8-9 a.m. -- PA Program Townhall with OAPA Leaders

9-9:30 a.m. -- What to do When a Healthcare Professional Needs Help, presented by Richard N. Whitney, MD, DABAM, FASAM

Richard N. Whitney, MD, serves as the Medical Director of the Ohio Professionals Health Program (OhioPHP). This organization provides comprehensive assessment and referral services, as well as monitoring and advocacy, for healthcare professionals throughout Ohio who have been diagnosed with addictive disorders or other mental, emotional, behavioral and/or physical illnesses. Previously, Dr. Whitney practiced Addiction Medicine at Shepherd Hill, the Behavioral Health Department of Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark, Ohio and served as Medical Director of Addiction Services from 2001 until 2018. He is a frequent course instructor for the American Society of Addiction Medicine as well as a lecturer for a variety of professional and community organizations. Dr. Whitney graduated from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas. He then completed a residency in Emergency Medicine at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. Following his of practice in Emergency Medicine, Dr. Whitney completed a fellowship in Addiction Medicine at Charter Hospital of Dallas in 1991 and has practiced Addiction Medicine since that time. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Addiction Medicine and is a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. 

9:30-10 a.m. -- The Power of Partnership: Advancing Pediatric Primary Care with a Collaborative PA Fellowship

10-10:30 a.m. -- Coffee break

10:30-11:30 a.m. -- TBA

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. -- AI in Education