Agenda

The 2024 conference will be presented virtually.

All attendees will receive an email with an access link to the conference on Tuesday morning at 11 AM CDT – an initial instructional email will be sent out to everyone currently registered by Friday, April 19th end of day. All sessions and activities will appear on the platform 5 minutes prior to the start time listed on the agenda below – you do not need to register in advance for individual breakout sessions.

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Tue
Apr 23
All times listed in CDT

1:00 – 4:00 Prevention Ethics for Recertification

Amy Croll, LMSW, CPS
She/Her/Hers
Capacity Coach, Iowa Department of Health and Human Services

Jodee Goche, MPS, CPS
She/Her/Hers
Certified Prevention Specialist, Iowa Department of Health and Human Services

3.0 Ethics

1:00 – 4:00 Ethics in a Post Pandemic Society

Thomas Eachus, LISW
Executive Director, Black Hawk Grundy MHC

3.0 Ethics

1:00 – 4:00 Ethics and Boundaries for Recovery Support Professionals

Susan Walker, Recovery Coach, Recovery Coach Supervisor
She/Her/Hers
Program Manager, Faces and Voices of Recovery

Gloria Uridel, Recovery Support Peer Specialist, Recovery Support Supervisor
She/Her/Hers
Training Program Coordinator, Faces and Voices of Recovery

3.0 Ethics

Wed
Apr 24
All times listed in CDT

8:30 – 9:15 Welcome Day 1

Kelly Garcia
Director, Iowa Department of Health and Human Services

Marissa Eyanson
Division Administrator, Iowa Department of Health and Human Services

.75 Gen

9:15 – 10:15 Pills & Thrills: What’s Trending?

Linda Kalin, BS, RN, CSPI
Executive Director, Iowa Poison Control Center

1.0 Alcohol/Drug

10:15 – 10:30 Break

10:30 – 11:30 New Federal Efforts to Advance Recovery: SAMHSA

Tom Coderre
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, SAMHSA

Paolo del Vecchio, MSW
Director of the Office of Recovery, SAMHSA

1.0 Gen

11:30 – 12:30 Introduction to the Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Standards (CLAS)

Amelia Roeschlein, DSW, MA, LMFT
She/Her/Hers
Consultant, National Council for Mental Wellbeing

1.0 Racial/Ethnic

12:30 – 1:00 Lunch

1:00– 2:00 Breakout Session 1

1A: Recovery Capital: From Theory to Data
Nicholas Borman, MD
He/Him/His
Addiction Psychiatrist, Mayo Clinic
1.0 Counseling

1B: Turning Crisis Into Opportunity: Improving Patient Outcomes through ED MOUD
Josh Luftig, PA-C
Founder, Director of Harm Reduction Services, CA-Bridge
1.0 Counseling

1C: The Power of Data in Prevention
Emily Bhargava
She/Her/Hers
Technical Assistance Associate
Education Development Center
1.0 General

1D: The Impact of Nicotine: Mind and Body
Lorene Mein, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC
She/Her/Hers
Nurse Practitioner, Primary Health Care, Inc.
1.0 Alcohol/Drug

2:00 - 2:15 Break

2:15 – 3:15 Breakout Session 2

2A: Trauma Informed Supervision of Recovery Coaches
Mirna Herrera, MA, MT-BC, CPS
She/Her/Hers
Regional Behavioral Health Advisor, SAMHSA
1.0 Counseling

2B: ASAM 4th Edition
Scott Boyles, LAC
Senior National Training Director, Train for Change
1.0 Counseling

2C: Building and Maintaining a Competent Prevention Workforce: A Roadmap
Sandra Del Sesto, M.Ed, ACPS
She/Her/Hers
Master Trainer/ Curriculum Designer, PTTC
1.0 Counseling

2D: Gambling and the Military: Cultural Considerations for Care Providers
Heather Chapman, PhD. ICGCII BACC
She/Her/Hers
Director, Gambling Treatment Program, Ohio Department of Veteran Affairs
1.0 Special Pop

3:15 – 4:15 Laura Clery's Sobriety Journey

Laura Clery, Creator
1.0 Alcohol/Drug

Thu
Apr 25
All times listed in CDT

8:30 – 9:15 Welcome to Day 2

SAMHSA Updates

Kim Freese, LAC
She/Her/Hers
Regional VII Director, SAMHSA

Iowa Substance Use Updates

DeAnn Decker
She/Her/Hers
Director, Bureau of Services, Planning and Performance
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services

.75 Counseling

9:15 – 10:15 Getting to the Root of the Problem

Judge Jeffrey Smith
Spokane County District Court
Mental Health Therapeutic Court & Therapeutic Court

1.0 Counseling

10:15 – 10:30 Break

10:30 – 11:30 The Substance Use and Overdose Crisis - Putting Prevention Front and Center

Christopher Jones, PharmD, DrPH, MPH
He/Him/His
Director, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
SAMHSA

1.0 Alcohol/Drug

11:30 – 12:30 Pathways to Freedom: How Peer Led Initiatives can Change the Culture of a Community

Monty Burks, PhD, CPRS
Deputy Director of Faith Based and Community Initiatives, State of Tennessee

1.0 Counseling

12:30 – 1:00 Lunch

1:00 – 2:00 Breakout Session 3

3A: Federal Health Privacy Laws and Telehealth: What Providers Need to Know. Facilitated through the Center of Excellence for Protected Health Information.
Meghan Mead, J.D.
She/Her/Hers
Senior Attorney, Mid-States Region
Legal SME Consultant, Center of Excellence for Protected Health Information
1.0 General

3B: Patient Engaged Research to Examine Stigma and Maternal Outcomes Among Persons with Substance Use
Nichole Nidey, PhD
She/Her/Hers
Assistant Professor, University of Iowa College of Public Health

The Power of Compassionate Healthcare
Amanda Eleazer, PRC
University of Iowa Addiction and Recovery Collaborative
1.0 Alcohol/Drug

3C: Understanding Effective Prevention
Stephanie Strutner, MPH, CPSII
She/Her/Hers
Lead Epidemiologist, Catalyst Evaluation Group
1.0 Counseling

3D: Charting an Interdisciplinary Path Toward Better Outcomes for Children and Families: Using Case Studies to Inspire Collaboration
Lori Frick, MA, LMHC
Child Protective Services Director, Iowa Department of Health and Human Services

Shelley Horak, EdD, MPH, CHES
She/Her/Hers
Early Intervention and Support
Director, Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
1.0 Special Pop

2:00 – 2:15 Break

2:15 – 3:15 Breakout Session 4

4A: Using Recovery Capital Assessments in Peer Support Services
Mirna Herrera, MA, MT-BC, CPS
She/Her/Hers
Regional Behavioral Health Advisor, SAMHSA
1.0 Counseling

4B: An Update on the State Opioid Response (SOR) in Iowa
Monica Wilke-Brown, LMSW
Project Director, Iowa Department of Public Health
1.0 Alcohol/Drug

4C: Increasing Cultural Relevant Prevention to Address Health Disparities
Rebecca Bishop, MA
She/Her/Hers
Project Director, Education Development Center
1.0 Racial/Ethnic

4D: CCBHC: Maximizing the Benefit of this Federal Initiative to Iowans
Joshua Rubin, MPP
He/Him/His
Principal, Health Management Associates
1.0 General

3:15 - 4:15 Unlocking the Shackles of Shame

Lauren Sisler

1.0 General