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NOAP 2015 Annual Conference

March 17-20, 2015
West Palm Beach Marriott Hotel
West Palm Beach, Florida

"Peer Assistance for Healthcare Professionals...
A Journey Into Recovery"

Attendee Brochure (pdf)

Daily Schedule with handouts and Conference information

Conference Roster, Exhibitors and Attendee List   ~   Speaker Bios   ~   2015 Membership List   ~   Conference Brochure
 

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    Pre-Conference Supervisor Skills Workshop "Fit to Perform Safely"
    4 CEUs Presented by: Linda Smith and Chris O’Neill
    (Fee Required - $45.00)
     
  • 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    Registration - Lobby of Exhibit Hall
     
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
    Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall
     
  • 7:15 PM - 8:15 PM
    Support Group Meeting - Open

 

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
    Support Group Meeting - Open

  • All Day
    Registration - Lobby of Exhibit Hall
     
  • 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
    Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
     
  • 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM
    Opening Remarks/ announcements
     
  • 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM
    "The New Paradigm for Recovery"
    Shane Moes, Livengrin Foundation
    View Handout (as pdf)

  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
    Break in Exhibit Hall - Meet the Exhibitors
     
  • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    "Substance Abuse and the Healthcare Professional: Assessment and Evaluation"
    John McIlveen, PhD, LMHC, Oregon Health Authority
    View Handout (as pdf)

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
    Membership Luncheon

  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
    "Disclosure to Colleagues & Patients ... Advantages and Disadvantages of Self-Disclosure"
    Brian Fingerson, KY Pharmacist Recovery Program
    View Handout (as pdf)
     
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
    Break in Exhibit Hall
     
  • 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
    MRO / Toxicology Panel Discussion
    Moderator: Barbara McGill, LSBN
    - James Ferguson, D.O., FirstLab
    - Barry Lubin, MD, Affinity
    - Donna Smith, PhD, EDPM
    - Tony Costantino, DrugScan
    THERE ARE NO HANDOUTS FOR THIS SESSION
  • Dinner on your own

 

Thursday, March 19, 2015

  • All Day Registration - Lobby of Exhibit Hall
     
  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
    Support Group Meeting - Open
     
  • 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
    Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
     
  • 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
    Suboxone: Use by Practicing Health
    Professionals - Panel Discussions
    Moderator: Linda Smith, FLIPN
    - Penelope P.  Ziegler, MD  
    - John C. Tanner, DO,
    - Louis Cataldie, MD

    THERE ARE NO HANDOUTS FOR THIS SESSION
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
    Break in Exhibit Hall
     
  • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    "Alternative to Discipline Programs: Trends"
    Moderator: Kathie Simpson
    THERE ARE NO HANDOUTS FOR THIS SESSION 
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
    Business Meeting Lunch
     
  • 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
    Break in Exhibit Hall
     
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    "Addiction: A Brain Disease"
    Dr. Louis Cataldie, LSBN
    View Handout (as pdf)
     
  • Dinner on your own
     
  • 8:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    Support Group Meeting - Open


Friday, March 20, 2015

  • 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
    Support Group Meeting - Closed
     
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
    Full Breakfast with Exhibitors
     
  • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
    "Neurorehabilitation - The Missing Piece in Recovery is the Brain"
    Dr. Karen Dodge, Caron Foundation
    View Handout (as pdf)
     
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
    Election Results and Introduction of New Officers
     
  • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    "Evolution of Peer Assistance"
    Diana Quinlan
    View Handout (as pdf)

    Tribute to Art Zwerling
    Diana Quinlan & Kathie Simpson
     
  • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
    Exhibitor Door Prizes
     
  • Lunch on your own

 

 Conference Learning Objectives

  • Participant will recognize the health care professional’s ability to practice safely, resulting in increased  public safety.
  • Participants will discuss the implications of Suboxone Use by Practicing Health Professionals.
  • Participants will describe current  drugs of abuse and the testing methods for particular drugs.
  • Participants will discuss the Neuro-chemistry of the brain in addictions and the Neuro-rehabilitation of the brain in recovery.

 

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