Annual Substance Use Disorder Conference 2018
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Thursday, November 29th, 2018
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Perona Farms
350 Andover-Sparta Road, Andover, NJ 07821
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Become a Exhibitor
Light Breakfast & Lunch
Exhibits by Treatment Providers
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Gold Sponsorship: $500
- Your organization's listing in a conference program with a 75 word description
- Your organization's name in press releases and on all printed materials
- One complimentary registration
- Premier location for your table the day of the conference
- Your organization's promotional items will be distributed to all guests
- A representative may present a 5 minute educational piece at conference upon content approval by The Center
Silver Sponsorship: $250
- Your organization's name on all printed materials
- Your organization's listing in a conference program with a 30 word description
- One complimentary registration
- One exhibitor table the day of the conference
Bronze Sponsorship: $60
- Sponsor a professional's attendance fee
- Your organization will be recognized in the conference program for sponsoring an attendee
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Keynote Speaker:
Jim Hall,
Senior Epidemiologist
A Comprehensive Look at the 21st Century Addiction Epidemic
in the Age of Poisonous Drugs
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Jim Hall serves as Senior Epidemiologist with Center for Applied Research on Substance Use and Health Disparities at Nova Southeastern University. For the past 33 years, he has tracked patterns and trends in Florida as the State’s representative on the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s (NIDA) Community Epidemiology Work Group. Hall has presented at numerous national conferences on the topic of emerging synthetic drugs and Novel Psychoactive Substances and testified before the US Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Jim serves on the Scientific Advisory Panel of the National Institutes of Health’s National Drug Early Warning System and the US Food and Drug Administration’s Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee. He was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association in 2017.
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Dr. Lina Shihabuddin
Understanding the Role Various Substances Play in the Substance Use Epidemic and Addressing the Magnitude of Amphetamine Use and Misuse in the State of NJ
Dr. Shihabuddin is Chief Medical Officer for the Behavioral Health network of RWJBarnabas Health System who received her BS and MD from American University of Beirut. She completed her adult psychiatry residency at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland then a geriatric psychiatry and neuroimaging fellowships at Mount Sinai, NYC. She is currently a Clinical Associate professor at Mount Sinai. She works closely with the Institute for Prevention and Recovery at RWJBarnabas Health providing medical leadership with innovative programs tackling all addictions.
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Dr. Michael Ganon, D.O.
Medication Assisted Treatment
A 1982 graduate Of UMDNJ/SOM, Dr. Ganon is board certified in Family Medicine. Dividing his primary care between Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, he has been an Emergency Department Director as well as a Paramedic Medical Director. With an early interest in Addiction Medicine, in the early 1990s, Dr. Ganon directed an active detox and rehab center in Delaware. More recently, he has worked extensively in an Outpatient Treatment Program in St. Mary’s, Georgia; overseeing the care of those seeking treatment for substance use disorder, as well as consulting for a detox here, in New Jersey. Beginning in May 2018, as consultant to Center for Prevention and Counseling (CFPC), he has been offering evaluation and treatment for those with substance use, providing MAT (Medication Assisted Treatment) as appropriate, assisting patients in their recovery. Dr. Ganon is actively pursuing board certification in Addiction Medicine while developing the MAT program at Center for Prevention and Counseling.
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DEA Agent, Tim McMahon
Widening the Lens on the Opioid Crisis
Special Agent, Timothy P. McMahon, has been with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) since October 1998. Prior to becoming a Special Agent with the DEA, Tim spent six years as a trooper with the New York State Police. Special Agent McMahon has been assigned to enforcement and task force groups, served as the special agent recruiter for New Jersey and is currently assigned as the Public Information Officer and Demand Reduction Coordinator, DEA, NJ.
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NOTE: There is no additional fee for Continuing Education credits (CADC, LCADC, LPC, CPS, MFT, and Professional Development Hours). Pharmacists Credits are pending final approval.
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Pre-registration and Payment Required.
Registration and Payment Deadline: November 23rd, 2018
Please Note:
No Refunds After November 23rd, 2018
For more information about this conference, please contact:
Jenn Boyle at jenn@centerforprevention.org or 973-383-4787
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Connecting the Continuum:
Emerging Drug Trends, Substance Use Disorders and Advances in Recovery
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