AGENDA
SPEAKERS BIOS

PRESENTATIONS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS

1. Welcome by Senator Chris Murphy
2. What’s Connecticut Doing to Combat the Opioid Crisis by Representative Sean Scanlon
3. The Opioid Crisis in the American Workforce by Phil Walls, Clinical Pharmacist and national speakers on opioids
4. Employment Related Issues with Substance Abuse in the Workforce: A Legal Perspective by Attorney Rachel Ginsburg, Attorney Monte Frank, Attorney Nathan J. Shafner, and Attorney John Letizia.    a) Worker's Comp and Opioid Use      b) Employer Related Issues-Medical Marijuana                             

5. Employment Related Issues with Substance Abuse in the Workforce: A Human Perspective by Melissa Monroe, LPC and David Messenger

6. Current Best Practices and Innovative Approaches for Employers to Assess Their Current Workforce Risk and How to Build A Proactive Response Program by Tom Mathews, CEAP,CPP.   
7. An Innovative Solution to an Ever-Growing Problem by Jody Decarolis, Andrea Becker-Abbot, CADC, SAP, Jerry Marcil, CEAP, LAP-C, LADC, SAP, Ashley Dwyer
8. Brainstorming Areas/Topics for Discussion by Jenn Cavallari, ScD, CIH
9. Planning for the Future: How to Move Forward to Proactively Address this Crisis by Adam Seidner, MD MPH
10. Next Steps: Developing Guidance for Connecticut Employers by Mike Erdil, MD, FACOEM   

HANDOUTS AND RESOURCE MATERIALS

ATTENDEE LISTS
EVENT PHOTOS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Deborah Pease, MPH

Environmental and Occupational Health Assessment Unit

State of Connecticut Department of Public Health