Opioid Crisis Luncheon
Event Sponsors
Date and Time
Wednesday Apr 10, 2019
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
Registration/lunch: 11:30 a.m.
Program: Noon - 1 p.m.
Location
Roanoke Country Club
3360 Old Country Club Road
Roanoke, Virginia 24017
Fees/Admission
This informative luncheon is complimentary to attend, but advance registration is required by April 5, 2019.
Description
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
The Opioid Crisis in Virginia: Critical Facts for Employers
Reserve your seat today for this free informative program. Topics that will be covered include:
1. Addiction and the community
2. The brain and addiction
2. The brain and addiction
- Behavior and valuation of the future
3. Treatment and costs
- What is effective treatment?
- Societal costs and treatment costs; what is our ROI?
This valuable employer program was made possible through a grant by the Virginia Department of Health. It's complimentary to attend, but advance registration is required. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by April 5, 2019. Questions? Please contact Michele Peppers at MPeppers@RoanokeChamber.org or 540.983.0700 x107.
Our expert speakers:
Stephanie L. Harper, M.D., M.P.P.
Stephanie L. Harper, M.D., M.P.P.
Health Director, Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts, Virginia Department of Health
Warren K. Bickel, Ph.D.
Director of Addiction Recovery Research Center & Co-Director of Center for Transformative Research on Health Behaviors, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
Robert L. Trestman, Ph.D., M.D.
Senior Vice President, Professor & Chair of Psychiatry, Carilion Clinic and Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
