October 29-November 1, 2024 NADDI’s 35th Anniversary Conference – Partnering with Law Enforcement, State Agencies, Healthcare, SIU Investigators, the Substance Abuse Community and Industry

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  • 35th Anniversary Conference
     October 29, 2024 - November 1, 2024
     8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • 35th Anniversary Conference
     October 30, 2024 - November 1, 2024
     8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • 35th Anniversary Conference
     October 31, 2024 - November 1, 2024
     8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • 35th Anniversary Conference
     November 1, 2024
     8:00 am - 12:00 pm

NADDI 35th Anniversary Drug Diversion Conference
October 29 – November 1, 2024
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront

Be part of NADDI’s 35th Anniversary Conference where solutions are formulated and stakeholders from across the United States convene to partner and collaborate. Join the discussion addressing a fentanyl crisis and an epidemic of overdose deaths by joining us in Jacksonville, FL.

*You do not have to be a NADDI member to attend. All attendees who qualify for membership will receive a complimentary one year membership. Current members receive an additional one year membership.

*The conference is LIVE, there is no Virtual component.
*There are no CEs available for the conference.

Conference attire – Business Casual

Sponsors and Vendors – for a copy of the conference prospectus please contact Charlie at ccichon@naddi.org

Sponsor/Vendors
Florida Department of Health
Florida National Guard
Forever 15 Project
Guidepost Solutions
Inmar Intelligence
Legislative Analysis and Public Policy Association
Lipkus Law LLC
Priority Ambulance
Rigaku
Triumvirate Environmental
Victoria’s Voice Foundation

Monday, October 28, 2024

Noon
Annual NADDI Advisory Board Meeting
River Terrace 1 – 3rd Floor

4:00pm – 5:30pm
Early Registration – Grand Foyer – 2nd Floor
Vendor Set-up – Grand Foyer – 2nd Floor

8:00pm
Monday Night Football Welcome Reception
Giants v Steelers
Matthews – 4th Floor

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

7:30am
Registration – Grand Foyer – 2nd Floor
Coffee Service/Vendors open – Grand Foyer – 2nd Floor

 Morning General Session – Grand Ballroom 5-8

8:30am
Opening Remarks
NADDI President James Schwartz
Ocean City (MD) Police Department

Illicit Fentanyl, Beyond A Decade of Destruction
Where We Are Today

Dan Zsido, NADDI National Director of Training & Education
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (FL) – Retired

Preventive Healthcare: Applying Broken Windows Policing Principles for a Safer Hospital
William J.C. Matthews, Senior Managing Director
Guidepost Solutions

This title captures the essence of the presentation, emphasizing the importance of addressing small issues to prevent larger problems in a healthcare setting.      

11:30am – 1:00pm         Lunch on your own

Afternoon General Session – Grand Ballroom 5-8

1:00pm – 2:00pm
Charlie Cichon, NADDI Executive Director

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard

Pledge of Allegiance 

Welcoming Remarks
Sheriff T.K. Waters, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office 

John Santana, NADDI Co-Founder
Anne Arundle County PD (MD) Retired

Introduction NADDI Executive Board
NADDI State Chapter Presidents

“DEVASTATED – Colorado’s Fentanyl Disaster”
Steffan Tubbs, Director
President & CEO Mountain Time Media

Fentanyl is now the leading cause of death for Americans 18 to 45 years of age. The Drug Enforcement Administration calls the fentanyl epidemic “the deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced.”

The film includes the heartbreaking stories of parents who have lost children to fentanyl poisoning, law enforcement, recovering addicts, politicians, the medical community, and even a drug dealer who describes his fentanyl operations.

Tragic in every way, fentanyl’s impact has touched every corner of this once proud state. Though the film focuses on Colorado, it is emblematic of what every state in the country is experiencing today.

Nurses Behind Bars: The Unique Challenges of Nursing Home Drug Diversion
Lauren Wolf, RN | Director of Workforce Development
Program Integrity Manager – Aetna

Steven D. Anderson, CIG
Kansas Medicaid Inspector General’s Office

Drug diversion from within Nursing Home facilities can vary from hospital settings, with different methods of drug dispensing, lack of computerized charting and cognitive impairment within victims. This presentation will discuss the importance of having the right interviewers, obtaining pertinent medical records and will review several case studies of convicted health care providers.

5:30pm – 7:00 pm
NADDI 35th Anniversary Reception
Matthews – 4th Floor
Music by Anthony Fannin on the River Deck

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Drug Free America Foundation
Amy Ronshausen, Executive Director
President, World Federation Against Drugs

Drug Free America Foundation, Inc. is a drug prevention and policy organization committed to developing strategies and educational programs that prevent drug use and promote sustained recovery. The Drug Free America Foundation, Inc. vision is a world where all people live free of the burden of drug abuse. Drug Free America Foundation is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations

Working Together – Enforcement Between Borders
Lorne Lipkus, Co-Founder
Lipkus Law LLP

Counterfeiters, and other fraudsters work across borders—so do we! There are some steps that protect against the importation of counterfeits and other fraudulent products from entering the country. Working with customs in different jurisdictions—how best can industry and law enforcement and customs partner together to strengthen the supply chain. Case studies and other examples of border enforcement measures in different countries, including “recording” your IP and providing customs with the best information to find the most desirable targets.

Drugs, Drugs, Drugs and More Drugs
Thea Wessel, LPC, LAC, MAC, NCAAC, ADS
Nspire Today, LLC

This session will focus on educating individuals about several known and unknown substances on the market. Substances like Fentanyl, Fentanyl analogs, Nitazines, and research chemicals like bath salts, spice, etc. appear to be new, but they have long and complex histories.

Fighting the Fentanyl Crisis
Derek Maltz, Executive Director Government Relations
Former DEA Special Agent in Charge, SOD
PenLink

Efforts to weaken fentanyl production and smuggling by Chinese chemical manufacturers and Mexican drug cartels have failed to curb the supply in American communities.

According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, law enforcement seized “more than 360 million deadly doses” of fentanyl in 2023, but the drug remains cheap and widely available

Dallas Anesthesiologist Convicted of Tampering with IV Bags Linked to Cardiac Emergencies During Routine Surgeries
Special Agent Chad Medaris
FDA Office of Criminal Investigations

Patrick R. Runkle, US Department of Justice

A Dallas physician cloaked himself in the white coat of a healer, but instead of curing pain, he inflicted it,” said U.S. Attorney Leigha Simonton for the Northern District of Texas. “He assembled ticking time bombs, then sat in wait as those medical time bombs went off one by one, toxic cocktails flowing into the veins of patients who were often at their most vulnerable, lying unconscious on the operating table.

Overcoming How Addiction and Diversion Destroy Lives
Patrick Chaney
Brett Young
St. Chistopher’s Addiction Wellness Center

While the road to addiction varies, there are so many similarities in the stories of people who find their way to addiction. The important question we should be discussing is where are we going now that we have made it to this point?

 

Thursday, October 31, 2024

PLAYIN’ BALL – FBI Case Study
SA Andy Lenhart of the Northern Virginia RA Office in Manassas

The case was initiated following the overdose death of a patient of DR. KIRSTEN BALL, which coincided with multiple referrals indicating the existence of an oxycodone distribution conspiracy operated out of Dr. Ball’s residence and medical office in Arlington, VA.

The Opioid Crisis – A Physician’s Perspective
Paul J. Lynch, MD, DABA
Founder and CEO, US Pain Care

Dr. Paul Lynch, a double board certified and fellowship trained pain management physician, will discuss the current state of the opioid crisis in America and where we go from here. This presentation will take a historical look at the prescription opioid abuse that subsequently fueled rampant addiction in our communities, and the failure of the healthcare system and government policy to adequately acknowledge and treat the addiction problem created by their own doing. In addition, we will review the past and current standard of care for addiction treatment, including Methadone and Suboxone, and the need for acceptance of addiction as a disease requiring adequate treatment and attention.

Surgeon Sentenced to 45 Years for Girlfriend’s Overdose Death
Jennifer Harrison, Assistant State’s Attorney
State’s Attorney’s Office, Montgomery County, MD

Detective Ian Iacoviello
Montgomery County Police Department (MD)

Dr. James Michael Ryan was convicted of second-degree depraved heart murder and involuntary manslaughter after the death of Sarah Harris in the home they shared in Clarksburg. Harris was 25 and died of ketamine, propofol and diazepam intoxication after prosecutors said Ryan, then 50, gave her powerful drugs from his practice.

Guilty as Charged – Diversion and Tampering EMS
Diahan Underwood, Chief Compliance Officer/Chief Nursing Officer
Priority Ambulance

It is ironic that EMS providers who reverse drug overdoses with naloxone often have access to the same narcotic medications that cause drug addiction. The EMS industry is a key player in the fight against the opioid overdose epidemic, but the industry is not immune from it.

Nationwide, more than six out of 10 drug overdoses involve an opioid, such as fentanyl or morphine. EMS providers still commonly use these opioids to treat patients in severe pain, and they can be diverted by anyone with access.

Navigating Risks on Social Media: A Guide to Online Monitoring
Megan Munoz, Criminal Intelligence Specialist
NW3C, Inc.

Monitoring social media platforms and chatrooms is crucial for      identifying and managing risks, including drug diversion and victimization. This presentation is designed to help attendees build the skills needed for effective OSINT, with a focus on specific platforms favored by perpetrators.

Surviving Surgery: “The Junkie in the OR”
Marc Gonzalez, PharmD
NADDI Associate Training & Education Director

This case study will review the effects of addiction on an anesthesiologist who was under the influence. The examination exemplifies the culmination of a journey of addiction that potentially effected over 500 surgical cases, including the healthcare provider maintaining a patient in a surgical procedure between “Coma and Death.”

Friday, November 1, 2024

Florida Drug-Related Outcomes Surveillance and Tracking System (FROST)
Chris Delcher, PhD 
Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice & Science Department
University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

FROST is an interactive, publicly available data dissemination tool for investigators, analysts, researchers, public health professionals and the general public to quickly explore Florida drug-related outcomes.

Diversion Case Study
Koleta Rimas, Quality Assurance Manager, Bureau of Enforcment
Florida Department of Health

Eliana Swanson, Chief, Investigative Services Unit
Florida Department of Health

Diversion Case Study
Detective Cpl. Phillip Antonio
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office

Multiple sources identified 62-year-old physician as a potential source of writing the illegitimate prescriptions, specifically for Promethazine Codeine Syrup and Oxycodone. During the investigation, Detectives learned, the physician sold Promethazine Codeine Syrup prescriptions and hundreds of Oxycodone prescriptions.

 

The Venue

Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront
225 East Coastline Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32202

NADDI guest room rate $150.00 single/double
Reservation Link

Don’t Forget!
Make sure you make your room reservations before the NEW cut-off date of October 2, 2024 to obtain NADDI pricing.

Parking
Discounted Overnight Self Parking $20 + 7.5% tax

Overnight Valet Parking $39 + 7.5% tax
Valet parking is available on-site, accessible 24 hours a day and includes in/out privileges. Valet parking prices may change based on special events. Please contact the hotel directly for more information. Note: garage clearance is 6’ 7”.

Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) 15.1 miles

Airport Shuttle
East Coast Transportation Airport Shuttle operates at the following times: Hourly airport shuttles depart the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront at 6:00 a.m., 7:00 a.m., 8:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. and with reservations. Reservations are needed 24 hours in advance.  Airport shuttles depart from the airport (JAX) at 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Special group rates are also available upon request. Please call +1 904 722 9494. To reserve your airport shuttle, please visit: https://ectjax.com

Refund Policy

All registrations are subject to NADDI’s Registration Deadline and Refund Policy.

Code of Conduct

All registrations and attendees are subject to NADDI’s Code of Conduct.

Venue:  

Venue Phone: +1 904 588 1234

Venue Website:

Address:
225 East Coastline Drive, Jacksonville, Florida, 32202, United States

National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators Federal Tax ID: 52-1660752 / DUNS Number: 073539913

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