Prescription For Prevention: Opioid Misuse in Rural Georgia
September 18, 2025 | 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Mercer University – Macon Campus, Presidents Dining Room at the University Center
In partnership with CWC Alliance, Mercer University School of Medicine, and the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center
This event is free.
Who Should Attend?
Physicians | Health Care Professionals | Counselors | Social Workers | Advocates
Speakers & Conference Topics:
Welcome | Jean R. Sumner, MD, FACP, Dean, Mercer University School of Medicine
Keynote | Chris Carr, JD, Georgia Attorney General
CWC Alliance’s Opioid Crisis Response
- Cammie Wolf Rice, Founder & CEO, CWC Alliance
- Mara L. Schenker, MD, FACS, FAOA, Chief Medical Officer, CWC Alliance; Associate Professor, Emory University School of Medicine
Impact of Addiction on Medicine | Kannon Haskins, MD
Fentanyl: Death Incorporated Film Viewing | Panel Discussion
- Jeff Breedlove, CWC Alliance Advisory Board Member; CEO, American Addiction Counselors Association; Strategic Policy Advisor, The Georgia Council for Recovery
- Phylicia Hancle, MPH, Youth Programming Director, CWC Alliance
- Dante Hollis, LCS, Life Care Specialist, Grady Memorial Hospital
- Staci James, Executive Director, Hope Movement Coalition
Understanding Prescription Drug Monitoring | Donovan Stephens, MPH, Deputy Director of Opioids and Substance Misuse Response Program, Georgia Department of Public Health
The State of the Fentanyl Crisis in Georgia | Thomas Forsyth, JD, Assistant U.S. Attorney and Northern District of Georgia Opioid Coordinator
Closing Address | Kevin Tanner, MPA, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
Credits:
6.5 CME/CNE credits available. Certificates will be available for behavioral health providers.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Medical Educational Council of Pensacola and Mercer University School of Medicine. MECOP is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Medical Educational Council of Pensacola designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.