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Wednesday, August 29 • 10:00am - 11:00am
THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC—A Public Health Crisis: A dynamic informational tool to educate the lay public, affected individuals as well as health professionals and legislators, on the causes of and solutions to the opioid crisis.

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Opioid addiction has devastated thousands of lives and communities. Understanding how we got here, elucidates the need for multiple and urgent solutions to reverse the crisis.  Using the Opioid Clock Tool (either the single-page tool or the electronic tool with links to references and resources) during conversations with health professionals, legislators, and other community stakeholders will educate them on the breadth of the causes of the opioid crisis and the scope and complexity of the solutions.

Speakers
avatar for Debra Parsons

Debra Parsons

President-elect, Colorado Medical Society
Debra J. Parsons, MD, FACP is a Board-certified internist/geriatrician and the current President-elect of the Colorado Medical Society (CMS). Over the past 5 years, CMS has created, supported or promoted a range of voluntary and public policy initiatives aimed at reversing the public... Read More →


Wednesday August 29, 2018 10:00am - 11:00am MDT
Copper Conference Center, Upper Level - Bighorn C3