Liberating Methadone: Building a Roadmap & Community for Change

Department of Population Health NYU Langone Health

Conference to discuss and exchange ideas on how to improve access to and use of methadone to reduce the harms of opioid use.

60 Washington Square S

Additional tickets have been added! Join us in person or over Zoom!Zoom link: https://nyulangone.zoom.us/j/93531351043?pwd=RkJKbFVXT0Z1ZFV5dUFTUDJKUWhQQT09We are delighted to invite you to the upcoming conference, “Liberating Methadone: Building a Roadmap and Community for Change.” The conference will be hosted by the NYU Langone Health's Center for Opioid Epidemiology in New York City on September 21st and 22nd of 2023. We are excited to be collaborating with community groups including the National Survivors Union and National Coalition to Liberate Methadone to deliver this conference.This conference aims to bring together members from various backgrounds to discuss and exchange ideas on how to improve access to and use of methadone to reduce the harms of opioid use. Our goal is to break down traditional barriers between researchers, clinicians, policy makers and people who use drugs and to create a shared space for collective understanding. Conference proceedings will be gathered to generate a report with actionable recommendations for policy and clinical practice.This two day conference can be attended in person or virtually via a webinar.View Full Agenda <a href="https://whova.com/embedded/event/%40QN2474VQuj8pQfbdtFCx9o8Sq83XC3wxM9B4IrgIps%3D/?utc_source=ems" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Here</a>:Overview of Agenda*asterisk represents sessions that can be attended virtuallyDay 1: Thursday, September 21st (9:15am-6:30pm)Welcome and conference introductionPanel 1: Gaps and opportunities in methadone research*Open session: Conducting community engaged research on substance use*Skills-building workshops (break out group activity): Using our collective voices to influence change in substance use treatment policies and practicesPoster presentation and reception: Innovations in methadone programs, advocacy and researchDay 2: Friday, September 22nd (9:15am-5:30pm)Panel 2: How did we get here?: The history of methadone treatment in the U.S.*Panel 3: Where are we now? What have we learned from COVID-19 and what remains to be done?*Panel 4: A chance for change: Where could we go from here?*Generating recommendations for policy and practice (break out group activity)Closing remarks and next stepsView Full Agenda <a href="https://whova.com/embedded/event/%40QN2474VQuj8pQfbdtFCx9o8Sq83XC3wxM9B4IrgIps%3D/?utc_source=ems" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Here</a>:Please contact Caroline Barnes (Caroline.Barnes@nyulangone.org) if you have any questions about conference registration.This conference was supported by a grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts and Vital Strategies with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, funding from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE), an R13 DA058520 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and in part by the NYU Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), which is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), National Institutes of Health, through Grant Award Number UL1TR001445. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies or views of the funders or the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention by trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government