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Substance Prevention and Recovery Knowledge SummitAbout this Event
Welcome to ✨SPARK 2025!✨
Join us for this FREE community event, where evidence-based topics will inform attendees with information about the illicit drug supply, the link between oral health and substance use, transmissible diseases, the impacts substance use may have on youth, substance induced mental health states, deflection strategies, and innovative programs within local organizations.
View the SPARK Event Website here.
Agenda
🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:30 AM
Registration with a light breakfast sponsored by Mercy Health
🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:30 AM
The Spectrum of Psychosis: Responding Safely with Confidence & Empathy
Host: Samuel Kelley, MD
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
The Overlooked Connection: Substance Use and Oral Health
Host: Marcia Rojas Ramirez, DDS, MS, MPH
🕑: 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Break 1
🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Hepatitis C Elimination: Where do you fit it?
Host: Katie Gardner, RN, BSN
Lunch Sponsored by Target 4- Region 1
🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Lunch n Learn Session
Host: Heather Anderson, BA
Info: Understanding and Supporting Youth Experiencing Homelessness
🕑: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM
Kentucky State Police Forensic Laboratory System: Overview and Trends
Host: Annie Smith, MS, ABC-DA
🕑: 01:45 PM - 02:45 PM
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Host: Patrick Nevitt, BSW
Info: The Significance of Collaboration Between Law Enforcement and Behavioral Health in Addressing Substance Use Disorder
🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:00 PM
Break w/ Cookies & Drinks Sponsored by Turning Point Recovery Community Center
🕑: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Panel: Innovative Programs within Local Organizations
Host: Courtney Jeffries, BIS
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Paducah-Murray State University Campus, 4430 Sunset Avenue, Paducah, United States
Tickets
USD 0.00
