UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL ON ALCOHOLISM AND OTHER DRUG DEPENDENCIES

MINING INDUSTRY SECTION

June 17 - 18, 2008


Section Co-Leader: Dana C. Hughes, R.N., Ph.D.
Section Co-Leader: H. L. Boling, CMSP

 
 
P R O G R A M

A special two-day training for the Mining Industry. Those attending only this section, pay $200 and may receive 1.4 Professional Development Points (PDP) for International Society of Mine Safety Professionals and may also attend another section for the remainder of the week for additional training on substance abuse for a total fee of $385.

Tuesday, June 17
 7:15-8:15 a.m. Check-In - Union Building
  
   8:15 a.m.    Introduction and Overview of Two-Day Program — Dana Hughes, R.N., Ph.D.; H. L. Boling, CMSP
               
  
8:25 a.m.    Welcome — Stephen Sheppard, Ph.D., Director, University of Utah School on Alcoholism and
                     Other Drug Dependencies, Salt Lake City, UT

  
8:30 a.m.    "Disasters Waiting to Happen - Substance Abuse and Mine Safety" —
                      David Litvin,Esq., President, Utah Mining Association, Salt Lake City, UT


   9:45 a.m.    Break

 
10:00 a.m.    "Prevalence and Costs of Substance Abuse Problems in the Workplace"
                     — Dana Hughes, R.N., Ph.D.

 
10:30 a.m.    "Drug-Free Workplace Program - The Core Components"  — Elena Carr, M.A., Drug Policy Coordinator,
                    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC

 11:45 a.m.    Box lunch provided by the Miners Hospital
                  
   1:00 p.m.    "Pathophysiology of Alcohol and other Substances" — Kevin McCauley, M.D.,

                     Educator, Institute for Addiction Study, Salt Lake City, UT


   2:30 p.m.    Break

   2:45 p.m.    "Substance Abuse Treatment - Thinking About Treatment as Part of a System of Care" —
                     Patrick Fleming, M.P.A., LSAC, Director, Salt Lake County Division of Substance Abuse, Salt Lake City, UT;
                     Tim Whalen, LCSW, Associate Director, Salt Lake County Division of Substance Abuse, Salt Lake City, UT;
                   
 
 4:00 p.m.    "Making Mining Safer, A History of Kentucky's Landmark Drug Free Mining Certification Law"  —
                      C. Michael Haines, J.D., General Counsel, State Environment and Public Protection Cabinet, Frankfort, KY

   5:30 p.m.    School Picnic and Program — Tanner Fountain Plaza, Featuring Native American Music and Dance

Wednesday, June 18
   8:00 a.m.    "Challenges of Workplace Drug Testing" — Elena Carr, M.A.

   9:00 a.m.    "Employer and Employee Rights - Legal Issues Surrounding Drug-Free Workplace Programs"
                     — Adele Abrams, Esq., CMSP, Law Office of Adele L. Abrams, Beltsville, MD
 
 
10:30 a.m.    Break

 10:45 a.m.    "Drug-Free Workplace Programs - What's In It for You and What's In It for Me?"
                     — James Hudson, M.S., SPHR, Safety Solutions International, LLC

 12:15 p.m.    Box lunch provided by the Miners Hospital

   1:15 p.m.    "Developing Positive Personal Power" — Chuck Jackson, Ed.D., Human Factor Seminars, Adair, OK

  
2:15 p.m.    "Recovery & Relapse - Implications for the Workplace" —
                      Roland Williams, MA, NCACII, CADCII, ACRPS

   3:00 p.m.    Break

   3:15 p.m.    "Putting a Face to Recovery" — Stephen Sheppard, Ph.D.

 
 4:15 p.m.    Wrap Up — Dana Hughes, R.N., Ph.D.; H. L. Boling, CMSP

   5:00 p.m.    Adjourn Session