In honor of International Overdose Awareness Day, the Addiction Medicine Collaborative at YSPH presents: "The Public Health Response to Drug Overdose," moderated by Sten H. Vermund, MD, MBA, dean and Anna M.R. Lauder Professor of Public Health, professor of epidemiology (microbial diseases), and of pediatrics, with the following panelists:
TJ Aitken
Emergency Department Recovery Coach
CT Community for Addiction Recovery
Anthony Campbell
Police Chief
New Haven Police Department
Kathryn Hawk, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine; NIDA K12 Drug Use, Addiction, and HIV Research Scholar (DAHRS)
Robert Heimer, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases) and of Pharmacology; Director, Emerging Infections Program
Mark Jenkins
Founder/CEO
Greater Hartford Harm Reduction Coalition
Byron Kennedy, MD, PhD, MPH
Director of Health
New Haven Health Department
Date: Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Time: Noon until 1:00 p.m.
Location: 60 College Street, Winslow Auditorium, LEPH
Open to the public. Lunch will be provided.