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Forward2025 Pittsburgh Addiction Medicine Conference: The Power of Partnership - Uniting Diverse Voices for Equitable Solutions
2025 Pittsburgh Addiction Medicine Conference
The Power of Partnership: Uniting Diverse Voices for Equitable Solutions
Date: December 12, 2025 Time: 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: National Aviary (Garden Room), 700 Arch St, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 - In person attendance has sold out. You may register as a virtual attendee. If you would like to be waitlisted for In person, please email [email protected]
The Course Program is available on the Overview tab. Venue details and parking information are available on the Venue tab.
Virtual attendance: For those that will remotely joining the conference, a separate calendar invite with the Zoom link will be provided.
Target Audience
The target audience will include but may not be limited to: nurses, physicians, medical assistants, social workers, community health workers.
Learning Objectives
For healthcare professionals and organizations to better understand the need for and importance of harm reduction in the continuum of care throughout our communities. To collaborate and network to do the work together to improve patient healthcare.
Additional Information
8:00 – 8:30 AM | Registration & Complimentary Breakfast |
8:30 – 8:40 AM | Welcome |
8:40 – 9:30 AM | Keynote Address: Tracie Gardner Executive Director, National Black Harm Reduction Network |
9:30 – 10:15 AM | Carrying Hope: Transforming Perinatal Addiction Care Through Lived Experience Cambria King, BA, CRS; Samantha Hartle, BSN, RN, CARN, CRS, FIAAN |
10:15 – 11:00 AM | A Collaborative Approach to Addiction in the Criminal Legal System Brandon del Pozo, PhD, MPA, MA; Marcus Gaines-Cherry, Esq., MSW; Divya Venkat, MD |
11:00 – 12:00 PM | Complimentary Lunch and Networking |
12:00 – 12:45 PM | Identity, Community, and Care: Empowering Self-Discovery and Acceptance in Addiction Treatment and Care Jule Arney |
12:45 – 1:10 PM | Avian Encounter |
1:10 – 1:45 PM | Nothing About Us Without Us: Enhancing Nurse Monitoring Programs through Lived Experience and Inclusive Policy Reform Rachel Shuster, BSN, RN, CARN, CAAP, FIAAN |
1:45 – 2:00 PM | Closing Remarks |
Aviary Parking - There is a parking lot behind the National Aviary for cars ($7 fee). The Aviary lot fee may be paid via debit/credit card at the lot kiosk. Please be sure to display the receipt in your windshield. We suggest carpooling whenever possible.
Metered Street Parking is available near the National Aviary. Sections of the following streets near the National Aviary are metered, payable at the meter or through the Go Mobile PGH app: Federal Street, N. Commons, S. Commons, E. Commons, W. Commons, Ridge Avenue, Western Avenue, W. Ohio Street, Brighton Road, Arch Street.
Free Street Parking is available on sections of the following streets: Buena Vista Street, Monterey Street, Resaca Place, N. Taylor Avenue, W. North Avenue.
Garage Parking is available at the Nova Place Garage (100 South Commons, Pittsburgh, PA 15212) about a 9-minute walk to the National Aviary, and at Federal North Garage 1307 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212) about an 8-minute walk to the National Aviary.
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Allegheny General Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Allegheny General Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
CE for psychologist: Allegheny General Hospital is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Allegheny General Hospital maintains responsibility for the program and its content.” This session is approved for a maximum of 4.0 APA Credits.
CE for social workers: Social Workers may claim credits for attending educational courses and programs delivered by pre-approved providers, such as the American Psychological Association (refer to CE for Psychologists above). For verification, please refer to Continuing Education Regulations § 47.36 #(6) (ix) found at www.dos.state.pa.us/social. Certificates of attendance will be awarded following the conference provided a completed evaluation form is submitted.
Available Credit
- 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 4.00 APA
- 4.00 Attendance
Price
In person attendance has sold out. You may register as a virtual attendee.
If you would like to be waitlisted for In Person, please email [email protected].
To get started with course registration, click on Take Course.