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The Opioid Epidemic: A National Emergency
September 5, 2017 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
FreeMedicine Grand Rounds | Emory University Hospital Auditorium (2E)
Is it possible to stop the opioid epidemic? Leading public health, law enforcement, and clinical experts discuss the national opioid epidemic from a multidisciplinary perspective – from its causes to what it means for our country’s future.
Speakers include:
- Dr. Carlos del Rio (Chair of the Dept of Global Health at Rollins School of Public Health);
- Dr. Rita Noonan (Chief, Health Systems & Trauma Systems Branch, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
- Jack Killorin (Director, Atlanta-Carolinas High Intensity Drug-Trafficking Area);
- Dr. Tracey Vettese (Associate Professor of Medicine, Emory School of Medicine).
Event is free and open to the public. Remote viewing is available at select Emory locations. Contact deptofmed@emory.edu for more information.