UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL ON ALCOHOLISM AND OTHER DRUG DEPENDENCIES
MINING INDUSTRY SECTION
June
17 - 18, 2008
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Section
Co-Leader: Dana C. Hughes, R.N.,
Ph.D.
Section Co-Leader:
H. L. Boling, CMSP
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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