Professional Resource

Center researchers serve as a valuable resource for practitioners, policymakers, educators and other stakeholders on issues related to controlled substance prescription misuse and prevention. Among their upcoming or most recent presentations:

• March 2023, Douglas Thornton (Invited Speaker): "Ending the Opioid Crisis with Schools," South by Southwest Education (SXSW EDU) 2023
• July 2022, Douglas Thornton (Invited Speaker): "Research Across the Controlled Substance Continuum of Care in Texas," Houston Fentanyl Summit 2022
• July 2022, Douglas Thornton (Invited Speaker): "Mentoring Matters: The Whys and Hows of Improving our Mentorship Abilities," American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy 2022 Annual Meeting
• June 2022, Douglas Thornton (Presenter): "Introduction to Research Ethics," 2022 Cougar Health Research Academy
• May 2022, Douglas Thornton (Invited Speaker): "Opioid Epidemic & Pharmacy’s Role: Research from the PREMIER Center," Texas Pharmacy Congress Spring 2022 Meeting
• May 2022, Douglas Thornton (Invited Speaker): "Preparing for the Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council Submissions," Lifespan Prevention Epidemiological Workgroup (L-PEW) Region 6
• July 2021, Douglas Thornton (Invited Presenter): "Managing Pain With and Without Medications (Continuing Education)," 2021 Texas Pharmacy Association Conference and Expo
• July 2021, Callie Downs (Student Presentation): "Expanding Pediatric Vaccination Services in Community Pharmacies," 2021 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Conference
• June 2021, Douglas Thornton (Invited Remarks): Session 1: The Current Landscape for In-Home Opioid Disposal with Raulerson P (Food and Drug Administration), Bartz-Overman C (Washington State Department of Health), and Nicholson K (National Association of Chain Drug Stores), Duke-Margolis Workshop for the Food and Drug Administration: Exploring Options for Safe and Effective In-Home Opioid Disposal
• June 2021, Matthew Wanat (Chair and Moderator): "Increasing the Safety and Quality of Opioid Prescribing," 2021 Academy Health Annual Research Meeting (virtual)
• September 2020, Matthew Wanat: "Multimodal pain management in the intensive care unit: a debate" Society of Critical Care Medicine Texas Chapter 9th Annual Symposium
• July 2020, Matthew Wanat (roundtable facilitator): "Discussion of Didactic, Co-curricular, and Other Novel Activities to Prepare Students to Have a Positive Impact on Patients with Opioid Use Disorder," AACP Virtual Pharmacy Education 2020 
• July 2020, Douglas Thornton and Matthew Wanat: "Evaluation of a Substance Use Disorder Educational Event for Doctor of Pharmacy Students," AACP Virtual Pharmacy Education 2020
• July 2020, Douglas Thornton and Vaishnavi Tata (Ph.D. candidate): "Untangling the Web of Clinical Decision Making Using PDMPs: A Vignette-Based Learning Experience," AACP Virtual Pharmacy Education 2020
• April 2020, Tyler Varisco (Ph.D. candidate): "Searching for an Answer: Identifying Disparities by Analyzing Linked PDMP Query and Fill Data," 2020 National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit (virtual)
• April 2019, Douglas Thornton: "Establishing the Community Pharmacist’s Role in Prescription Opioid Misuse Prevention," 2019 National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit, Atlanta, GA
• January 2019, Douglas Thornton: "Opioid Misuse in Texas," Opioid Prescription Drug Abuse Seminar, Beaumont, TX
• July 2018, Douglas Thornton: "Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Impact on the Medical Communities in Texas," Houston Opioid Summit, Council on Recovery, Houston, TX