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A DAY WITH THE JUDGES
Program Agenda​
October 27 - 28, 2023
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(JUDGES ATTEND FREE)
*DOCTORS and PAs: Approved for 16 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
*JUDGES: Approved for 7 Judicial Credit Hours for Judges.
"LAWYERS: Approved by Oklahoma MCLE for Maximum 11.50 Credits (General 7.50 and Ethics 4.0)
*NURSES: Approved for 6 hours of Nursing Credits for the Supplemental Pre-course
*Oklahoma Medical Board: Approved by the for one (1) hour of education in pain management or *one (1) hour of education in opioid use or addiction each year preceding an application for renewal of a license.
PROGRAM AGENDA
Time Zones
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7:00 9:00 10:00 Registration Desk opens and Microsoft ZOOM
7:20 9:20 10:20 Welcome and Introduction, Faculty introduction,
Financial disclosure, and Seminar objectives and goals
S. Sandy Sanbar, MD, PhD, JD, FCLM, Executive Director, ABLM, Oklahoma City
Eli Avila, MD, JD, MPH, FCLM, President, ACLM, Watervliet, NY
Gary Raskob, PhD, Senior Vice President and Provost for the Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2023
Session #1 – Ethics: Mental Health Issues Specific for Legal and Medical Professionals
Moderator/Co-Chair: The Honorable Noma Gurich, Justice, Supreme Court of Oklahoma, OK
Co-Moderators: Eli Avila, MD, JD, MPH, FCLM, President, ACLM, Watervliet, NY, and
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7:30 9:30 10:30 ETHICS: MENTAL HEALTH - THE JUDICIAL VIEW
Speaker: The Honorable Justice Noma Gurich
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8:00 10:00 11:00 ETHICS: MENTAL HEALTH IN SCHOOL CHILDREN AND IMPACT OF VIOLENCE Speaker: Commissioner Carrie Slatton-Hodges, MS, OK Dept. of Mental Health &
Substance Abuse Services, Oklahoma City, OK
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8:30 10:30 11:30 ETHICS: MENTAL HEALTH ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES
Speaker: Kathleen Guzman, JD, LLM, Dean OU College of Law, Norman, OK
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9:00 11:00 12:00 ETHICS: PANEL DISCUSSION - Qs and As - Moderators, Speakers, and Panelist Melissa Craft, PhD, APRN-CNS, AOCN, OUHSC
9:30 11:30 12:30 LUNCH BREAK for 30 minutes
Session #2 – Ethics: Mental Health Issues Specific for Legal and Medical Professionals (Continued)
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Moderator: The Honorable Noma Justice Gurich
Co-Moderator: Eli Avila, MD, JD, MPH, FCLM, President, ACLM, Watervliet, NY
10:00 12:00 1:00 TOPIC: MENTAL HEALTH COURTS
Speaker: The Honorable Catherine Burton, Special District Judge,
Oklahoma County Courthouse, Oklahoma City, OK
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10:30 12:30 1:30 TOPIC: ROLE OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Speaker: Britta K. Ostermeyer, MD, MBA, DFAPA, Professor and Chairman,
Paul and Ruth Jonas Chair in Mental Health, Chief of Psychiatry,
OU Health, Board-Certified Forensic Psychiatrist
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11:00 1:00 2:00 TOPIC: UNDERSTANDING ADDICTION AND THE TREATMENT COURT SOLUTION
Speaker: The Honorable Kenneth M. Stoner, District Judge of Oklahoma
County, Oklahoma County Courthouse, Oklahoma City, OK
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11:30 1:30 2:30 PANEL DISCUSSION - Qs and As: Moderators, Speakers, and Panelists
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12:00 2:00 3:00 BREAK for 15 minutes
Section #3 - Opioids, Drugs and Clinicians’ Mental Health
Moderator: Tony Quang, MD, JD, FCLM, Past President, American College of Legal Medicine, Seattle, Washington]
Co-Moderator: Peter Rheinstein, MD, JD, MS, Chairman, ABLM, Severna Park, Maryland
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12:15 2:15 3:15 TOPIC: ABUSE OF OPIOIDS AND ILLICIT DRUGS
Speaker: Donnie Anderson, Director, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, OK.
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12:45 2:45 3:45 TOPIC: MENTAL HEALTH OF MEDICAL AND LEGAL PROFESSIONALS
Speaker: Richard J. Kelly, MD, JD, MPH, FASA, FCLM, Clinical Professor,
Cardiac Anesthesia, University of California, Irvine, California
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1:15 3:15 4:15 TOPIC: USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MENTAL HEALTH
Speaker: Sandy Sanbar, MD, PhD, JD, FCLM, DABLM, Program Chair, and
Tyler J. Sanbar, Bachelor's in Computer Science, Norman, Oklahoma
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1:30 3:30 4:30 TOPIC: DYSLEXIA AND AUTISM
Suzanne Buchauer, BA, MA, Nyack, New York
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1:45 3:45 4:45 PANEL DISCUSSION - Qs and As: Moderators and Speakers.
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2:45 4:15 5:15 ADJOURN
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2023
Section #4 - Clinicians’ Guide for Using Cannabinoids, Terpenes
and Flavonoids in Clinical Practice
Moderator: Tony Quang, MD, JD, FCLM, Past President, American College of Legal Medicine,
Seattle, Washington
Co-Moderators: Adria Berry, JD, Executive Director, Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority,
Oklahoma City, OK
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6:00 8:00 9:00 PAIN MANAGEMENT IN 2023: NON-OPIOIDS, CANABIS, TERPENES, FLAVONOIDS & OPIOIDS
Speaker: Sandy Sanbar, MD, PhD, JD, FCLM, DABLM, Program Chair,
Past President, American College of Legal Medicine, Executive Director &
Past Chairman, American Board of Legal Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK
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6:30 8:30 9:30 BENEFITS AND ADVERSE EVENTS OF CANNABINOIDS VERSUS OPIOIDS
Speaker: Jason Beaman, D.O., M.S., M.P.H., Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, OK
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7:00 9:00 10:00 TOPIC: TESTING BY LAW FOR CANNABINOIDS AND CONTAMINANTS
Speaker: Lee Rhoades, MBA, MT (ASCP), Chief Science Officer for the
Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, Oklahoma City, OK
7:30 9:30 10:30 PANEL Discussion, Qs and Answers - Moderators, Speakers and Panelists
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8:00 10:00 11:00 TOPIC: CANNABINOID PRODUCT LIABILITY AND 2023 LEGAL ISSUES
Speaker: Michael Vinluan, MD, JD, FCLM, President-Elect, American College of
Legal Medicine, Washington, DC
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8:30 10:30 11:30 TOPIC: CLINICIAN’S LIABILITY FOR RECOMMENDING CANNABINOIDS
Speaker: Ellia Ciammaichella, DO, JD, FCLM, Clinical Assistant Professor,
University of Nevada, Reno, School of Medicine, Reno, NV
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9:00 11:00 12:00 PANEL DISCUSSION - Qs and As - Moderators, Speakers, and Panelists
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10:00 12:00 1:00 CLOSING REMARKS AND ADJOURN