Substance Use and the Workplace

Building safe and healthy workplaces for all employees

2019 Fall Symposium
Friday, November 15, 2019, 9 AM - 4 PM
University Place Conference Center
310 SW Lincoln St, Portland, OR 97201

Sponsored by the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, Oregon Healthy Workforce Center, and Portland State University Occupational Health Psychology Program.

Description:

This symposium presented the current knowledge regarding substance use (cannabis, alcohol, opioids, and other substances) and its impact on workplace safety and employee health. Building on the knowledge of these detrimental effects this symposium  also presenedt innovative programs of workplace solutions for prevention and intervention. Our expert panel proposed ideas and tools that can help employees and organizations prevent and mitigate negative outcomes taking us from awareness to action.

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Handouts and Webinar Recordings

Welcome
Charlotte Fritz, Ph.D., Associate Professor in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Faculty, Occupational Health Psychology Graduate Training Program, Portland State University
 

Keynote Speaker: Update on the Nation’s Opioid Overdose Epidemic from CDC/NIOSH
Casey Chosewood, MD, MPH, Director of the Office for Total Worker Health at the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH)
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Recording

Cannabis and the Workplace
Nicole Bowles, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, OHSU
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Employers, Employees and Users: Addressing drug use and drug use disorders in the workplace
Dennis McCarty, Ph.D.,  Professor OHSU-PSU School of Public Health
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Managing Behavioral Problems In the Workplace: The Challenge of Substance Abusers
Jerry Gjesvold, Manager of Employer Services at Serenity Lane, Oregon
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Community Initiatives: Supporting Families with Prevention and Recovery Resources
Pam Pearce, Co-Founder - Family Inspired Recovery and Oregon Recovery High School Initiative/Harmony Academy, Community Organizer - Community Living Above
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Panel, Q & A with all presenters
Facilitated by Charlotte Fritz, Ph.D., Associate Professor in Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology, faculty member within the Occupational Health Psychology (OHP) Graduate Training Program, Portland State University
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