2023 UTHealth Houston Addictions Conference
The Kids Aren’t Alright: Youth Substance Use Prevention and Treatment
Date: August 25, 2023
Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Cooley Center
Address: 7440 Cambridge St, Houston, TX 77054
Course Overview
The Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, along with our chair, Jair Soares, MD, PhD and course directors Joy Schmitz, PhD, and Michael Weaver, MD, welcome you to the 2023 UTHealth Houston Addictions Conference – The Kids Aren’t Alright: Youth Substance Use Prevention and Treatment.
The conference will provide practitioners with updates on the latest advances in the epidemiology, etiology, prevention and treatment of substance use in youth. This will be in the context of introducing clinicians to the opportunities and challenges associated with adolescent substance use, including consideration of unique neurobiological and social concerns in this age group.
The presentations will provide an overview of current preventive and treatment interventions. A special research blitz will showcase ongoing studies on prescription stimulants in youth, the e-cigarette epidemic, and cannabis use in youth.
| 8:00 - 8:45 a.m. | Check-in and Breakfast | |
| 8:45 - 9:00 a.m. | Opening Remarks | Scott Lane, PhD Professor Center for Neurobehavioral Research on Addiction Director of Research, UTHealth Houston Dunn Behavioral Sciences Campus Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UTHealth Houston |
| Keynote Speaker 1 | ||
| 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. | Overview of Substance Use in Youth: Current Issues and Challenges | Kevin M. Simon, MD Chief Behavioral Health Officer, City of Boston; Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences; Addiction Medicine Specialist, Adolescent Substance Use & Addiction Program (ASAP), Developmental Medicine Center, Boston Children’s Hospital |
| 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. | Q&A Session | |
| 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. | Break | |
| Session 1: Epidemiology and Etiology of Substance Use in Youth | Chair | Scott Lane, PhD Professor Center for Neurobehavioral Research on Addiction Director of Research, UTHealth Houston Dunn Behavioral Sciences Campus Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UTHealth Houston |
| 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. | Epidemiological Trends in Youth and Adolescent Substance Use | Young Ran Kim, PhD Associate Professor Department of Management, Policy & Community Health UTHealth Houston School of Public Health |
| 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. | Factors Contributing to Adolescent Substance Use and Related Health-Risk Behaviors | Jeff Temple, PhD, PhD Vice Dean, Research and Scholarship, School of Nursing John Sealy Distinguished Chair in Community Health Professor and Licensed Psychologist Director, Center for Violence Prevention The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | The Role of Trauma in Youth Substance Use Disorder | Leslie Taylor, PhD Associate Professor Director, B.R.YT.E. (Building Resilience in Youth after Traumatic Events) Program Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UTHealth Houston |
| 12:00 - 12:30 p.m. | Medical Ethics and Professional Responsibility in the Era of Digital psychiatry. | Cristian Patrick Zeni, MD, MSc, PhD Associate Professor Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Director, Child and Adolescent Acute Care Unit Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UTHealth Houston |
| 12:30 - 12:45 p.m. | Q&A Session | |
| 12:45 - 1:45 p.m. | Lunch | |
| Session 2: Prevention and Treatment of SUD in Youth | Chair | Luba Yammine, PhD, APRN, FNP-C Associate Professor Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UTHealth Houston |
| 1:45 - 2:45 p.m. | Trainee Research Blitz | Students will present on current late-breaking research projects |
| 2:45 - 3:15 p.m. | Medication and Psychosocial Treatments of Substance Use Disorders in Youth | Michael Weaver, MD, DFASAM Professor Medical Director, Center for Neurobehavioral Research on Addiction Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UTHealth Houston |
| 3:15 - 3:45 p.m. | TCHATT Program: Adolescent Substance Use Disorders | Luis Fernandez, MD Assistant Professor Chief, Psychiatry Services, Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UTHealth Houston |
| 3:45 - 4:00 p.m. | Q&A Session | |
| 4:00 - 4:15 p.m. | Closing Remarks |
Educational Information
PHYSICIANS – UTHealth Houston designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
PSYCHOLOGISTS – The Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This activity provides 6.0 hours of psychology continuing education credits.
NURSES – UTHealth Houston Harris County Psychiatric Center is an approved provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Louisiana State Nurses Association Approver Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. LSNA Provider No. 4002179. This activity provides 6.0 contact hours of nursing continuing education.
SOCIAL WORKERS – This program has been approved for 6.0 credit hours in accordance with the requirements of the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners. Provider Sponsor: UT-Harris County Psychiatric Center/Provider Number: CS1177.