2022 ACA Phoenix Program Book_Winter Conference

Learning Objectives: • Recognize potential exposure to fentanyl and other opiates. • Define the signs, symptoms and treatment post-exposure. • Explain the use of control measures for officer’s protection. • Report detailed methods for decontamination and clean-up. Moderator: Kirk Fields , Chief Jailer, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, Memphis, Tennessee Speakers: Reginald Hubbard , Assistant Chief Security of Operations, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, Memphis, Tennessee; Maurice Fuller , Correction’s Deputy, Training Academy, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, Memphis, Tennessee; Audrey L. Townsel , PsyD, MHA, CBHC-BS, Executive Consultant, Wellpath, Memphis, Tennessee

A-3F Preventing Exposure to Fentanyl and Other Opioids (CE, CERP) Room 127B Track: Healthcare It would be impossible to overstate the impact of the opioid crisis currently gripping our nation. Drug overdoses, suffered by family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues, are now the leading cause of injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics in 2020, drug overdose deaths in the United States Increased by nearly 30% over the previous years, reaching an all-time high of more than 93,000. This session will help correctional professionals identify opioids entering our institutions and how to save the lives of the inmates/ detainees that come into our institutions, as well as our staff.

Workshops Thursday, Jan. 6 t 1:45–3:15 p.m.

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