Past Events
Watch the SHIFT Talk: "Conversations on Counterfeit RX Drugs and Fentanyl" Recorded Event
SHIFT is ready for a different conversation! Our first SHIFT Talk of 2022 featured Dr. Lori Holleran-Steiker; Claire Zagorski, MSc, LP; Dr. Kasey Claborn; and Daniel Sledge, BA, LP. Watch the recording from the event to hear from our panelists and learn more about fentanyl and counterfeit prescription drugs.
SHIFT + UT PRIDE: Research to Tackle Substance Use in Sexual and Gender Minorities
Over 2020? Healthy Coping Event with SHIFT, LWC, & MEC
Sharon Levy, MD, MPH discusses the changing landscape of adolescents, young adults, and substance use
Sharon Levy, MD, MPH is a board-certified developmental-behavioral pediatrician, an associate professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, and the director of the Adolescent Substance Use and Addiction Program (ASAP) in the Division of Developmental Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Levy has evaluated and treated thousands of adolescents with substance use disorders, and has taught national curricula and published extensively on the outpatient management of substance use disorders in adolescents. Dr. Levy is the past chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Substance Use and Prevention, the president of the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA) and serves on the board of directors of the Addiction Medicine Fellowship Director’s Association.
Wanna Party?
Hosting an event with your nearest and dearest? Let SHIFT help kick the party into gear. Register your event by sending an email to shift@austin.utexas.edu and SHIFT will provide non-alcoholic beverages and snacks as a way to potentially help reduce overconsumption.