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SFMMS/Smith Addiction Medicine Conference Agenda 2024 Friday, June 7, 9am-12:30 Via Zoom
Welcome - David Smith and Steve Heilig
San Francisco Substance Abuse Response - Hillary Kunins MD
Treatment Update - Howard Kornfield MD
Harm Reduction Strategies - Dan Ciccarone MD
Drug Education - Marsha Rosenbaum PhD
Psychedelics and Substance Abuse Research update - Andrew Penn NP
Recovery & Psychedelics - David Smith MD and Todd Y.
Psychedelics Legislation update - Sen. Scott Wiener
Discussion, Q&A
Conclusion
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Timestamp 00:00: Welcome (David E. Smith & Steve Heilig) Timestamp 0:07:00 : SF Public Health approaches to Substance Use Disorder (David Pating MD - Interim Deputy Medical Director, Substance Use Services, San Francisco Dept of Public Health - San Francisco Department of Public Health) Timestamp: 0:37:23 Street-level Harm Reduction (Mary Howe, Executive Director, Homeless Youth Alliance) - HYA Youtube Video Timestamp: 1:02:22 Clinical Update: Medication-Assisted Treatment (Ken Roy - Medical Director - Addiction Recovery Resources) - Presentation Slides Timestamp: 1:33:15 New Path to Recovery treatment proposal (William S. Andereck, MD FACP) Timestamp: 1:56:21 & 2:33:07 Psychedelic Therapy for Substance Abuse Disorder (Nicky Mehtani, Neuroscape & Gabrielle Agin-Liebes, Neuroscape) Timestamp: 2:24:20: Psychedelic Medical Use Legislation (Senator Wiener: Reintroduces Legislation to Decriminalize Psychedelics) Timestamp: 3:10:19 Discussion, Q&A, conclusion.
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Presenters, Linda Tenerowicz and Benjamin Tran from the California Pan Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN) conducted a high level overview of the state legislative process and the A to Z of how a bill becomes a law. Presented also covered an overview of opportunities to leverage the policymaking process through advocacy and engagement at the grassroots level. Lastly, presenters provided a summary of notable legislation that has recently been approved by the Governor, and what will be taking effect in January of 2021. Event Recording: To view a recording of this webinar, click HERE. Event Materials: Presentation Slides
On October 28th, Dr. Kim Newell Green moderated a conversation with Dr. Ellen Chen, COVID-19 Testing Strategy and Healthcare Systems Lead for the CCSF Covid Command Center, Dr. Willi McFarland, SFDPH Director of the Center for Learning and Innovation, Isabel Ochoa, Deputy Director of Operations, Testing Branch, SF COVID Command Center, and Dr. Darpun Sachdev, Clinical Prevention Specialist, Disease Prevention and Control, SF Covid Command Center Director of Case Investigation and Contact Tracing Branch. They provided an update on COVID-19 data and the SFDPH strategy moving forward, clinical utilization best practices, an overview of testing technology, the best resources in San Francisco and Marin for accessing and ordering tests, as well as reporting and contract tracing protocols. Event Recording: To view a recording of this webinar, click HERE. Event Materials: Presentation Slides
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