGBTQ+ clients
struggling with gender identity, sexual orientation, and substance abuse issues.

executive & leadership

Sponsors

How to Create the Company
Culture You Want
Nick Stavros
Fast company growth and M&A activity can
oftentimes strain a company's employees and internal resources. Fostering a culture that nurtures
employees and energizes them to embrace and
thrive in this type of environment takes intentional and concerted efforts and can only lead to
long-term sustainability when the culture of the
company is geared towards fostering such an
environment. During this session, the audience
will learn about one company's journey to create
and sustain a culture that reinforces the vision of
the company.

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1:45 PM-2:45 PM
4 concurrent sessions
core clinical

Movie Screening:
"Heroin Still Kills"
Linda Auerback, CPP, ICPS
Beth Schmidt
Shawn Wehland
Timothy Weber, APS
"Heroin Still Kills" is a 30-minute film used as a
prevention resource in Carroll County, Maryland
through community screenings. The film premiered in early 2019, 20 years after a grassroots
organization in Westminster, MD released the
groundbreaking original film "Heroin Kills"
(utilized as a prevention resource in 49 states and
11 countries) in response to the overdose deaths
of several young people in the community.
Twenty years later, the nation is facing an unprecedented opioid epidemic, hence the need for a
reboot of the original movie. The new film, "Heroin Still Kills," features an all-new cast and storyline to reflect the many ways heroin and opioid
addiction have changed in the new millennium,
and was produced with input from a community
network of people in recovery, parents who have
lost children to overdose, substance abuse treatment professionals, prevention professionals,
peer recovery specialists, and more.
An expert panel with members of the production
crew and advisory board team will explore how
this film could be incorporated into substance
abuse prevention strategies or how attendees
might go about producing their own educational
tools appropriate for their communities.	

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