Fifth Annual Penn State Addiction Symposium

Penn State Addiction Center for Translation's

Fifth Annual Penn State Addiction Symposium and Addiction Dinner

Dec. 10, 2019, in Hershey, Pa.

Keynote Address

The keynote address for the fifth annual Penn State Addiction Symposium, “Applying Science to Clinical Care – What it Really Means to Treat Addiction as a Chronic Illness,” will be given by Yngvild Olsen, MD, and Joshua Sharfstein, MD, from noon to 1 p.m. The two speakers co-authored the book “The Opioid Epidemic: What Everyone Needs to Know” (2019, Harvard University Press) as an accessible, nonpartisan overview of the causes, politics and treatments tied to the opioid crisis.

The talk will be live-streamed and recorded via Zoom. CME credit for Penn State Health physicians and nurses and APA credit will be available to those attending the keynote in person. The registration form will ask registrants to indicate their interest in receiving credits.

Lunch will be provided for those who register by Dec. 3, 2019. Late registrations for the keynote are welcome, but food cannot be guaranteed after that date.

Learn more about the keynote speakers and their work here.

Featured Speaker

The Penn State Featured Speaker is Yuval Silberman, PhD, who present "Stress Neurocircuitry and Addiction Across the Lifespan."

Full Schedule

See the tentative agenda here.

Abstract Submissions

Abstracts are being accepted for poster and data blitz-style presentations.

See abstract submission details here.

Lodging

See lodging details here.

Transportation and Parking

See transportation options and parking details, as well as a campus map, here.

Addiction Dinner

A dinner for faculty and invited guests will take place before the symposium. Invitees will be given the option to sign up during their registration process.

See dinner details here.

Registration

Registration is preferred by Dec. 3, 2019, both for the full symposium as well as for the keynote address and lunch. While late registrations are welcomed, lunch and name badges cannot be guaranteed after that date.

Registrants should receive a confirmation pop-up message and a confirmation email upon completing the registration form. Any attendee encountering registration issues should notify the program at PSACT@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.

Those who register but who become unable to attend are asked to notify the program at the same email address, preferably 72 hours in advance of the event, so that appropriate adjustments may be made.

For Details

With any questions or for details, contact Sarah Ballard at PSACT@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.