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 [http://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.