Town Hall Teleconference

Prescription Drug Overdose
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
2:00PM – 3:00PM EDT

Learn Vital Information

1 in 20 people, age 12 or older, reported using prescription painkillers for nonmedical reasons in the past year. CDC Vital Signs. www.cdc.gov/VitalSigns/PainkillerOverdoses/

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Agenda

Time	Agenda Item	Speaker(s)
2:00pm	Welcome & Introduction	Gregory S. Holzman, MD, MPH Deputy Director, OSTLTS, CDC
2:02pm	Speaker Introductions	Kimberly Wilson Knowledge Management Branch, OSTLTS
2:04pm	Vital Signs Overview	Leonard J. Paulozzi, MD, MPH Medical Epidemiologist, Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Nirav R. Shah, MD, MPH New York State Commissioner of Health
2:20 pm	Presentations	Jennifer Sabel, PhD Epidemiologist, Injury and Violence Prevention Program, Washington State Department of Health Michael Landen, MD, MPH Deputy State Epidemiologist, New Mexico Department of Health
2:40pm	Q&A and Discussion	Kimberly Wilson
2:55pm	Wrap–up	Greg Holzman, MD, MPH
3:00pm	End of call

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How to Participate

You can attend the monthly Vital Signs town hall teleconference by calling the bridgeline below. Participants will be able to ask questions during the Q&A period. Please note, the presentation will be posted to this page just prior to the call. For questions about the town hall, please contact Nitesh Parmar.

For Audio Only Participation:
Step 1) Dial in (USA only): 800-857-0764
Step 2) Enter participant passcode: 795-4413

Assistance for all Participants:
For assistance during the call press *0 at anytime to speak with the operator

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