2019 Rural Opioid Misuse Immersion Agenda
May 31–June 2, 2019 · Lewis and Upshur counties, West Virginia
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Program Overview
This historical agenda records Northern West Virginia AHEC’s three-day Rural Opioid Misuse immersion. Lodging and most first-day sessions were held at Stonewall Resort, 940 Resort Drive, Roanoke, WV 26447.
This accessible web edition preserves the agenda’s program information, while the matching PDF preserves the original print presentation. Expired online meeting links and outdated contact details are not republished on this page. For current program information, contact Northern WV AHEC.
Pre-Immersion Activities
Participants were asked to join a Project ECHO Chronic Pain session from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. on one of the following dates:
- March 21, 2019
- April 4, 2019
- April 18, 2019
- May 2, 2019
- May 16, 2019
Day One – Friday, May 31
| Time | Activity | Location | Presenter or host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 a.m. | Welcome and introduction | Summersville Room, Stonewall Resort | Amanda White, MPH, Executive Director, Northern WV AHEC; Treah Haggerty, MD, Director of the Rural Scholars Program |
| 11:15 a.m. | Background | Summersville Room, Stonewall Resort | Kaitlyn Toney, Calhoun County High School valedictorian, Class of 2019 |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch (provided) | Stillwaters, Stonewall Resort | — |
| 1:00 p.m. | Opioid-use paraphernalia presentation | Summersville Room, Stonewall Resort | Adam Gissy, Lewis County Sheriff |
| 2:30 p.m. | Children in foster care and the opioid crisis | Summersville Room, Stonewall Resort | Brittany Sponaugle, MSW, LGSW, KVC West Virginia |
| 4:00 p.m. | Room check-in and free time | Stonewall Resort | — |
| 5:30 p.m. | Dinner (provided) | Stillwaters, Stonewall Resort | — |
| 6:30 p.m. | Keynote: American Pain: How a Young Felon and His Ring of Doctors Unleashed America’s Deadliest Drug Epidemic | Summersville Room, Stonewall Resort | John Temple, MFA, WVU College of Media |
Day Two – Saturday, June 1
| Time | Activity | Location | Presenter or host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast (provided) | Stillwaters, Stonewall Resort | — |
| 9:00 a.m. | Travel to Buckhannon | Buckhannon, WV | — |
| 10:00 a.m. | Visit the Recovery Center and Opportunity House | Recovery Center, 47 Cleveland Avenue; Opportunity House, 93 East Main Street, Buckhannon, WV | Matt Kerner, Executive Director, Opportunity House |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch on your own and free time for recreation | Buckhannon, WV | — |
| 5:30 p.m. | Dinner | CJ Maggie’s, 16 East Main Street, Buckhannon, WV | — |
| 7:00 p.m. | Optional Narcotics Anonymous meeting | Community Recovery Center, 47 Cleveland Avenue, Buckhannon, WV | — |
| 8:30 p.m. | Return to Stonewall Resort | Stonewall Resort | — |
Day Three – Sunday, June 2
| Time | Activity | Location | Presenter or host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast (provided) | Stillwaters, Stonewall Resort | — |
| 9:00 a.m. | Discussion and debrief | Summersville Room, Stonewall Resort | Treah Haggerty, MD |
| 10:30 a.m. | Room checkout and adjournment | Stonewall Resort | — |
Related Resources
- The Oxycontin Express documentary
- New York Times article with filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon
- Heroin(e)
- Recovery Boys
- Opportunity House
- American Pain: How a Young Felon and His Ring of Doctors Unleashed America’s Deadliest Drug Epidemic, by John Temple
- Past Project ECHO Chronic Pain didactic sessions