OCOH May 21, 2018 “Opioid Addiction: Controversies Surrounding Treatment”

May 21, 2018; OCOH: Our community, our health; Opioid Addiction: Controversies Surrounding Treatment. National town hall discussion about medication assisted treatment for opioid addiction. UF Health Street.

UF HealthStreet is hosting an Our Community, Our Health (OCOH) national town hall on the divisive topic of medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction.

This is the highly-aniticipated follow-up to our August 2017 town hall, Opioids: A Crisis Facing Our Communities.

Please join our conversation about this complex national issue as we discuss the latest findings in therapuetic strategies as well as the controversies that surround treatment.

Event Details:

  • Date:  May 21, 2018
  • Time: In-person reception with light food and beverages 5:30 – 6:00 p.m. EST | Discussion 6:00 – 7:15 p.m. EST
  • Location: UF HealthStreet
                    2401 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608
  • RSVP online at: bit.ly/OCOHMAT

Live-stream Info:

  • At 6:00 p.m., click here to watch live: bit.ly/OCOHMAY18
  • If you have questions, contact UF HealthStreet at (352) 294-4880 or email Tamara Lowrey at tlowrey@ufl.edu

Our Community, Our Health (OCOH), an initiative of HealthStreet, is a town hall meeting that facilitates two-way communication between the community and researchers. It is a forum for sharing the latest health-research findings and a place to collect and prioritize ideas for research from multiple stakeholders across the country.

HealthStreet is a community engagement program in the UF College of Public Health and Health Professions and the UF College of Medicine. It is funded by the UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute. View past OCOH livestreams here.