Agenda

Tuesday February 23
09:00 AM - 01:00 PM EST
CE Credit Hours: 4.00     Live Interactive Webinar
09:00 AM - 09:50 AM EST
Current Policy and Legislative Initiatives, both State and Federal
Panel Discussion withDr. Matthew Christiansen, Director, Office of Drug Control Policy, WV; Dr. Rahul Gupta, Senior Vice President, Chief Medical & Health Officer, March of Dimes, Former Commissioner WV Bureau for Public Health; Delegate David Kelly, Chair of the House Committee on Prevention and Treatment of Addiction; Joe Deegan, Public Policy Chair., WVAADC
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM EST
Federal Parity for Substance Use Disorders – Has Parity become a Reality?
Presented by Ellen Weber, Legal Action Center and Sherri Layton, La Hacienda Treatment Center, Hunt, Texas
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM EST
National Credentialing Standards for Addiction Professionals: Implications for West Virginia
Presented by Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, NAADAC- the Association for Addiction Professionals, Executive Director
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM EST
Advocacy as a Person in Long Term Recovery, Perspectives from “Lived Experience”
Presented by John Knowles, Senior Business Development Director at Brookdale Recovery Center, Scotrun, Pennsylvania