The Stoops Center for Communities, Families, and Children is pleased to extend an invitation to you for our innovative event, the Catalyzing Change: Strengthening Community Capacity for Opioid Response virtual symposium, hosted by our Southeast Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center (ROTA-RC).
We proudly announce our collaboration with vFairs, a cutting-edge virtual events platform that redefines the conference experience. This platform enables you to fully engage in a 3D virtual environment, transcending physical boundaries and allowing you to participate conveniently in your own space. Experience interactive engagement as you explore the exhibit hall, curate a custom swag bag of resources and engage in video or text chats with other attendees in the lounge.
Join us alongside more than 500 professionals from diverse disciplines across the Southeast region, including social workers, healthcare professionals, first responders, librarians, educators, researchers, advocates, students, and community leaders.
Over two days, engage in dynamic networking and gain enriching insights from expert speakers specializing in prevention, justice, and treatment, providing a unique platform to establish meaningful connections and facilitate the exchange of knowledge for a collective impact in navigating the intricate landscape of the opioid crisis.
As a participant, you will benefit from a wealth of resources in your custom swag bag and earn eight continuing education units.
The virtual symposium is proudly sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, underscoring ROTA-RC's dedication to advancing solutions and awareness.
Take advantage of this groundbreaking conference experience! The deadline to register is April 4, 2024.
Ellen Piekalkiewicz
Director, Florida State University Stoops Center for Communities, Families, and Children and Southeast Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center Director
Panel Facilitator : Ellen Piekalkiewicz
Director, Florida State University Stoops Center for Communities, Families, and Children and Southeast Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center Director
Dr. Barbara “Basia” Andraka-Christou
Associate Professor, School of Global Health Management and Informatics, Joint Secondary Appointment in the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Central Florida
Dr. Paul Knoll
Behavioral Health Specialist, HCA Capital Regional Medical Center
Lisa Sherry
Community Outreach Coordinator, DISC Village
Dr. Heather Howard
Associate Professor, Phyllis & Harvey Sandler School of Social Work, Associate Director, Office of the Interprofessional Education and Practice, Affiliate Associate Professor, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
William Perry
Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor, This Must Be the Place
Ingela Travers-Hayward
Emmy Award-Winning Producer, This Must Be the Place
Samantha Brown
Survey Statistician, Office of Population Surveys, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration
Dr. Macarena Garcia
Senior Health Scientist, Office of Rural Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This presentation with Dr. Macarena Garcia has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. We will be showing this presentation virtually at a later date. To be notified of the viewing date in the future, please leave your email in the following form: https://fsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/
Sean Wyman
Law Enforcement Officer, City of Tallahassee Police Department, CEO of Going Beyond the Call LLC
Humberto Carvalho
Public Health Advisor, National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Dr. Machelle Madsen Thompson
Director Resilience & Protective Factor Initiative, Research and Teaching Faculty, Florida State University College of Social Work
Savannah Collier
Assistant Director, Southeast Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center
JodyAnn McIntosh
Director of Community Engagement, National Stigma Initiative, Shatterproof
Dr. Blake Fagan
Family Physician and Clinical Director of Substance Use Disorder Initiatives at the Mountain Area Health Education Center, and a Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Carriedelle Fusco
Nurse Practitioner, Faculty Provider in Family Medicine Residency Program and Co-Director for Office- Based Opioid Treatment Services, Mountain Area Health Education Center
Zach White
Program Manager for Office-Based Opioid Treatment, Mountain Area Health Education Center Family Medicine
Nicole Dempsey
Suicide Prevention Coordinator, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Dr. Kristen Gilliland
Director of Outreach and Advocacy Programs at Vanderbilt University’s Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery
Dr. Adie Rae Wilson-Poe
Assistant Scientist, Legacy Research Institute, Dow Neurobiology, Legacy Health Systems
Savannah Collier
Assistant Director, Southeast Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center