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Workshop Agenda

 

8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 Program Overview and Introductions by Mark Nordenberg, Chancellor Emeritus, University of Pittsburgh and Chair, Institute of Politics
  Welcome by Gina Cerilli, Chair and Commissioner, Westmoreland County
9:00

Recovery Is Possible Panel moderated by Jana Kyle, Executive Director, Fayette County Drug and Alcohol Commission, Inc., featuring

  • Mary Phillips
  • Austin Hixson, Certified Recovery Specialist, Southwestern Pennsylvania Human Services
9:30

Open Discussion moderated by Jana Kyle
9:45

Fentanyl and Emergent Threats: Partnering Prosecution and Public Health featuring:

  • Cheryl Andrews, Executive Director, Washington Drug and Alcohol Commission
  • Soo Song, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania
  • Eugene Vittone, District Attorney, Washington County
  • Brian Dempsey, Intelligence Specialist, DEA
11:00 Break
11:15

Coordination of Tactical Diversion featuring:

  • Kate Lowery, Single County Authority Administrator, Beaver County Behavioral Health Drug and Alcohol Program
  • David Lozier, District Attorney, Beaver County
  • James Higgins, Special Agent, DEA
  • John DeLuca, Chief of Police, Beaver Falls
12:00 pm Community Paramedicine and the Opioid Crisis: First Responder Warm Handoff Program by Christie Hempfling, Emed Health and CONNECT Community Paramedicine Program, Community Health Team Manager, The Center for Emergency Medicine
12:30 Lunch and presentation on Substance Abuse as a Disease by Dr. Michell West, Medicial Director for Addiction Medicine, Allegheny Health Network
1:30

Recovery Is Possible Encore Panel moderated by Jana Kyle, featuring:

  • Kendra DiLascio, Case Manager, Southwestern PA Human Services
  • Ashley Potts
2:00 Open Discussion moderated by Jana Kyle
2:15

Substance Use Disorder Treatment: Roles for Single County Authorities and Centers of Excellence featuring:

  • Colleen Hughes, Executive Director, Westmoreland Drug & Alcohol Commission
  • Elizabeth Comer, Director, Clinical and Case Management Services, Westmoreland Drug & Alcohol Commission
  • Cheryld Emala, Southwestern Pennsylvania Human Services Center of Excellence
2:45 Open Discussion
3:00 Keynote Address by Josh Shapiro, Attorney General, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
3:45 Next Steps and Closing Remarks by David Battiste, Special Agent in Charge, DEA