Save the Date:
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Hyatt Regency Wichita
Join us to learn more about the opioid and stimulant crisis in Kansas. Engaging together in this proactive effort to build a collaborative response will help to prevent the escalation of this crisis in Kansas.
Conference Details
The Kansas Opioid and Stimulant Conference will include keynote sessions and breakout sessions by discipline/topic area.
Why Should You Attend?
- Speakers in each session will discuss strategies regarding how to address the crisis through the different lenses of Prescribing, Prevention, Treatment & Recovery, Law Enforcement and Intervention with unique voices of their professional experience.
- CME, CNE, BSRB, EMS, Law Enforcement, and Pharmacy credits may be awarded through the conference. General Continuing Education credits can be received by submitting your conference certificate to your licensing entity.
Who Should Attend?
- Medical Doctors, Nurses, Health Care Providers, Pharmacists
- Prevention Specialists, Community Coalitions, Public Health Professionals, Educators, Legislators
- Social Workers, Psychologists
- Treatment and Recovery Providers, Addiction Specialists
- Law Enforcement, Emergency Medical Services
Participants Will:
- Increase knowledge of promising and evidence-based strategies related to the impact of the opioid and stimulant crisis in Kansas
- Discover new strategies and best practices related to –
- Emerging trends related to opioids, stimulants, and poly-substance use
- Effective prevention programs, policies, and practices
- Resources to help increase knowledge of prescribing practices and clinical interventions to improve health outcomes for patients
- Information on building successful partnerships and best practices in coordinating with public safety and first responders
- Evidence-informed treatment and recovery systems of care
Continuing Education:
Continuing Education credits may be available for CME, CNE, BSRB, EMS, Law Enforcement, and Pharmacists. Certificates of continuing education credit or general attendance will be provided to all attendees; conference certificates can be submitted to licensing entities for general CEU credits.
Questions:
If you have any questions about the conference or your registration, please contact Lori Moriarty, DCCCA Prevention: lmoriarty@dccca.org
Presenting Sponsors:
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
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