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2018 Accomplishments

APRIL 2018

  • Adam Gordon, MD MPH panel member at "Conversational Summit on Opioids" hosted by S.J. Quinney College of Law

MAY 2018

  • GRANT AWARDED: Received Cambia Foundation(Regence) grant for four Community Addiction Roundtables for fall 2018
  • Adam Gordon, MD MPH panel member on "Oxycodone Community Conversations" hosted by Department of Family & Preventative Medicine

JUNE 2018

  • PARCKA representative attended University of Utah Addiction Conference
  • Adam Gordon, MD MPH presented at University of Utah Addiction Conference

JULY 2018

  • "Addiction 101 in Family Practice" Trainings in collaboration with Salt Lake County Health Department
    DATE LOCATION NUMBER REGISTERED NUMBER ATTENDED
    July 6 Viridian Center 11 9
    July 11 Viridian Center 9 5
    *July 18 Sandy Library 6 1
    July 20 Salt Lake County Government Center 15 13

    *Cancelled due to only one person attending

    • Of the 28 attending, three MD’s registered for the AMA PRA Category 1 credit; four other medical providers registered for credit (3-PA’s, 1-FNP)

AUGUST 2018

  • PARCKA represented at the Utah State University "Opioid Health & Wellness Summit" (Salt Lake City)
  • Attend Skype meeting for Older Adult Opioid Use Discussion (School of Nursing hosted)
  • PARCKA Website live: ufofumedicine.org/parkca
  • Presentation to the Association of Utah Community Health Centers Board (AUCH)
  • PARCKA represented at "Partnering for Change Conference: Ending the Opioid Epidemic"(Ogden)
  • GIFT AWARDED: Received Sorenson Legacy Foundation gift for community lectures and medical provider training

SEPTEMBER 2018

  • PARCKA PARLEYS  - Inaugural event of monthly seminar series.  Topic: Learn about the new Greater Intermountain Node (GIN), NIDA Clinical Trials Network (CTN) Research Center on Campus—Including How to Seek Research Funding and Support from GIN and CTN
  • GRANT AWARDED: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Injury Center awarded 11 institutions through the Research Grants for the Primary or Secondary Prevention of Opioid Overdose 3-year project period
    • Principle Investigator: Gerald Cochran
    • Title: Optimizing pregnancy and treatment interventions for moms 2.0
  • COMMUNITY ADDICTION ROUNDTABLES sponsored by Regence:
    • EVIDENCE2SUCCESS Kearns Community Coaltion, Sept 19 at Kearns High School; moderated by Mayor Ben McAdams

OCTOBER 2018

  • COMMUNITY ADDICTION ROUNDTABLES sponsored by Regence:
    • Healthy West Jordan, Oct. 4 at West Jordan City Hall; moderated by Mayor Jim Riding
  • KUER radio interview with Dr. Adam Gordon with reporter Julia Ritchie regarding addiction and marijuana
  • PARCKA PARLEYS - Challenges of Addiction in the Community -- MYTHS & REALITIES; Bill Cosgrove, MD, Salt Lake County Board of Health; Tayler Nelson, Overdose Prevention Health Educator, Salt Lake County Health Dept.; Adam Gordon, MD MPH, Professor of Medicine & Psychiatry, Director of PARCKA

NOVEMBER 2018

  • BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY ADDICTION CONFERENCE: Dr. Adam Gordon & Dr. Jerry Cochran presenters- "Advancing Evidence-based Care for Opioid Use Disorders: The Role of Non-specialty Settings"
  • COMMUNITY ADDICTION ROUNDTABLES sponsored by Regence:
    • Price, Utah, Nov. 5 at Jennifer Leavitt Student Center USU Eastern; moderated by Danielle Howa Pendergrass
    • Salt Lake City Community Conversation about addiction with Mayor Biskupski, Nov. 13 at Ember venue
  • PARCKA PARLEYS- Utah Support Advocates for Recovery Awareness (USARA); Mary Jo McMillen, Executive Director and Sabra Nelson, ARCHES Project Coordinator

DECEMBER 2018

  • Stefan Kertesz, MD MsC, Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, "Opioid Correction versus Opioid Trauma: Clinical Challenges of our New Policy Context"
  • Participated in the Utah Opioid Overdose Crisis Response Team Training hosted by the Utah Department of Health

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