7-30-2007 Conference Call Summary: "Questions and Answers about Tobacco-Free Chemical Dependence Services"
On July 30, 2007, the Tobacco Dependence Resource Center hosted a conference call with more than 50 participants to discuss the Draft Part 856 Tobacco-Free Services Regulation and resources for treatment providers.
Call Participants included:
Moderator
Bill Panepinto, Director, NYS Tobacco Dependence Resource Center, Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers of New York State (ASAP)
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Karen Carpenter-Palumbo, Commissioner, NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS)
John Coppola, Executive Director, ASAP
Panelists
Annie Beigel, Manager of Cessation Programs, NYS Department of Health Bureau of Tobacco Use Prevention and Control
Peggy Bonneau, Director of Health and Wellness, OASAS
Patricia Flaherty, Associate Counsel, OASAS
Steve Hanson, Director, Bureau of Addiction Treatment Centers, OASAS
Steven Kipnis, MD, Medical Director, OASAS
Key Discussants
Kathy Ayers-Lanzilotta, Administrator of Chemical Dependence Services, Catholic Charities Diocese of Rockville Center; Quality Consortium of Suffolk County
Ronald Brinn, Director of Public Affairs, J-CAP, Inc.
Roy Kearse, Vice President of Residential Treatment Services, Samaritan Village; Immediate Past President, ASAP
Ken Lavery, Chief Financial Officer, Veritas Villa
Neil Sheehan, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Outreach Project
Read the Conference Call Summary (free membership required) at http://www.tobaccodependence.org/Community/showtopic_24_0.
The next Questions and Answers Conference Call is scheduled for Monday, August 27, 2007 from 11AM-12PM EDT.
