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News Date: Thursday, October 29, 2020 - 09:30
We are pleased to share the full announcement for the annual University of Kentucky Substance Use Research Event (SURE) to be held on March 3rd, 2021. Due to the ongoing public health concerns with COVID-19, SURE 2021 will be full VIRTUAL. Please join us for an exciting line up of scientific sessions, virtual networking opportunities, poster awards, and prizes!
Keynote plenary presentations feature Dr. Yasmin Hurd and Dr. Magdalena Cerdá. Dr. Hurd is the Ward-Coleman Chair of Translational Neuroscience and the Director of the Addiction Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. Dr. Cerdá is an Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Opioid Epidemiology and Policy at the Department of Population Health at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Thematic symposia will address timely and important health issues, including COVID-19 and SUD, health disparities in addiction/addiction treatment, and policy issues that impact access to care and provision of optimal care. A NIDA and NIAAA T32-funded trainee data blitz is also planned.
Registration and abstract submission links are also active and can be found in the associated file/s. Please share the SURE VIRTUAL announcement with interested trainees and colleagues.
-The SURE Organizing Committee (Christal Badour, Chris Delcher, Hilary Surratt, Pavel Ortinski, Bill Stoops).
Resources are available for those struggling with addiction and numerous effective treatments exist. Whether you are looking for help for yourself or a loved one, we encourage you to seek out help.
