A light breakfast and refreshments will be provided.

Sponsored by AIDS Education and Training Centers New England, MA Department of Public Health, Berkshire Regional Planning Commission and Berkshire Opioid Addiction Prevention Collaborative.

Schedule Overview:

• 8:00 - 8:30 Registration, coffee and light refreshments

• 8:30 – 8:45 Introductions & Overview; Jennifer Kimball, Principal Planner, Berkshire Regional Planning Commission/Berkshire Opioid Addiction Prevention Collaborative (BOAPC)

• 8:45– 9:30 Virology, Transmission, Current Statistics; MA Dept. of Health

• 9:30– 10:15 Current Treatments & Best Practices; Durane Walker, Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases Associate Fellowship Program Director & Resident Education Coordinator Assistant Professor, UMMS-Baystate

• 10:15– 10:30 Break

• 10:30– 11:15 The Role of Comprehensive Drug User Services: Drug User Health & Importance of Advocacy; Sarah DeJesus, Assistant Operations Director for Rural Drug User Health,Tapestry

• 11:15– 11:45 Reaching the “Hard-to-Reach” Populations: Proven Prevention Methods & the Rights of Drug Users; Jess Tilley, Co-founder HRH413, Executive Director New England Users Union, Co-president Urban Survivors Union (USU) National

• 11:45– 12:15 Q & A, Close