About the Symposium

About the Symposium

The TN Drug User Health Research Symposium at Meharry is an annual 3-day conference focusing on research and evidence-based practices that expand access to care and improve outcomes for Tennesseans struggling with substance use and addiction. It is only conference of its kind in Tennessee.
seminar-attendees

List of Plenaries and Speakers

Plenary: Toni Young

Topic: Rural Health. Toni will discuss concerns about potential cuts to SAMHSA funding and the need for organizations to develop parallel systems before federal funding disappears. She will also talk about how the changing funding landscapes may force health organizations to collaborate more closely rather than maintaining separate administrative structures and how shared resources could help improve service delivery and health outcomes in rural areas.

Plenary: Nabarun Dasgupta, PhD, MPH

Topic: Drug Supply.

Plenary: Cody Chastain

Topic: HCV. Laying out guidelines and practices around Hep C.

Plenary: John Rodney

Topic: Rural Health and Perinatal Substance Use.

Speaker: Robert Cooper

Topic: Rural on APPLS.

Speaker: Robert Childs

Topic: Policy Update.

Speaker: Sam Kocher

Topic: Mobile HR in rural settings.

Speaker: Leslie-Marie Buer

Topic: Rural.

Speakers: Sam MacMaster & Thomas Gooch

Topic: Recovery and HR.

Speaker: Orisha Bowers

Topic: Harm Reduction. Harm reduction and how it plays out amongst different cultural groups and urban communities.

Speaker: Ryan Edgerton

Topic: Drug Checking.

Speaker: Kandace Arlaud

Topic: Co-occuring Mental Health and SUD.

Speaker: Kandace Arlaud

Topic: Co-occuring Mental Health and SUD.

Speaker: Mark Jenkins

Speaker: Greg Stafford

Topic: Wound Care Training.