And the Center for Health Equity Research

Strategies and Trends for Addressing Opioid Addiction through Interprofessional Collaboration

Phoenix Biomedical Campus February 22nd, 2020 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Speakers and Panelists

Camille Schrier, 2020, STEM Advocate, Biochemist, and Organizer of the “Mind Your Meds” Social Impact Initiative In 2018, Camille graduated with honors from Virginia Tech with dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Biochemistry and Systems Biology, and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy at Virginia Commonwealth University. In 2019, Camille was named after breaking from tradition to perform the “catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide” as her onstage talent. Her unique talent performance and focus on women in STEM has sparked a positive reaction of inclusivity for the program as a whole. On December 19, 2019, Camille earned the job of Miss America 2020 after competing live on NBC from Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut. A certified Naloxone trainer in the city of Richmond, Schrier will use the Miss America national recognition to promote her own social impact initiative, Mind Your Meds: Drug safety and Abuse Prevention from Pediatrics to Geriatrics. She is dedicated to reducing opioid abuse, medication errors, and the associated mortality of both by educating across communities and demographics Most recently, Camille was awarded the Engineering Champion Award by the Phi Sigma Rho National Sorority for her work in promoting women in engineering and technical fields.

Bob Trotter, M.A., Ph.D. Dr. Robert T. Trotter, II is an Arizona Regent’s Professor in anthropology. He is a medical anthropologist with 25 years of experience in cross-cultural health issues ranging from traditional healing in Mexican American communities to alcohol, drug abuse and HIV prevention and intervention programs for minority groups in the US and in international settings. His publications include books and articles on Mexican American traditional healing, cross-cultural alcohol and drug studies, migrant farm worker health and education, prevention and intervention studies on HIV/AIDS, alcohol, and drug use, cross-cultural applicability research on disabilities and the international classification of disease, and community based research and collaboration.

George Pro, Ph.D., MPH Dr. Pro is a health services researcher with a focus on substance abuse and mental health services. His recent work has documented racial/ethnic, gender, urban/rural, and socioeconomic disparities in the utilization and outcomes of methadone and buprenorphine medication therapies for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD). His presentation will provide a national picture of OUD prevalence, treatment utilization, and treatment outcomes.

Crystal Hepp, Ph.D. Dr. Crystal Hepp is an Assistant Professor of Informatics at Northern Arizona University, in the School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems and Assistant Director of the Pathogen and Microbiome Institute. She received her Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology with a concentration in Computational Biology from Arizona State University in 2013. Her research team has two foci, with the most relevant for this talk being secondary data analysis. She was funded in 2017 by the Southwestern Health Equity Research Center to perform a demographic and geographic characterization of Arizona infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and mothers who were opioid dependent at the time of giving birth. In her talk, she will give a brief overview of the opioid epidemic in Arizona, and then focus on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome.

David Trotter, Ph.D. David Trotter is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Family and Community Medicine and Medical Education at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Additionally, he is the Executive Director of Student Health Services and Director of Behavioral Health and Scholarship. His research interests include smoking cessation, behavioral treatments of chronic pain, and educational research relating to behavioral sciences. His clinical interests include primary care psychology, treatment of mental health disorders, and treatment of behaviors affecting health.

Rick Dehn, MPA, PA-C Richard Dehn was appointed Professor and Founding Chair of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies in November 2010. He received a BA in history from the University of Iowa in Iowa City in 1973, a BS in medicine in 1976 from the University of Iowa College of Medicine PA Program, and a MPA from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, CA, in 1991. His medical teaching career began in 1979 as a faculty member for the UC-Davis FNP/PA Program Merced satellite, and for many years he worked as a PA in the UC-Davis Merced Family Practice Residency. In 1993 he became the Assistant Director of the University of Iowa PA Program. In 2003 he was named a Teaching Scholar by the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. From 2008-2010 he was the program director of the UC-Davis FNP/PA Program. He holds the rank of emeritus professor at the University of Iowa, and also currently is a professor of practice in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, as well as an adjunct professor of Physician Assistant Studies at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, DC He has been very active in state and national professional organizations over most of his career. He has served as President of the PA History Society, and the Chair of the Physician Assistant Education Association Research Institute. He currently serves as the Research Editor of the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants where he is the feature co- editor of The Science of Healthcare Delivery, and he is a chair of the Physician Assistant Education Association Research Mission Advancement Commission. He was awarded the American Academy of Physician Assistants PAragon Publishing Award in 2001, the Association of PA Programs Research Achievement Award in 2003, and the Iowa PA Society PA of the Year award in 2006. Joan Duwve, MD, Ph.D Joan M. Duwve, MD, MPH is Associate Dean for Practice and Clinical Associate Professor of Health Policy and Administration at the Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indianapolis. She previously served 10 years as the Chief Medical Officer at the Indiana State Department of Health. Dr. Duwve was subsequently appointed to Governor Pence’s Task Force on Drug Enforcement, Treatment and Prevention. Dr. Duwve received her MPH from the University of Michigan and spent four years working in international public health prior to receiving her MD from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She is Board Certified in Family Medicine, and practiced clinical medicine for 14 years before returning to public health.

Oaklee Rogers, OTD, OTR/L Dr. Oaklee Rogers is the Department Chair & Associate Clinical Professor for the Department of Occupational Therapy at Northern Arizona University, located at the Phoenix Biomedical Campus. Dr. Rogers was one of the founding faculty members that helped to develop the curriculum and fieldwork program for the Occupational Therapy Department. She has over 14 years of clinical experience in a variety of settings. For the past four years, Dr. Rogers has mentored students and worked directly with individuals who have substance use disorder and co-occurring diagnoses. Dr. Rogers has a passion for working with vulnerable populations to promote occupational justice and successful reintegration into the community upon discharge from residential treatment.

Kim Gould, DNP, RN, FNP-C Kim Gould is a certified Family Nurse Practitioner with a special interest in women’s health and preventive care. She is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing at Northern Arizona University and provides primary and women's health care at Bella Vita Healthcare in Cottonwood, AZ. She is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Sigma Theta Tau International, and The North American Menopause Society. Kim earned a Master’s degree in nursing from Northern Arizona University and a Doctorate in Nursing Practice from Arizona State University. In her doctoral program Kim focused on prevention and treatment of Human Papilloma (HPV) infection and implemented a program to increase HPV vaccination in young adult women. Kim is a founding member and past president of the nonprofit organization Manzanita Outreach, whose purpose is to provide healthcare, nutritional assistance, and medical supplies to those living in extreme poverty. A significant accomplishment of the organization has been growing and sustaining food distribution in the Verde Valley.

Juliette Roddy, MBA, PhD Dr. Juliette Roddy is the James Wurgler MD Endowed Chair of Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health. As a trained health economist her work focuses on substance use, recovery, incarceration and re-entry. Dr. Roddy received her clinical training within the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Clinical Trials Network’s (CTN) Great Lakes Regional Node and has specifically investigated heroin and opioid use within the Detroit regional area for the past 15 years. In addition to multiple national government, national foundation and local private and philanthropic funded efforts, in 2015, along with collaborative partners, Dr. Roddy initiated restorative family conferencing to assist in the recovery and re-entry plans for individuals seeking to restore relationships and repair harm with family members and significant others. In 2019, the research and intervention team secured a five-year National Institute of Justice funded effort for a randomized control trial testing the effectiveness of restorative practices with criminal justice and residential rehabilitation involved individuals. This effort is on-going and she will report on the success and failures experienced to date.

Jeff Foucrier, PT, DPT, OCS, CMTPT Dr. Foucrier is an orthopedic clinical specialist (OCS) with eight years of experience in the profession. He is currently a Physical Therapist at Spooner Physical Therapy and an Assistant Clinical Faculty member at Northern Arizona University. His clinical interests are focused in the management of headaches, jaw pain, vertigo and chronic pain syndromes. His research interests are focused on community health initiatives, interprofessional medical models and chronic pain conditions within the orthopedic practice setting. Dr. Foucrier’s primary interest is in finding sustainable clinical practices that improve access to high quality care, while meeting personal and community-based needs.

Liz Harrell, DNP, PMHNP-BC Susan Harrell is the director of Student Health Outreach for Wellness (S.H.O.W.) and an assistant clinical professor in the College of Nursing and Health Innovation at Arizona State University. She is a member of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau - Beta Upsilon Chapter, the Central Arizona Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Association and the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. Student Health Outreach for Wellness (SHOW) is a tri- university, student-led initiative providing free health care and education for individuals experiencing homelessness in Phoenix, Arizona. Participating students develop leadership skills and learn to practice as a member of a high-performing interprofessional collaborative healthcare team.

Kathleen Ganley, PT, PhD Dr. Ganley is a Professor in physical therapy and Associate Dean of the College of Health and Human Services at the Phoenix Biomedical Campus. Dr. Ganley earned BA and MA degrees at Northern Arizona University and a PhD from the University of Southern California. She has over 25 years of clinical experience primarily in the areas of adult and pediatric neurologic rehabilitation and more than 20 publications. She collaborates with local clinicians and other professionals to explore outcomes of therapeutic interventions for adults and children.