Why Attend?

This important event will be a forum for thought leaders in research, health care, education, law enforcement, public health and legislation who want to improve knowledge, practice, and legislation concerning pain and addiction.

The symposium will foster a deeper understanding of the opioid problem in the context of chronic pain, as well as to promote a pragmatic discussion about integration of conventional and complementary approaches for pain and addiction. Our goal is to change stakeholder perspectives about the safety, efficacy and socio-economic value of the integrative healthcare model for chronic pain, in order to expand therapeutic options, facilitate access and improve care in Connecticut.

To maximize the impact of the discussion, we have recruited nationally recognized speakers who will address the opioid problem from multiple perspectives.

Plenary Speakers

Peggy Compton, RN, PhD, FAAN

Associate Professor, van Ameringen Endowed Chair, Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
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James Gill, MD

Chief Medical Examiner, State of Connecticut; Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine
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Robert Kerns, PhD

Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Psychology, Yale University; Co-director of the Yale-based NIH-DoD-VA Pain Management Collaboratory Coordinating Center
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Linda Porter, PhD

Director, Office of Pain Policy, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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Daniel Tobin, MD, FACP

Associate Professor, Yale University School of Medicine; Medical Director, Adult Primary Care Center, Yale New Haven Hospital (Saint Raphael’s Campus); Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Program
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Jane Ungemack, DrPH

Assistant Professor, Community Medicine and Health Care, University of Connecticut
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