Speaker: Amy Peeples, deputy director, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Preventionīreakfast and Networking: Participants will have the opportunity to informally network and discuss key topics in their home states. It will touch on current landscape of the opioid epidemic, including the history and burden of the crisis, and the misuse and changes in use of prescription drugs, fentanyl and heroin. The keynote will provide context and “set the stage” for the meeting. Elizabeth Zurick, health policy analyst, Office of Policy and Partnerships, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Welcome: This session will welcome the inaugural class of the Opioid Policy Fellows with an overview of the program and introductions of the Fellows. Identify practical information to use in your state and develop action steps.Connect with leading researchers and policy experts.Meet and learn from other legislative leaders.Exchange ideas and solutions related to opioid misuse and overdose, and related issues.
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