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For information on non-profit and organization group rates contact Connor Mulherin (connor@avahealth.org).

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All times are in Mountain Standard Time.

11.00 CE/CME Credits

Thursday September 21, 2023

7:30am-8:00am  Check In/Registration/Continental Breakfast

8:00am-8:30am  Welcome remarks facilitated by David L. Corwin, MD 

Presentation of Lifetime Achievement Award to Jacquelyn Campbell, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN

8:30am-9:30am  Jacquelyn Campbell, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN  Development of the Field of Intimate Partner Violence and Health  

9:30am-10:15am  Cynthia Lischick, PhD, LPC, DVS  Coercive Control

10:15am-10:30am  Break

10:30am-11:15am  Audrey Jiricko, MD and Kathy Franchek-Roa, MD  Improving Heathcare's Response to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Sexual Assault (SA) Survivors

11:15am-11:45am  Panel Discussion

11:45am-12:15pm  Breakout Sessions

12:15pm-12:45pm  Lunch

12:45pm-2:00pm  Jeremy Allen, MA and Tandra Rutledge, MA  Understanding the Structural Impact of Racism, Racial Trauma and Suicide Prevention

2:00pm-2:30pm  Michael Staley, PhD, and Kim Myers, MSW Addressing Suicide in Utah

2:30pm-2:45pm  Break

2:45pm-3:15pm  Panel Discussion: Trauma, Race, Suicide and Healthcare Disparities

3:30pm-4:30pm  Breakout Sessions

4:30pm-5:00pm  Breakout Sessions 

5:00pm  Presentation of Gratitude Award 

Reception

Friday September 22, 2023

7:30am-8:00am  Check In/Registration

7:45am-8:15am  Ginger Meyer, MSW, LCSW, CCTP Welcome: AVA President's Remarks, Business Meeting

8:15am-8:30am  Tasneem Ismailji, MD, MPH Presentation of Vincent J. Felitti Award to Susan Kelley, PhD, FAAN

8:30am-9:00am  Susan Kelley, PhD, FAAN Children Raised by Grandparents: The Role of Trauma and the Caregiving Environment

9:00am-9:15am  Ginger Meyer, MSW, LCSW, CCTP Presentation of Change Maker Award to Victor Vieth, JD, MA

9:15am-9:45am  Victor Vieth, JD, MA Keeping Faith: The Important Role of Spirituality in Addressing Trauma, Substance Use, and Suicide

9:45am-10:00am  Break

10:00am-10:45am  Jennifer Mitchell, PhD, BCBA-D  Meeting the Need: Utah’s Pathway to Trauma-Informed Early Childhood Mental Health Workforce Development

10:45am-11:30am  Susie Wiet, MD Substance Use Disorder and Trauma

11:30am-12:30pm  Allison Jackson, MD, MPH, FAAP Kids Are Survivors Too: Understanding the Impact of Domestic Violence on Children

12:30  Allison Jackson, MD, MPH, FAAP Closing Remarks