Exploring Harm Reduction Solutions to Iowa’s Opioid, Meth, and Hepatitis C Crises
Stakeholders and professionals from law enforcement, public health, drug control, and health care, as well as legislators and experts in infectious disease and substance use disorder prevention and treatment are invited by the University of Iowa Colleges of Health Sciences to a one day summit on the injection drug use and hepatitis C crises in our state. Through this day long session, speakers and attendees will explore evidence-based opportunities for prevention of disease and addiction, focusing on comprehensive syringe service programs.
Registration is free and CE credits are available for this event.
Friday, September 29th, 2017
9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Iowa Memorial Union- Illinois Room (3rd Floor-348)
125 N. Madison St.
Iowa City, IA 52242
9:00am
Registration
9:30am
Opening Remarks
Jean Robillard, MD Vice President for Medical Affairs & Dean, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa
10:00am
Opioid & Meth Use in Iowa: An Update on the Data
Patricia Quinlisk, MD Director, Iowa Department of Public Health
Nathan Blake, JD Deputy Attorneys General, Iowa Department of Justice
10:40am
Hepatitis C Epidemic & Injection Drug Use
Kyle Brown, MD Professor of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, University of Iowa
Randy Mayer Chief, Bureau of HIV, STD, and Hepatitis, Iowa Department of Public Health
Steven Cook, MD Medical Director, Iowa Department of Corrections
11:40am
Evidence-based Public Health: Building Syringe Service Programs (SSP)
Detective Sergeant Ronald Martin North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition
Kiefer Paterson Government Relations Director, Harm Reduction Coalition
Moderators
Kevin Techau, former U.S. Attorney for Iowa
Senator Kevin Kinney
12:30am
Lunch
1:00pm
Building Comprehensive SSPs: Lessons from Rural States
Kiefer Paterson Government Relations Director, Harm Reduction Coalition
Heather Bush Syringe Service Program Coordinator and Viral Hepatitis Prevention Coordinator, Utah Department of Health
Sarah Ziegenhorn Executive Director, Iowa Harm Reduction Coalition
Kim Brown President, Quad Cities Harm Reduction
Moderator
Senator Brad Zaun, Chair, Judiciary Committee
2:30pm
Break-out sessions/work-group formation
Michigan Room (351), Northwestern Room (345), Ohio State Room (343), Purdue Room (341)
Legislative Strategies
Research and Data Gaps
State-Local Coordination of SSP Implementation
Harm Reduction in Action
3:00pm
Closing Remarks/Call to Action
Sgt. Elizabeth Quinn Story County
Susan Cameron Iowa State Sheriffs’ & Deputies’ Association
3:30pm
Adjourn
Register Here
Registration deadline: September 15
Day of registration will be available, but lunch is not guaranteed to those who have not pre-registered. Continuing education credit is available and a fee will be charged to those who are interested in obtaining. If you are interested in obtaining CE credit, please indicate so below and you will be contacted with further instructions for enrollment and payment processing.
