Lincoln Memorial University – Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (LMU-DCOM) is glad to present the next installment of the Opioid Education Symposium series to be held virtually on April 21, 2025, from 12:30-4:30pm (EST):
MOVING AWAY FROM OPIOID RELIANCE; Interprofessional Perspectives for Compassionate Care
As always, this symposium series is a free event offered not only to LMU students but also to health professions students from other universities and to community service leaders.
Program details and registration link will be available soon.
For questions, please contact Jeremy Buchanan: Jeremy.Buchanan@LMUnet.edu
Here is a PDF to share with your students and colleagues, and more information is below.
Lincoln Memorial University – Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (LMU-DCOM) is glad to present the next installment of the Opioid Education Symposium series to be held virtually on April 21, 2025, from 12:30-4:30pm (EST). The series is intended to increase awareness of the devastating effects of the opioid abuse epidemic. We are thrilled to have Teanna Moore, D.O back as one of our Keynote Speakers again this year – Dr. Moore is currently serving as the Assistant Dean of Osteopathic Principles and Practice Integration, the Department Chair for Osteopathic Principles and Practices, and an Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine at LMU-DCOM. We look forward to Dr. Moore sharing osteopathic considerations for the care of patients struggling with opioid use disorder.
Danielle Darter, M.D has graciously agreed to speak at this year’s event as well. Dr. Darter will be presenting from the compassionate perspective of street medicine and moderating an exceptional panel of experiential speakers.
Ms. Jan Rader is the other of our two Keynote speakers for the afternoon, Jan was the first woman to reach the rank of Chief for a career department in the State of West Virginia. Chief Rader came to national prominence after the release of the short documentary “Heroin(e)” by Netflix in September of 2017. In April of 2018, she was chosen as one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world. Soon after, she gave a moving TED Talk about what it takes to save a life during the opioid crisis. She retired from the City of Huntington Fire Department in February of 2022 and currently serves as the Director of the Mayor’s Council of Public Health & Drug Control Policy.
The objectives for the virtual event in 2025 are as follows:
- Explore historical use of opioids, evidence-based adjuncts, and alternatives to opioid therapy.
- Define and recognize the role of a personalized compassionate care approach to substance use disorders.
- Identify the unique needs of diverse populations when addressing mental health and other opioid use disorder vulnerabilities.
- Describe the role of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment as an adjunctive measure in the care of patients struggling with substance use disorder.