Month: January 2018

RO 2018 Conference – April 8, 2018

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Conference Location
***Please note the conference location has changed***
The Makoy Center, 5462 N. Center Street, Hilliard Ohio, 43026
The Makoy Center website: www.makoy.com

Conference Presenters
Presenter: Dr. Kevin McCauley
Emerging from the Darkness: The End of the Drug War and the Rise of Recovery
Program objectives:
1. Describe historic events in the genesis, societal patterns of rejection, tolerance and acceptance, and recognition and treatment of addictions, both in the public and health professions.
2. Describe the complex nature of addiction and recovery and how this both conflicts with and supports the concept of addiction as a disease, often amenable to pharmacotherapy.
3. Identify methods to develop addiction recovery resources in local communities utilizing existing support structures, including the expertise of pharmacists, and discuss potential challenges that may be encountered.

Presenter: Dr. Kevin McCauley
Introduction to Addictive Disorders: Understanding Impairment, Effective Intervention and Safe Monitoring to Preserve Lives and Careers
Program objectives:
1. Define “substance use disorder”, describe the common pathophysiology of addictive disorders and explain how symptoms such as impulsive and compulsive drug use, impaired decision-making, and loss of insight into personal problems arise from this pathophysiology.
2. Identify the complexity of issues surrounding substance use disorders and demonstrate an understanding of evidence-based therapies with personal experience to challenge common misperceptions regarding addiction and defend nuanced and cogent appraisals of such issues.
3. Recognize stigma to transcend common emotional reactions regarding addictive behavior. and advocate humane and effective courses of action when dealing with impaired patients and professional colleagues.
4. Identify the risk of harm both to the affected individual and to others as a result of addictive disorders, and suggest recommendations that can ameliorate risk . preserve life, maintain quality of care, and demonstrate definitive yet compassion behavior to other professionals.

Presenter: Dr. Donald Sullivan
2018 Update on Ohio Pharmacy Drug Law

Presenter: TBD
Personal Story of Recovery

For more info contact Dave Merk R.Ph. – E-Mail: DFMerk@yahoo.com

 

 

2018 National Meeting Call for Proposals Open!

The Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Drug Misuse Prevention and Recovery is greatly looking forward to our upcoming 2018 National Meeting: Implementing Change in Urgent Times to take place October 15-18 2018 at The Ohio State University. The 2018 National Meeting offers practitioners, student affairs professionals, faculty and students the training and tools necessary to strengthen alcohol and drug misuse prevention, intervention and recovery at their college, university or community.

The 2018 National Meeting Committee is seeking proposals that reflect the best thinking in the field, informed by theory, research, and practice. “Implementing Change in Urgent Times” highlights the critical need to use best practices in implementation science to move campus resources towards effective change. Three main elements are implicit within this theme:

(1) understanding the urgent need
(2) selection and adaptation of evidence-based responses, and
(3) successfully implementing and evaluating programs, policies and practices in a sustainable and impactful way.

View Full Call for Proposals

Submit Your Proposals

Learn More about NM2018!

Save the date – 19th Annual Summer Program in Population Health

Save the date!

June 18-22, 2018
Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center
OSU Campus

Advancing workforce education for a healthier nation

Communities all over the U.S. face challenges that threaten the health and well-being of our friends, family and neighbors: from opiate addiction to infant mortality.

The Summer Program in Population Health provides practitioners a week of education and training from national experts confronting today’s serious public health issues.

Save the date and stay tuned for more details.

Presented by the Center for Public Health Practice at The Ohio State University College of Public Health, with support from the Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resources Center.

Innovate Conference Accepting Proposals

The Innovate conference is Friday, May 11, 2018. This annual conference is hosted by the Office of Distance Education and eLearning, and brings together educators, administrators and tech industry enthusiasts from across the U.S. and Canada to explore recent advancements and best practices in teaching and learning with technology.

We are accepting proposals from those who want to present at this year’s conference; our RFP is open now through Friday, February 2. I’m hoping you would share this information with your audiences for them to consider. Our theme in 2018 is “Forward,” and we’ll explore the future of teaching and learning through three threads: access, technology and learning environments.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Monique Bowman at bowman.953@osu.edu. Below are links to additional information should you or your colleagues need it. Thank you!