The Venango County Drug Overdose Task Force

in collaboration with 

the MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center

invites you to attend a Community Engagement Event: Awareness and Support for Reducing Opioid Misuse

For more information on content and logistics, please contact Susan Huffman, Venango County Substance Abuse Program at 814-432-9154.  For registration information, please contact the MidAtlantic AETC at 412-624-1895.

Location

First Baptist Church of Franklin, Social Hall (Buffalo Street Entrance)

Conference Objectives

•Identify role of the community in combating the opioid misuse epidemic

•Discuss physical and mental health co-morbidities associated with opioid misuse 

•Understand current treatment options for opioid misuse disorder and availability of local resources 

Keynote Speaker

Antoine Douaihy, MD 
Medical Director 
Addiction Medicine Service and Inpatient Dual Diagnosis Unit
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic

Intended Audience Includes:

•Individuals and families

•Law enforcement and first responders

•Local policymakers

•Case managers

Accreditation

PSNA:  The MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center is an approved provider of continuing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.                        

This activity qualifies for 3.0 contact hours.

LSW/LCSW:  3.0 credit hours of continuing education is provided through co-sponsorship of the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work, a PA-approved provider of social work continuing education.  These credit hours satisfy requirements for LSW renewal.

PCB:  This program qualifies for 3.0 hours of Pennsylvania Certification Board credit under Provider Status Agreement #251.

CEU: The MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center, Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh, awards Continuing Education Units to individuals who enroll in certain educational   activities.  This program is awarded 0.30 continuing education credits.