[Invitation] Addition in LA: How far have we come?

[Hoover Wu]

Drewins,

Message from PRIME-CDU MS1!!

Please join UCLA PRIME-LA MS1s as we host the 1st annual symposium on the state of drug policy and addiction medicine in Los Angeles. This 3.5-hour symposium is open to students in the graduate health sciences wanting to learn more about the following topics:

- Drug policy and criminal justice in the age of mass incarceration and marijuana legalization
- County-wide public health efforts in fighting the opioid epidemic
- Caring for patients of substance use disorders in L.A.

Must RSVP via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/addiction-in-los-angeles-how-far-have-we-come-tickets-32930458889
When: Saturday, April 22, 9:00A - 12:30P
Where: Neurosciences Research Building (NRB) Auditorium
*FOOD PROVIDED*
Parking: Lots 8 & 18 (pay-by-space)

For DGSoM UCLA/CDU students specifically, this event is an opportunity for greater reflection and discussion on how we as students can advocate for improvements in the way topics in addiction medicine are taught in the pre-clinical curriculum.

This symposium is the culmination of a year-long project by PRIME-LA MS1s as well as the inaugural event for the newly formed Addiction Medicine SIG. Please come and support!

Speakers:

Morgan Humphrey - Policy Coordinator, Drug Policy Alliance
Morgan Humphrey is the Policy Associate at the Drug Policy Alliance’s Los Angeles office. Humphrey works to reform California’s drug policies and implement legislative changes that prioritize human dignity, social justice and public health. The ineffectiveness of the criminalization of people who use drugs, paired with the lack of effective treatment options, has led to unnecessary, preventable deaths from overdose. Humphrey hopes to change that.

Gary Tsai, MD - Medical Director, Substance Abuse Prevention & Control Program, L.A. County Dept of Public Health
Dr. Tsai has a lead role in revamping the system of care to provide a full spectrum of the prevention, treatment and recovery support services for substance use disorders for Los Angeles County’s 10 million residents. He is also the founder of Forgotten Films, a film production company that focuses on social issue projects, with particular expertise in the area of behavioral health.

Gloria Sanchez, MD - Associate Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, Harbor-UCLA

Timothy Fong, MD - Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior

Mario San Bartolomé - Medical Director, Addiction Medicine Program at the Memorial Care Center for Mental Health & Wellness at Community Hospital Long Beach

Sincerely,

UCLA PRIME-CDU MS1s