Friday, January 5
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3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Room: Red Cross/Chartwell Foyer (Second Floor) |
Registration Opens |
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Room: Red Cross/Chartwell |
Welcome and Introductions
This session will welcome the 2024 class of Opioid Policy Fellows with an overview of the program and introductions of the Fellows.
Speakers: Bob Doyle, associate director, NCSL Charlie Severance-Medaris, project manager, NCSL
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5:30– 7 p.m.
Room: Arcadia Salon A |
Dinner and Reception: Setting the Stage
Fellows will have a brief reception and then dinner programming that will feature alumni of NCSL’s Fellows programs discussing their successes and advice for the newest classes of Fellows.
Moderator: Bob Doyle, associate director, NCSL
Panelists:
- Sen. Richard Briggs, Tennessee, Maternal & Child Health Fellow - 2023
- Rep. Laura Smith, Montana, Youth Homelessness Fellow – 2023
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Saturday, January 7
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8 – 9 a.m.
Room: Casablanca |
Breakfast
Network with other Fellows and discuss the substance use disorder challenges in your state.
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9 – 9:15 a.m.
Room: Red Cross/Chartwell |
Welcome
Program staff will welcome Fellows to the second day of programming and provide an overview of the agenda.
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9:15 – 10 a.m.
Room: Red Cross/Chartwell |
The State of the Opioid Epidemic in 2024
Speakers will provide an overview of the opioid epidemic and discuss recent federal actions as well as funding available to states.
Moderator: Charlie Severance-Medaris, project manager, NCSL
Speaker: Dr. Keith Humphreys, Esther Ting Memorial Professor, Stanford University
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10 – 10:45 a.m.
Room: Red Cross/Chartwell |
State Strategies for Prevention and Intervention
This session will focus on strategies to prevent opioid misuse and overdose, including those that show evidence of effectiveness, as well as emerging strategies. Particular attention will be paid to the specific strategies states can consider to address the role of fentanyl in driving US overdose deaths.
Moderator: Karmen Hanson, NCSL
Speakers:
- Dr. Bradley Stein; director; Opioid Policy, Tools, and Information Center (OPTIC); Rand Corporation
- Dr. Allison Smith, assistant commissioner for student health and wellness, Louisiana Board of Regents
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| 10:45 – 11 a.m. |
Break |
11 – 11:30
Room: Red Cross/Chartwell |
State and Local Partnerships to Combat Opioids
This session will examine state level prevention efforts for opioid misuse and overdose, how legislators can work with state agencies to address the epidemic and other cross-sector efforts.
Moderator: Bob Doyle, associate director, NCSL
Speaker: Karen Stubbs Church, assistant secretary, Office of Behavioral Health, Louisiana Department of Health
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11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Room: Red Cross/Chartwell |
Roundtables and Deeper Dives
Fellows will have the opportunity to have deeper conversations with the experts from the morning sessions.
Moderator: NCSL
Speakers:
- Dr. Keith Humphreys, Esther Ting memorial professor, Stanford University
- Dr. Bradley Stein, director, Opioid Policy, Tools, and Information Center (OPTIC), Rand Corporation
- Dr. Allison Smith, assistant commissioner for student health and wellness, Louisiana Board of Regents
- Karen Stubbs Church, assistant secretary, Office of Behavioral Health, Louisiana Department of Health
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12:15 – 1:45 p.m.
Room: Casablanca |
Networking Lunch
Fellows will participate in facilitated conversations relevant to their work on substance misuse. An optional fitness walk will also be offered during this time – follow prompts from NCSL staff to participate.
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1:45 – 3 p.m.
Room: Red Cross/Chartwell |
Infectious Disease Consequences of the Opioid Crisis
This session will provide an overview of the infectious disease consequences of the opioid crisis. Speakers will share state strategies to prevent and intervene to reduce transmission rates and prevent outbreaks.
Moderator: Charlie Severance-Medaris, project manager, NCSL
Speakers:
- Michelle Vanhandel, associate director, National Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STDs, and Tuberculosis Prevention, CDC
- Cecily Campbell, associate director for policy, National Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STDs, and Tuberculosis Prevention, CDC
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3 – 3:30 p.m.
Room: Red Cross/Chartwell |
Action Planning and Networking |
| 3:30 – 3:45 p.m. |
Break |
3:45 – 4:30 p.m.
Room: Red Cross/Chartwell |
Primer on Medicaid and SUD Treatment
Participants will learn about their states’ Medicaid programs and how states have leveraged their Medicaid program to engage individuals with a substance use disorder into treatment.
Moderator: Karmen Hanson, senior fellow, NCSL
Speaker: Kathryn Costanza, program principal, NCSL
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| 4:30 – 4:45 p.m. |
Wrap Up |
Sunday, January 8
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8 – 9 a.m.
Room: Casablanca |
Breakfast
Breakfast offsite from hotel will not be reimbursed by NCSL.
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9 a.m.
Room: Red Cross/Chartwell |
Day Two Kickoff |
9 – 10:15 a.m.
Room: Red Cross/Chartwell |
Following the Money: Financing the Continuum of Care
While states are grappling with rising overdoses, they are also deciding how to finance treatment and prevention initiatives. This session will focus on opportunities and strategies to align funding with outcome-driven goals.
Moderator: Charlie Severance-Medaris, project manager, NCSL
Speaker: Andrew Whitacre, officer, The Pew Charitable Trusts
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| 10:15 – 10:30 p.m. |
Break |
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Room: Red Cross/Chartwell |
Building the Behavioral Health Workforce
This session will focus on the behavioral health workforce, challenges facing states and opportunities for engagement.
Moderator: Bob Doyle, associate director, NCSL
Speakers:
- Carrie Slatton-Hodges, behavioral health advisor, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
- Dr. Lisa de Saxe Zerden, associate director, Behavioral Health Research Center, University of North Carolina
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11:30 – 11:50 a.m.
Room: Red Cross/Chartwell |
Action Planning, Evaluations and Feedback
Moderator: Charlie Severance-Medaris, project manager, NCSL
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11:50 – Noon
Room: Red Cross/Chartwell |
Wrap Up and Program Next Steps
Lunch will be available as Fellows learn about next steps for the program.
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