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MEDIA ALERT — Addressing the Opioid Crisis; Baltimore to Host AATOD 2022, Global Gathering of Policy Makers, Experts

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BALTIMORE (PRWEB)

When: Sunday, October 30 through Thursday, November 3, 2022

Where: Baltimore Hilton Inner Harbor, 401 W. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 What: American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD) 2022 Conference: “The Power of Collaboration”

Co-hosted by: Opioid Treatment Providers of Maryland and the Maryland Department of Health — Behavioral Health Administration.


  • Speakers include the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Dr. Rahul Gupta and HHS Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use and the Leader of SAMHSA Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, Ph.D.

Why: The U.S. recently passed the benchmark of 100,000 deaths over a 12-month period from accidental drug overdose (OD). COVID-19 brought about several temporary changes to the way medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD), including methadone administration, is provided to patients through our nation’s opioid treatment programs (OTPs). Currently, there is widespread discussion and controversy about what changes should be made permanent and what other changes should be considered.

VIP Speaker Highlights — Open to News Media:

  • Tuesday, November 1: 8:45 AM – 10:15 AM – Opening Plenary. Robin E. Rickard, JD, Executive Director, Opioid Operational Command Center, Crownsville, MD; Mark W. Parrino, M.P.A., President, AATOD; Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). Moderated by Kenneth B. Stoller, MD, DLFAPA, Director, Johns Hopkins Broadway Center for Addiction; Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

  • Wednesday, November 2: 9:15 AM – 10:45 AM – Middle Plenary. Kathleen Rebbert-Franklin, LCSW-C, Director, Service Access and Practice Innovation, Maryland Department of Health, Behavioral Health Administration, Catonsville, MD(advanced scheduling requested); Babak Imanoel, DO, Medical Director, Northern Parkway Treatment Services, Baltimore, MD; Gregory Branch, MD, MBA, CPE, Health Officer, and Director, Baltimore, MD. Moderated by Vickie Walters, LCSW-C, Executive Director, Institutes for Behavior Resources, Inc, Baltimore, MD.

  • Thursday, November 3: 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM – Closing Plenary. Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon, Ph.D., the HHS Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use and the leader of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Moderated by Mark Parrino/AATOD.

Call in advance to secure onsite interviews; same-day requests honored as possible. Media are encouraged to cover all workshops, hot topic roundtables, and plenary sessions but will not be attending preconference sessions, invitation-only events, or any meetings specifically closed to the public. Press encouraged to pre-register. #aatod2022

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