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May 20, 2025 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Sarah Bagley is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and is board certified in Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, and Addiction Medicine. She is the founder of the CATALYST at Boston Medical Center, a clinical program providing integrated substance use care and primary care for youth where she sees patients. Her passion is to ensure that all youth who use substances have access to high quality, equitable care to promote their health. Her research focus is on the engagement of young adults who use drugs and their families in care to minimize risk for overdose and the complications of drug use. She has funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and PCORI to conduct research about engagement in treatment and overdose prevention of young adults after nonfatal opioid overdose and reducing stimulant related overdose.
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June 11, 2025 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Justin Phillips, MA and White House Champion of Change for Advocacy, Prevention and Treatment is the Founder and Executive Director of Overdose Lifeline, Inc. (ODL) Based in Indiana, ODL is a non-profit dedicated to reducing the stigma of substance use disorder and preventing deaths resulting from opioid overdose. Operating statewide, ODL addresses the opioid public health crisis through subject matter expertise, education, advocacy, and support for affected families.
In 2013 Justin lost her middle child Aaron Sims to a preventable drug overdose death and since then has dedicated her life to creating awareness that can save other lives through the work of ODL. In 2015 she tirelessly worked to pass Aaron’s Law, named after her son, that allows for over-the-counter access to the overdose reversal drug naloxone (Narcan). Prior to ODL, Justin spent most of her career in public health and the prevention of unintentional injury and death to children and is still active in providing counseling services. Justin holds a Master’s in Clinical Addition Counseling from Indiana Wesleyan University and a Master’s degree in philanthropic studies and nonprofit management from Indiana University.
Justin is a featured speaker on the national, regional and local circuit sharing about the national opioid health crisis. Justin has received the Fairbanks Circle of Hope Award, the Drug Free Marion County Parent Advocate of the Year Award, and the Indiana Jefferson Award. The Indiana State Health Commissioner awarded Justin the Excellence in Public Health Award and in 2017 Justin testified before President’s Trump’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction. In 2021 Justin spoke on two separate occasions to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. In 2024 Justin was named USA Today’s Indiana Woman of the Year, Forbes 50 over 50, Indiana Torchbearer, and Governor Holcomb awarded Justin the Sagamore of the Wabash which is the highest honor from the state.
Target Audience
A healthcare educational event for physicians, family practice, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
Accreditation
Foundation for Wellness is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Disclosure/Disclaimer
In accordance with Foundation for Wellness policy, all CME committee members, planning committee members and faculty members have signed a conflict of interest statement in which they have disclosed any significant financial interests or other relationships with industry relative to topics they will discuss at this program. At the beginning of the program, faculty members are expected do disclose any such information to participants. Such disclosure allows you to evaluate the objectivity of the information presented in lectures.
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