A virtual and in-person summit
A virtual and in-person summit
National Rural Substance Use Disorder Health Equity and Stigma Summit
#TakingAction
UR Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence will hold a Rural Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Health Equity and Stigma Summit in May 2022 to discuss stigma associated with SUD and examine the many challenges created by stigma that significantly impede efforts to overcome the opioid crisis.1 Focus will be on rural communities, where limited resources, fewer providers, and lack of anonymity can impose substantial barriers to those seeking SUD/opioid use disorder (OUD) care.2
Learn actionable strategies to help rural communities address stigma and promote health equity for individuals with SUD/OUD
Consider the impact that historical social stratification, along with stigma, has on health equity in rural communities, creating barriers to SUD/OUD treatment.
Share successfully implemented strategies with fellow attendees.
Connect with other innovators and communities to establish a continuous learning network.
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry designates this live activity for a maximum of 13 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)
The University of Rochester Center for Nursing Professional Development is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Psychology Credits
The University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Psychiatry is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0117. Attendance at the entire program is required (no partial credit can be awarded).
Social Work Credits (SW)
University of Rochester Medical Center, Center for Experiential Learning is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0005. Attendance at the entire program is required (no partial credit can be awarded).
More Info to Come
Founder & CEO
Advancing Health Equity
Founder
REEL Recovery Film Festival
Editor
Addiction/Recovery eBulletin
Sr. Policy Analyst / Chief, Recovery Branch
White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
Founder & Director
The Freewheel Project;
former BMX Elite Pro, coach, speaker on mental health and addiction
General Counsel
White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
Journalist & Author
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America and other acclaimed books
Journalist & Author
Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic and other acclaimed books
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center
Research Investigator
VA Finger Lakes Healthcare System
Research Associate
Fletcher Group, Inc.
Assistant Professor and Director of the Center for LGBTQ+ Health Equity
Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work University of Southern California
Peer Recovery Specialist
CASA-Trinity
Behavioral Health Programs Director
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
Outreach Coordinator
Cherokee County Health Services Council
Health & Social Services Manager
Mariposa Community Health Center
President
Tedra L. Cobb & Associates
Public Health Analyst
Office of Health Equity, Health Resources & Services Administration
Adjunct Professor of Asian American Studies
University of Maryland
Professor Emerita
University of New Hampshire
Senior FellowMeridian Institute
Jail Liaison
Santa Cruz County Justice Court
Peer Navigator
HOPE, Inc.
Program Manager
UR Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
Co-Director of Clinical Affairs
University of Vermont Center on Rural Addiction
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
Senior Instructor & Addiction Psychiatrist
Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center
Health Project Coordinator
UR Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence
Professor of Surgery & Endocrinology & Director of Quality Improvement for the Department of Surgery
University of Rochester Medical Center
Health Equity Advocate & Addiction Medicine Specialist
Associate Administrator for Rural Health Policy
Health Resources & Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Founder & Executive Director
Truth Pharm
Community Outreach Specialist
Strong Recovery, University of Rochester Medical Center
Peer Recovery Support Specialist
Cherokee County Health Services Council
President & CEO
St. Joseph’s Addiction Treatment & Recovery Centers
Health Project Coordinator
UR Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence
Senior Director of Addiction Services & Senior Associate
Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center
Founder & CEO
Seneca Scientific Solutions+
Co-CEO
Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness
Culture, Connection, & Support Division Director
Wabanaki Public Health
& Wellness
Director of Research & Evaluation
Fletcher Group, Inc.
The Taking Action Summit is FREE!
You can participate virtually and in-person.
May 18 - May 20 Rochester, NY
Wednesday - May 18, 2022
Activities will occur in common areas throughout the program including:
Doors to Recovery
The door will be a tangible outcome from this summit that reflects the topics and values attendees hope to see in all communities through our actions. We will attach these statements to the door and display it in a visible location for people to see so that it becomes an artwork in itself, created by participants.
Taking Action Pledge to End Stigma and Health Inequity
A personal pledge focused on thinking further about strategies that speakers and fellow attendees have shared. Attendees can write down and share one action they hope to initiate in their community after the summit.
Seven Directions: A Center for Indigenous Public Health
Seven Directions will be sharing culturally appropriate resources and promising practices related to opioid use disorder.
Seneca Scientific Solutions+
Public health and planning consulting firm that develops projects and programs centered on sustainability and building organizational capacity.
Center for Experiential Learning (CEL) Information Booth
Opportunity to ask our continuing education team any questions about credits.
Michele Herrmann, BS
Program Manager, UR Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence
(Provided)
Gloria Baciewicz, MD
Co-Principal Investigator & Substance Use Disorder Lead, UR Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence; Medical Director, Strong Recovery; Professor, Clinical Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center
Hochang Benjamin Lee, MD
John Romano Professor & Chair, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center
Lauren Stevens
Culture, Connection, & Support Division Director, Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness
Tom Morris, MPA
Associate Administrator for Rural Health Policy, Health Resources & Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Peter Gaumond
Senior Policy Analyst/Chief, Recovery Branch, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
Robert Kent
General Counsel, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
Gem Daus, MA
Public Health Analyst, Office of Health Equity, Health Resources & Services Administration; Adjunct Professor of Asian American Studies, University of Maryland
Alexis Pleus
Founder & Executive Director, Truth Pharm
John Blosnich, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor & Director of the Center for LGBTQ+ Health Equity, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California
Myra L. Mathis, MD
Senior Instructor & Addiction Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center
Tedra L. Cobb, MSEd
President, Tedra L. Cobb & Associates
Ken Sayres
Health Project Coordinator, UR Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence
In-person only. Limited to 20 participants.
A unique learning experience in which participants collaborate with a group of new acquaintances to solve a series of puzzles with a health equity theme, while forging connections.
(Provided)
Tony Hoffman
Founder & Director, The Freewheel Project
End of Day 1
Thursday - May 19, 2022
(Provided)
Uché Blackstock, MD
Founder & CEO, Advancing Health Equity
Lisham Ashrafioun, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center; Research Investigator, VA Finger Lakes Healthcare System
Dean S. Seneca, MPH, MCURP
Founder & CEO, Seneca Scientific Solutions+
Peter R. Jackson, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
Yara M. Castro, BS
Health & Social Services Manager, Mariposa Community Health Center
Martin Felix
Jail Liaison, Santa Cruz County Justice Court
Kassandra Figueroa
Peer Navigator, HOPE, Inc.
Patrick Seche, MS, CASAC
PeerSenior Director of Addiction Services & Senior Associate, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center
Danica Love Brown, MSW, PhD
Behavioral Health Programs Director, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
Brady Heward, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine; Co-Director of Clinical Affairs, University of Vermont Center on Rural Addiction
(Provided)
Sam Quinones
Journalist & Author
Kelly Quinn, CRPA-F, RCP
Community Outreach Specialist, Strong Recovery, University of Rochester Medical Center
Cynthia M. Duncan, PhD
Professor Emerita, University of New Hampshire; Senior Fellow, Meridian Institute
Marcus Buchanan, PRSS
Outreach Coordinator, Cherokee County Health Services Council
Dusty Rollice
Peer Recovery Support Specialist, Cherokee County Health Services Council
Lisa Sockabasin, MS, RN
Co-CEO, Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness
Virtual only. Limited to 20 participants.
Lauren Stevens
PeerCulture, Connection, and Support Division Director, Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness
In-person only. Limited to 20 participants.
Robert A. Ross
President & CEO, St. Joseph’s Addiction Treatment & Recovery Centers
Beth Macy
Journalist & Author
(Provided)
End of Day 2
Friday - May 20, 2022
(Provided)
Leonard Lee Buschel, CAADAC
Founder, Recovery Film Festival; Editor, Addiction/Recovery eBulletin
Gina Brockway, CRPA
Peer Recovery Specialist, CASA Trinity
Madison Ashworth, MS
Research Associate, Fletcher Group, Inc.
Robin Thompson, DrPH, MPH
Director of Research & Evaluation, Fletcher Group, Inc.
Charles W. Morgan, MD, DFASAM, FAAFP (Charlie)
Health Equity Advocate & Addiction Medicine Specialist
Jacob Moalem, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery & Endocrinology & Director of Quality Improvement for the Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center
Tedra L. Cobb, MSEd
President, Tedra L. Cobb & Associates
Erin Mattison, MPH
Health Project Coordinator, UR Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence
In-person only. Limited to 20 participants.
Michele Herrmann, BS
Program Manager, UR Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence
Participants can sign up to speak with an organization of interest about bringing programs into their community.
(Not Provided)
End of Day 3
National Rural Substance Use Disorder Health Equity and Stigma Summit
May 18 - May 20, Rochester, NY
1 Tsai, A. C., Kiang, M. V., Barnett, M. L., Beletsky, L., Keyes, K. M., McGinty, E. E., Smith, L. R., Strathdee, S. A., Wakeman, S. E., & Venkataramani, A. S. (2019). Stigma as a fundamental hindrance to the United States opioid overdose crisis response. PLoS Medicine, 16(11), e1002969.
2 Office of National Drug Control Policy. (2020). Rural community action guide: Building stronger, healthy, drug-free rural communities.
This HRSA RCORP RCOE program is supported by the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) of the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $12.3M with 0% financed with non-governmental sources.
The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by HRSA, HHS or the US Government.
The Taking Action Summit is FREE!
You can participate virtually and in-person.
May 18 - May 20 Rochester, NY
