Highmark Foundation, axialHealthcare event set for Wednesday, Nov. 9, with U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, U.S. Rep Evan Jenkins.

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U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins
MEDIA Alert:
When: Wed, Nov. 9 at 5:00 p.m.
Where: Charleston Marriott Town Center, 200 Lee Street East, Charleston, WV 25301
Agenda
5 – 5:30 p.m. Reception and hors d’oevres
5:30 – 5:40 p.m. Welcome: Yvonne Cook, President, Highmark Foundation
5:40 – 6:15 p.m. Keynote speaker: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.)
6:15 – 7:00 p.m. Panel : Policy/Legislative/Law Enforcement Solution
Moderator –David A. Thomas, Ph.D., Co-Chair of The NIDA Prescription Opioids and Pain Workgroup, Founding Member of the NIH Pain Consortium
Panelist 1 – Dr. Kimberly Johnson, Ph.D., Director of the CSAT at SAMHSA
Panelist 2 – Dr. Elizabeth Ann Stringer, Ph.D., Chief Science Officer, axialHealthcare
Panelist 3 – Lt. Eric Johnson, Commander of Metro Drug Enforcement Unit, Charleston, W.Va. Police Department
7:00 – 7:30 p.m. Combating the Drug Epidemic: U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.)
7:30 – 8:15 p.m. Panel: Recovery, Public Health + Family Solutions
Moderator – Dr. Kimberly Johnson, Ph.D., Director of the CSAT at SAMHSA
Panelist 1 – Dr. Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, FACP, WV Dept. of Health and Human Services Bureau of Public Health
Panelist 2 – Dr. Steve Bentsen, MD, MBA, DFAPA, Regional Chief Medical Officer, Beacon Health Oaptions
Panelist 3 – Dr. Carl Sullivan, MD, Professor, Director, Addictions Programs, WVU School of Medicine Department of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
8:15 – 8:30 p.m. Special Address: General Arthur T. Dean, Chairman & CEO, CADCA
8:30 – 8:40 p.m. Closing remarks: John J. Donahue, Chairman & CEO, axialHealthcare
To register for this free event, visit the online registration page at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/altering-the-course-solutions-for-the-west-virginia-opioid-misuse-crisis-tickets-27409482500
Media Contact:
Cathy McAlister
Corporate Communications
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia
200 Tracy Way
Charleston, WV 25311
304 347-7754