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9:15 – 10:05 AM: Breakout 2C: Monroe County C.A.C.T.U.S. (Community Action Coalition Committed to Uprooting Stigma): Changing the Conversation Around Substance Use Disorder 
  • Jessica O’Connor, MPH, Addiction Services Program Manager, Monroe County Department of Public Health
  • Kelly Robinson, Addiction Services Outreach Supervisor, Monroe County Department of Public Health
9:15 – 10:05 AM: Breakout 2B: Beyond the Clinic Walls, Treatment Without Borders 
  • Ashley Spaulding, Director of Community Outreach, Baywood Center
9:15 – 10:05 AM: Breakout 2A: Leveraging Community Partnerships and Harm Reduction Philosophies to Solve Long-Standing Social Issues: The Schenectady Outreach Hub 
  • Jennifer Hayden, LMHC, CASAC, Dual Recovery Coordinator, Schenectady County
  • Michelle Cejka, MA, Adult Behavioral Health Coordinator, Schenectady County
  • Lauren Pierce, BA, Behavioral Health Navigator, Schenectady Police Department
  • Lieutenant Ryan Macherone, Lieutenant of Neighborhood Engagement, Schenectady Police Department
8:20 – 9:10 AM: Stimulant Use Trends and Impact: Emerging Harm Reduction and Clinical Strategies 
  • Narelle Ellendon, RN, Opioid Program Manager, NYSDOH
  • Anne DelVecchio, MPH, Evaluation Specialist IV, Program Manager, NYSDOH
  • Blender Muzvondiwa, Graduate Research Assistant, NYSDOH
  • Guen Argott, Hepatitis C Patient Navigator, Catholic Charities Care Coordination Services
3:30 – 4:45 PM: Workshop 1B: Overamping Unpacked: Managing the Acute Effects of Stimulant Use 
  • Kelly S. Ramsey, MD, MPH, MA, FACP, DFASAM, Addiction Medicine and Harm Reduction Consultant, Kelly S. Ramsey Consulting, LLC
3:30 – 4:45 PM: Workshop 1A: From Data to Dialogue: An Interactive Mock Overdose Fatality Review Using Aggregate Data 
  • Lisa Worden, Public Health Analyst – NY, CDC Foundation, Overdose Response Strategy
  • James Hawley, Drug Intelligence Officer – NY, NY/NJ HIDTA, Overdose Response Strategy
  • Katherine Reynolds, CRPA, CARC, CASAC, ICFRC, Founder & Recovery Coach, Wayfinder Recovery
  • Shanna Siegel, RN, BSN, Supervising Public Health Educator, Public Information Officer, Putnam County Department of Health
2:30 – 3:20 PM: Launching Local Overdose Fatality Reviews: Why Mock Reviews Are a Powerful First Step – Hybrid 
  • Lisa Worden, Public Health Analyst – NY, CDC Foundation, Overdose Response Strategy
  • James Hawley, Drug Intelligence Officer – NY, NY/NJ HIDTA, Overdose Response Strategy
  • Linda L. Beers, Public Health Director, Essex County Health Department
  • Shanna Siegel, RN, BSN, Supervising Public Health Educator, Public Information Officer, Putnam County Department of Health
  • Meghan Tice, Epidemiologist, Oswego County Health Department
1:35 – 2:25 PM: Breakout 1C: Creating a Queer and Trans Connection Network: Peer-Led Mental Health Support as a Means of Harm Reduction in Rural LGBTQ+ Communities 
  • Toby Boris-Schacter, BA, Youth Coordinator, Columbia-Greene Addiction Coalition
1:35 – 2:25 PM: Breakout 1B: Leveraging Interactive Mapping to Expand Community Access to Naloxone and Harm Reduction Servies 
  • Dayquan Crandell, BA, Epidemiologist, Orange County Department of Health
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