A workshop on the epidemic of prescription medication abuse will be held in Smithville on February 20, 2015 at the DeKalb County Complex (712 S. Congress Blvd.))in the Community Center Auditorium.
"The Epidemic is Here” will offer CME’s for medical professionals but it is also open to all those who want to attend. The goal of this conference is not to alert people to the epidemic, but rather to discuss what can be done as a medical community to combat the problem. It will feature presentations on screening methods for addiction that are being used in medical facilities, better prescribing practices and the latest in treatment methods.The featured speaker will be Dr. Steven Lloyd, who is in recovery from addiction and treats addiction.
The agenda is as follows:
8:00 - 8:30 Registration / Welcome
8:30 - 9:45 Angela McKinney Jones - SBIRT
9:45 - 10:00 Break
10:00 - 10:15 Judge Bratten Cook II
10:15 - 11:30 Dr. Stephen Loyd, MD, FACP -
The Power of the Pen
11:30 - 11:45 Break
11:45 - 12:45 Dr. Stephen Loyd, MD, FACP -
Medication Assisted Treatment
for Opioid Dependence
12:45 - 1:00 Closing remarks / Certificates /
Evaluation
This event will be sponsored by The Community Advisory Board of DeKalb County, DeKalb Community Hospital, The DeKalb County Drug/DUI Court, The Anti-drug Coalition of DeKalb County, Haven of Hope Counseling, Bradford Health Services, Lifeline of Tennessee, Ten Broeck of Tennessee, Health Connect America, Camelot Care, and The Tennessee Commission of Children and Youth. We have joined together to try help reduce the rates of addiction that are destroying our communities and to also treat those in need of help.
The cost is $50.00 for CME or $20.00 for general admission. A meal will be provided.
All proceeds for this training will go to the Community Advisory Board of DeKalb County.
If you or someone you know does not have available funding for training, there will be a limited amount of scholarships available.
Please inform those at your agencies or anyone else you think may be interested about our event. We ask those who are coming to pre-register by using the Eventbrite link at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-epidemic-is-here-tickets-15042487485 or contact Bob Valerio 931-528-6803 office 931-260-0804 cell rvalerio@bradfordhealth.net or Jessica Tucker at the Department of Children’s Services 931-646-3072 jessica.tucker@tn.gov and they can get you registered over the phone or by email.