UAB Medicine Addiction Symposium

Register for this FREE event to learn more about substance use disorders and how best to treat this vulnerable patient population. Event is first-come, first-serve; registration does not guarentee a seat at the event. Event is open to anyone who would like to attend.

Naloxone Training is available before and after this event. The first 40 participants will be given a Naloxone kit to take home.

Please sign up at: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/5080E49A4AD22A6FA7-uabmedicine .

Schedule:

8:30-9:00am -          Registration + Breakfast

9:00-9:15am -          Opening Remarks by UA Chancellor C. Ray Hayes

9:15-10:45am -         Addressing Stigma and Discrimination in Substance Use Disorder: Implications for Clinical Settings with Dr. John Kelly

10:45-11:00am -       Break

11:00am-12:15pm - Advances in Neuroscience and Technology of Treating the Addicted Patient with Dr. Jared Dempsey

12:15-12:45pm -       Lunch

12:45-1:15pm -        Scholar Presentations + Graduation

1:15-2:00pm -          Family Story of Addiction and Recovery

2:00-2:15pm -          Break

2:15-3:30pm -          Process Model of Addiction and the Role of Resilience in Patient Care with Dr. Kitty Harris

3:30-3:45pm -          Break

3:45-4:30pm -          Recovery Story

Please contact Ashlyn Martinez at ashlyngibson@uabmc.edu if you have any questions.