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(Left to Right) George K. Avetian, DO, DCMS President Elect & Delco Senior Medical Advisor; Dr. Randy A. Ireson, Executive Director,
Glen Mills Schools; Dave White, Delco County Councilman ; Jack Whalen, Delco District Attorney & Lori Devlin, Director Delco Office of
Intercommunity Health

Guide" by the Office of Behavioral Health and the
Certified Recovery Specialist "Warm Handoff " program.
Updates from each of the other counties in the
region were distributed in written form and included
announcements from the Chester County Overdose
Task Force and Chester County Health Department; the
Montgomery County Health Department, the University
of the Sciences, the Philadelphia County Medical Society;
Child Guidance Resource Centers; the Philadelphia
Department of Health; the Maternity Care Coalition; the
Philadelphia-Camden HIDTA; and Acadia Healthcare.

The coalition's planning committee includes Lori Devlin,
Director of the Delaware County Office of Intercommunity
Health; Mark Austerberry, Executive Director, Philadelphia
County Medical Society; David A. McKeighan, Executive
Director of the Chester & Delaware County Medical Societies;
Renee' Cassidy, MD, Chester County Health Department,
and additional representatives from Bucks, Montgomery
and Philadelphia Counties. The next meeting of the
regional coalition is planned for January in Bucks County.

Renee' Cassidy, MD, Public Health Physician with the
Chester County Health Department and Chair of the
Regional Coalition, presented a brief report on a recent
meeting with the coalition's planning committee and
representatives from CMS and seven health insurance
carriers in the region. The morning program also included
updates from several of the coalition's subcommittees. Four
specific break-out sessions focused on data sharing within
the region; perinatal health; effective communications and
payer collaborations. These subcommittees will continue
to meet and share "best practices" between the time of
the ongoing quarterly regional coalition symposiums.
Future subjects for discussion and collaboration include
providing professional and community education about
medication-assisted treatment; addressing the stigma of
substance use disorders; involving more stakeholders
in these talks; using social media to provide education
and engaging law enforcement with medicine and
public health to address the overdose epidemic.

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