Bost Health Policy Forum

The Foundation convenes the Howard L. Bost Memorial Health Policy Forum annually in memory of Dr. Howard L. Bost, notable health economist and founding member of the Foundation’s Board of Directors. The aim of the free annual forum is to raise awareness of the health issues impacting Kentuckians and highlight model strategies and policy opportunities to improve Kentucky’s health. We welcome a range of audiences, inside and outside the health industry – including health care advocates, providers and educators, business professionals, civic leaders, policy makers and more.

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	2018 HOWARD L. BOST MEMORIAL HEALTH POLICY FORUM Kentucky’s Substance Use Epidemic: A Solutions Update Keynote Address: Barry Meier, New York Times Reporter and Author, Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic Monday, September 24, 2018 Marriott Griffin Gate Lexington, KY 2018 Speaker Bios (PDF)   Click here to watch the live morning session live stream from 9:00 am - 12:00 PM ET.   Presentations: Kentucky's Addiction Burden Coalitions: Providing Hope, Nancy Hale Establishing Effective Treatment: Treatment Criteria for Addictive, Substance-Related, and Co-Occurring Conditions, Scott Teitelbaum, MD, FAAP, FASAM   Alternatives to Opioids Alternatives to Opioids: Physical Therapy, Mona Carper, PT, DPT Curbing Kentucky's Substance Use Epidemic- The First Step, Phil Chang, MD, MBA, FACS Culture Change: The Opioid Alternative, Danesh Mazloomdoost, MD Alternatives to Opioids: Mindfulness Practice, Mel Pohl, MD, DFASAM   Infectious Disease The Consequences of Addiction: Chronic Infectious Diseases, Ardis Hoven, MD Opioid Addiction and Endocarditis, Navin Rajagopalan, MD Interpreting the Opioid Epidemic via a Blood Borne Pathogen Screening Program, Michelle Rose, MBA The Consequences of Addiction: Associated Infectious Diseases, Alice Thornton, MD   Medical Marijuana Medical Cannabis, Opioid Use, and the Opioid Mortality Crisis: Evidence for Kentucky, W. David Bradford Medical (& General Adult Use) Laws: Measured Harm Reduction or Another Public Health Pandora's Box?, Jason Hockenberry, PhD Marijuana in America: Separating the myths from the realities, Ed Shemelya Medical THC: Risks and Benefits for, Scott Teitelbaum, MD, FAAP, FASAM
	2017 Howard L. Bost Memorial Health Policy Forum Kentucky’s Substance Use Crisis: Solutions and Strategies Keynote Address: Sam Quinones, Author, Dreamland Monday, September 25, 2017 Marriott Griffin Gate Lexington, KY Agenda (PDF) Speaker Bios (PDF) Click here to view videos from the event.
	2016 Howard L. Bost Memorial Health Policy Forum Keynote Address: Dr. Gail Christopher Health as an Economic Driver Monday, September 19, 2018 Marriott Griffin Gate Lexington, KY Agenda (PDF)