Policy Forum: Combating Minnesota's Opioid Epidemic

Thursday, October 24, 2019
8:30 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Combating Minnesota's Opioid Epidemic is a one-day policy forum convening public and private stakeholders in Minnesota and at the federal level to discuss how to collaboratively build upon current federal, state, and local efforts to combat the opioid epidemic. We hope to identify policy gaps, overlaps, successes and needs.
Hosted by University of Minnesota Carlson School's Medical Industry Leadership Institute, in joint partnership with Leavitt Partners, University of Minnesota Office of Academic Clinical Affairs (OACA), School of Public Health's Division of Health Policy and Management, State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC), University of Minnesota Law School and Mayo Clinic's Kern Center for the Science of Healthcare Delivery.
The Legislative Spotlight with Rep. Baker and Rep. Olson is featured on KSTP.
Watch the news story here.
View Session Presentations
Prof. Pinar Karaca-Mandic, Carlson School of Management - Opening Remarks
Dr. Marta Sokolowska, FDA - Federal Policy Panel
CAPT Jeffrey Coady, SAMHSA - Federal Policy Panel
Colin Planalp, SHADAC - Minnesota Data
Dr. Amy Burt, UCare - Payer Perspectives Panel
Dr. Patrick Gleason, Prime Therapeutics - Payer Perspective Panel
Dr. Virginia Kakacek, HealthPartners - Payer Perspectives Panel
Concluding Remarks and Summary
SESSIONS
- Erik Paulsen, Former Congressman, U.S. House of Representatives
- CAPT Jeffrey Coady, PsyD, Regional Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Marta Sokolowska, PhD, Associate Director for Controlled Substances, U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Moderator: Ralph Hall, JD, Principal, Leavitt Partners, Professor of Practice, University of Minnesota Law School
Minnesota Data
- Colin Planalp, Senior Research Fellow, State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC)
Legislative Spotlight
- Rep. Dave Baker (R), Representative, MN House of Representatives
- Rep. Liz Olson (DFL), Representative, MN House of Representatives
Moderated: Tom Hauser, Chief Political Reporter, KSTP
Local and Tribal Policy
- Jackie Dionne, Director of American Indian Health/Tribal Liaison, Minnesota Department of Health
- Noya Woodrich, ABD, Deputy Commissioner, Health Department, City of Minneapolis
- Toddrick Barnette, JD, Assistant Chief Judge, Minnesota Judicial Branch
Moderator: Harold Tu, MD, DMD, Associate Professor, Director of Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
- Antony Stately, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, Native American Community Clinic
- Halena Gazelka, MD, Chair of Mayo Clinic Enterprise Opioid Stewardship Program, Mayo Clinic
- Joseph Bianco, MD, Director of Primary Care, Essentia Health
- Tyler Winkelman, MD, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare
Moderator: Kathryn Nixdorf, MD, Pain Management Specialist, Fairview
- Darshak Sanghavi, MD, Chief Medical Officer, UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement
- Mark Steffen, MD, Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield
Moderator: Archelle Georgiou, MD, Industry Advisor, Executive in Residence, MILI, Carlson School of Management
- Amy Burt, DO, Medical Director, UCare
- Anne Marie Polak, JD, Senior Director, Leavitt Partners
- Patrick Gleason, PharmD, Assistant Vice President, Health Outcomes, Prime Therapeutics
- Virginia Kakacek, MD, Medical Director, HealthPartners
Moderator: Archelle Georgiou, MD, Industry Advisor, Executive in Residence, MILI, Carlson School of Management
- Lexi Reed Holtum, Executive Director, Steve Rummler Hope Network
- Phil Rutherford, Director of Operations, Faces and Voices of Recovery
- Wendy Jones, Executive Director, Minnesota Recovery Connection
Moderator: Elisha Friesema, President, MILI Affiliates Board, Founder & Principal Consultant, EMF Consulting
Location
Carlson School of Management
3M Auditorium
321 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Contact Us
Event Questions
Kim Choyke
612.624.1532
choyk002@umn.edu
Thank you to our Sponsors!
United Health Foundation
Leavitt Partners
Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery
State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC)
Prime Therapeutics
University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Division of Health Policy & Management
University of Minnesota Office of Academic Clinical Affairs
University of Minnesota Law School
Carlson School of Management, Medical Industry Leadership Institute