UF HealthStreet town hall to address controversies surrounding opioid addiction treatment
WHAT: UF HealthStreet is hosting the 17th national Our Community, Our Health town hall meeting to discuss opioid use disorder, treatment options and bias faced by patients who use medication-assisted treatment during recovery. Sponsored by the department of epidemiology, which is housed in both the UF College of Public Health and Health Professions and the UF College of Medicine, an expert panel will discuss the current standard of care, associated outcomes of alternative treatments and the availability of FDA-approved medications for treating the disorder. Panelists will also examine the stigma associated with the disorder and bariers to treatment.
WHO: Moderator: Irvin PeDro Cohen, Ed.D., vice president of social responsibility and executive director of the Johnson Family YMCA; chair, UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute community advisory board
Jay Kuchera, M.D., Resolute Pain Solutions/Envision Physician Services; member, UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute community advisory board
Barbara Andraka-Christou, J.D., Ph.D., assistant professor, University of Central Florida College of Health and Public Affairs, department of health management and informatics
Jason Hunt, M.D., an assistant professor of addiction medicine in the UF College of Medicine, UF Health Florida Recovery Center
WHEN: 5:30 to 7:15 p.m. Monday, May 21
A reception with refreshments begins at 5:30 p.m.; discussion begins at 6 p.m.
WHERE: UF HealthStreet, 2401 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FL and via livestream at bit.ly/OCOHMAY18; please RSVP:bit.ly/OCOHMAT
CONTACT: For more information, contact Tamara A. Lowrey at [email protected] or at 352-294-4871.
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