University of Utah School on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies
June 19-24, 2011
Section Co-Leader: Charles Broussard, R.Ph., M.Ed.
Section Co-Leader: Keith Marciniak, R.Ph.
P R O G R A M
Sunday, June 19
1:00 p.m. Track I - Pre-School Annual Workshop for State Pharmacy Recovery Program Administrators
and State Boards of Pharmacy Members/Employees — Brian Fingerson, R.Ph.;
Michael Mone, R.Ph., JD, FAPhA; Mike Quigley, R.Ph. – Union Building, Parlor A
[ACPE #0202-0000-11-120-L04-P 2.0 hours. Objectives: Explain the purpose of pharmacist
recovery networks [PRNs]; describe how a person can get involved in the PRN program in
their state or how to begin one; outline where to find resources available about the various
PRN programs in existence; express the positive and negative factors in a PRN client who is
prescribed methadone and/or buprenorphine/naloxone.]
Track II — Pre-School Annual Workshop for School or College of Pharmacy Faculty and
Administrators - Jeff Baldwin, Pharm.D; Steve Moore, LCSW — Union Building, Den
[ACPE #0202-0000-11-114-L04-P 2.0 hours. Objectives: Explain why addiction education should
be expanded in pharmacy education; discuss ways to provide assistance and support for
addicted and recovering student pharmacists and colleagues; identify the value of inclusion of
open 12 step meeting attendance in the education of student pharmacists and pharmacists;
describe resources available to assist in addiction education for student pharmacists and
pharmacists; describe ways to engage student pharmacists and pharmacists in community drug
education.]
[NOTE: A box lunch will be provided for those who pre-register for these meetings. Please email
Charlie Broussard [BroussardC@aol.com] by June 1, 2011, if you are interested in attending.]
3:00 p.m. Adjourn Workshop
3:30 p.m. Pharmacy Section Alumni Meeting — Charlie Broussard, R.Ph., M.Ed.; Keith Marciniak, R.Ph.
Pharmacy Section Convenes
For a better understanding of the week, attendance at the Sunday evening session is highly encouraged. Attendance is required for those receiving University Credit through the University of Utah. Sessions are held in the Union Building, Saltair Room, unless otherwise noted.
4:00 p.m. Welcoming "Box Lunches" Reception - Student Pharmacists: Show your school pride, wear your
colors.
4:15 p.m. [As we enjoy the food.] Overview and Introductions: A Prospective of the Week —
Charlie Broussard, R.Ph., M.Ed.; Keith Marciniak, R.Ph.
5:45 p.m. Break
6:00 p.m. The History of Addiction — Steve Moore, LCSW
[ACPE #0202-0000-11-115-L04-P 1.5 hours. Objectives: Describe the model that has been
used to define addiction and provide a timeline for that model; state the best known results for
the incidence of addiction in healthcare professionals and apply that knowledge of epidemiology
to their own professional practice; describe and defend an understanding of addiction based on
our years of acquired knowledge that denies past stereotypes and useless myths about the
origins of addiction; utilize new knowledge to identify, intervene and appropriately refer persons
who may be affected by addiction.]
7:30 p.m. Break
7:45 p.m. An Introduction to Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting
9:00 p.m. Adjourn Session
Monday, June 20
7:30-9:00 a.m. Check-in [Continued] — Union Building, East Panorama Room
8:30 a.m. The History of Addiction [Continued] A Cat Called Craving — Steve Moore, LCSW
9:00 a.m. General Sessions — Union Building, Center Ballroom
12:00 noon Lunch - Box lunch provided
12:15 p.m. Meeting for those receiving university credit through the University of Utah — Union Ballroom
1:00 p.m. Pathophysiology of Addiction and Introduction to Addiction Issues — Kevin McCauley, M.D.
[ACPE #0202-0000-11-119-L04-P 3.25 hours. Objectives: Identify the arguments for and
against the conceptualization of addiction as a "disease"; describe the five different theories
currently used to describe addiction and express how these theories explain the symptoms
of substance dependence as described in the DSM-1V; define the role of dopamine-releasing
behaviors [process addictions] in the dynamic of stress, craving and relapse; describe how the
concept of "frontal hypofunctionality" relates to the symptom of "persistent drug use despite
negative consequences" in addiction.]
2:15 p.m. Break
2:30 p.m. Pathophysiology of Addiction and Introduction to Addiction Issues [Continued] —
Kevin McCauley, M.D.
4:30 p.m. [Optional] Overview of the group hike "Up the Mountain" and group walk "Through Red Butte
Gardens" — Charlie Broussard, R.Ph., M.Ed.; Keith Marciniak, R.Ph.
4:45 p.m. Adjourn Session
5:00 p.m. [Optional] Video Festival — Union Building, Theatre
5:45 p.m. [Optional] Group Hike “Up the Mountain” — Meet at Sage Point
[Note: Group hike will require that participants form groups of at least five people. This hike
is physically demanding and is not recommended for inexperienced hikers. Hikers should
bring a daypack, appropriate hiking footwear, flashlight, camera and plenty of water.]
[Optional] Group Walk “Red Butte Gardens” — Meet at Sage Point
[Note: Walk is not physically demanding. Walkers should bring appropriate footwear, water
and camera. There is an entrance fee of a few dollars but well worth it.]
9:00 p.m. [Optional] International Pharmacists Anonymous [IPA] Meeting — Post Chapel
Tuesday, June 21
8:30 a.m. Risk, Recognize, Resolve - Addiction in the Pharmacy Profession — Brian Fingerson, R.Ph.
[ACPE #0202-0000-11-128-L04-P 1.5 hours] Objectives: Identify risk factors for pharmacy
professionals that may influence the development of the disease of addiction; identify the
signs and symptoms of the disease of addiction; describe addiction as a disease of brain
chemistry and not a moral failing; describe the resources available to pharmacy professionals
when a colleague may need assistance with addiction or substance abuse issues; describe the
structure of accountability added to the recovering person by monitoring.]
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Case Study of a Recovering Pharmacist — Speaker is held anonymous until presentation
11:30 a.m. Lunch on your own
1:00 p.m. Adult Children, Family Roles and Codependence — Ed DeSimone, R.Ph., Ph.D.
[ACPE #0202-0000-11-121-L04-P 1.0 hours] Objectives: Describe the concept of "adult child";
describe the "family system" and the primary functions of the family; analyze each of the major
roles that family members assume in a dysfunctional family system; define and describe what is
meant by "codependence"; describe the most common characteristics of the codependent person;
describe the best treatment strategies for recovery of an adult child and the codependent.]
2:00 p.m. Break
2:15 p.m. Intervention Strategies:What Healthcare Professionals Need to Know —
Ed DeSimone, R.Ph., Ph.D. [ACPE #0202-0000-11-123-L04-P 1.5 hours. Objectives: Define
"intervention", describe the impact of dysfunctional family roles on the intervention process;
given an intervention scenario, identify the various roles that arise during the encounter.]
3:45 p.m. Break
4:00 p.m. Al-Anon Open Meeting
5:30 p.m. School Picnic — Union Building Patio
Wednesday, June 22
8:30 a.m. Pain Management in the Recovering Addict — Ted Parran, Jr, M.D., FACP
[ACPE #0202-0000-11-124-L04-P 2.0 hours. Objectives: Identify the pharmacologic
characteristics that determine whether a prescribed drug is classified as a controlled drug;
contrast the pharmacologic characteristics of controlled drugs and their value on the secondary
street market; outline the necessary clinical criteria to establish a "legitimate medical purpose"
for prescribing dangerous and controlled drugs; list the six mechanisms by which physicians and
pharmacists become involved in prescription drug diversion; describe the ways in which patients
with prescription drug abuse pressure the doctor-patient, pharmacist-patient and pharmacist-
doctor relationships in an effort to obtain more controlled drugs.]
9:30a.m. Break
9:45 a.m. Pain Management in the Recovering Addict [Continued] — Ted Parran, Jr, M.D., FACP
10:45 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Annual Clyde and Marie Gooderham Lecture — Union Building, Center Ballroom
12:00 noon Lunch on your own
1:30 p.m. Drug Use 101 - Social Norms, Behaviors and Trends — Stephanie Siete, CHES
[ACPE #0202-0000-11-122-L04-P 2.0 hours. Objective: Identify the most common legal and
illegal drugs being abused; describe effective drug prevention strategies that can be
implemented into one's life; identify drug paraphernalia used to abuse drugs; list resources
available to prevent drug use.]
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. Drug Use 101: Social Norms, Behaviors and Trends [Continued] — Stephanie Siete, CHES
3:45 p.m. Break
4:00 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous — Open Speakers Meeting
5:30 p.m. Adjourn Session
Thursday, June 23
Track I - For Pharmacists, State PRN Administrators and State Boards of Pharmacy
Members/Employees
8:30 a.m. Neurobiology of Recovery: From Ego to Self — Cardwell Nuckols, Ph.D.- Union Building, Theatre
[ACPE#0202-0000-11-118-L04-P 4.75 hours. Objectives: Describe brain changes that take place
during recovery from substance abuse disorder; discuss the development of the more subjective,
abstract and spiritual right hemisphere of the brain; discuss recovery from the perspective of the
development of the prefrontal cortex; describe how pride, guilt and other egoic problems can
be managed using spiritual tools such as forgiveness and humility. [Break when convenient]
11:30 a.m. Lunch on your own
1:00 p.m. Neurobiology of Recovery: From Ego to Self [Continued]— Cardwell Nuckols, Ph.D.
Union Building, Theatre [Break when convenient]
3:15 p.m. Break - Pharmacy section will reconvene in the Union Building, Saltair Room
Track II - For Student Pharmacists and Faculty
8:30 a.m. An Introduction to Treatment and Counseling — Stephen Sheppard, Ph.D.
9:15 a.m. A Group Therapy Experience — Stephen Sheppard, Ph.D.; Tina Rich, Ph.D.; Group from
The Haven [Note: To prevent interruptions to the following group therapy experience, no one
will be admitted to the room after the session begins. All persons attending must have a Pharmacy
Section name badge.]
11:30 a.m. Lunch on your own
1:30 p.m. Generation Rx: Prescription Drug Abuse and Prevention in Your Local Communities —
Keith Marciniak, R.Ph.
2:00 p.m. Break
2:15 p.m. Generation RX: Prescription Drug Abuse and Prevention in Your Local Communities [Continued]
— Keith Marciniak, R.Ph.
3:15 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. Humor and Laughter: A Prescription for Well Being — George Obermeier, M.S.
[ACPE #0202-0000-11-117-L04-P 1.5 hours. Objectives: Describe "sense of humor" as a
professional communication tool to reduce stress, increase rapport with clients and colleagues,
build stronger relationships and always be appropriate; identify the myths about humor and
make distinctions regarding the role of humor in creating the optimal emotional environment for
providing appropriate medication therapy management services and in personal interactions;
determine the steps for using humor to reflect a unique individual sense of humor and
personality; explain how the research on laughter demonstrates that laughing raises a person's
pain threshold and improves therapeutic outcomes.]
5:00 p.m. Adjourn Session — Free time until 9:00 p.m.
9:00 p.m. Pharmacy Section Closing "12 Step" Meeting — Post Chapel
Friday, June 24
8:00 a.m. Pharmacy Section Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Developing Positive Personal Power — Chuck Jackson, Ed.D.
[ACPE #0202-0000-11-116-L04-P 1.5 hours. Objectives: Describe the difference between I.Q.
and E.Q.; identify at least one area to target for improved self-care in the realm of physical
health; determine a specific goal to better achieve a healthy life balance in the areas of work,
love and fun; construct a change in your work environment that will enhance self-care for
yourself and your co-workers.]
10:00 a.m. Pharmacy Section Closing — Charlie Broussard, R.Ph., M.Ed.; Keith Marciniak, R.Ph.
11:00 a.m. Closing General Session — Union Building, Center Ballroom
12:00 noon Adjourn 2011 School Sessions