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2019 Intensive Summer Course: Program Schedule

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Day 1 | Monday, July 8

7:00 A.M. Breakfast

8:00 A.M. Registration

8:30 A.M. Welcome and Introduction
Speakers: Ayana Jordan, MD, PhD & Jeanette Tetrault, MD, FACP, FASAM

9:45 A.M. History & Epidemiology of Addiction
Speakers: Robert Heimer, PhD

10:45 A.M. Criminalization of Substance Use Disorder among URM Communities
Speaker: Sheila Vakharia, PhD, MSW

12:00 P.M. Lunch

1:30 P.M. Anthropologic Aspects of URM Care
Speaker: Helena Hansen, MD, PhD

2:45-3:45 P.M. Structural Competency
Speaker: Helena Hansen, MD, PhD

3:45-3:55 P.M. Break

4:00 P.M. Group Exercise: Structural Competency
Speakers: Stan Mathis, MD & Billy Bromage, MSW

5:30 P.M. Daily Evaluation

6:15 P.M. Cohort Team Building Activity

Day 2 | Tuesday, July 9

7:00 A.M. Breakfast

8:30 A.M. Scholar Headshots Taken

10:15 A.M. Community Engagement Didactic
Speaker: Larry Davidson, PhD

12:00 P.M. Lunch

1:30 P.M. Community Panel
Speakers: Chyrell Bellamy, PhD, MSW (leading), Kali D. Cyrus, MD, MPH, Bachaar Arnaout, MD, & Declan Barry, PhD

3:30-3:40 P.M. Break

3:45 P.M. Medical Comorbidities of Commonly Used Substances in URM Communities
Speaker: Jeanette Tetrault, MD, FACP, FASAM

5:30 P.M. Daily Evaluation

Day 3 | Wednesday, July 10

7:00 A.M. Breakfast

8:30 A.M. Modeling Structural Competency Interviews
Speaker: Ayana Jordan, MD, PhD

9:45 A.M. Group Exercise: Practicing Structural Competency Interviews
Speakers: Flavia De Souza, MD, MHS, Srinivas Muvvala, MD, MPH, & Andrea Mendiola, MD

10:30-10:40 A.M. Break

10:45 A.M. Capacity Building: Physician Workforce and Access to Care
Speakers: Patrick O’Connor, MD, MPH, FACP & Ismene Petrakis, MD

1:30 P.M. Community Visit
Speakers: Stan Mathis, MD & Billy Bromage, MSW

Day 4 | Thursday, July 11

7:00 A.M. Breakfast

8:30 A.M. Advocacy 101
Speaker: Jessica Isom, MD, MPH

9:45 A.M. Panel of Advocates
Speakers: Rev. Frederick Streets, MDiv, MSW, DSW, DD (leading), Sylvia Cooper, Robyn Anderson, Graziela Reis, MPH & Kimberly Guy

12:00 P.M. Lunch

1:30 P.M. Systems of Care
Speaker: Caridad Ponce Martinez, MD

2:30-2:40 P.M. Break

2:45 P.M. Workshop: Curricula & Take-Home Initiatives
Lead by: Srinivas Muvvala, MD, MPH, Kenneth Morford, MD, David Fiellin, MD & Adina Bowe, MD

5:30 P.M. Daily Evaluation

6:15 P.M. Collaboration with Community Artists

Day 5 | Friday, July 12

7:00 A.M. Breakfast

8:30 A.M. Workshop: Case Based Exercises
Speakers: Gabriella Garcia, MD (lead), Teofilo Matos Santana, MD & Melissa Weimer, DO, MCR, FASAM

10:00-10:10 A.M. A Word from the CEO of AAAP (American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry)
Speaker: Kathryn L. Cates-Wessel

10:15 A.M. Q&A Workshop: Review of Scholars Questions
Speakers: Ayana Jordan, MD, PhD & Jeanette Tetrault, MD, FACP, FASAM

12:00 P.M. Lunch

1:30 P.M. Workshop: Resources and Mentors
Lead by: Ayana Jordan, MD, PhD & Jeanette Tetrault, MD, FACP, FASAM

4:00 P.M. Daily Evaluation

4:45 P.M. Closing Remarks

Projects and Webinars

Fellow Scholarly Projects from Cohort 1
Fellow Name Project
David Mendez, MD Stigma and bias around MAT in Spanish speaking populations
Nicky Mehtani, MD, MPH Buprenorphine linkage needs assessment & critique at re-entry
Myra Mathis, MD Literature review & best practice recommendations for increasing Buprenorphine access for Black and Latinx patients
Rachel Casper, MD Improving opioid Use Disorder treatment in URM communities served by Community Health Centers, Inc.
Sid Puri, MD, MA Resiliency education and training for SUD residential treatment facilities
Trent Hall, DO Perceptions of racial discrimination in the medical setting among Black patients seeking treatment for SUD
Leah Nelson, MD, MS Chart review to understand the determinants of timely screening for vertical transmission of hepatitis C virus from mothers to infants

We are extremely proud of our scholars for their hard work improving the care of URMs with SUD!

Schedule of Webinar Topics for Cohort 1
Month Topic Speaker
August How to conduct a “Grey Literature” search Melissa Funaro & Kenya Flash, Yale
September Social Media Advocacy Dr. Michael Sinha, Harvard
October Harm-Reduction Dr. Kim Sue, Harm Reduction Coalition
November Qualitative Research Methods Dr. Emily Arnold, UCSF
December Social Medicine Dr. Ruth Shim, UCSD
January Implicit Bias Dr. Lily Balasuriya, Yale
February Self-Care and Provider Wellness Dr. Jennifer Best, UW
March Caring for URM women who misuse substances while pregnant or postpartum Dr. Ariadna Forray, Yale University
April Trauma-Informed Care Rosalind De Lisser, UCSF
May Late Breaking Research Programs Dr. Latrice Montgomery, University of Cincinnati
June Bio/Psycho/Socio/Spirituo/Cultural Formulation Dr. Yusuf Ransome, Yale

We have invited many leading experts in the field to deliver exceptional webinars for our scholars on topics related to improving the care of URMs with SUDs. We are extremely grateful for their time and expertise.